Patricia Heaton is a famous actress and producer from the United States. The actress began her career by appearing in Thirtysomething from 1989 to 1991 and later in other films which propelled her to fame.
While her career began in 1987, she rose to fame after she began acting as Debra Barone in the ABC sitcom, Everybody Loves Raymond in 1996. Her role as Debra saw her get numerous nominations, some of which she won.
Besides being a successful actress, Patricia has also worked as a producer. Her skills as a producer in various films have enabled her to earn more income, making her one of the richest actresses.
Net Worth and Salary
Patricia Heaton is an actress and producer who has accumulated a net worth of $40 million. Her net worth is a result of a successful acting career that has spanned a few decades. She began acting in 1987, but she did not achieve huge success until she began acting in Everybody Loves Raymond.
Heaton acted in 209 of the show’s 210 episodes and it was one of the projects which saw her earn a huge income. Her salary during her time in the ABC sitcom fluctuated with time. During the first few seasons, Patricia took home a salary of $100,000 per episode, which equates to $2.2 million per season.
After the show became a huge success, her salary increased and she began earning more than double her initial salary. She began earning $250,000 per episode which equated to around $5.5 to $6 million per season.
During the show’s last two seasons, Patricia earned $450,000 per episode. Each of the last two seasons saw the actress take home a salary of $9 million. While the actress was earning a huge salary, Ray Romano was the highest-paid actor who took home $1.8 million per episode, during the last two seasons.
“Everyone Loves Raymond” Salary Battles
While Patricia Heaton earned most of her wealth from her role in the ABC sitcom, the production experienced problems due to pay disparity. During the last two seasons, the salary of Ray Romano increased to a record high of $1.8 million per episode.
While Romano earned such a high amount per episode, Patricia took home $450,000, Boyle and Doris Roberts earned $250,00 each and Brad Garret took home $160,000. Garret was not pleased with Ray’s increase, and he launched a protest.
The production company went on to exclude Garret in several episodes and filmed an entire episode without him. Patricia, Boyle, and Doris Roberts began calling in sick to support Garret until the production team sorted each member’s salary.
Early and Personal Life
Patricia was born on March 4, 1958, in Bay Village, Ohio. Patricia grew up with four siblings and she lost her mother when she was only 12 years old. She joined Ohio Wesleyan University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama.
Patricia has been married to actor and producer David Hunt since 1990 and they have four sons.
