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Debra Messing

Debra Messing

Known for: Acting

Born 15/08/1968
Place of birth Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Debra Messing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Series ★ 7,9

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Alicia Harding

1999

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Series ★ 5,0

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

2009

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Series ★ 5,8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self - Guest

2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers Series ★ 5,2

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

2014

The Graham Norton Show Series ★ 7,2

The Graham Norton Show

Self

2007

Seinfeld Series ★ 8,3

Seinfeld

Beth Lukner

1989

King of the Hill Series ★ 7,4

King of the Hill

Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)

1997

The View Series ★ 4,4

The View

Self

1997

LIVE with Kelly and Mark Series ★ 5,6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Self - Guest

1988

Project Runway Series ★ 6,3

Project Runway

Self - Guest Judge

2004

Project Runway Series ★ 6,3

Project Runway

Self

2004

Will & Grace Series ★ 6,9

Will & Grace

Grace Adler

1998

The Ellen DeGeneres Show Series ★ 5,6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self

2003

The One Show Series ★ 4,4

The One Show

Self

2006

Late Night with Conan O'Brien Series ★ 7,3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest

1993

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Series ★ 5,4

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Self - Guest

1992

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors Series ★ 4,5

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Self

2014

Tamron Hall Series ★ 4,7

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

2019

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Series ★ 6,2

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Self

2015

The Reichen Show Series ★ 4,8

The Reichen Show

Self - Guest

2005

Smash Series ★ 6,4

Smash

Julia Houston

2012

Match Game Series ★ 6,4

Match Game

Self - Panelist

2016

The $100,000 Pyramid Series ★ 7,0

The $100,000 Pyramid

Self

2016

Will & Grace Series ★ 7,5

Will & Grace

Grace Adler

2017

The Mysteries of Laura Series ★ 7,1

The Mysteries of Laura

Detective Laura Diamond

2014

Today Series ★ 5,7

Today

Self

1952

The Megan Mullally Show Series ★ 4,7

The Megan Mullally Show

Self - Guest

2006

Ned & Stacey Series ★ 7,1

Ned & Stacey

Stacey Colbert

1995

Entertainment Tonight Series ★ 4,3

Entertainment Tonight

1981

Billy on the Street Series ★ 6,4

Billy on the Street

Self

2011

Garfield Film ★ 5,7

Garfield

Arlene (voice)

2004

Open Season Film ★ 6,2

Open Season

Beth (voice)

2006

Searching Film ★ 7,6

Searching

Detective Vick

2018

Partners Series ★ 9,0

Partners

1995

The Mothman Prophecies Film ★ 6,2

The Mothman Prophecies

Mary Klein

2002

Extra Series ★ 3,8

Extra

Self - Guest

1994

A Walk in the Clouds Film ★ 7,4

A Walk in the Clouds

Betty Sutton

1995

Trailblazer Honors Series ★ 7,5

Trailblazer Honors

Self

2014

The Alto Knights Film ★ 6,2

The Alto Knights

Bobbie Costello

2025

The Starter Wife Series ★ 4,4

The Starter Wife

Molly Kagan

2007

Along Came Polly Film ★ 6,0

Along Came Polly

Lisa Kramer

2004

The Wedding Date Film ★ 6,8

The Wedding Date

Kat Ellis

2005

Prey Series ★ 6,9

Prey

Dr. Sloan Parker

1998

Celebrity Film ★ 6,0

Celebrity

TV Reporter

1998

Bros Film ★ 6,6

Bros

Debra Messing

2022

Jesus Film ★ 6,9

Jesus

Mary Magdalene

1999

Lucky You Film ★ 5,7

Lucky You

Suzanne Offer

2007

Dirty Dancing Film ★ 5,5

Dirty Dancing

Marjorie Houseman

2017

Project Accessory Series

Project Accessory

Self - Guest Judge

2011

The Women Film ★ 5,2

The Women

Edie Cohen

2008

Irresistible Film ★ 6,0

Irresistible

Babs Garnett (uncredited)

2020

MADtv Series ★ 7,1

MADtv

(uncredited)

1995

The Starter Wife Series

The Starter Wife

Molly Kagan

2008

Jesus Series ★ 8,6

Jesus

Mary Magdalene

1999

Stucco Film ★ 5,3

Stucco

Counselor

2019

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows Film ★ 4,1

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Self

2016

McHale's Navy Film ★ 4,5

McHale's Navy

Lt. Penelope Carpenter

1997

Inside the Actors Studio Series ★ 7,6

Inside the Actors Studio

Self

1994

Purple Violets Film ★ 5,8

Purple Violets

Kate Scott

2007

Hollywood Ending Film ★ 6,5

Hollywood Ending

Lori

2002

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU Film ★ 9,7

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

Self

2020

13: The Musical Film ★ 6,0

13: The Musical

Jessica Goldman

2022

NBC 75th Anniversary Special Film ★ 10,0

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

Self

2002

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion Film ★ 5,7

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion

The Queen

2016

October 8 Film ★ 5,8

October 8

Self

2025

Nothing Like the Holidays Film ★ 6,3

Nothing Like the Holidays

Sarah Rodriguez

2008

The Dark Divide Film ★ 5,1

The Dark Divide

Thea Pyle

2020

Like Sunday, Like Rain Film ★ 7,3

Like Sunday, Like Rain

Barbara

2014

Wright vs. Wrong Film

Wright vs. Wrong

Evelyn Wright

2010

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures Film

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

2011

Bombshell in Concert Film ★ 9,3

Bombshell in Concert

2020

The War of the Worlds 2021 Film ★ 7,0

The War of the Worlds 2021

2021