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Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress and comedian. She is best known for her work on sitcoms, having played
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on '' Everybody Loves Raymond'' (1996–2005) as well as Frances "Frankie" Heck on '' The Middle'' (2009–2018). Heaton is a three-time
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winner – twice winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for ''Everybody Loves Raymond'', and a
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as host of ''
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'' (2015–2016).


Early life

Patricia Heaton was born in
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, the daughter of Patricia (née Hurd) and Chuck Heaton, who was a sportswriter for ''
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''. When she was 12, her mother died of an
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. The fourth of five children, Heaton was raised as a devout Catholic. Heaton has three sisters, Sharon (now a Dominican nun, and presently assistant registrar at
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in Nashville), Alice, and Frances, and one brother, Michael, who passed away in September 2022 at the age of 66 and was the "Minister of Culture" columnist for ''
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'' and a writer for the paper's Friday Magazine.


Career

While attending
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, she became a sister of Delta Gamma sorority. She later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama. In 1980, Heaton moved to New York City to study with drama teacher William Esper. Heaton made her first Broadway appearance in the chorus of ''Don't Get God Started'' (1987), after which fellow students and she created Stage Three, an
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acting troupe. Heaton auditioned for the role of Elaine Benes on ''Seinfeld''. When Stage Three brought one of its productions to
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, Heaton caught the eye of a casting director for the
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drama '' Thirtysomething''. She was cast as an oncologist, leading to six appearances on the series from 1989 to 1991. Other TV guest appearances include: ''
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'' (1989), '' Matlock'' (1990), '' Party of Five'' (1996), '' The King of Queens'' (1999), and ''
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'' (2004). Heaton's feature films include '' Memoirs of an Invisible Man'' (1992), ''
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'' (1992), ''
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'' (1994), and '' Space Jam'' (1996). Heaton was featured in three short-lived sitcoms—'' Room for Two'', ''
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''—before landing the role of
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on '' Everybody Loves Raymond''. She was nominated in each of the series' last seven seasons for the
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for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2000 and 2001. With her win in 2000, she became the first of the cast members on the show to win an Emmy. She has also collected two
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Awards and a
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trophy for her work on the series. Starting September 2007, Heaton co-starred with Kelsey Grammer in '' Back to You'', a situation comedy on
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. The show was canceled in May 2008. Heaton appeared on the season seven of '' Extreme Makeover: Home Edition'' where she helped build a home for a firefighter and his family. Heaton's television movies include ''
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'' (1990), ''Miracle in the Woods'' (1997), ''
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'' (2001), the remake of Neil Simon's ''
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'' (2004) with
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, and ''The Engagement Ring'' (2005). Heaton also played former U.S. Ambassador to
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, in the 2006 ABC docudrama ''
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'', and the
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'', based on the real story of a mother, Ellen Cohen, raising a son,
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, who has Tourette syndrome, in 2008. Heaton was the producer for the 2005 documentary ''
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'', which was directed by her husband, David Hunt. She was also one of the producers of the
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drama '' Amazing Grace'' (2006). In January 2007, Heaton returned to the stage to co-star with Tony Shalhoub in the off-Broadway play '' The Scene'' at Second Stage Theatre in New York City. For this performance, Heaton was nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress category for the 22nd
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. From September 2009 to May 2018, she starred in the ABC comedy '' The Middle'' as Frankie Heck. In 2011, Heaton was ranked at number 24 on the TV Guide Network special, ''Funniest Women on TV''. In October 2015, Heaton began hosting ''
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'', a cooking show on Food Network. The program showcases party-friendly foods and home-entertaining tips. The series won a
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in 2016 for Outstanding Culinary Program. She received a star on the
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on May 22, 2012. Her production company is FourBoys Entertainment.


Other credits

In 2003, Heaton appeared in a series of television and radio commercials as spokesperson for the various incarnations of the grocery chain Albertsons, such as
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, Jewel and Shaw's. Heaton also was featured on the cover of the company's 2003 and 2004 annual reports. In 2007, Albertsons created the Crazy About Food slogan/campaign and Heaton's association with the company ended. She has also appeared in advertisements for Pantene hair-care products. Heaton wrote a book called ''Your Second Act: Inspiring Stories of Transformation'' with a release date of July 21, 2020. She is set to appear in the upcoming drama film ''Mending the Line'', opposite
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,
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,
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and
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, and directed by
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.


Personal life

Heaton has been married to English actor and director David Hunt since 1990. They have four sons and as of 2002, they divide their time between
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and
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. Her memoir, ''Motherhood and Hollywood: How to Get a Job Like Mine'', was published by
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in 2002. After her divorce from her first husband, Constantine Yankoglu, she went through a self-described "Protestant wilderness". As of June 2017, Heaton's first marriage had been annulled by the Catholic Church and she had returned to being a practicing Catholic. Heaton has been open about having
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; citing having a tummy-tuck and a breast reduction after undergoing four
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s.


Politics

Heaton's political views have been described as conservative, and until 2021, she was a registered Republican. In
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, she voiced her disapproval of her party's then-presidential nominee
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. She later stated that she had "given up politics" following the election, but continued to express her admiration for
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. On January 6, 2021, the same day as the
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, Heaton announced that she would leave the Republican Party and become an
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.


Abortion and birth control

Heaton is a
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ist and is vocally supportive of groups and causes opposing
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,
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, and the
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. Heaton's advocacy became particularly visible during the debate regarding the
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. In addition, Heaton is honorary chair of
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, an organization which opposes abortion and embryonic stem cell research and supports other anti-abortion causes on the basis of feminism. On February 29, 2012, Heaton criticized
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law student
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, who advocated in favor of a contraceptive mandate for health insurance plans; Heaton said on Twitter, "I don't care if anyone uses birth control - just don't charge me for it", and wrote a series of tweets mocking Fluke's activism, as well as retweeting similar remarks from her followers. After incurring criticism, Heaton apologized and deleted most of the posts.


Other views

Despite later publicly walking back on these views, in 2003 Heaton used her influence as a major donor to St. James School to block a planned diversity and inclusion assembly. The assembly had been planned after a student with two gay adoptive parents had faced bullying for her parents’ sexual orientation. Heaton threatened to pull funding from the school if the assembly went forward. In August 2006, Heaton's name was in an advertisement in the ''
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'' that condemned
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and
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and supported Israel in the
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. In October 2006, Heaton appeared in a commercial opposing a
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concerning embryonic stem cell research, which subsequently passed. The advertisement was a response to the election of Democratic Senate hopeful Claire McCaskill and aired at the same time as
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's advertisement supporting the amendment. Appearing with Heaton were actor
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, St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jeff Suppan, Seattle Mariner Mike Sweeney, and
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quarterback Kurt Warner. Following a public outcry, Heaton later said she regretted doing the ad and sent an apology to Fox, saying she was unaware of his ad. Fox accepted her apology and later stated, "If we can have a healthy dialogue about issues that people see differently, that's marvelous."


Filmography


Film


Television


Awards and nominations

The following are accolades and honors received by actress Patricia Heaton:


References


External links

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