Patricia Heaton is an American actor and producer. Heaton graduated with a B.A. in drama. She started her career in acting by joining off-Broadway company Stage Three. She got her major break by getting a chance to act in ABC's Thirtysomething. After that she started working in big screen also as a producer and actor. She is known for her works in The Bituminous Coal Queens of Pennsylvania, Amazing Grace, Memoirs of An Invisible Man and Moms' Night Out.