For nearly thirty years, Patricia Heaton made America laugh. As the sharp-tongued, warm-hearted Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond and the lovably frazzled Frankie Heck on The Middle, she played the kind of mothers people recognized — not because they were perfect, but because they were real. Two Emmy Awards. Seven consecutive nominations. Nine seasons of one beloved show, then nine more of another. A career most actors only dream of. But here's what most people don't know about Patricia He