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Debra Monk

Debra Monk

Known For Acting
Birthday Feb 27, 1949 (76)
Birthplace Middletown, Ohio, USA
Popularity 1 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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 g ... raduating 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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Standing Up, Falling Down

Standing Up, Falling Down

2020

as Jeanie Rollins

Demolition

Demolition

2016

as Davis' Mom

This Is Where I Leave You

This Is Where I Leave You

2014

as Linda Callen

One for the Money

One for the Money

2012

as Mrs. Plum

The Brass Teapot

The Brass Teapot

2012

as Trudy

The Other Woman

The Other Woman

2010

as Laura Greenleaf

The Great Buck Howard

The Great Buck Howard

2008

as Doreen

The Savages

The Savages

2007

as Nancy Lachman

Palindromes

Palindromes

2005

as Mama Sunshine

Dark Water

Dark Water

2005

as Young Dahlia's Teacher

The Producers

The Producers

2005

as Lick Me-Bite Me

The Music Man

The Music Man

2003

as Mrs. Paroo

Plain Dirty

Plain Dirty

2003

as Officer Avon

Milwaukee, Minnesota

Milwaukee, Minnesota

2003

as Edna Burroghs

Eloise at the Plaza

Eloise at the Plaza

2003

as Maggie the Carriage Driver

Eloise at Christmastime

Eloise at Christmastime

2003

as Maggie the Carriage Driver

Center Stage

Center Stage

2000

as Nancy

Knitwits Revisited

Knitwits Revisited

1999

as Catherine

Ellen Foster

Ellen Foster

1998

as Aunt Nadine

Bulworth

Bulworth

1998

as Helen

Knitwits

Knitwits

1997

as Catherine

The Devil's Advocate

The Devil's Advocate

1997

as Pam Garrety

In & Out

In & Out

1997

as Mrs. Lester

Bed of Roses

Bed of Roses

1996

as Lewis' Mom

Extreme Measures

Extreme Measures

1996

as Dr. Judith Gruszynski

Mrs. Winterbourne

Mrs. Winterbourne

1996

as Lieutenant Ambrose

The Substance of Fire

The Substance of Fire

1996

as Martha Hackett

The First Wives Club

The First Wives Club

1996

as Jilted Lover

Redwood Curtain

Redwood Curtain

1995

as Geneva, Laird's Sister

Jeffrey

Jeffrey

1995

as Mom

Reckless

Reckless

1995

as Therapist

Quiz Show

Quiz Show

1994

as Kintner's Secretary

For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1993

as Mrs. Wegman

Fearless

Fearless

1993

as Alison

Prelude to a Kiss

Prelude to a Kiss

1992

as Aunt Dorothy

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Television Credits

New Amsterdam

as Karen Brantley

Episodes: 34

First Aired: Sep 25, 2018

Mozart in the Jungle

as Betty Cragdale

Episodes: 21

First Aired: Feb 06, 2014

The Gilded Age

as Armstrong

Episodes: 17

First Aired: Jan 24, 2022

Grey's Anatomy

as Louise O'Malley

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 27, 2005

American Horror Story

as Virginia Harding

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 05, 2011

Tell Me a Story

as Esther Thorn

Episodes: 4

First Aired: Oct 31, 2018

Damages

as Deniece Parsons

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Jul 24, 2007

Sneaky Pete

as Connie Persikof

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Aug 07, 2015

Glee

as Mrs. Schuester

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 19, 2009

The Closer

as Mary Summers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 13, 2005

Desperate Housewives

as Marcella

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 03, 2004

Ghost Whisperer

as Anne Sullivan

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2005

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Geneva, Laird's Sister

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Law & Order

as Judge G. Proctor

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

as Helen Dyer

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2017

White Collar

as Mrs. Mitchell

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Oct 23, 2009

Blindspot

as Colonel Powers

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 21, 2015

Brothers and Sisters

as Alexandra Kirby

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 24, 2006

Crowded

as Linda

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 15, 2016

Kristin

as Jeannie Yancey

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 05, 2001

Frasier

as Nurse Karen

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 16, 1993

A Nero Wolfe Mystery

as Rachel Bruner

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 22, 2001

Law & Order

as Kathleen O'Brien

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Hallmark Hall of Fame

as Aunt Nadine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 24, 1951

Law & Order

as Dr. Madelyn Stahl

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1990

Bull

as Sandy Harper

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 20, 2016

Hot in Cleveland

as Loretta

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 2010

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

as Warden Pellis

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 30, 2001

The Good Wife

as Tracy Mintz

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 22, 2009

Good Luck Charlie

as Petunia

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Apr 04, 2010

LateLine

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 17, 1998

Damages

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jul 24, 2007

New York News

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 28, 1995

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