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Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. Monk has received a Tony Award and Emmy Awards. Monk was born in Middletown, Ohio. She was voted "best personality" by the graduating class at Wheaton High School in Silver Spring,Maryland. She graduated from Frostburg State University in 1973. In 1975, Monk received a Master of Fine Arts degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Monk garnered first attention in theatrical circles as one of the co-writers and co-stars of the 1982 musical Pump Boys and Dinettes. She has won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for performance in Redwood Curtain (1993). She also was nominated an Tony Award for roles in Picnic (1994), Steel Pier (1997), and Curtains (2007). In 2000, she has won Obie Award for The Time of the Cuckoo. Monk has appeared in over 30 films as of early 1990s. She made her film debut in the movie version of Prelude to a Kiss, playing Aunt Dorothy. She later appeared in The Bridges of Madison County and The Devil's Advocate. On television, she has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for recurring performance as Katie Sipowicz in the ABC series, NYPD Blue. She also guest-starred on Law & Order, Desperate Housewives, The Closer, and Girls. Monk had a recurring roles in A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2001-2002), Grey's Anatomy (2006-2011), and Damages (2007-2012).

黛布拉·蒙克（Debra Monk，1949 年 2 月 27 日出生）是一位美国女演员、歌手和作家，以在百老汇舞台上的表演而闻名。蒙克曾获得托尼奖和艾美奖。蒙克出生于俄亥俄州的米德尔敦。她被马里兰州银泉市惠顿高中的毕业班评为“最佳人物”。她于1973年毕业于弗罗斯特堡州立大学。1975年，蒙克在德克萨斯州达拉斯的南卫理公会大学获得美术硕士学位。蒙克作为 1982 年音乐剧《Pump Boys and Dinettes》的联合编剧和联合主演之一，首次在戏剧界引起了人们的关注。她因在《红木窗帘》（1993）中的表演而获得托尼奖最佳戏剧女主角奖。她还因在《野餐》（1994 年）、《钢铁码头》（1997 年）和《窗帘》（2007 年）中的角色而获得托尼奖提名。2000年，她凭借《布谷鸟时代》获得奥比奖。截至 30 年代初，蒙克已经出演了 1990 多部电影。她在电影版《吻的前奏曲》中首次亮相，饰演多萝西阿姨。她后来出现在《麦迪逊县的桥梁》和《魔鬼的代言人》中。在电视上，她因在 ABC 系列剧《纽约警察局蓝色》中反复饰演凯蒂·西波维奇而获得黄金时段艾美奖剧情类剧集杰出客座女演员奖。她还客串出演了《法律与秩序》、《绝望的主妇》、《The Closer》和《女孩》。蒙克在《尼禄·沃尔夫之谜》（2001-2002）、《实习医生格蕾》（2006-2011）和《损害》（2007-2012）中反复扮演角色。