Patricia Heaton

Everybody Loves Raymond wasn’t just about Ray, there was also the fictional friends and family of the main character. Patricia Heaton played the strong, if not often-irate wife on the show, dishing it out as much as she took it.

Residuals for the actors are nothing short of remarkable, averaging around $5.2 million a year for the actress. Reruns aired on so many stations, it no surprise that the money continues to roll in every year.