Debra Monk
Acting
1949-02-27 · Middletown, Ohio, USA
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
Hold
2025 · Movie
The Gilded Age
2022 · Series
Standing Up, Falling Down
2020 · Movie
Tell Me a Story
2018 · Series
New Amsterdam
2018 · Series
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017 · Series
Bull
2016 · Series
Drew
2016 · Movie
Demolition
2016 · Movie
Crowded
2016 · Series
Blindspot
2015 · Series
Sneaky Pete
2015 · Series
Difficult People
2015 · Series
Madam Secretary
2014 · Series
This Is Where I Leave You
2014 · Movie
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 · Series
The Brass Teapot
2012 · Movie
One for the Money
2012 · Movie
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
2011 · Movie
American Horror Story
2011 · Series
The Other Woman
2010 · Movie
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · Series
White Collar
2009 · Series
The Good Wife
2009 · Series
Glee
2009 · Series
The Great Buck Howard
2008 · Movie
The Savages
2007 · Movie
Damages
2007 · Series
Notes from the Underbelly
2007 · Series
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · Series
The Producers
2005 · Movie
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · Series
Dark Water
2005 · Movie
The Closer
2005 · Series
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · Series
Palindromes
2005 · Movie
Desperate Housewives
2004 · Series
Eloise at Christmastime
2003 · Movie
Eloise at the Plaza
2003 · Movie
The Music Man
2003 · Movie
Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003 · Movie
Plain Dirty
2003 · Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
Kristin
2001 · Series
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001 · Series
Center Stage
2000 · Movie
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999 · Movie
Knitwits Revisited
1999 · Movie
Bulworth
1998 · Movie
Ellen Foster
1997 · Movie
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Movie
In & Out
1997 · Movie
Knitwits
1997 · Movie
Extreme Measures
1996 · Movie
The First Wives Club
1996 · Movie
The Substance of Fire
1996 · Movie
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996 · Movie
Bed of Roses
1996 · Movie
Reckless
1995 · Movie
New York News
1995 · Series
Jeffrey
1995 · Movie
The Bridges of Madison County
1995 · Movie
Redwood Curtain
1995 · Movie
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995 · Movie
Quiz Show
1994 · Movie
Fearless
1993 · Movie
For Love or Money
1993 · Movie
Frasier
1993 · Series
Prelude to a Kiss
1992 · Movie
Assassins
1990 · Movie
Law & Order
1990 · Series
Women and Wallace
1990 · Movie
American Playhouse
1982 · Series
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · Series
Summerhouse
Movie