Isabell Monk Biography (1952-)
Born October 4, 1952, in Washington, DC (some sources say MD); daughter of Henry (a laborer) and Jane Dorothy (a beautician; maiden name, Barnett) Monk.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- October 4, 1952
- Washington, DC, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Stage Appearances
- The Tempest, off-Broadway production, 1981
- Madeleine Caderousse/La Charconte, The Count of Monte Cristo, JohnF. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, Washington, DC, 1985
- Gwen Craig, Execution of Justice, Virginia Theatre, New York City,1986
- Tonight We Improvise, American Repertory Theatre, Cambridge, MA, 1986-1987
- Member of the chorus, Elektra, Classic Stage Company, CSC Theatre,New York City, 1987
- Lear, George Street Playhouse, New Brunswick, NJ, 1987-1988
- Antigone, The Gospel at Colonus, Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, New York City, 1988
- The Warrior Ant, Brooklyn Academy of Music, Majestic Theatre, NewYork City, 1988
- Mary, Ladies, Theatre at St. Clement's, New York City, 1989
- Gloucester, Lear, Triplex Theatre, New York City, 1990
- Linda, Death of a Salesman, 1991-1992
- Clytemnestra, Iphigenia in Aulis, 1992
- Also appeared as Maxim's girl, Tales from the Vienna Woods, Yale Repertory Theatre, New Haven, CT; ghost and member of the ensemble, Ubu Rex; Timandra, Timon of Athens; understudy for the role of Lena, Boseman and Lena; Lady Day and Miss Lady, The Resurrection of Lady Lester; Momma and daughter, Slow Drag Momma, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Louisville, KY; Dorine, Tartuffe; Baroness and member of the ensemble, Candide; Nancy, Requiem for a Nun; appeared in The Tempest, New York Shakespeare Festival, New York City, and in productions atGuthrie Theatre, Minneapolis, MN; appeared in Julius Caesar, A Midsummer Night's Dream, The Darker Face of the Earth, and A Christmas Carol; also performed in a solo show.
- Major Tours
- Appeared as Louisa Mae, Rupert's Birthday, Actors Theatre of Louisville and Budapest, Hungary; Rodeo and French Fries, Talking With, Actors Theatre of Louisville and Australian cities; Antigone and Sister Bea, The Gospel at Colonus; narrator, Sister Sue Cinema, British, French, and Belgian cities, and Brooklyn Academy of Music.
- Film Appearances
- Woman with book, The World According to Garp, Warner Bros., 1982
- Nurse, Lovesick, Warner Bros., 1983
- Rita, Swing Shift, Warner Bros., 1984
- Woman with groceries, Good to Go (also known as Short Fuse), 1986
- Matron, Cookie, Warner Bros., 1989
- Judge, Family Business, TriStar, 1989
- Professor, Crossing the Bridge, Buena Vista, 1992
- Georgia Jackson, Dario Argento's Trauma (also known as Trauma), ADC Films/Overseas FilmGroup, Inc., 1992
- Apartment manager, Equinox (also known as Isimeria), IRS Releasing, 1993
- Nurse, Grumpy Old Men, Warner Bros., 1993
- Police officer, Untamed Heart, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993
- Emma, Rosewood, Warner Bros., 1997
- Judge, With or without You, Double-U Productions, 1998
- Vice principal, The Naked Man, Mars Films, 1998
- Judge Maddick, Here on Earth, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- First inmate, Sugar & Spice, New Line Cinema, 2001
- Mrs. Bostick, Black Knight, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001
- Television Appearances
- Movies
- Manhattan receptionist, Senior Trip!, CBS, 1981
- Esther, Girls of the White Orchid (also known as Death Ride toOsaka), NBC, 1983
- Nell Bandis, Calamity Jane, CBS, 1984
- Teacher, Second Sight: A Love Story, CBS, 1984
- Susan Munson, When She Says No, ABC, 1984
- Mrs. Webb, A Special Friendship, CBS, 1987
- Teacher, In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (also known as In the Line of Duty: Trackdown), NBC, 1995
- Episodic
- The waitress, "To Snatch a Keith," Family Ties, NBC, 1983
- Nurse Dubow, "The Last Campaign," The Equalizer, 1988
- Also appeared in Benson, ABC; and Mr. Smith, NBC.
- Specials
- Antigone, The Gospel at Colonus, 1985
- Taking a Stand, 1989
- Appeared in Isy Monk--We Ain't What We Was, PBS.
- WRITINGS
- For Stage
- Author of a solo show.