Patricia Helen Heaton was born on March 4,1958 and is an American actress and comedian.
33 Facts About Patricia Heaton
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Patricia Heaton is best known for her work on sitcoms, having played Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond as well as Frances "Frankie" Heck on The Middle.
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Patricia Heaton was born in Bay Village, Ohio, the daughter of Patricia and Chuck Heaton, who was a sportswriter for The Plain Dealer.
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The fourth of five children, Heaton was raised as a devout Catholic.
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Patricia Heaton has three sisters, Sharon, Alice, and Frances, and one brother, Michael, who died in September 2022 at the age of 66 and was the "Minister of Culture" columnist for The Plain Dealer and a writer for the paper's Friday Magazine.
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Patricia Heaton later graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama.
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In 1980, Patricia Heaton moved to New York City to study with drama teacher William Esper.
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Patricia Heaton made her first Broadway appearance in the chorus of Don't Get God Started, after which fellow students and she created Stage Three, an off-Broadway acting troupe.
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Patricia Heaton auditioned for the role of Elaine Benes on Seinfeld.
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When Stage Three brought one of its productions to Los Angeles, Patricia Heaton caught the eye of a casting director for the ABC drama Thirtysomething.
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Patricia Heaton was cast as an oncologist, leading to six appearances on the series from 1989 to 1991.
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Patricia Heaton was nominated in each of the series' last seven seasons for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, winning in 2000 and 2001.
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Patricia Heaton has collected two Viewers for Quality Television Awards and a Screen Actors Guild trophy for her work on the series.
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Patricia Heaton appeared on the season seven of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition where she helped build a home for a firefighter and his family.
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Patricia Heaton was the producer for the 2005 documentary The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania, which was directed by her husband, David Hunt.
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Patricia Heaton was one of the producers of the William Wilberforce drama Amazing Grace.
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In January 2007, Patricia 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.
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In 2011, Patricia Heaton was ranked at number 24 on the TV Guide Network special, Funniest Women on TV.
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Patricia Heaton received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 22,2012.
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In 2003, Patricia Heaton appeared in a series of television and radio commercials as spokesperson for the various incarnations of the grocery chain Albertsons, such as Acme, Jewel and Shaw's.
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Patricia Heaton was featured on the cover of the company's 2003 and 2004 annual reports.
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Patricia Heaton has appeared in advertisements for Pantene hair-care products.
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Patricia Heaton wrote a book called Your Second Act: Inspiring Stories of Transformation with a release date of July 21,2020.
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Patricia Heaton is set to appear in the upcoming drama film Mending the Line, opposite Wes Studi, Perry Mattfeld, Chris Galust and Irene Bedard, and directed by Joshua Caldwell.
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Patricia Heaton has been married to English actor and director David Hunt since 1990.
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Patricia Heaton has been open about having plastic surgery; citing having a tummy-tuck and a breast reduction after undergoing four Caesarean sections.
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Patricia Heaton's political views have been described as conservative, and until 2021, she was a registered Republican.
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Patricia Heaton later stated that she had "given up politics" following the election, but continued to express her admiration for Mitt Romney.
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On January 6,2021, the same day as the 2021 United States Capitol attack, Patricia Heaton announced that she would leave the Republican Party and become an independent voter.
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Patricia Heaton is a consistent life ethicist and is vocally supportive of groups and causes opposing abortion, euthanasia, and the death penalty.
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Patricia Heaton's advocacy became particularly visible during the debate regarding the Terri Schiavo case.
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On February 29,2012, Patricia Heaton criticized Georgetown University law student Sandra Fluke, who advocated in favor of a contraceptive mandate for health insurance plans; Patricia 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.
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In October 2006, Patricia Heaton appeared in a commercial opposing a Missouri state constitutional amendment concerning embryonic stem cell research, which subsequently passed.