Monk will play Alexandra Kirby, a glitzy radio show host who will become Nora's (Sally Field) rival when she is asked to host an Ask Mom-style radio program.

Monk won a Tony Award for Redwood Curtain and an Emmy Award for a guest appearance on "NYPD Blue." Additional stage credits include Curtains; Chicago; Reckless; Thou Shalt Not; Steel Pier; Company; Picnic; Nick and Nora; Prelude to a Kiss; Pump Boys and Dinettes (which she co-authored); The Seagull; The Time of the Cuckoo (Obie Award); Assassins and Oil City Symphony (also co-author; Drama Desk Award). She has also appeared on "Grey's Anatomy" and "Desperate Housewives."