Debra Monk
Born: 1949-02-27 in Middletown, Ohio, USA
Known For: Acting
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).
Filmography
2025
- Hold as Virginia
2022
- The Gilded Age as Armstrong
2020
- Standing Up, Falling Down as Jeanie Rollins
2018
- New Amsterdam as Karen Brantley
- Tell Me a Story as Esther Thorn
2017
- The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel as Helen Dyer
2016
- Bull as Sandy Harper
- Demolition as Davis' Mom
- Crowded as Linda
- Drew as Hannah Gruen
2015
- Blindspot as Colonel Powers
- Sneaky Pete as Connie Persikof
- Difficult People as Bunny Tack
2014
- Madam Secretary as Mary Lou Boris
- Mozart in the Jungle as Betty Cragdale
- This Is Where I Leave You as Linda Callen
2012
- One for the Money as Mrs. Plum
- The Brass Teapot as Trudy
2011
- American Horror Story as Virginia Harding
- Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! as Petunia
2010
- Hot in Cleveland as Loretta
- The Other Woman as Laura Greenleaf
2009
- The Good Wife as Tracy Mintz
- Glee as Mrs. Schuester
- White Collar as Mrs. Mitchell
2008
- The Great Buck Howard as Doreen
2007
- Damages as Deniece Parsons
- Notes from the Underbelly as Andrew's Mom
- The Savages as Nancy Lachman
2006
- Brothers and Sisters as Alexandra Kirby
2005
- Grey's Anatomy as Louise O'Malley
- The Closer as Mary Summers
- Ghost Whisperer as Anne Sullivan
- The Producers as Lick Me-Bite Me
- Dark Water as Young Dahlia's Teacher
- Palindromes as Mama Sunshine
2004
- Desperate Housewives as Marcella
2003
- Eloise at Christmastime as Maggie the Carriage Driver
- Eloise at the Plaza as Maggie the Carriage Driver
- The Music Man as Mrs. Paroo
- Milwaukee, Minnesota as Edna Burroghs
- Plain Dirty as Officer Avon
2001
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Warden Pellis
- A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Rachel Bruner
- Kristin as Jeannie Yancey
2000
- Center Stage as Nancy
1999
- My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies as Self - Performer
- Knitwits Revisited as Catherine (voice)
1998
- Bulworth as Helen
1997
- The Devil's Advocate as Pam Garrety
- In & Out as Mrs. Lester
- Ellen Foster as Aunt Nadine
- Knitwits as Catherine (voice)
1996
- The First Wives Club as Jilted Lover
- Extreme Measures as Dr. Judith Gruszynski
- Mrs. Winterbourne as Lieutenant Ambrose
- Bed of Roses as Lewis' Mom
- The Substance of Fire as Martha Hackett
1995
- The Bridges of Madison County as Madge
- New York News
- Jeffrey as Mom
- Reckless as Therapist
- A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
- Redwood Curtain as Geneva, Laird's Sister
1994
- Quiz Show as Kintner's Secretary
1993
- Frasier as Nurse Karen
- For Love or Money as Mrs. Wegman
- Fearless as Alison
1992
- Prelude to a Kiss as Aunt Dorothy
1990
- Law & Order as Judge G. Proctor
- Women and Wallace as Psychiatrist
1951
- Hallmark Hall of Fame as Geneva, Laird's Sister