Debra Monk
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).
The Bridges of Madison County
(Madge)
The Devil's Advocate
(Pam Garrety)
Prelude to a Kiss
(Aunt Dorothy)
Fearless
(Alison)
Bed of Roses
(Lewis' Mom)
Extreme Measures
(Dr. Judith Gruszynski)
Quiz Show
(Kintner's Secretary)
The Music Man
(Mrs. Paroo)
For Love or Money
(Mrs. Wegman)
Bulworth
(Helen)
The Producers
(Lick Me-Bite Me)
Mrs. Winterbourne
(Lieutenant Ambrose)
The Great Buck Howard
(Doreen)
Milwaukee, Minnesota
(Edna Burroghs)
Jeffrey
(Mom)
Eloise at the Plaza
(Maggie the Carriage Driver)
Plain Dirty
(Officer Avon)
Eloise at Christmastime
(Maggie the Carriage Driver)
The Brass Teapot
(Trudy)
Redwood Curtain
(Geneva, Laird's Sister)
The Substance of Fire
(Martha Hackett)
This Is Where I Leave You
(Linda Callen)
Dark Water
(Young Dahlia's Teacher)
The Other Woman
(Laura Greenleaf)
Demolition
(Davis' Mom)
One for the Money
(Mrs. Plum)
The Savages
(Nancy Lachman)
Center Stage
(Nancy)
Ellen Foster
(Aunt Nadine)
Reckless
(Therapist)
In & Out
(Mrs. Lester)
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
(Self - Performer)
Standing Up, Falling Down
(Jeanie Rollins)
The First Wives Club
(Jilted Lover)
Palindromes
(Mama Sunshine)
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
(Petunia)
Knitwits
(Catherine)
Knitwits Revisited
(Catherine)
Glee
(Mrs. Schuester)
The Closer
(Mary Summers)
Desperate Housewives
(Marcella)
Ghost Whisperer
(Anne Sullivan)
LateLine
Damages
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Geneva, Laird's Sister)
Damages
(Deniece Parsons)
New York News
Law & Order
(Judge G. Proctor)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
(Helen Dyer)
White Collar
(Mrs. Mitchell)
Blindspot
(Colonel Powers)
Brothers and Sisters
(Alexandra Kirby)
Grey's Anatomy
(Louise O'Malley)
Crowded
(Linda)
Kristin
(Jeannie Yancey)
Frasier
(Nurse Karen)
The Gilded Age
(Armstrong)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
(Rachel Bruner)
American Horror Story
(Virginia Harding)
Law & Order
(Kathleen O'Brien)
Hallmark Hall of Fame
(Aunt Nadine)
Law & Order
(Dr. Madelyn Stahl)
Bull
(Sandy Harper)
Tell Me a Story
(Esther Thorn)
Hot in Cleveland
(Loretta)
Mozart in the Jungle
(Betty Cragdale)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
(Warden Pellis)
Sneaky Pete
(Connie Persikof)
New Amsterdam
(Karen Brantley)
The Good Wife
(Tracy Mintz)
Good Luck Charlie
(Petunia)