Cast & creator
Patricia Heaton
Best known for The Kelly Clarkson Show, Late Show with David Letterman, The View
Patricia Helen Heaton (born March 4, 1958) is an American actress. She is known for her starring role as Debra Barone in the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond (1996–2005) and as Frances "Frankie" Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle (2009–2018). Heaton is a three-time Emmy Award winner – twice winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for Everybody Loves Raymond, and a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Culinary Program as host of Patricia Heaton Parties (2015–2016).
Also known as: پاتریشا هیتون, Patricia Helen Heaton
26
film credits
37
television credits
57
1981–2025 · acting roles
6.3
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (63)
Showing 63 of 63 credits
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Late Show with David Letterman
Self
1993
The View
Self
1997
Hollywood Squares
Self - Panelist
1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Middle
Frankie Heck
2009
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self - Guest
2003
The King of Queens
Debra Barone
1998
The Talk
Self
2010
Everybody Loves Raymond
Debra Barone
1996
Party of Five
Robin Merrin
1994
Good Day Live
Self
2001
Matlock
Ellie Stanford
1986
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn
Self - Guest
1999The Reichen Show
Self
2005
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Danny Phantom
Lunch Lady Ghost (voice)
2004
thirtysomething
1987
Rachael Ray
2006
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition
Self
2003
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Alien Nation
Amanda Q. Russle
1989
Space Jam
Woman Fan
1996
Frasier
Holly
2023
This Week
1981
The Ritual
Mother Superior
2025
Carol's Second Act
Carol Kenney
2019Carol's Second Act
Executive Producer
2019
The Star
Edith (voice)
2017
Smallfoot
Mama Bear (voice)
2018
Back to You
Kelly Carr
2007
Women of the House
Natalie Hollingsworth
1995
Room for Two
Jill Kurland
1992
The Unbreakable Boy
Marcia (Scott's Mom)
2025
The Path to 9/11
2006
Merv
MJ Owens
2025
Beethoven
Brie
1992
Front of the Class
Ellen Cohen
2008
Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Ellen
1992
MADtv
Self
1995
The Beldham
Sadie
2025
Moms' Night Out
Sondra
2014Moms' Night Out
Executive Producer
2014
Mending the Line
Dr. Burke
2023
Amazing Grace
Producer
2007
Christmas at Cartwright's
Executive Producer
2014
Unexpected
Producer
2022
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion
Self
2025
The New Age
Anna
1994
The Goodbye Girl
Paula McFadden
2004Someone Like Me
1994
A Town Without Christmas
MJ Jensen
2001
Miracle in the Woods
Wanda Briggs
1997
The Christmas Heart
Executive Producer
2012
Everybody Loves Raymond: 30th Anniversary Reunion (Part 2)
Self
2025
The Engagement Ring
Sara Rosa Anselmi
2005
Christmas in Washington
Self - Host
2003
Thou Shalt Laugh
Herself - Host
2006