Acting credits
70
Established
Large and steady acting portfolio.
Actor
Debra Monk
Acting
Career Snapshot
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Movies: 40Series: 30
TMDB ID: 10386
IMDb ID: nm0598213
Known for: Acting
Born: February 27, 1949
Age: 76
Place of birth: Middletown, Ohio, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1951 - 2022
Years active: 72
Average TMDB rating: 6.92
Wikidata: Q288404
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).
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Movie credits linked with Debra Monk.
6.3
Standing Up, Falling Down
as Jeanie Rollins
2020 Movie
Drew
as Hannah Gruen
2016 Movie
6.8
Demolition
as Davis' Mom
2016 Movie
6.6
This Is Where I Leave You
as Linda Callen
2014 Movie
6.1
The Brass Teapot
as Trudy
2012 Movie
5.6
One for the Money
as Mrs. Plum
2012 Movie
6.7
Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
as Petunia
2011 Movie
6.2
The Other Woman
as Laura Greenleaf
2010 Movie
6.0
The Great Buck Howard
as Doreen
2008 Movie
6.9
The Savages
as Nancy Lachman
2007 Movie
6.2
The Producers
as Lick Me-Bite Me
2005 Movie
5.7
Dark Water
as Young Dahlia's Teacher
2005 Movie
6.2
Palindromes
as Mama Sunshine
2005 Movie
6.4
Eloise at Christmastime
as Maggie the Carriage Driver
2003 Movie
6.1
Eloise at the Plaza
as Maggie the Carriage Driver
2003 Movie
5.6
The Music Man
as Mrs. Paroo
2003 Movie
4.6
Milwaukee, Minnesota
as Edna Burroghs
2003 Movie
4.4
Plain Dirty
as Officer Avon
2003 Movie
6.9
Center Stage
as Nancy
2000 Movie
9.0
My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
as Self - Performer
1999 Movie
Knitwits Revisited
as Catherine
1999 Movie
6.3
Bulworth
as Helen
1998 Movie
6.0
Ellen Foster
as Aunt Nadine
1997 Movie
7.5
The Devil's Advocate
as Pam Garrety
1997 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Debra Monk.
7.6
The Gilded Age
as Armstrong • 25 eps
2022 Series
7.1
Tell Me a Story
as Esther Thorn • 4 eps
2018 Series
8.3
New Amsterdam
as Karen Brantley • 34 eps
2018 Series
8.0
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Helen Dyer • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.1
Bull
as Sandy Harper • 1 eps
2016 Series
6.0
Crowded
as Linda • 1 eps
2016 Series
7.4
Blindspot
as Colonel Powers • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.5
Sneaky Pete
as Connie Persikof • 2 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Difficult People
as Bunny Tack • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
Madam Secretary
as Mary Lou Boris • 1 eps
2014 Series
7.5
Mozart in the Jungle
as Betty Cragdale • 21 eps
2014 Series
8.1
American Horror Story
as Virginia Harding • 4 eps
2011 Series
7.3
Hot in Cleveland
as Loretta • 1 eps
2010 Series
8.2
White Collar
as Mrs. Mitchell • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.6
The Good Wife
as Tracy Mintz • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.8
Glee
as Mrs. Schuester • 1 eps
2009 Series
7.4
Damages
as Deniece Parsons • 12 eps
2007 Series
7.0
Notes from the Underbelly
as Andrew's Mom • 1 eps
2007 Series
7.1
Brothers and Sisters
as Alexandra Kirby • 1 eps
2006 Series
8.1
Ghost Whisperer
as Anne Sullivan • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
The Closer
as Mary Summers • 1 eps
2005 Series
8.2
Grey's Anatomy
as Louise O'Malley • 7 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Desperate Housewives
as Marcella • 1 eps
2004 Series
7.6
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Warden Pellis • 1 eps
2001 Series