Patricia Heaton to speak at St. Stephen's

Emmy-winning actress Patricia Heaton will speak at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church on Oct. 20.

The event, entitled “Keeping the Faith in Hollywood,” will begin at 6 p.m. and cost $10.

Heaton is perhaps best known for her role as Debra Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond. She won two Emmy Awards for the role and was nominated seven times.

She now stars in ABC’s comedy, The Middle, as Frankie, a super mom who is trying to find balance between her family and career in the mid-west.

Heaton is also the recipient of the Best Comedy Actress award from the Viewers for Quality Television, a SAG award and three SAG nominations in the Best Actress category for her role on Raymond.

In 2001, Heaton co-founded FourBoys Films, a production company that she runs with her husband, David Hunt. The company most recently produced the Sony features comedy Moms’ Night Out and TNT’s production of The Engagement Ring, both of which starred Heaton. Moms’ Night Out was filmed in Birmingham and opened in 2014.

Heaton also starred in Hallmark Hall of Fame’s Front of the Class. Her other credits include the TNT/Neil Simon production of The Goodbye Girl and ABC’s The Path to 9/11.

Additional projects FourBoys include The Christmas Heart for The Hallmark Channel and the documentary feature film The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania. FourBoys Films also produced the film Amazing Grace, directed by Michael Apted, in conjunction with Bristol Bay Productions. FourBoys partnered on the web series Versailles for MyDamnChannel.com. Heaton appeared in the series, which was co-created, produced and directed by Hunt.

Heaton garnered praise for the role as “Stella” in the Second Stage production of The Scene, by Theresa Rebeck. She received a Lortel Award nomination for her performance. Her feature film credits include Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Beethoven, New Age and Space Jam. In addition to her acting and producing credits, Heaton is a bestselling author whose book Motherhood and Hollywood — How to Get A Job Like Mine appeared on The New York Times best-sellers list.

Heaton is a mother to four sons and lives in Los Angeles with her husband.

Tickets to the event are available at ssechurch.org.