Debra Monk
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- February 27, 1949 (age 77)
- Birthplace
- Middletown, Ohio, USA
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. Monk has received a Tony Award and Emmy Awards. Monk was born in Middletown, Ohio. She was voted "best personality" by the graduating class at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring,Maryland. She graduated from Frostburg State University in 1973. In 1975, Monk received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Monk garnered first attention in theatrical circles as one of the co-writers and co-stars of the 1982 musical Pump Boys and Dinettes. She has won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for performance in Redwood Curtain (1993). She also was nominated an Tony Award for roles in Picnic (1994), Steel Pier (1997), and Curtains (2007). In 2000, she has won Obie Award for The Time of the Cuckoo. Monk has appeared in over 30 films as of early 1990s. She made her film debut in the movie version of Prelude to a Kiss, playing Aunt Dorothy. She later appeared in The Bridges of Madison County and The Devil's Advocate. On television, she has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for recurring performance as Katie Sipowicz in the ABC series, NYPD Blue. She also guest-starred on Law & Order, Desperate Housewives, The Closer, and Girls. Monk had a recurring roles in A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001-2002), Grey's Anatomy (2006-2011), and Damages (2007-2012).
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Filmography
Summerhouse
Movie · as Lois
Cupertino
TV · as Maria Siffre · 2 eps
Hold
Movie · as Virginia
The Gilded Age
TV · as Armstrong · 25 eps
Standing Up, Falling Down
Movie · as Jeanie Rollins
Tell Me a Story
TV · as Esther Thorn · 4 eps
New Amsterdam
TV · as Karen Brantley · 34 eps
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
TV · as Helen Dyer · 1 ep
Demolition
Movie · as Davis' Mom
Drew
Movie · as Hannah Gruen
Crowded
TV · as Linda · 1 ep
Bull
TV · as Sandy Harper · 1 ep
Blindspot
TV · as Colonel Powers · 1 ep
Sneaky Pete
TV · as Connie Persikof · 2 eps
Difficult People
TV · as Bunny Tack · 1 ep
This Is Where I Leave You
Movie · as Linda Callen
Mozart in the Jungle
TV · as Betty Cragdale · 21 eps
Madam Secretary
TV · as Mary Lou Boris · 1 ep
The Brass Teapot
Movie · as Trudy
One for the Money
Movie · as Mrs. Plum
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
Movie · as Petunia
American Horror Story
TV · as Virginia Harding · 4 eps
The Other Woman
Movie · as Laura Greenleaf
Hot in Cleveland
TV · as Loretta · 1 ep
Glee
TV · as Mrs. Schuester · 1 ep
White Collar
TV · as Mrs. Mitchell · 1 ep
The Good Wife
TV · as Tracy Mintz · 1 ep
The Great Buck Howard
Movie · as Doreen
The Savages
Movie · as Nancy Lachman
Damages
TV · as Deniece Parsons · 12 eps
Notes from the Underbelly
TV · as Andrew's Mom · 1 ep
Brothers and Sisters
TV · as Alexandra Kirby · 1 ep
The Producers
Movie · as Lick Me-Bite Me
Dark Water
Movie · as Young Dahlia's Teacher
Palindromes
Movie · as Mama Sunshine
The Closer
TV · as Mary Summers · 1 ep
Ghost Whisperer
TV · as Anne Sullivan · 1 ep
Grey's Anatomy
TV · as Louise O'Malley · 7 eps
Desperate Housewives
TV · as Marcella · 1 ep
The Music Man
Movie · as Mrs. Paroo
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Movie · as Edna Burroghs
Eloise at the Plaza
Movie · as Maggie the Carriage Driver
Plain Dirty
Movie · as Officer Avon
Eloise at Christmastime
Movie · as Maggie the Carriage Driver
Kristin
TV · as Jeannie Yancey · 1 ep
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
TV · as Rachel Bruner, Mrs. Carlisle, Madame Zorka, Mrs. Yeager · 1 ep
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
TV · as Warden Pellis · 1 ep
Center Stage
Movie · as Nancy
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Movie · as Self - Performer
Knitwits Revisited
Movie · as Catherine (voice)
Bulworth
Movie · as Helen
The Devil's Advocate
Movie · as Pam Garrety
Ellen Foster
Movie · as Aunt Nadine
In & Out
Movie · as Mrs. Lester
Knitwits
Movie · as Catherine (voice)
Bed of Roses
Movie · as Lewis' Mom
Extreme Measures
Movie · as Dr. Judith Gruszynski
Mrs. Winterbourne
Movie · as Lieutenant Ambrose
The Substance of Fire
Movie · as Martha Hackett
The First Wives Club
Movie · as Jilted Lover
The Bridges of Madison County
Movie · as Madge
Jeffrey
Movie · as Mom
Redwood Curtain
Movie · as Geneva, Laird's Sister
Reckless
Movie · as Therapist
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
Movie
New York News
TV
Quiz Show
Movie · as Kintner's Secretary
Fearless
Movie · as Alison
For Love or Money
Movie · as Mrs. Wegman
Frasier
TV · as Nurse Karen · 1 ep
Prelude to a Kiss
Movie · as Aunt Dorothy
Women and Wallace
Movie · as Psychiatrist
Assassins
Movie · as Sara Jane Moore
Law & Order
TV · as Judge G. Proctor, Kathleen O'Brien, Dr. Madelyn Stahl · 1 ep
American Playhouse
TV · as Psychiatrist · 1 ep
Hallmark Hall of Fame
TV · as Geneva, Laird's Sister, Aunt Nadine · 1 ep