Debra Monk, born February 27, 1949, is an American actress, singer, and writer. She is known for her roles on NYPD Blue, Grey's Anatomy, Damages and guest starred on Glee.
Personal life[]
Monk was born in Middletown, Ohio. She was voted "best personality" by her peers in the graduating class Wheaton High School located at Silver Spring, Maryland. Monk graduated in 1973 from Frostburg State University.[1]
Career[]
Monk made her television on American Playhouse in 1990. She had a recurring role on NYPD Blue for seventeen episodes for five years till 2001 and on A Nero Wolfe Mystery for eight episodes for a year till 2002. She was on Law & Order for three episodes between 1994, 2002, and 2005.
Monk had a recurring role on Grey's Anatomy for seven episodes for five years till 2011 and a recurring role on Damages for twelve episodes for five years till 2012. She had a two episode guest role on Girls in 2014.
Monk appeared on Broadway in "Pump Boys and Dinettes" for a year till 1983, "Prelude to a Kiss" for a year till 1991, "Nick & Nora" in Dec. 1991, and a Tony Award performance in "Redwood Curtain" for two months in 1993. She was also in "Picnic" for a month in 1994, "Company" for a month and three days in 1994, "Chicago" since Nov. 1996, and "Steel Pier" for two months in 1997. Also, "Ah, Wilderness!" in 1998, "Thou Shalt Not" between 2001 - 2002, "Reckless" in 2004, "Curtains" between 2007 - 2008 and "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof" in 2013.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1990 | American Playhouse | Psychiatrist | (Women & Wallace) |
1992 | Lifestories: Families in Crisis | Karen Bell | (Public Law 106: The Becky Bell Story) |
Prelude to a Kiss | Aunt Dorothy | ||
1993 | Fearless | Alison | |
For Love or Money | Mrs. Wegman | ||
1994 | Quiz Show | Kintner's Secretary | |
Loving | Sandra Thorpe | ||
Law & Order | Kathleen O'Brie/Dr. Madelyn Stahl/Judge G. Proctor | (Coma, Born Again and In God We Trust) | |
1995 | New York News | (Yankee Glory) | |
Reckless | Therapist | ||
Jeffrey | Mom | ||
The Bridges of Madison County | Madge | ||
Redwood Curtain | Geneva, Laird's Sister | TV Movie | |
1996 | Extreme Measures | Dr. Judith Gruszynski | |
The First Wives Club | Jilted Lover | ||
The Substance of Fire | Martha Hackett | ||
Mrs. Winterbourne | Lieutenant Ambrose | ||
Bed of Roses | Lewis' Mom | ||
NYPD Blue | Katie Sipowicz | 1996 - 01 (17 episodes) | |
1997 | Ellen Foster | Aunt Nadine | TV Movie |
The Devil's Advocate | Pam Garrety | ||
In & Out | Mrs. Lester | ||
KnitWits | Catherine | short | |
1998 | Bulworth | Helen | |
LateLine | Clare Cunningham | (Requiem for a Horse) | |
Dellaventura | Madison Harcourt | (Made in America) | |
1999 | KnitWits Revisited | Catherine | TV Movie |
Trinity | (Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down) | ||
2000 | Center Stage | Nancy | |
2001 | A Nero Wolfe Mystery | Madame Zorka /Mrs. Yeager/Mrs. Boone | 2001 - 02 (8 episodes) |
Kristin | Jeannie Yancey | (The Mother) | |
2003 | Eloise at Christmastime | Maggie | TV Movie |
Frasier | Nurse Karen | (No Sex Please, We're Skittish) | |
Eloise at the Plaza | Maggie | TV Movie | |
The Music Man | Mrs. Paroo | TV Movie | |
Milwaukee, Minnesota | Edna Burroughs | ||
Briar Patch | Officer Avon | ||
2004 | Palindromes | Mama Sunshine | |
2005 | The Producers | Lick Me-Bite Me | |
Dark Water | Young Dahlia's Teacher | ||
2006 | Desperate Housewives | Marcella | (Children and Art) |
2007 | Law & Order: Criminal Intent | Warden Pellis | (Untethered) |
Notes from the Underbelly | Andrew's Mom | (Mother's Milk) | |
The Savages | Nancy Lachman | ||
2008 | The Great Buck Howard | Doreen | |
2009 | Ghost Whisperer | Anne Sullivan | (Till Death Do Us Start) |
Glee | Mrs. Schuester | (Acafellas) | |
The Other Woman | Laura | ||
The Closer | Mary Summers | (Blood Money) | |
2010 | Brothers & Sisters | Alexandra Kirby | (Call Mom) |
2011 | Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas! | Petunia | TV Movie |
2012 | The Brass Teapot | Trudy | |
White Collar | Mrs. Mitchell | (Pulling Strings) | |
One for the Money | Mrs. Plum | ||
2013 | Ass Backwards | Pawn Shop Owner | |
2014 | Reaching Home | Janet | short and completed |
Feed Me | |||
This Is Where I Leave You | Linda Callen | ||
Hot in Cleveland | Loretta | (Win Win) | |
Girls | Dr. Sterns | (Females Only and Truth or Dare) | |
Mozart in the Jungle | Betty | (7 episodes) | |
Reckless | Judge Gertrude Moss | (5 episodes) | |
2015 | Sneaky Pete | Connie Persikof | TV Movie |
The Jack and Triumph Show | Young June | (Triumph Comes Home and Dog House) | |
Madam Secretary | Mary Lou Boris | (The Ninth Circle) | |
What's Your Emergency | Meredith Chatsworth | (Corporate Hell) | |
2016 | Mercy Street | Bossy Lady/Mrs. Foster | (The Uniform) |
The Good Wife | Tracy Mintz | (Judged) |