Debra Monk (February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer best known for Redwood Curtain (1993), The Devil's Advocate (1997), and One for the Money (2012).
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1992: Prelude to a Kiss as Aunt Dorothy
- 1993: For Love Or Money as Mrs. Wegman
- 1993: Fearless as Alison
- 1994: Quiz Show as Kintner's Secretary
- 1995: Redwood Curtain as Geneva
- 1995: The Bridges of Madison County as Madge
- 1995: Jeffrey as Mom
- 1995: Reckless as Therapist
- 1996: Bed of Roses as Lewis' Mom
- 1996: Mrs. Winterbourne as Lt. Ambrose
- 1996: The Substance Of Fire as Martha Hackett
- 1996: The First Wives Club as Jilted Lover
- 1996: Extreme Measures as Dr. Judith Gruszynski
- 1997: In & Out as Mrs. Lester
- 1997: Knit Wits as Catherine (short)
- 1999: Knit Wits Revisited as Catherine
- 1997: The Devil's Advocate as Pam Garrety
- 1997: Ellen Foster as Aunt Nadine
- 1998: Bulworth as Helen
- 2000: Center Stage (2000) as Nancy
- 2002: Briar Patch as Officer Avon
- 2003: Milwaukee Minnesota as Edna Burroughs
- 2003: The Music Man as Mrs. Paroo
- 2004: Palindromes as Mama Sunshine
- 2005: Dark Water as Young Dahlia's Teacher
- 2005: The Producers as Lick Me-Bite Me
- 2007: The Savages as Nancy Lachman
- 2008: The Great Buck Howard as Doreen
- 2009: The Other Woman (2009) as Laura
- 2011: Good Luck Charlie Its Christmas as Petunia
- 2012: One for the Money as Mrs. Plum
- 2012: The Brass Teapot as Trudy
- 2013: Ass Backwards as Pawn Shop Owner
- 2014: Reaching Home as Janet (short)
- 2014: This Is Where I Leave You as Linda Callen
- 2015: Demolition as Davis' Mom
- 2016: Drew as Hannah Gruen
- 2019: Standing Up Falling Down as Jeanie Rollins
Television Roles
- 1989: One Life to Live as Nurse Medford
- 1990: American Playhouse as Psychiatrist
- 1992: Lifestories Families In Crisis as Karen Bell
- 1992-1994: Loving as Sandra Thorpe
- 1994-2005: Law & Order as Judge G. Proctor/Dr. Madelyn Stahl/Kathleen O'Brien
- 1996-2001: NYPD Blue as Katie Sipowicz
- 1998: Late Line as Clare Cunningham
- 1998: Dellaventura as Madison Harcourt
- 2001: Kristin as Jeannie Yancey
- 2001-2002: A Nero Wolfe Mystery as Mrs. Boone/Mrs. Yeager/various
- 2003: Frasier as Nurse Karen
- 2003: The Wonderful World of Disney as Maggie
- 2006: Desperate Housewives as Marcella
- 2006-2011: Grey's Anatomy as Louise O'Malley
- 2007: Notes From The Underbelly as Andrew's Mom
- 2007: Law & Order: Criminal Intent as Warden Pellis
- 2007-2012: Damages as Deniece Parsons
- 2009: The Closer as Mary Summers
- 2009: Glee as Mrs. Schuester
- 2009: Ghost Whisperer as Anne Sullivan
- 2010: Brothers & Sisters as Alexandra Kirby
- 2012: White Collar as Mrs. Mitchell
- 2014: Girls as Dr. Sterns
- 2014: Hot in Cleveland as Loretta
- 2014: Reckless as Judge Gertrude Moss
- 2014-2018: Mozart in the Jungle as Betty Cragdale
- 2015: Whats Your Emergency as Meredith Chatsworth
- 2015: Madame Secretary as Mary Lou Boris
- 2015: The Jack And Triumph Show as Young June
- 2015: Difficult People as Bunny Tack
- 2015: Blindspot as Col. Powers
- 2015-2017: Sneaky Pete as Connie Persikof
- 2016: The Good Wife as Tracy Mintz
- 2016: The Characters as Kim
- 2016: Crowded as Linda
- 2016-2017: Mercy Street as Dr. Foster's Mother
- 2017: NCIS: New Orleans as CEO Sarah Laroche
- 2017: Mr. Mercedes as Capt. Brooke Hockney
- 2018: Dietland as Mrs. Kettle
- 2018-2019: Tell Me a Story as Esther Thorn
- 2019: Bull as Sandy Harper
- 2019: At Home With Amy Sedaris as Mrs. Bjornson
- 2019: Instinct as Judge Gillespie
- 2019-2022: New Amsterdam (2018) as Karen Brantley
- 2022: The Gilded Age as Armstrong
Theatre Roles
- 1982-1983: Pump Boys And Dinettes as Prudie Cupp
- 1989: Assassins as Sara Jane Moore
- 1990-1991: Prelude to a Kiss as Mrs. Boyle
- 1990-1991: Nick And Nora as Lily Connors
- 1993: Redwood Curtain as Geneva
- 1994: Picnic as Rosemary Sydney
- 1995: Company (Sondheim) as Joanne
- 1996-present: Chicago as Matron
- 1997: Steel Pier as Shelby Stevens
- 1998: Ah Wilderness as Essie Miller
- 2001-2002: Thou Shalt Not as Madame Raquin
- 2004: Reckless as Doctors 1-6
- 2007-2008: Curtains as Carmen Bernstein
- 2013: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof as Big Mama