The Middle

How Patricia Heaton Won Debra Barone: The High-Stakes Audition Behind Everybody Loves Raymond

Try picturing Everybody Loves Raymond without Patricia Heaton’s razor-sharp wit and grounded warmth as Debra Barone—it’s almost impossible. Yet the role that helped define late-1990s and early-2000s…

Patricia Heaton After Everybody Loves Raymond: Career, Books, Awards, and Lasting Legacy

Patricia Heaton may always be synonymous with Debra Barone’s razor-sharp wit on Everybody Loves Raymond, but her story didn’t end with that beloved sitcom’s final bow. Since…

Patricia Heaton: The Untold Truth of a Sitcom Icon Who Redefined TV Motherhood

Millions know Patricia Heaton as the quick-witted Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond and the endlessly resourceful Frankie Heck on The Middle. But the woman behind these…