Debra Messing
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Alicia Harding
1999
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Seinfeld
Beth Lukner
1989
Series
King of the Hill
Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)
1997
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge
2004
Series
Project Runway
Self
2004
Series
Will & Grace
Grace Adler
1998
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
The One Show
Self
2006
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self - Guest
1992
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
2005
Series
Smash
Julia Houston
2012
Series
Match Game
Self - Panelist
2016
Series
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self
2016
Series
Will & Grace
Grace Adler
2017
Series
The Mysteries of Laura
Detective Laura Diamond
2014
Series
Today
Self
1952
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
Ned & Stacey
Stacey Colbert
1995
Series
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Series
Billy on the Street
Self
2011
Film
Garfield
Arlene (voice)
2004
Film
Open Season
Beth (voice)
2006
Film
Searching
Detective Vick
2018
Series
Partners
1995
Film
The Mothman Prophecies
Mary Klein
2002
Series
Extra
Self - Guest
1994
Film
A Walk in the Clouds
Betty Sutton
1995
Series
Trailblazer Honors
Self
2014
Film
The Alto Knights
Bobbie Costello
2025
Series
The Starter Wife
Molly Kagan
2007
Film
Along Came Polly
Lisa Kramer
2004
Film
The Wedding Date
Kat Ellis
2005
Series
Prey
Dr. Sloan Parker
1998
Film
Celebrity
TV Reporter
1998
Film
Bros
Debra Messing
2022
Film
Jesus
Mary Magdalene
1999
Film
Lucky You
Suzanne Offer
2007
Film
Dirty Dancing
Marjorie Houseman
2017
Series
Project Accessory
Self - Guest Judge
2011
Film
The Women
Edie Cohen
2008
Film
Irresistible
Babs Garnett (uncredited)
2020
Series
MADtv
(uncredited)
1995
Series
The Starter Wife
Molly Kagan
2008
Series
Jesus
Mary Magdalene
1999
Film
Stucco
Counselor
2019
Film
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Film
McHale's Navy
Lt. Penelope Carpenter
1997
Series
Inside the Actors Studio
Self
1994
Film
Purple Violets
Kate Scott
2007
Film
Hollywood Ending
Lori
2002
Film
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Self
2020
Film
13: The Musical
Jessica Goldman
2022
Film
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Film
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
The Queen
2016
Film
October 8
Self
2025
Film
Nothing Like the Holidays
Sarah Rodriguez
2008
Film
The Dark Divide
Thea Pyle
2020
Film
Like Sunday, Like Rain
Barbara
2014
Film
Wright vs. Wrong
Evelyn Wright
2010
Film
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Film
Bombshell in Concert
2020
Film
The War of the Worlds 2021
2021