Patricia Heaton Articles >> 2001
November 13 2001 

Patricia Heaton keeps grounded as accolades stack sky

By Sarah Crump | Cleveland.com

The accolades just keep coming for "Everybody Loves Raymond" star Patricia Heaton, who last week added another best actress Emmy to the one already on her mantel. Heaton, a Bay Village native, has been awarded a "Golden Hanger" by E! TV's Joan and Melissa Rivers, who cite the best in celebrity fashion.

Heaton, who wore a mahogany-hued Valentino gown to the Emmys, joked that being crowned "most stylish mom of the year" rubs some of the luster off her Golden Hanger. "They give that award to the actress with the most children and the least amount of spit-up on her dress," said the mother of four young sons.

Clevelanders, be proud. One of our own has not let Hollywood go to her head. In an upcoming People magazine article, Heaton, who worked at the magazine years ago while she was a struggling actress, said that a staffer once gave her a secondhand fancy dress. Big star or not, she pulled the gown out of the closet again for a recent bash.