FILE – In this April 29, 2016 file photo, Patricia Heaton arrives at the Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel in Los Angeles. Heaton, known for playing homemakers in “Everybody Loves Raymond” and “The Middle,” is taking on a workplace comedy now, starring as an empty-nester who decides to pursue a medical career in CBS’ “Carol’s Second Act.” Heaton is also executive producer of the sitcom, which she’s found daunting but fulfilling. She considers it vital to keep challenging yourself. The show airs Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP, File)

Emmy Award-winning actress Patricia Heaton shared a Christian message with “common sense” Americans after violence unfolded on Capitol Hill last week when hundreds of Trump supporters broke through barricades and stormed the Capitol building.