Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the
CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
television sitcom
Everybody Loves RaymondEverybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
. In 2007, she made a return to sitcom television opposite
Kelsey GrammerAllen Kelsey Grammer , best known as Kelsey Grammer, is an American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcoms Cheers and Frasier , and providing the voice of Sideshow Bob on the Fox animated series The Simpsons...
in the
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comedy series
Back to YouBack to You was an American situation comedy series created and executive produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan. The series was directed by James Burrows, and starred Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as squabbling anchors of a news program....
, which was cancelled in 2008. She currently stars in the
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
comedy series
The MiddleThe Middle is a comedy which premiered on ABC on September 30, 2009. The show features Patricia Heaton as a middle-class, Midwestern mother of three married to Neil Flynn. Chris Kattan is Heaton's friend at the used-car lot where she works...
.
Patricia Heaton was born in
Bay Village, OhioBay Village is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,087 at the 2000 census. Bay Village is located in Ohio's 10th congressional district.-Geography:Bay Village is located at ....
, the daughter of Pat and Chuck Heaton, who was a well-known
Cleveland Plain Dealer sportswriter.
Heaton has three sisters, Sharon, Alice, and Frances, and one brother, Michael, who is the "Minister of Culture" columnist for the
Plain Dealer and a writer for the paper's Friday Magazine.
While attending The Ohio State University, she became a sister of
Delta GammaDelta Gamma is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities in the United States and Canada, with its Executive Offices based in Columbus, Ohio.-History:...
Sorority.
Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress best known for playing Ray Barone's wife Debra Barone on the
CBSCBS Broadcasting Inc. is an American television network, one of television's original "big three", which also include NBC and ABC. Like NBC, CBS started out as a radio network. The name is derived from the initials of the network's former name, Columbia Broadcasting System...
television sitcom
Everybody Loves RaymondEverybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
. In 2007, she made a return to sitcom television opposite
Kelsey GrammerAllen Kelsey Grammer , best known as Kelsey Grammer, is an American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcoms Cheers and Frasier , and providing the voice of Sideshow Bob on the Fox animated series The Simpsons...
in the
FoxThe Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as Fox , is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18–49 demographic...
comedy series
Back to YouBack to You was an American situation comedy series created and executive produced by Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan. The series was directed by James Burrows, and starred Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton as squabbling anchors of a news program....
, which was cancelled in 2008. She currently stars in the
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
comedy series
The MiddleThe Middle is a comedy which premiered on ABC on September 30, 2009. The show features Patricia Heaton as a middle-class, Midwestern mother of three married to Neil Flynn. Chris Kattan is Heaton's friend at the used-car lot where she works...
.
Early life
Patricia Heaton was born in
Bay Village, OhioBay Village is a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The population was 16,087 at the 2000 census. Bay Village is located in Ohio's 10th congressional district.-Geography:Bay Village is located at ....
, the daughter of Pat and Chuck Heaton, who was a well-known
Cleveland Plain Dealer sportswriter.
Heaton has three sisters, Sharon, Alice, and Frances, and one brother, Michael, who is the "Minister of Culture" columnist for the
Plain Dealer and a writer for the paper's Friday Magazine.
Career
While attending The Ohio State University, she became a sister of
Delta GammaDelta Gamma is one of the oldest and largest women's fraternities in the United States and Canada, with its Executive Offices based in Columbus, Ohio.-History:...
Sorority. Later graduated with a
B.A.Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences or both....
in
dramaDrama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a collective...
. In 1980, Heaton moved to
New York CityNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
to study with drama teacher William Esper.
Theater
Heaton made her first
BroadwayBroadway Theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, is the theatre associated with the 40 large professional theaters with 500 seats or more located in the Theatre District, New York in Manhattan, New York City...
appearance in the chorus of the
Don't Get God Started (1987), after which she and fellow students created Stage Three, an
off-BroadwayOff Broadway theater is an umbrella term for a defined set of plays, musicals or revues performed in New York City. Originally referring to the location of a venue and its productions on a street intersecting Broadway in Manhattan's Theatre District, the hub of the theater industry in the United...
acting troupe.
