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Known For
Acting
Birthday
February 27, 1949
Place of Birth
Middletown, Ohio, USA
Debra Monk
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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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Hold
as Virginia
2025
0.0
The Gilded Age
as Armstrong
2022
7.7
Standing Up, Falling Down
as Jeanie Rollins
2020
6.3
Tell Me a Story
as Esther Thorn
2018
7.1
New Amsterdam
as Karen Brantley
2018
8.3
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Helen Dyer
2017
8.1
Bull
as Sandy Harper
2016
7.1
Drew
as Hannah Gruen
2016
0.0
Demolition
as Davis' Mom
2016
6.8
Crowded
as Linda
2016
6.1
Blindspot
as Colonel Powers
2015
7.4
Sneaky Pete
as Connie Persikof
2015
7.5
Difficult People
as Bunny Tack
2015
6.2
Madam Secretary
as Mary Lou Boris
2014
7.0
This Is Where I Leave You
as Linda Callen
2014
6.6
Mozart in the Jungle
as Betty Cragdale
2014
7.5
The Brass Teapot
as Trudy
2012
6.1
One for the Money
as Mrs. Plum
2012
5.6
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
as Petunia
2011
6.7
American Horror Story
as Virginia Harding
2011
8.1
The Other Woman
as Laura Greenleaf
2010
6.2
Hot in Cleveland
as Loretta
2010
7.3
White Collar
as Mrs. Mitchell
2009
8.2
The Good Wife
as Tracy Mintz
2009
7.6
Glee
as Mrs. Schuester
2009
6.8
The Great Buck Howard
as Doreen
2008
6.0
The Savages
as Nancy Lachman
2007
6.9
Damages
as Deniece Parsons
2007
7.4
Notes from the Underbelly
as Andrew's Mom
2007
7.0
Brothers and Sisters
as Alexandra Kirby
2006
7.1
The Producers
as Lick Me-Bite Me
2005
6.2
Ghost Whisperer
as Anne Sullivan
2005
8.1
Dark Water
as Young Dahlia's Teacher
2005
5.7
The Closer
as Mary Summers
2005
7.9
Grey's Anatomy
as Louise O'Malley
2005
8.2
Palindromes
as Mama Sunshine
2005
6.2
Desperate Housewives
as Marcella
2004
7.9
Eloise at Christmastime
as Maggie the Carriage Driver
2003
6.4
Eloise at the Plaza
as Maggie the Carriage Driver
2003
6.1
The Music Man
as Mrs. Paroo
2003
5.6
Milwaukee, Minnesota
as Edna Burroghs
2003
4.6
Plain Dirty
as Officer Avon
2003
4.7
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Warden Pellis
2001
7.6
Kristin
as Jeannie Yancey
2001
6.5
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
as Rachel Bruner
2001
7.8
Center Stage
as Nancy
2000
6.9
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
1999
9.0
Knitwits Revisited
as Catherine
1999
0.0
Bulworth
as Helen
1998
6.3
Ellen Foster
as Aunt Nadine
1997
6.0
The Devil's Advocate
as Pam Garrety
1997
7.5
In & Out
as Mrs. Lester
1997
6.5
Knitwits
as Catherine
1997
0.0
Extreme Measures
as Dr. Judith Gruszynski
1996
6.0
The First Wives Club
as Jilted Lover
1996
6.7
The Substance of Fire
as Martha Hackett
1996
7.1
Mrs. Winterbourne
as Lieutenant Ambrose
1996
7.2
Bed of Roses
as Lewis' Mom
1996
5.8
Reckless
as Therapist
1995
6.4
New York News
1995
0.0
Jeffrey
as Mom
1995
6.2
The Bridges of Madison County
as Madge
1995
7.7
Redwood Curtain
as Geneva, Laird's Sister
1995
5.8
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995
0.0
Quiz Show
as Kintner's Secretary
1994
7.3
Fearless
as Alison
1993
6.9
For Love or Money
as Mrs. Wegman
1993
6.2
Frasier
as Nurse Karen
1993
7.7
Prelude to a Kiss
as Aunt Dorothy
1992
5.6
Law & Order
as Judge G. Proctor
1990
7.4
Law & Order
as Kathleen O'Brien
1990
7.4
Law & Order
as Dr. Madelyn Stahl
1990
7.4
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Geneva, Laird's Sister
1951
8.6
Hallmark Hall of Fame
as Aunt Nadine
1951
8.6
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Summerhouse
as Lois
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0.0