# Monica Horan

Monica Louise Horan (born January 29, 1963) is an American actress best known for her role as Amy MacDougall-Barone on the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond.

## Life and career

Horan was born in Darby, Pennsylvania, the daughter of Selma (née Spencer), a clerk, and Robert J. Horan, a courthouse officer. She graduated from Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School for Girls in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania in 1980. Horan attended Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York, graduating with a degree in Theater Performance in 1984. She then moved to New York City where she performed in off-off Broadway theatre while working as a telephone sales agent for Telecharge. Horan met her future husband, Philip Rosenthal, who served as executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond, while attending Hofstra, and she converted to Judaism before their marriage in 1990.
Horan is best known for her appearance in the part of Amy McDougall (later Barone), Robert Barone's off-on again girlfriend, then wife, on the CBS-TV sitcom series Everybody Loves Raymond. Horan appeared in 66 episodes of the series, making her first appearance in the episode titled "Who's Handsome?" (Season 1, episode #14). She currently lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their two children. Horan has guest-starred on the Hot in Cleveland series (Season 2) playing an Amish woman, and in 2017 was reunited with her Everybody Loves Raymond co-star Patricia Heaton when she guest-starred on a Season 8 episode of The Middle. She featured in her husband's travel/food show, Somebody Feed Phil.
Horan's maternal grandfather was Jewish. Horan is a Democrat.

## Filmography
### Film

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 2016 | Pee-wee's Big Holiday | Ruby | |
| 2016 | Carpool | Tracy | Short film |

### Television

| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
| 1990 | L.A. Law | Reporter #1 | Episode: "Happy Trails" |
| 1991 | In Living Color | | Episode: "Homey the Sellout: Part 2" |
| 1993 | Coach | Nurse | Episode: "The Pioneer Bowl" |
| 1994 | Maureen | | Episode: "Jailbirds" |
| 1996 | In the House | April | Episode: "Come Back, Kid" |
| 1997-2005 | Everybody Loves Raymond | Amy Barone (née MacDougall) | Recurring Role (Season 1-7); Series regular (Season 8-9) |
| 2011 | Hot in Cleveland | Sarah | Episode: "Where's Elka?" |
| 2011 | The Whole Truth | | Episode: "Lost in Translation" |
| 2013 | Enlightened | Sharon | Episodes: "Revenge Play" & "Agent of Change" |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Mr. Clown | Monica | Episode: "Word of the Day: Mother" |
| 2016-2019 | The Bold and the Beautiful | Kieran Cannistra | Recurring role, 8 episodes |
| 2017 | The Middle | Anna Ferguson | Episode: "The Confirmation" |
| 2019 | Better Things | Jaia | Episode: "No Limits" |
| 2021 | The Corona Dialogues: a Dylan Brody project | Arlene Winter | Episode: "Conditional" |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Nominated work | Result |
| 2005 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (with Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano & Madylin Sweeten) | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated |
| 2006 | Gracie Awards | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Everybody Loves Raymond | Won |
| 2006 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (with Peter Boyle, Brad Garrett, Patricia Heaton, Doris Roberts, Ray Romano & Madylin Sweeten) | Everybody Loves Raymond | Nominated |
| 2017 | Daytime Emmy Awards | Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series | The Bold and the Beautiful | Nominated |