In January 2007, Heaton returned to the stage to co-star with
Tony ShalhoubAnthony Marcus "Tony" Shalhoub is a Lebanese-American actor, best known for his role as obsessive-compulsive sleuth Adrian Monk on the TV series Monk.-Early life:...
in the off-Broadway play
The SceneThe Scene is a black comedy written by Theresa Rebeck that was first performed in 2006.-Plot summary:The characters in the play are show business people in Manhattan, the unemployed actor Charlie, his successful wife Stella, and his friend Lewis. Enter Clea from Ohio, who presents as a pretty but...
at Second Stage Theater in New York City. For this performance, Heaton was nominated in the Outstanding Lead Actress category for the 22nd
Lucille Lortel AwardsThe Lucille Lortel Awards recognize excellence in New York Off-Broadway theatre. The Awards are named for Lucille Lortel, an actress and theater producer, and have been awarded since 1986...
.
Television
When Stage Three brought one of their productions to
Los AngelesLos Angeles is the largest city in the state of California and the second largest in the United States. Often abbreviated as L.A. and nicknamed The City of Angels, Los Angeles has an estimated population of 3.8 million and spans over in Southern California...
, Heaton caught the eye of a casting director for the
ABCThe American Broadcasting Company is an American television network. Created in 1943 from the former NBC Blue radio network, ABC is owned by The Walt Disney Company and is part of Disney-ABC Television Group. It first broadcast on television in 1948...
drama
thirtysomething. She was cast as an oncologist, leading to six appearances on the series from 1989-1991. Other TV guest appearances include:
Alien NationAlien Nation may refer to:* Alien Nation , the 1988 motion picture, and several spin-off properties:** Alien Nation , the 1989–1990 television series, and five made-for-TV movies that continue its story:...
(1989),
MatlockMatlock is an American television legal drama, starring Andy Griffith in the title role of Ben Matlock. The show originally aired from September 23, 1986, to May 8, 1992 on NBC, where it replaced The A-Team, then from November 5, 1992 until May 7, 1995 on ABC.The format of the show was similar to...
(1990),
Party of FiveParty of Five is an American Teen drama television series that aired on Fox for six seasons, from September 12, 1994 until May 3, 2000.Critically acclaimed, the show suffered from low ratings and after its first season was slated for cancellation...
(1996),
The King of QueensThe King of Queens is an American sitcom that ran for nine seasons, from 1998 to 2007, on CBS.The show was produced by Hanley Productions and CBS Productions , CBS Paramount Television in association with Columbia TriStar Television , and Sony Pictures Television...
(1999), and
Danny PhantomDanny Phantom is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon, produced by Billionfold Studios. The show is about a teenage half-ghost boy, who frequently saves his town and the world from ghost attacks, while attempting to keep his ghost half a secret...
(2004).
Heaton was featured in three short-lived sitcoms—
Room for Two (1992) with
Linda LavinLinda Lavin is an American singer and actress. She is best known for playing the title character in the sitcom Alice and for her Broadway performances.- Early career :...
,
Someone Like Me (1994), and
Women of the HouseWomen of the House is an American situation comedy television series. It is a spin-off of Designing Women and stars Delta Burke, who had reconciled with producers after a bitter, highly publicized, off-screen battle.- Premise :...
(1995) with
Delta BurkeDelta Ramona Leah Burke is an American television and film actress. She is probably best known for her role as Suzanne Sugarbaker in the CBS sitcom Designing Women.-Miss Florida:...
and Terri Garr - before landing the plum role of beleaguered wife, mother, and in-law Debra Barone on
Everybody Loves RaymondEverybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
(1996–2005) with
Ray RomanoRaymond Albert "Ray" Romano is an American actor, golfer, writer, and stand-up comedian, best known for his role on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.-Early life:...
,
Doris RobertsDoris May Roberts is an American actress, perhaps best known for playing Marie Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond.-Early life:...
,
Peter BoylePeter Lawrence Boyle, Jr. was an American actor, best known for his role as Frank Barone on the sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, and as a comical monster in Mel Brooks' film spoof Young Frankenstein ....
,
Brad GarrettBradley "Brad" Garrett is an American actor, voice actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for playing Robert Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond and Eddie Stark on Til Death'.-Early life:...
, and
Monica HoranMonica Horan is an American actress from Darby, Pennsylvania.-Biography:Horan graduated from Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School for Girls in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania in 1981. She attended Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, graduating with a degree in Theater Performance in 1984...
. She was nominated in each of the series' last seven seasons for the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy, winning the award twice. She has also collected two
Viewers For Quality TelevisionViewers for Quality Television was an American nonprofit organization founded in 1984 to advocate network television series that members of the organization voted to be of the "highest quality." The group's goal was to rescue "...critically acclaimed programs from cancellation despite their...
awards and a
Screen Actors GuildThe Screen Actors Guild is an American labor union representing over 200,000 film and television principal performers and background performers worldwide...
trophy for her work on the series.
Starting September 2007, Heaton began to co-star with
Kelsey GrammerAllen Kelsey Grammer , best known as Kelsey Grammer, is an American actor best known for his two-decade portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the NBC sitcoms Cheers and Frasier , and providing the voice of Sideshow Bob on the Fox animated series The Simpsons...
in
Back to You, a new situation comedy on
FoxThe Fox Broadcasting Company , commonly referred to as Fox , is an American television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, from 2004 to 2009 Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the 18–49 demographic...
. The show was canceled in May 2008.
She recently appeared on The Rachael Ray Show and announced that she is planning to shoot a pilot for a new comedy. The new comedy is about a midwest family, titled "
The MiddleThe Middle is a comedy which premiered on ABC on September 30, 2009. The show features Patricia Heaton as a middle-class, Midwestern mother of three married to Neil Flynn. Chris Kattan is Heaton's friend at the used-car lot where she works...
". She has a new
Hallmark Hall of FameHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television. It has had a historically long run, beginning in 1951 and still continuing today. From 1954 onward, all of their productions have been shown in color, although color television productions were extremely rare in 1954...
movie, "Front of the Class" coming out Sunday, December 7, 2008 based on the real story of a mother, Ellen Cohen, dealing with a son,
Brad CohenBrad Cohen is an American motivational speaker and an award-winning teacher and author who has severe Tourette syndrome . Cohen described his experiences growing up with the condition in his book, Front of the Class: How Tourette Syndrome Made Me the Teacher I Never Had, co-authored with Lisa Wysocky...
, who has Tourette's Syndrome.
She also appeared on the season 7 premiere of
Extreme Makeover: Home EditionExtreme Makeover: Home Edition , is a reality television series providing home renovations for deserving families, hosted by Ty Pennington....
where she helped build a home for a firefighter and his family.
Film
Heaton's television movies include
Shattered Dreams (1990),
Miracle in the Woods (1997),
A Town Without Christmas (2001), as well as the remake of
Neil SimonMarvin Neil Simon is an American playwright and screenwriter. His numerous Broadway succcesses have led to his work being among the most regularly performed in the world...
's
The Goodbye GirlThe Goodbye Girl is a 1977 American comedy film. Directed by Herbert Ross, the film stars Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings, and Paul Benedict...
(2004) with Jeff Daniels, and
The Engagement RingThe Engagement Ring is a full-length Azerbaijanicomedy film released in 1991. The film plot is based on the same-titled novel by Azerbaijani writer Vagif Samadoghlu.-Plot:...
(2005), both for
TNTTNT is an American cable TV channel created by media mogul Ted Turner and currently owned by the Turner Broadcasting System division of Time Warner which also owns Cartoon Network. However, despite the fact that it is a channel, it is seen all across the United States, much like a television...
.
Heaton also played former U.S. Ambassador to
YemenYemen , officially the Republic of Yemen is a country located on the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia...
,
Barbara BodineBarbara K. Bodine is a career member of the Foreign Service of the United States Department of State.-Education:...
, in the 2006 ABC docudrama
The Path to 9/11The Path to 9/11 was a two-part miniseries that aired in the United States on ABC television from September 10 – 11, 2006, and also in other countries. The film dramatizes the 1993 World Trade Center bombing in New York City and the events leading up to the September 11, 2001 attacks.The film...
. Her feature films include
Memoirs of an Invisible ManMemoirs of an Invisible Man is a 1992 film directed by John Carpenter and released by Warner Bros., with many scenes taking place in and around San Francisco. The film is based on a 1987 novel of the same name by H.F. Saint...
(1992),
BeethovenBeethoven is a 1992 American family film, directed by Brian Levant and starring Charles Grodin and Bonnie Hunt. The film is the first in Beethoven film series....
(1992),
The New AgeThe New Age was a British literary magazine, noted for its wide influence under the editorship of A. R. Orage from 1907 to 1922. It began life in 1894 as a publication of the Christian Socialist movement, but in 1907 Alfred Orage and Holbrook Jackson, who had been running the Leeds Arts Club,...
(1994), and
Space JamSpace Jam is a 1996 American live-action/animated film starring Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny , Daffy Duck and the rest of the Looney Tunes characters. It also features the debut of newcommer Lola Bunny . It was produced by Ivan Reitman, and directed by Joe Pytka , Tony Cervone, and Bruce W...
(1996).
Heaton was the producer for the 2005 documentary
The Bituminous Coal Queens of PennsylvaniaThe Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania is a 2005 documentary film directed by David Hunt and Jody Eldred about the fiftieth annual "Pennsylvania Bituminous Coal Queen" beauty pageant in Carmichaels, Pennsylvania. The film is produced by Hunt's wife Patricia Heaton, and prominently features...
, which was directed by her husband.
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
AcmeAcme Markets is a Philadelphia-based supermarket chain owned by Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based corporation Supervalu.Acme was founded in 1891 by Samuel Robinson and Robert Crawford in South Philadelphia and now operates about 130 supermarkets in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Pennsylvania under...
,
JewelJewel is an American supermarket chain that has 185 stores across northern, central, western Illinois; eastern Iowa; and portions of northwest Indiana. Jewel's warehouse and management offices are currently located in Melrose Park, Illinois; however, as of early August 2008, its management offices...
and
Shaw'sShaw's, along with sister store, Star Market, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Eden Prairie, Minnesota-based SuperValu. The company is presently the second largest grocery group in the northeastern United States, the largest being Stop & Shop...
. 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
PantenePantene is a brand of hair care products owned by Procter & Gamble.The brand's best-known product is the conditioning shampoo Pantene Pro-V...
hair-care products.
Personal life
Heaton has been married to
BritishThe United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is a sovereign state located off the northwestern coast of continental Europe. It is an island country, spanning an archipelago including Great Britain, the northeastern part of Ireland, and many small islands...
actor
David HuntDavid Hunt is a British actor who has worked in both the United Kingdom and the United States.Hunt's best known U.S. television role was Ian St. James in the final season of Falcon Crest . His best known U.S. film role is Harlan Rook, the murderer in the 1988 action film The Dead Pool, the fifth...
since 1990. The couple have four sons: Sam (b. 1993); John Basil (b. 1995); Joseph Charles (b. 1997); and Daniel Patrick (b. January 20, 1999). They divide their time between
Los AngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the municipality of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123.445 inhabitants...
and
EnglandEngland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the North Sea to the east, with the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
, where they own a country estate, as well as a house in her hometown of Bay Village. Her memoir,
Motherhood and Hollywood: How to Get a Job Like Mine, was published by Villard Books in 2002.
Political and social advocacy
Heaton is a consistent life ethicist and is supportive of
pro-lifeThe pro-life movement is a political and social movement focused chiefly around opposition to abortion, and especially support for the criminalization of abortion. Those involved in the movement generally maintain that human fetuses and embryos are persons, and that therefore they have a right to...
groups and causes, opposing
abortionAn abortion is the termination of a pregnancy by the removal or expulsion from the uterus of a fetus or embryo. An abortion can occur spontaneously due to complications during pregnancy or can be induced, in humans and other species...
,
euthanasiaEuthanasia refers to the practice of ending a life in a painless manner. Many different forms of euthanasia can be distinguished, including animal euthanasia and human euthanasia, and within the latter, voluntary and involuntary euthanasia...
, and the death penalty. Heaton's advocacy became particularly visible during the debate regarding the
Terri Schiavo caseThe Terri Schiavo case was a successful seven-year long legal effort by Michael Schiavo to have his wife, Terri Schiavo — diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state for several years — disconnected from life support...
. In addition, Heaton is Honorary Chair of
Feminists for LifeFeminists for Life of America is the largest and most visible pro-life feminist organization. Established in 1972 and now based in Alexandria, Virginia, the organization describes itself as "shaped by the core feminist values of justice, nondiscrimination, and nonviolence." FFL asserts they...
