There is a current advertising campaign for Sun Belt Chewy Granola
bars in which a frustrated mother bemoans her fate and uses the
granola bars to appease her needy family. Who is the actress who plays
this woman?

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Request for Question Clarification by darrel-ga on 26 Nov 2002 16:19 PST

Hello--

Where have you seen these advertisements?

Thanks,

darrel-ga

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Clarification of Question by nomolosprods-ga on 26 Nov 2002 17:52 PST

Television. Most often during the NBC's Today show. Don't think the
ads are running locally, but if so, our market is Richmond Virginia.

Hi there!

I'm a big fan of Sunbelt foods, so I pulled out my box of cereal bars
to see if Sunbelt had a website.  Sure enough, they do
[ http://www.sunbeltsnacks.com/ ], and they offered contact
information.

I sent the following e-mail:

     To: lds0124@att.net
     Subject: Sunbelt Chewy Granola Bar Commercial


     Greetings!

     I'm a researcher assisting a client who is seeking information 
     about your current ad campaign for Chewy Granola bars.

     You have a TV commercial in which a frustrated mom talks about 
     how busy she is, and is shown passing Sunbelt Chewy Granola Bars
     to her family as they zip by.  Our client would like to know the
     name of the actress in this commercial.

     Also, if you have some biographical information (age, list of 
     other commercials she has done, where she's from) that would be 
     extremely helpful.  I'd be grateful for any assistance you're 
     able to provide.

     Thank you for your time!

     Missy 
     

The helpful folks at Sunbelt wrote in response:

     To: Missy <missy@missy-ga>
     Subject: Re: Sunbelt Chewy Granola Bar Commercial

     Thanks for your message and for your interest in our SUNBELT 
     granola bar ad spots.

     If I am not mistaken on the commercial that you are referring to,
     the actress is Patricia Heaton from Everybody loves Raymond.

     I do not have any background information on her, but we sure are
     happy to have her in our spot.

     Angie Gentry
     McKee Foods Email Representative


I *thought* she looked familiar!  I love that show!

Patricia Heaton was born in Bay Village, Ohio (about an hour outside
of Cleveland, along the coast of Lake Erie) on March 4th, 1958.  She's
appeared in movies and TV, including Space Jam, Beethoven, Matlock and
(of course) Everybody Loves Raymond.  She also recently appeared on
the cover of People magazine.

You can read more about Patricia Heaton at the following sources:

IMDB
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Heaton,+Patricia

Patricia Heaton Online
http://www.patriciaheatononline.com/

Celebrity Storm - Patricia Heaton
http://www.celebritystorm.com/actresses/pics/PatriciaHeaton/

Celebrities@Hollywood.com, featuring Patricia Heaton
http://www.hollywood.com/celebs/detail/celeb/188230

I hope this helps!

--Missy

Search terms:  None.  Rummaged around the kitchen, and sent e-mail!