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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).
Filmography
all 70
Movies 40
TV Shows 30
self 1
The Gilded Age (2022)
Standing Up, Falling Down (2020)
Tell Me a Story (2018)
New Amsterdam (2018)
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (2017)
Bull (2016)
Drew (2016)
Demolition (2016)
Crowded (2016)
Blindspot (2015)
Sneaky Pete (2015)
The Jack and Triumph Show (2015)
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
Reckless (2014)
Mozart in the Jungle (2014)
One for the Money (2012)
American Horror Story (2011)
Hot in Cleveland (2010)
White Collar (2009)
The Good Wife (2009)
Glee (2009)
The Savages (2007)
Damages (2007)
Brothers and Sisters (2006)
The Producers (2005)
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
Dark Water (2005)
The Closer (2005)
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
Palindromes (2005)
Desperate Housewives (2004)
The Music Man (2003)
Milwaukee, Minnesota (2003)
Plain Dirty (2003)
Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Kristin (2001)
A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001)
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies (1999)
Knitwits Revisited (1999)
Ellen Foster (1998)
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
In & Out (1997)
Knitwits (1997)
Extreme Measures (1996)
The First Wives Club (1996)
The Substance of Fire (1996)
Mrs. Winterbourne (1996)
Bed of Roses (1996)
Reckless (1995)
Redwood Curtain (1995)
Quiz Show (1994)
Fearless (1993)
For Love or Money (1993)
Frasier (1993)
Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Law & Order (1990)
Hallmark Hall of Fame (1951)
Summerhouse
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1949-02-27 (75 years old)
Birth PlaceMiddletown, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsPrimetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series, Primetime Emmy Award, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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