Monica Horan

Monica Louise Horan is an American actress best known for her role as Amy MacDougall-Barone on the television sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond. Born on January 29, 1963, in Darby, Pennsylvania, Horan grew up as the daughter of Selma and Robert J. Horan. She graduated from Archbishop Prendergast Catholic High School for Girls and later attended Hofstra University, where she earned a degree in Theater Performance. In New York City, Horan performed in off-off Broadway theatre while working as a telephone sales agent for Telecharge. During her time at Hofstra, she met her future husband, Philip Rosenthal, executive producer of Everybody Loves Raymond. Horan converted to Judaism before their marriage in 1990.