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. She is the recipient of a Tony Award (1993), two Drama Desk Awards (1988, 2007), the Helen Hayes Award (1994), the Obie Award (2000) and an Emmy Award (1999) for her work.<ref name=tvg>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Life and careerEdit
Monk was born in Middletown, Ohio on February 27, 1949.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She was voted "Best Personality" by her graduating class at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring, Maryland.<ref name=tvg/> In 1973, she graduated from Frostburg State University. In 1975, Monk was awarded a Master of Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Monk garnered first attention in theatrical circles as one of the co-writers and co-stars of the musical Pump Boys and Dinettes (1982).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for performance in Redwood Curtain (1993). She was nominated for a Tony Award for roles in Picnic (1994), Steel Pier (1997), and Curtains (2007).<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> In 2000, she won an Obie Award for The Time of the Cuckoo.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> She returned to the stage in Steppenwolf Theatre Company's production of Visiting Edna by David Rabe in September 2016.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Monk appeared on the Food Channel cooking show Barefoot Contessa, where she cooked Roasted Chicken, Arugula and Bread Salad, and Tri-Berry Crumble.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>
Monk has appeared in over 30 films since the early 1990s. She made her film debut in the movie version of Prelude to a Kiss, playing Aunt Dorothy.<ref name=tvg/> She later appeared in The Bridges of Madison County (1995) and The Devil's Advocate (1997). On television, she has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for a recurring role as Katie Sipowicz in the ABC series, NYPD Blue.<ref name=tvg/> She also guest-starred on Law & Order, Desperate Housewives, The Closer, and Girls. Monk had recurring roles in A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001–02), Grey's Anatomy (2006–11), and Damages (2007–12).
FilmographyEdit
FilmEdit
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1992 | Prelude to a Kiss | Aunt Dorothy | |
1993 | For Love or Money | Mrs. Wegman | |
1993 | Fearless | Alison | |
1994 | Quiz Show | Kintner's Secretary | |
1995 | Redwood Curtain | Geneva | Television film |
1995 | The Bridges of Madison County | Madge | |
1995 | Jeffrey | Mom | |
1995 | Reckless | Therapist | |
1996 | Bed of Roses | Mrs. Farrell | |
1996 | Mrs. Winterbourne | Lieutenant Ambrose | |
1996 | The Substance of Fire | Martha Hackett | |
1996 | The First Wives Club | Jilted Lover | |
1996 | Extreme Measures | Dr. Judith Gruszynski | |
1997 | KnitWits | Catherine | Short film |
1997 | In & Out | Mrs. Lester | |
1997 | The Devil's Advocate | Pam Garrety | |
1997 | Ellen Foster | Aunt Nadine | Television film |
1998 | Bulworth | Helen | |
2000 | Center Stage | Nancy | |
2003 | Briar Patch | Officer Avon | |
2003 | The Music Man | Mrs. Paroo | Television film |
2003 | Milwaukee, Minnesota | Edna Burroughs | |
2003 | Eloise at the Plaza | Maggie | Television film |
2003 | Eloise at Christmastime | Maggie | Television film |
2004 | Palindromes | Mama Sunshine | |
2005 | Dark Water | Dahlia's Teacher | |
2005 | The Producers | Lick Me-Bite Me | |
2007 | The Savages | Nancy Lachman | |
2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Doreen | |
2009 | Love and Other Impossible Pursuits | Laura | |
2011 | Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | Petunia | Television film |
2012 | One for the Money | Mrs. Plum | |
2012 | The Brass Teapot | Trudy | |
2013 | Ass Backwards | Pawn Shop Owner | |
2013 | Reaching Home | Janet | Short film |
2014 | This Is Where I Leave You | Linda | |
2015 | Demolition | Davis' Mom | |
2019 | Standing Up, Falling Down | Jeanie Rollins |
