
Debra Monk
Biography
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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).
Acting (39 movies)

The Bridges of Madison County
1995

The Devil's Advocate
1997

Prelude to a Kiss
1992

Fearless
1993

Bed of Roses
1996

Extreme Measures
1996

Quiz Show
1994

The Music Man
2003

For Love or Money
1993

Bulworth
1998

The Producers
2005

Mrs. Winterbourne
1996

The Great Buck Howard
2008

Milwaukee, Minnesota
2003

Jeffrey
1995

Eloise at the Plaza
2003

Plain Dirty
2003

Eloise at Christmastime
2003

The Brass Teapot
2012

Redwood Curtain
1995

The Substance of Fire
1996

This Is Where I Leave You
2014

Dark Water
2005

The Other Woman
2010

Demolition
2016

One for the Money
2012

The Savages
2007

Center Stage
2000

Ellen Foster
1997

Reckless
1995

In & Out
1997

My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies
1999

Standing Up, Falling Down
2020

The First Wives Club
1996

Palindromes
2005

Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!
2011

Knitwits
1997

Knitwits Revisited
1999

A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim
1995
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