Debra Messing
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- August 15, 1968 (age 58)
- Birthplace
- Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
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.
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Filmography
The Problem with Poets
Movie · as Mrs. Sternberg
The Alto Knights
Movie · as Bobbie Costello
October 8
Movie · as Self
13: The Musical
Movie · as Jessica Goldman
Bros
Movie · as Debra Messing
The War of the Worlds 2021
Movie
The Dark Divide
Movie · as Thea Pyle
Bombshell in Concert
Movie
Irresistible
Movie · as Babs Garnett (uncredited)
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Movie · as Self
Stucco
Movie · as Counselor
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Searching
Movie · as Detective Vick
Dirty Dancing
Movie · as Marjorie Houseman
Will & Grace
TV · as Grace Adler · 52 eps
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie · as Self
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Movie · as The Queen
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Match Game
TV · as Self - Panelist · 1 ep
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Like Sunday, Like Rain
Movie · as Barbara
The Mysteries of Laura
TV · as Detective Laura Diamond · 38 eps
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Trailblazer Honors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Smash
TV · as Julia Houston · 32 eps
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Movie
Billy on the Street
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Project Accessory
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Wright vs. Wrong
Movie · as Evelyn Wright
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 5 eps
Nothing Like the Holidays
Movie · as Sarah Rodriguez
The Women
Movie · as Edie Cohen
The Starter Wife
TV · as Molly Kagan · 10 eps
Lucky You
Movie · as Suzanne Offer
Purple Violets
Movie · as Kate Scott
The Starter Wife
TV · as Molly Kagan · 6 eps
The Graham Norton Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Open Season
Movie · as Beth (voice)
The Megan Mullally Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
The One Show
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Wedding Date
Movie · as Kat Ellis
The Reichen Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Along Came Polly
Movie · as Lisa Kramer
Garfield
Movie · as Arlene (voice)
Project Runway
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 2 eps
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self · 4 eps
The Mothman Prophecies
Movie · as Mary Klein
Hollywood Ending
Movie · as Lori
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self
Jesus
Movie · as Mary Magdalene
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · as Alicia Harding · 1 ep
Jesus
TV · as Mary Magdalene · 2 eps
Celebrity
Movie · as TV Reporter
Prey
TV · as Dr. Sloan Parker · 13 eps
Will & Grace
TV · as Grace Adler · 194 eps
McHale's Navy
Movie · as Lt. Penelope Carpenter
King of the Hill
TV · as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice) · 1 ep
The View
TV · as Self · 4 eps
A Walk in the Clouds
Movie · as Betty Sutton
Ned & Stacey
TV · as Stacey Colbert · 35 eps
Partners
TV · 1 ep
MADtv
TV · as (uncredited) · 1 ep
Inside the Actors Studio
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Extra
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Seinfeld
TV · as Beth Lukner · 2 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Entertainment Tonight
TV · 1 ep
Today
TV · as Self · 1 ep