Editing Debra Monk


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{{Short description|American actress (born 1949)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Debra Monk
| image = Debra Monk - 2022.jpg
| caption = Monk in 2022. Photo by Tess Steinkolk. 
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1949|2|27}}
| birth_place = [[Middletown, Ohio]], U.S.
| death_date =
| death_place =
|education = [[Frostburg State University]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[Southern Methodist University]] ([[Master of Fine Arts|MFA]])
| years_active = 1982&ndash;present
| occupation = {{hlist|Actress|singer|writer}}
}}

'''Debra Monk''' (born February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the [[Broadway theatre|Broadway stage]]. She is the recipient of a [[Tony Award]] (1993), two [[Drama Desk Award|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>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/debra-monk/bio/146917 |title=Debra Monk Biography |publisher=Tvguide.com |access-date=2014-05-19 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20220128015255/https://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/debra-monk/bio/3030054693/ |archive-date=January 28, 2022 |url-status=live }}</ref>

==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).

==Filmography==
=== Film ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
|-
|1992
| ''[[Prelude to a Kiss (film)|Prelude to a Kiss]]''
| Aunt Dorothy
|
|-
|1993
| ''[[For Love or Money (1993 film)|For Love or Money]]''
| Mrs. Wegman
|
|-
|1993
| ''[[Fearless (1993 film)|Fearless]]''
| Alison
|
|-
| 1994
| ''[[Quiz Show (film)|Quiz Show]]''
| Kintner's Secretary
|
|-
|1995
| ''[[Redwood Curtain]]''
| Geneva
|Television film
|-
|1995
| ''[[The Bridges of Madison County (film)|The Bridges of Madison County]]''
| Madge
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Jeffrey (1995 film)|Jeffrey]]''
| Mom
|
|-
| 1995
| ''[[Reckless (1995 film)|Reckless]]''
| Therapist
|
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Bed of Roses (1996 film)|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 (film)|In & Out]]''
| Mrs. Lester
|
|-
|1997
| ''[[The Devil's Advocate (1997 film)|The Devil's Advocate]]''
| Pam Garrety
|
|-
|1997
| ''[[Ellen Foster (film)|Ellen Foster]]''
| Aunt Nadine
|Television film
|-
|1998
| ''[[Bulworth]]''
| Helen
|
|-
|2000
| ''[[Center Stage (2000 film)|Center Stage]]''
| Nancy
|
|-
|2003
| ''[[Briar Patch (film)|Briar Patch]]''
| Officer Avon
|
|-
|2003
| ''[[The Music Man (2003 film)|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 (film)|Palindromes]]''
|Mama Sunshine 
|
|-
|2005
| ''[[Dark Water (2005 film)|Dark Water]]''
| Dahlia's Teacher
|
|-
|2005
| ''[[The Producers (2005 film)|The Producers]]''
| Lick Me-Bite Me
|
|-
|2007
| ''[[The Savages (film)|The Savages]]''
| Nancy Lachman
|
|-
|2008
| ''[[The Great Buck Howard]]''
| Doreen
|
|-
|2009
| ''[[The Other Woman (2009 film)|Love and Other Impossible Pursuits]]''
| Laura
|
|-
|2011
| ''[[Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!]]''
| Petunia
|Television film
|-
|2012
| ''[[One for the Money (film)|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 (2015 film)|Demolition]]''
| Davis' Mom
|
|-
|2019
|''[[Standing Up, Falling Down]]''
|Jeanie Rollins
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable" 
|-
! Year
! Title
! Role
! width="55%"| Notes
|-
|1989 || ''[[One Life to Live]]'' ||Nurse Medford || 1 Episode
|-
|1990 || ''[[American Playhouse]]'' || Psychiatrist || Episode: "Women & Wallace "
|-
|rowspan=2|1992 || ''[[Loving (TV series)|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]])
|-
|rowspan=2|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"
|-
|rowspan=2|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 (TV series)|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 "
|-
|rowspan=3|2009 ||''[[Glee (TV series)|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 (2006 TV series)|Brothers & Sisters ]]'' ||Alexandra Kirby||Episode: "Call Mom"
|-
|2012 ||''[[White Collar (TV series)|White Collar]]''|| Mrs. Mitchell||Episode: "[[Pulling Strings (White Collar)|Pulling Strings]]"
|-
|2014 ||''[[Girls (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Reckless]]'' ||Judge Gertrude Moss||5 episodes
|-
|2015 || ''[[Madam Secretary (TV series)|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 (TV series)|Blindspot]]'' ||Colonel Powers||Episode: "A Stray Howl"
|-
|2015–17 ||''[[Sneaky Pete]]''||Connie Persikof || 2 episodes
|-
|2016–17|| ''[[Mercy Street (TV series)|Mercy Street]]'' || Dr. Foster's Mother|| 2 episodes
|-
|2016||''[[Crowded (TV series)|Crowded]]'' ||Linda||Episode: "Come Back"
|-
|2016||''[[The Good Wife]]''||Tracy Mintz||Episode: "Judged"
|-
|2016 ||''[[The Characters]]'' ||Kim||Episode: "John Early "
|-
|rowspan=3|2017 ||''[[Barefoot Contessa|Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics]]'' ||Herself ||Episode: “Dinner Party 101”
|-
|''[[NCIS: New Orleans]]'' ||CEO Sarah Laroche ||Episode: “Hell on the High Water”
|-
|''[[Mr. Mercedes (TV series)|Mr. Mercedes]]''|| Capt. Brooke Hockney ||2 episodes
|-
|2018 ||''[[Dietland (TV series)|Dietland]]''|| Mrs Kettle ||5 episodes
|-
|2018–19 ||''[[Tell Me a Story (TV series)|Tell Me a Story]]''|| Esther Thorn ||4 episodes
|-
|2019 ||''[[At Home with Amy Sedaris]]''||Mrs. Bjornson ||Episode: “Thanksgiving”
|-
|2019 ||''[[Instinct (American TV series)|Instinct]]''|| Judge Gillespie||Episode: “Finders Keepers”
|-
|2019–23 ||''[[New Amsterdam (2018 TV series)|New Amsterdam]]'' || Karen Brantley || 16 episodes
|-
|2022 || ''[[The Gilded Age (TV series)|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
|}

