Humanitarian of the Week: Monica Horan

While we best know her as Amy MacDougall-Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond, in real life, Miss Horan is a dedicated wife to Phil Rosenthal (the show’s creator) and mother of their two children. Prior to her role on “Raymond,” Miss Horan made a name for herself in a variety of parts both on stage and in television throughout the 1980’s and 1990’s. In 1990, Rosenthal spotted Horan in a play at their alma mater, Hofstra University, and quickly fell in love with her. They married after her conversion to Judaism.


Since Everybody Loves Raymond ended, we’ve not had many chances to see Monica Horan in new roles. Miss Horan has devoted her life to her family and to helping others. Recently appointed to The Board of Trustees of Children’s Hospital in Los Angeles. Along with Rosenthal, she managed the Rosenthal Family Trust which provides scholarships and grants for high school students. Additionally, Miss Horan and her husband are involved with Inner-City Arts, Survivors of the Shoah Visual History Foundation and the EveryChild Foundation.

For the many years of laughter Miss Horan has brought to all of us and for the many more years of joy and opportunity she’ll bring to deserving children and families, Monica Horan is out “Humanitarian of the Week.”