Debra Monk

Debra Monk

Personal Info

  • Name:

    Debra Monk

  • Birthday:

    1949-02-27

  • Place of Birth: Middletown, Ohio, USA
  • Gender:

    Female

  • Know For:

    Acting

  • Popularity: 0.5769
  • Also Known As

Debra Monk

Biography

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 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).

Top Movie Cast

The Bridges of Madison County
The Bridges of Madison Countytrue- Madge

1995-06-02

7.7
The Devil's Advocate
The Devil's Advocatetrue- Pam Garrety

1997-10-17

7.5
Prelude to a Kiss
Prelude to a Kisstrue- Aunt Dorothy

1992-07-10

5.6
Fearless
Fearlesstrue- Alison

1993-10-15

6.9
Bed of Roses
Bed of Rosestrue- Lewis' Mom

1996-01-26

5.8
Extreme Measures
Extreme Measurestrue- Dr. Judith Gruszynski

1996-09-27

6.0
Quiz Show
Quiz Showtrue- Kintner's Secretary

1994-08-25

7.3
The Music Man
The Music Mantrue- Mrs. Paroo

2003-02-16

5.4
For Love or Money
For Love or Moneytrue- Mrs. Wegman

1993-10-01

6.2
Bulworth
Bulworthtrue- Helen

1998-05-15

6.3
The Producers
The Producerstrue- Lick Me-Bite Me

2005-12-25

6.2
Mrs. Winterbourne
Mrs. Winterbournetrue- Lieutenant Ambrose

1996-04-19

7.2
The Great Buck Howard
The Great Buck Howardtrue- Doreen

2008-01-18

6.0
Milwaukee, Minnesota
Milwaukee, Minnesotatrue- Edna Burroghs

2003-01-21

4.9
Jeffrey
Jeffreytrue- Mom

1995-08-18

6.3
Eloise at the Plaza
Eloise at the Plazatrue- Maggie the Carriage Driver

2003-04-27

6.1
Plain Dirty
Plain Dirtytrue- Officer Avon

2003-01-20

4.0
Eloise at Christmastime
Eloise at Christmastimetrue- Maggie the Carriage Driver

2003-11-22

6.4
The Brass Teapot
The Brass Teapottrue- Trudy

2012-09-08

6.1
Redwood Curtain
Redwood Curtaintrue- Geneva, Laird's Sister

1995-01-01

6.0
The Substance of Fire
The Substance of Firetrue- Martha Hackett

1996-09-11

7.2
This Is Where I Leave You
This Is Where I Leave Youtrue- Linda Callen

2014-09-10

6.6
Dark Water
Dark Watertrue- Young Dahlia's Teacher

2005-07-08

5.7
The Other Woman
The Other Womantrue- Laura Greenleaf

2010-10-28

6.2
Demolition
Demolitiontrue- Davis' Mom

2016-04-06

6.8
One for the Money
One for the Moneytrue- Mrs. Plum

2012-01-26

5.6
The Savages
The Savagestrue- Nancy Lachman

2007-11-28

6.9
Center Stage
Center Stagetrue- Nancy

2000-05-12

6.9
Ellen Foster
Ellen Fostertrue- Aunt Nadine

1998-12-02

6.1
Reckless
Recklesstrue- Therapist

1995-11-17

6.4
In & Out
In & Outtrue- Mrs. Lester

1997-09-10

6.5
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladiestrue- Self - Performer

1999-12-01

9.0
Standing Up, Falling Down
Standing Up, Falling Downtrue- Jeanie Rollins

2020-02-21

6.3
The First Wives Club
The First Wives Clubtrue- Jilted Lover

1996-09-20

6.7
Palindromes
Palindromestrue- Mama Sunshine

2005-03-09

6.2
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!true- Petunia

2011-12-02

6.7
Knitwits
Knitwitstrue- Catherine

1997-01-01

0.0
Knitwits Revisited
Knitwits Revisitedtrue- Catherine

1999-01-01

0.0

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