, a non-partisan organization which opposes abortion and
embryonic stem cell researchThe stem cell controversy is the ethical debate centered only on research involving the creation, usage and destruction of human embryos. Most commonly, this controversy focuses on embryonic stem cells.- Background :...
and supports other pro-life causes
on the basis of feminismPro-life feminism is the opposition to abortion, based on feminism, which simultaneously upholds the rights of women and fetuses. Those who take this viewpoint assert that abortion is not a necessary right, but has instead served to hurt women more than it has benefited them.The most prominent...
.
In October 2006, Heaton appeared in a commercial opposing a
MissouriMissouri is a state in the Midwest region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas and Nebraska. Missouri is the 18th most populous state with a 2008 estimated population of 5,911,605. It comprises 114 counties and one independent city....
state
constitutional amendmentMissouri Amendment Two is an amendment to the Missouri Constitution that was approved on November 7, 2006, that legalized certain forms of embryonic stem cell research in the state...
concerning embryonic stem cell research, which subsequently passed. The ad was a response to the election of Democratic
SenateThe United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the lower house being the House of Representatives. The composition and powers of the Senate and the House are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution . Each U.S state is represented by two senators,...
hopeful
Claire McCaskillClaire Conner McCaskill is an American Democratic politician, currently the junior United States Senator from the state of Missouri and former State Auditor of Missouri. She defeated Republican Senator Jim Talent in 2006 by a margin of 50% to 47%. She is the first female senator from Missouri...
and ran at about the same time as
Michael J. FoxMichael J. Fox is a Canadian actor, author and voice-over artist. His roles have included Marty McFly from the Back to the Future trilogy ; Alex P...
's famous ad supporting the amendment. Appearing with Heaton were actor Jim Caviezel, pitcher
Jeff SuppanJeffrey Scot Suppan , is a Major League Baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers.-Baseball career:...
of the
St. Louis CardinalsThe St. Louis Cardinals are a professional baseball team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are members of the Central Division in the National League of Major League Baseball...
(now of the
Milwaukee BrewersThe Milwaukee Brewers are a professional baseball team based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, currently playing in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League...
),
Mike SweeneyMichael "Mike" Sweeney is a Major League baseball player, currently a member of the Seattle Mariners. Sweeney played his first 12 years in the majors with the Kansas City Royals, originally as a catcher and then moving to third base...
of the
Kansas City RoyalsThe Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Royals are a member of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Royals have played in Kauffman Stadium...
and
Arizona CardinalsThe Arizona Cardinals are a professional American Football team based in Glendale, Arizona. The Cardinals are members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Cardinals were founded in 1898, and are the oldest continuously run professional...
quarterback
Kurt WarnerKurtis Eugene "Kurt" Warner is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Green Bay Packers as an undrafted free agent in 1994. He played college football at Northern Iowa.Warner first reached...
, formerly of the
St. Louis RamsThe St. Louis Rams are a professional American football team based in St. Louis, Missouri. They are currently members of the Western Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The team has won three NFL Championships, including one Super Bowl.The Rams began...
. Following a public outcry, Heaton later said she regretted doing the ad and sent an apology to Fox, claiming she wasn't aware of Fox's ad before she did hers. Fox accepted her apology and later stated that “If we can have a healthy dialogue about issues that people see differently, that’s marvelous.”
She is a Republican.
The New York TimesThe New York Times is an American daily newspaper founded in 1851 and published in New York City. The largest metropolitan newspaper in the United States, "The Gray Lady"—named for its staid appearance and style—is regarded as a national newspaper of record...
has stated that "her political views are not so easily pigeonholed." She supports gay rights and the use of
birth controlBirth control is a regimen of one or more actions, devices, sexual practices, or medications followed in order to deliberately prevent or reduce the likelihood of pregnancy or childbirth...
.
Emmy Awards
Heaton has two Emmys and was nominated for five others:
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
for: "Be Nice" (1999)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
for: "Bad Moon Rising" (2000)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
for: "The Canister" (2001)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
for: "A Vote for Debra" (2002)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
for: "Baggage" (2003)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
for: "Fun with Debra" (2004)
- Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Everybody Loves Raymond
Everybody Loves Raymond is an American television sitcom that originally ran on CBS from September 13, 1996 to May 16, 2005.Many of the situations from the show are based on the real-life experiences of lead actor Ray Romano, creator/producer Phil Rosenthal and the show's writing staff...
for: "Finale" (2005)
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