Patricia Heaton
Patricia Heaton
Patricia Helen Heaton is an American actress. She is known for portraying Debra Barone on the CBS sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond from 1996 to 2005, for which she won two Primetime Emmy Awards, and as Frances "Frankie" Heck on the ABC sitcom The Middle...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth4 March 1958
CityBay Village, OH
CountryUnited States of America
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We were developing the script right up to, and through, the first weeks of filming. I'd rehearse, then instead of being able to go back to the apartment and relax, I'd have to go to a script meeting or check one of the sets. It was hard, but it was really satisfying. I would love to produce something without also having to be the lead actor in it. I said at the wrap party, 'This has really been a wonderful experience ... and I never want to do it again!' That's until the next time, of course.
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And I find it very easy to memorize the scripts, which are so close to conversations my husband and I have.
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And we're still married to each other. Can you believe that?
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rare sitcom wife who has her own paranoia and faults and downfalls.
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There's enough hard stuff going on in people's lives, and you really need that joy that laughter can bring. I don't have to put that in a Christian compartment.
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My husband is always telling me I need to do less, do less, do less. But I feel like if I'm not being productive, I have a hard time relaxing and enjoying myself.
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I've found that people feel very free to say insulting things, not about me personally, but about the things I believe. It's sad, because I really could care less where people are coming from, politically, religiously.
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I always know I'm going to lose my job. It's either going to be canceled next week or next year or nine years from now, but I always know my job is going to go.
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You see people all the time who are on hit shows and then you never hear from them again.
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I've always felt a spiritual connection with acting. And I felt whole when I was onstage.
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From the beginning of church history, music, writing, literature, and the greatest works of art all came from the church. To change the culture and make it a force for good, you have to be in it and be a part of it.
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What I found in the Protestant faith was that your salvation is secure, and that the rest is process.
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She's ambitious and she's become very pragmatic, but her roots are in the family vineyard and in family. She's lost that a little bit, and she's been burned in romance and has taken this kind of no-nonsense approach to everything. Her life gets turned around when romance rears its ugly head. It's confusing to her.
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To have four kids - and to have been pregnant with two of them while I was working on the show - was a lot. I just can't believe I did it!