TelevisionEdit
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1989 | One Life to Live | Nurse Medford | 1 Episode |
1990 | American Playhouse | Psychiatrist | Episode: "Women & Wallace " |
1992 | Loving | Sandra Thorpe | 1 episode |
Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Karen Bell | Episode:"Public Law 106: The Becky Bell Story " | |
1994 | Law & Order | Kathleen O'Brien | Episode: "Coma" |
1996–2001 | NYPD Blue | Katie Sipowicz | 17 episodes (1999 – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series) |
1998 | Dellaventura | Madison Harcourt | Episode: "Made in America" |
LateLine | Clare Cunningham | Episode: "Requiem for a Horse" | |
2001–02 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Various roles | 8 episodes |
2002 | Law & Order | Dr. Madelyn Stahl | Episode: "Born Again" |
2003 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Maggie | 2 episodes |
Frasier | Nurse Karen | Episode: "No Sex Please We're Skittish" | |
2005 | Law & Order | Judge G. Proctor | Episode: "In God We Trust" |
2006–11 | Grey's Anatomy | Louise O'Malley | 7 episodes |
2006 | Desperate Housewives | Marcella | Episode: "Children and Art" |
2007–12 | Damages | Denise Parsons | 12 episodes |
2007 | Notes from the Underbelly | Andrew's Mom | Episode: "Mother's Milk " |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Warden Pellis | Episode: "Untethered " |
2009 | Glee | Mrs. Schuester | Episode: "Acafellas" |
The Closer | Mary Summer | Episode: "Blood Money " | |
Ghost Whisperer | Anne Sullivan | Episode: "Till Death Do Us Start " | |
2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Alexandra Kirby | Episode: "Call Mom" |
2012 | White Collar | Mrs. Mitchell | Episode: "Pulling Strings" |
2014 | Girls | Dr. Stern | 2 episodes |
2014 | Hot in Cleveland | Loretta | Episode: "Win Win" |
2014–18 | Mozart in the Jungle | Betty Cragdale | 26 episodes |
2014 | Reckless | Judge Gertrude Moss | 5 episodes |
2015 | Madam Secretary | Mary Lou Boris | Episode: "The Ninth Circle" |
2015 | The Jack and Triumph Show | Young June | 2 episodes |
2015 | Difficult People | Bunny Tack | Episode: "Difficult Christmas" |
2015 | Blindspot | Colonel Powers | Episode: "A Stray Howl" |
2015–17 | Sneaky Pete | Connie Persikof | 2 episodes |
2016–17 | Mercy Street | Dr. Foster's Mother | 2 episodes |
2016 | Crowded | Linda | Episode: "Come Back" |
2016 | The Good Wife | Tracy Mintz | Episode: "Judged" |
2016 | The Characters | Kim | Episode: "John Early " |
2017 | Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics | Herself | Episode: “Dinner Party 101” |
NCIS: New Orleans | CEO Sarah Laroche | Episode: “Hell on the High Water” | |
Mr. Mercedes | Capt. Brooke Hockney | 2 episodes | |
2018 | Dietland | Mrs Kettle | 5 episodes |
2018–19 | Tell Me a Story | Esther Thorn | 4 episodes |
2019 | At Home with Amy Sedaris | Mrs. Bjornson | Episode: “Thanksgiving” |
2019 | Instinct | Judge Gillespie | Episode: “Finders Keepers” |
2019–23 | New Amsterdam | Karen Brantley | 16 episodes |
2022 | The Gilded Age | Armstrong | Series Regular (2023 – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series nomination) |
2023 | American Horror Story: Delicate | Virginia Harding | 4 episodes |
StageEdit
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BroadwayEdit
- Pump Boys and Dinettes - 1982 (also co-author and co-director)
- Prelude to a Kiss - 1990
- Nick & Nora - 1991
- Redwood Curtain - 1993 - Tony Award
- Picnic - 1994 - Tony Award nomination
- Company - 1995
- Steel Pier - 1997 - Tony Award nomination
- Ah, Wilderness! - 1998
- Thou Shalt Not - 2001
- Chicago - 2005
- Curtains - 2007 - Tony Award nomination
- Cat on a Hot Tin Roof - 2012
Off-BroadwayEdit
- The Time of the Cuckoo - Obie Award
- Ancestral Voices
- The Seagull
- Death Defying Acts - 1995
- Three Hotels - 1993
- Oil City Symphony - 1986 (co-author, Drama Desk Award)
- Assassins - 1990
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