==Stage==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-break}}

===Broadway===
* ''[[Pump Boys and Dinettes]]'' - 1982 (also co-author and co-director)
* ''[[Prelude to a Kiss (play)|Prelude to a Kiss]]'' - 1990
* ''[[Nick & Nora (musical)|Nick & Nora]]'' - 1991
* ''[[Lanford_Wilson#Bibliography|Redwood Curtain]]'' - 1993 - [[Tony Award]]
* ''[[Picnic (play)|Picnic]]'' - 1994 - Tony Award nomination
* ''[[Company (musical)|Company]]'' - 1995
* ''[[Steel Pier (musical)|Steel Pier]]'' - 1997 - Tony Award nomination
* ''[[Ah, Wilderness!]]'' - 1998
* ''[[Thou Shalt Not (musical)|Thou Shalt Not]]'' - 2001
* ''[[Chicago (musical)|Chicago]]'' - 2005
* ''[[Curtains (musical)|Curtains]]'' - 2007 - Tony Award nomination
* ''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' - 2012 
{{col-break}}

===Off-Broadway===
* ''[[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 (musical)|Assassins]]'' - 1990
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== References ==
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==External links==
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* {{IOBDB name|459}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20131023080657/http://www.lortel.org/lla_archive/index.cfm?search_by=people&first=Debra&middle=&last=Monk archive])
* [http://www.broadway.com/gen/Buzz_Star_File.aspx?ci=541115 Star File: Debra Monk] at Broadway.com
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* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061017201725/http://www.playbill.com/celebritybuzz/article/101310.html |title=PLAYBILL.COM'S BRIEF ENCOUNTER with Debra Monk (August 9, 2006) |date=mdy}}

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