Debra Monk
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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).
Known for
Credits
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
as Pam Garrety
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
as Madge
Demolition (2016)
as Davis' Mom
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
as Linda Callen
Quiz Show (1994)
as Kintner's Secretary
The First Wives Club (1996)
as Jilted Lover
Dark Water (2005)
as Young Dahlia's Teacher
In & Out (1997)
as Mrs. Lester
For Love or Money (1993)
as Mrs. Wegman
The Great Buck Howard (2008)
as Doreen
The Other Woman (2010)
as Laura Greenleaf
Extreme Measures (1996)
as Dr. Judith Gruszynski
The Producers (2005)
as Lick Me-Bite Me
One for the Money (2012)
as Mrs. Plum
Bulworth (1998)
as Helen
Standing Up, Falling Down (2020)
as Jeanie Rollins
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! (2011)
as Petunia
Fearless (1993)
as Alison
The Savages (2007)
as Nancy Lachman
The Brass Teapot (2012)
as Trudy
Bed of Roses (1996)
as Lewis' Mom
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
as Lieutenant Ambrose
Center Stage (2000)
as Nancy
The Music Man (2003)
as Mrs. Paroo
Jeffrey (1995)
as Mom
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
as Aunt Dorothy
Eloise at the Plaza (2003)
as Maggie the Carriage Driver
Palindromes (2005)
as Mama Sunshine
Redwood Curtain (1995)
as Geneva, Laird's Sister
Eloise at Christmastime (2003)
as Maggie the Carriage Driver
Ellen Foster (1997)
as Aunt Nadine
The Substance of Fire (1996)
as Martha Hackett
Women and Wallace (1990)
as Psychiatrist
Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
as Edna Burroghs
Drew (2016)
as Hannah Gruen
Plain Dirty (2003)
as Officer Avon
Reckless (1995)
as Therapist
Assassins (1990)
as Sara Jane Moore
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999)
as Self - Performer
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim (1995)
Actor
Hold (2025)
as Virginia
Knitwits Revisited (1999)
as Catherine (voice)
Summerhouse (—)
as Lois
Knitwits (1997)
as Catherine (voice)