Actor

Debra Monk

February 27, 1949 · Middletown, Ohio, USA

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).

Notable work

8.2
Grey's Anatomy (2005)
as Louise O'Malley
7.5
The Devil's Advocate (1997)
as Pam Garrety
8.1
American Horror Story (2011)
as Virginia Harding
7.4
Blindspot (2015)
as Colonel Powers
6.8
Demolition (2016)
as Davis' Mom
7.7
The Bridges of Madison County (1995)
as Madge
7.9
Desperate Housewives (2004)
as Marcella
8.1
Ghost Whisperer (2005)
as Anne Sullivan
8.2
White Collar (2009)
as Mrs. Mitchell
6.6
This Is Where I Leave You (2014)
as Linda Callen
5.7
Dark Water (2005)
as Young Dahlia's Teacher
8.3
New Amsterdam (2018)
as Karen Brantley

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