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