Editing Debra Monk (section)

==Life and career==
Monk was born in [[Middletown, Ohio]] on February 27, 1949.<ref>{{cite web|url = https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/134003%7C0/Debra-Monk#overview|title = Debra Monk|accessdate = July 12, 2022|website = [[Turner Classic Movies]]}}</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>{{Cite book |last=Hischak |first=Thomas S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PvNQEAAAQBAJ&dq=Debra+Monk+Frostburg+State+University&pg=PA501 |title=The Oxford Companion to the American Musical: Theatre, Film, and Television |date=2008-06-02 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-988732-3 |pages=501 |language=en}}</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>{{cite web|url=https://movies.yahoo.com/person/debra-monk/ |title=Debra Monk &#124; Movies and Biography - Yahoo Movies |publisher=Movies.yahoo.com |access-date=2014-05-19}}</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 (play)|Picnic]]'' (1994), ''[[Steel Pier (musical)|Steel Pier]]'' (1997), and ''[[Curtains (musical)|Curtains]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web|author=The Broadway League |url=http://www.ibdb.com/person.php?id=53408 |title=Debra Monk &#124; IBDB: The official source for Broadway Information |publisher=IBDB |access-date=2014-05-19}}</ref> In 2000, she won an [[Obie Award]] for ''[[The Time of the Cuckoo]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lortel.org/LLA_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Debra&last=Monk&middle= |title=Lortel Archives-The Internet Off-Broadway Database |publisher=Lortel.org |access-date=2014-05-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023080657/http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Debra&middle=&last=Monk |archive-date=2013-10-23 }}</ref>  She returned to the stage in [[Steppenwolf Theatre Company]]'s production of ''Visiting Edna'' by [[David Rabe]] in September 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/debra-monk-to-replace-rondi-reed-in-play-at-steppenwolf-this-fall/ |title=Debra Monk to replace Rondi Reed in play at Steppenwolf this fall|date=June 22, 2016 |publisher=Chicago Tribune}}</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>{{Cite web |title=Cooking for Jeffrey: Dinner Party 101 |url=https://www.foodnetwork.com/shows/barefoot-contessa-back-to-basics/episodes/cooking-for-jeffrey-dinner-party-101 |access-date=2023-06-30 |website=Food Network |language=en}}</ref>

Monk has appeared in over 30 films since the early 1990s. She made her film debut in [[Prelude to a Kiss (film)|the movie version]] of ''[[Prelude to a Kiss (play)|Prelude to a Kiss]]'', playing Aunt Dorothy.<ref name=tvg/> She later appeared in ''[[The Bridges of Madison County (film)|The Bridges of Madison County]]'' (1995) and ''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|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 (TV series)|Girls]]''. Monk had recurring roles in ''[[A Nero Wolfe Mystery]]'' (2001–02), ''[[Grey's Anatomy]]'' (2006–11), and ''[[Damages (TV series)|Damages]]'' (2007–12).