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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Debra Messing, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Alto Knights as Bobbie Costello
- 2022 · Bros as Debra Messing
- 2022 · 13: The Musical as Jessica Goldman
- 2020 · Irresistible as Babs Garnett (uncredited)
- 2020 · Bombshell in Concert as
- 2020 · The Dark Divide as Thea Pyle
- 2020 · The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Stucco as Counselor
- 2018 · Searching as Detective Vick
- 2017 · Will & Grace as Grace Adler
- 2017 · Dirty Dancing as Marjorie Houseman
- 2016 · The $100,000 Pyramid as Self
- 2016 · Match Game as Self - Panelist
- 2016 · Albion: The Enchanted Stallion as The Queen
- 2016 · Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
- 2015 · Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self
- 2014 · The Mysteries of Laura as Detective Laura Diamond
- 2014 · Trailblazer Honors as Self
- 2014 · Like Sunday, Like Rain as Barbara
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2014 · The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as
- 2012 · Smash as Julia Houston
- 2011 · Billy on the Street as Self
- 2011 · Project Accessory as Self - Guest Judge
- 2010 · Wright vs. Wrong as Evelyn Wright
- 2009 · Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- 2008 · Nothing Like the Holidays as Sarah Rodriguez
- 2008 · The Women as Edie Cohen
- 2007 · The Starter Wife as Molly Kagan
- 2007 · Lucky You as Suzanne Offer
- 2007 · Purple Violets as Kate Scott
- 2007 · The Graham Norton Show as Self
- 2006 · Open Season as Beth (voice)
- 2006 · The Megan Mullally Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · The Reichen Show as Self - Guest
- 2005 · The Wedding Date as Kat Ellis
- 2004 · Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge
- 2004 · Project Runway as Self
- 2004 · Garfield as Arlene (voice)
- 2004 · Along Came Polly as Lisa Kramer
- 2003 · The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
- 2002 · NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
- 2002 · Hollywood Ending as Lori
- 2002 · The Mothman Prophecies as Mary Klein
- 2000 · Jesus as Mary Magdalene
- 1999 · Jesus as Mary Magdalene
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Alicia Harding
- 1998 · Will & Grace as Grace Adler
- 1998 · Celebrity as TV Reporter
- 1998 · Prey as Dr. Sloan Parker
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · McHale's Navy as Lt. Penelope Carpenter
- 1997 · King of the Hill as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)
- 1995 · MADtv as (uncredited)
- 1995 · Partners as
- 1995 · Ned and Stacey as Stacey Colbert
- 1995 · A Walk in the Clouds as Betty Sutton
- 1994 · Inside the Actors Studio as Self
- 1993 · Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- 1992 · The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as
- 1989 · Seinfeld as Beth Lukner
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1952 · Today as Self