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).
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
The Gilded Age
Standing Up, Falling Down
Tell Me a Story
New Amsterdam
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Bull
Crowded
Blindspot
Sneaky Pete
Demolition
This Is Where I Leave You
Mozart in the Jungle
The Brass Teapot
One for the Money
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
American Horror Story
The Other Woman
Hot in Cleveland
White Collar
Glee
The Great Buck Howard
The Savages
Damages
Brothers and Sisters
The Producers
Ghost Whisperer
Dark Water
The Closer
Grey's Anatomy
Palindromes
Desperate Housewives
Eloise at Christmastime
Eloise at the Plaza
The Music Man
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Plain Dirty
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Kristin
A Nero Wolfe Mystery
Center Stage
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
Knitwits Revisited
Ellen Foster
Bulworth
LateLine
The Devil's Advocate
In & Out
Knitwits
Extreme Measures
The First Wives Club
The Substance of Fire
Mrs. Winterbourne
Bed of Roses
Reckless
New York News
Jeffrey
The Bridges of Madison County
Redwood Curtain
Quiz Show
Fearless
For Love or Money
Frasier
Prelude to a Kiss
Law & Order
Hallmark Hall of Fame