Debra Monk Biography (1949-)

Born February 27, 1949, in Middletown, OH; married John Miller (a music coordinator; divorced). Addresses: Agent: Gage Group Inc., 9255 Sunset Blvd., Suite 515, Los Angeles, CA 90069.; Contact: 315 West 57th St., #4H, New York, NY 10019.

Nationality: American
Gender: Female
Occupation: Actress, director, writer
Birth Details: February 27, 1949; Middletown, Ohio, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Stage Appearances
Moliere in Spite of Himself, Hartman Theatre Company, Stamford, CT, 1981
Prudie Cupp, Pump Boys and Dinettes, Westside Arts Theatre, New York City, then Colonnades Theatre, later Princess Theatre, New York City, 1982
'84 Shorts, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY, 1984-1985
Astronauts, Actors Theatre of Louisville, 1985-1986
Oil City Symphony, Circle in the Square, New York City, 1987-1988
Mother, "And the Air Didn't Answer," Young Playwrights Festival, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, New York City, 1988
The Beach, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT, 1988-1989
Mrs. Boyle, Prelude to a Kiss, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City,1990
Sara Jane Moore, Assassins, off-Broadway production, 1990-1991
Lily Connors, Nick and Nora, Marquis Theatre, New York City, 1991
Jan Kirkland, Man in His Underwear, 1992
Mame, The Innocent's Crusade, Manhattan Theatre Club, New York City, 1992
Geneva Simonson, Redwood Curtain, Old Globe Theatre, San Diego, CA, 1992-1993, then Brooks Atkinson Theatre, New York City, 1993
Barbara Hoyle, Three Hotels, Circle Repertory Company, New York City, 1993
A Cheever Evening, Playwrights Horizons Theatre, 1993
Rosemary Sydney, Picnic, Center Stage Right/Criterion Theatre, NewYork City, 1994
Easter Bonnet Competition: Back to Basics, Palace Theatre, New York City, 1995
Phyllis, "Central Park West," Death Defying Acts, Variety Arts Theatre, New York City, 1995
Joanne, Company, Center Stage Right/Criterion Theatre, 1995
Shelby Stevens, Steel Pier, Richard Rodgers Theatre, New York City, 1997
Essie Miller, Ah, Wilderness!, Vivian Beaumont Theatre, New York City, 1997
Leona Samish, The Time of the Cuckoo, Mitzi E. Newhouse Theatre, New York City, 1999
Madame Raquin, Thou Shalt Not, Plymouth Theatre, New York City, 2001
Polina Andreyevna, The Seagull, Delacorte Theatre, New York City,2001
Also appeared in A Narrow Bed, off-Broadway production; also appeared with Seattle Repertory Company and Bay Street Theatre.
Stage Director
Pump Boys and Dinettes, Pennsylvania State Company, Allentown, PA,1985-1986
Film Appearances
Aunt Dorothy, Prelude to a Kiss, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
Mrs. Wegman, For Love or Money (also known as The Concierge), Universal, 1993
Alison, Fearless (also known as Joyride), Warner Bros., 1993
Kintner's secretary, Quiz Show, Buena Vista, 1994
Skeptical therapist, Reckless, Samuel Goldwyn, 1995

Madge, The Bridges of Madison County, Warner Bros., 1995
Mom, Jeffrey, Orion, 1995
Lewis's mom, Bed of Roses (also known as Amelia and the King ofPlants), New Line Cinema, 1996
Martha Hackett, The Substance of Fire, Miramax, 1996
Lieutenant Ambrose, Mrs. Winterbourne, TriStar, 1996
Jilted lover, The First Wives Club, Paramount, 1996
Dr. Judith Gruszynski, Extreme Measures, Columbia, 1996
Pam Garrety, The Devil's Advocate, Warner Bros., 1997
Mrs. Lester, In and Out, Paramount, 1997
Helen, Bulworth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1998
Nancy Cummings, Center Stage, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
Edna Burroughs, Milwaukee, Minnesota, 2001
Officer Avon, Briar Patch, 2002
Television Appearances
Series
Sandra Thorpe, Loving, 1994
Katie Sipowicz, NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996-2001
Movies
Geneva Simonson, "Redwood Curtain," Hallmark Hall of Fame, ABC, 1995
Nadine, Ellen Foster, CBS, 1997
Pilots
Prudie Cupp, Pumpboys and Dinettes on Television, NBC, 1983
Episodic
Kathleen "Kate" O'Brien, "Coma," Law & Order, NBC, 1994
Katie Sipowicz, "A Death in the Family," NYPD Blue, ABC, 1996
Madison Harcourt, Dellaventura, CBS, 1997
"Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down," Trinity,NBC, 1999
(As Deborah Monk) Mrs. Rachel Bruner, "The Doorbell Rung," A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Mrs. Carlisle, "Disguise for Moe," A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Arts andEntertainment, 2001
Jeannie Yancey, "The Mother," Kristin, NBC, 2001
Madam Zorka, "Over My Dead Body: Part 1," A Nero Wolfe Mystery, Arts and Entertainment, 2001
Dr. Madelyn Stahl, "Born Again," Law & Order, NBC, 2002
Specials
Psychiatrist, "Women and Wallace," American Playhouse, PBS, 1990
"Public Law 106: The Becky Bell Story," Lifestories: Families in Crisis, HBO, 1992
"A Tribute to Stephen Sondheim," A & E Stage, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
Herself, My Favorite Broadway: The Leading Ladies, PBS, 1999
Awards Presentations
The 47th Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1993
The 51st Annual Tony Awards, CBS, 1997
The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1999
RECORDINGS
Taped Readings
Low Country by Mark Pumphrey, HarperAudio, 1998
WRITINGS
Plays
(Co-author) Pump Boys and Dinettes, produced at Westside Arts Theatre, 1981 then Colonnades Theatre, later Princess Theatre, 1982
(Co-author) Oil City Symphony, produced at Circle in the Square, 1987-1988
Television Pilots
Pumpboys and Dinettes on Television, NBC, 1983

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