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  • BIRTH 15/08/1968
  • Country United States
  • SHOWS 25
  • MOVIES 21

Debra Messing

Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing starred in the shortlived television series, Ned and Stacey on Fox (1995–1997), and Prey on ABC (1998). She achieved her breakthrough role as Grace Adler, an interior designer, on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received seven Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, winning once, in 2003.

From 2007 to 2008, Messing starred as Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood film mogul, on the television miniseries The Starter Wife, for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Thereafter, she appeared as Broadway playwright Julia Houston on the NBC musical drama Smash (2012–2013) and as homicide detective Laura Diamond on the NBC police-procedural comedy The Mysteries of Laura (2014–2016). From 2017 to 2020, Messing reprised her role as Grace Adler on NBC's three season revival of Will & Grace, garnering a ninth Golden Globe nomination for her performance.

Messing's film work includes A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Jesus (1999), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Hollywood Ending (2002), Along Came Polly (2004), The Wedding Date (2005), Lucky You (2007), The Women (2008), Nothing Like the Holidays (2008), Searching (2018), and 13: The Musical (2022). She has also lent her voice to animated films such as Garfield (2004) and Open Season (2006).

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Debra Messing

Shows (25)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Alicia Harding
Seinfeld
Seinfeld
Beth Lukner
Will & Grace
Will & Grace
Grace Adler
The Mysteries of Laura
The Mysteries of Laura
Detective Laura Diamond
Smash (2012)
Smash (2012)
Julia Houston
Project Runway
Project Runway
Self / Self - Guest Judge
King of the Hill
King of the Hill
Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
The Graham Norton Show
Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
The View
The View
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
Ned and Stacey
Ned and Stacey
Stacey Colbert
Prey
Prey
Dr. Sloan Parker
Inside the Actors Studio
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
MADtv
MADtv
(uncredited)
Billy on the Street
Billy on the Street
Herself
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
The Starter Wife
The Starter Wife
Molly Kagan
Project Accessory
Project Accessory
Self - Guest Judge
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter
Self
Match Game (2016)
Match Game (2016)
Self
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
The $100,000 Pyramid (2016)
Self

Movies (21)

Searching
Searching
Detective Vick
Garfield
Garfield
Arlene (voice)
Open Season
Open Season
Beth (voice)
The Mothman Prophecies
The Mothman Prophecies
Mary Klein
Along Came Polly
Along Came Polly
Lisa Kramer
Bros
Bros
Debra Messing
The Wedding Date
The Wedding Date
Kat Ellis
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
The Queen
Celebrity
Celebrity
TV Reporter
Alto Knights
Alto Knights
Bobbie Costello
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
Marjorie Houseman
Stucco
Stucco
Counselor
The Women
The Women
Edie Cohen
Like Sunday, Like Rain
Like Sunday, Like Rain
Barbara
A Walk in the Clouds
A Walk in the Clouds
Betty Sutton
Purple Violets
Purple Violets
Kate Scott
Lucky You
Lucky You
Suzanne Offer
McHale's Navy
McHale's Navy
Lt. Penelope Carpenter
Hollywood Ending
Hollywood Ending
Lori
13: The Musical
13: The Musical
Jessica Goldman
Nothing Like the Holidays
Nothing Like the Holidays
Sarah Rodriguez