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Hold
2025 · Movie
as Virginia
Debra Monk
1949-02-27
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Middletown, Ohio, USA
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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).
Filmography
The Gilded Age
2022 · TV Show
as Armstrong
Standing Up, Falling Down
2020 · Movie
as Jeanie Rollins
Tell Me a Story
2018 · TV Show
as Esther Thorn
New Amsterdam
2018 · TV Show
as Karen Brantley
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
2017 · TV Show
as Helen Dyer
Demolition
2016 · Movie
as Davis' Mom
Drew
2016 · Movie
as Hannah Gruen
Crowded
2016 · TV Show
as Linda
Bull
2016 · TV Show
as Sandy Harper
Blindspot
2015 · TV Show
as Colonel Powers
Sneaky Pete
2015 · TV Show
as Connie Persikof
Difficult People
2015 · TV Show
as Bunny Tack
This Is Where I Leave You
2014 · Movie
as Linda Callen
Mozart in the Jungle
2014 · TV Show
as Betty Cragdale
Madam Secretary
2014 · TV Show
as Mary Lou Boris
The Brass Teapot
2012 · Movie
as Trudy
One for the Money
2012 · Movie
as Mrs. Plum
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
2011 · Movie
as Petunia
American Horror Story
2011 · TV Show
as Virginia Harding
The Other Woman
2010 · Movie
as Laura Greenleaf
Hot in Cleveland
2010 · TV Show
as Loretta
Glee
2009 · TV Show
as Mrs. Schuester
White Collar
2009 · TV Show
as Mrs. Mitchell
The Good Wife
2009 · TV Show
as Tracy Mintz
The Great Buck Howard
2008 · Movie
as Doreen
The Savages
2007 · Movie
as Nancy Lachman
Damages
2007 · TV Show
as Deniece Parsons
Notes from the Underbelly
2007 · TV Show
as Andrew's Mom
Brothers and Sisters
2006 · TV Show
as Alexandra Kirby
The Producers
2005 · Movie
as Lick Me-Bite Me
Dark Water
2005 · Movie
as Young Dahlia's Teacher
Palindromes
2005 · Movie
as Mama Sunshine
The Closer
2005 · TV Show
as Mary Summers
Ghost Whisperer
2005 · TV Show
as Anne Sullivan
Grey's Anatomy
2005 · TV Show
as Louise O'Malley
Desperate Housewives
2004 · TV Show
as Marcella
The Music Man
2003 · Movie
as Mrs. Paroo
Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003 · Movie
as Edna Burroghs
Eloise at the Plaza
2003 · Movie
as Maggie the Carriage Driver
Plain Dirty
2003 · Movie
as Officer Avon
Eloise at Christmastime
2003 · Movie
as Maggie the Carriage Driver
Kristin
2001 · TV Show
as Jeannie Yancey
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
2001 · TV Show
as Rachel Bruner, Mrs. Carlisle, Madame Zorka, Mrs. Yeager
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · TV Show
as Warden Pellis
Center Stage
2000 · Movie
as Nancy
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999 · Movie
as Self - Performer
Knitwits Revisited
1999 · Movie
as Catherine (voice)
Bulworth
1998 · Movie
as Helen
The Devil's Advocate
1997 · Movie
as Pam Garrety
Ellen Foster
1997 · Movie
as Aunt Nadine
In & Out
1997 · Movie
as Mrs. Lester
Knitwits
1997 · Movie
as Catherine (voice)
Bed of Roses
1996 · Movie
as Lewis' Mom
Extreme Measures
1996 · Movie
as Dr. Judith Gruszynski
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996 · Movie
as Lieutenant Ambrose
The Substance of Fire
1996 · Movie
as Martha Hackett
The First Wives Club
1996 · Movie
as Jilted Lover
The Bridges of Madison County
1995 · Movie
as Madge
Jeffrey
1995 · Movie
as Mom
Redwood Curtain
1995 · Movie
as Geneva, Laird's Sister
Reckless
1995 · Movie
as Therapist
A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995 · Movie
New York News
1995 · TV Show
Quiz Show
1994 · Movie
as Kintner's Secretary
Fearless
1993 · Movie
as Alison
For Love or Money
1993 · Movie
as Mrs. Wegman
Frasier
1993 · TV Show
as Nurse Karen
Prelude to a Kiss
1992 · Movie
as Aunt Dorothy
Women and Wallace
1990 · Movie
as Psychiatrist
Assassins
1990 · Movie
as Sara Jane Moore
Law & Order
1990 · TV Show
as Judge G. Proctor, Kathleen O'Brien, Dr. Madelyn Stahl
American Playhouse
1982 · TV Show
as Psychiatrist
Hallmark Hall of Fame
1951 · TV Show
as Geneva, Laird's Sister, Aunt Nadine
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Summerhouse
· Movie
as Lois
