Debra Monk
Known For
Acting
Born
1949-02-27 in Middletown, Ohio, USA
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).
Most Known For
Grey's Anatomy
as Louise O'Malley
Law & Order
as Judge G. Proctor
Law & Order
as Kathleen O'Brien
Law & Order
as Dr. Madelyn Stahl
Desperate Housewives
as Marcella
American Horror Story
as Virginia Harding
The Good Wife
as Tracy Mintz
Frasier
as Nurse Karen
The Closer
as Mary Summers
Glee
as Mrs. Schuester
Blindspot
as Colonel Powers
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Warden Pellis
Ghost Whisperer
as Anne Sullivan
White Collar
as Mrs. Mitchell
Bull
as Sandy Harper
New Amsterdam
as Karen Brantley
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
as Helen Dyer
Madam Secretary
as Mary Lou Boris
Brothers and Sisters
as Alexandra Kirby
Sneaky Pete
as Connie Persikof