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.

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