Patricia Heaton just announced she is executive producing and starring in a brand new legal drama pilot called Public Interest — bringing Richard Schiff from The West Wing and James Wolk from Mad Men alongside her in what is shaping up to be one of the most anticipated new shows from any Everybody Loves Raymond era star in years.
The same woman who broke down crying alone in her kitchen reading the Bible, who went viral with a post that reached over 2 million people after the White House Correspondents Dinner shooting, who just honored the one year anniversary of losing her TV mom Linda Lavin — is now stepping back into a leading television role and producing it herself at 68. Debra Barone always had more to say. Turns out so does Patricia Heaton.
