Patricia Helen Heaton ( born March 4 , 1958 in Bay Village , Ohio ) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress best known for playing lead character and Ray Barone 's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond . Patricia Helen Heaton ( born March 4 , 1958 ) is an American actress best known for playing Ray Barone 's wife Debra Barone on the CBS television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond .