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Debra Monk Biography

Updated On 09 Apr, 2023 Published On 08 Nov, 2017
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Facts of Debra Monk

Date of Birth :
Age : 75 years old
Family Name : Monk
Birth Country : United States
Birth Sign : Aquarius
Height : 5 Feet 6 Inch

Relationship short Statistics of Debra Monk

What is Debra Monk marital status ? ( married,single, in relation or divorce): Single
How many children does Debra Monk have ? (name): 0 Children
Is Debra Monk having any relationship affair ?: No
Is Debra Monk Lesbian ? Don't Know

Debra Monk is a 68-year-old American actress, singer, and writer best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She received her first Emmy in 1999 for several guest appearances on NYPD Blue between 1998 and 1999. She has worked on more than 30 movies and series to date.

Early Life and Education

Debra Monk was born on February 27, 1949, in Middletown, Ohio. She is an American by nationality and belongs to the White American ethnicity. Her birth sign is Pisces.

Monk attended Wheaton High School in Silver Spring, Maryland where she was voted "best personality" by the graduating class. She graduated from Frostburg State University in 1973.

After two years, in 1975 she gained her Master's degree in Fine Arts from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. She used to work as a waitress before pursuing her career in the entertainment field. 

Career

Debra Monk began her professional career in 1982 in the theatrical play, Pump Boys, and Dinettes as a co-writer and the female lead. Later, she was cast in the play Redwood Curtain for which she even received a Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

She has acted in several other plays like Steel Pier (1997), and Curtains (2007). In 2000, Monk won an Obie Award for her brilliant performance in The Time of the Cuckoo. She left the theater for a while but made her comeback in 2016 with Steppenwolf Theatre Company.

Check out Debra Monk singing Everybody's Girl in the Broadway The Leading Ladies!

Monk has worked on more than 30 films during her 25-year-long career. She debuted in 1992 with Prelude to a Kiss. In 1999, she gained her first Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for ABC series NYPD Blue where she portrayed the character of Katie Sipowicz.

According to her IMDb bio, she received the 2006 Back Stage Garland Award for her performance in the musical Curtains at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles.

Debra Monk's Personal Life; Does She Have a Husband?

The veteran Broadway star Debra Monk's relationship status has been nothing sort of a mystery to everyone. To this day, there has never been any news about her being married to anyone in the media. There have never been any dating rumors or news of her having a boyfriend in her life.

Debra Monk has likely never married in her life.

The lady has done an excellent job of separating her personal life from her professional life. She has never spoken about her love life in the media. 

Monk is also not active on social media platforms and it has become hard to know her current marital status.  It appears other than her personal life, she likes to live far from the limelight.

What is Debra Monk's Net Worth?

Debra Monk has earned an incredible amount of net worth from her 35-year-long career. Her exact net worth figure is yet to be revealed, but it is assumed to be no less than $1 million.

Debra Monk has a net worth of $1 million.  SOURCE: TV Tropes

Monk has given many blockbuster movies and TV shows.  In 1997, her movie, The Devil's Advocate earned more than $150 million at the box office. Her other works like This is Where I Leave You ($41.3 m), One for the Money ($36.3m), and The Bridges of Madison ($182 m) drew a good sum as well.

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