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.
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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Filmography (Movies)
The Alto Knights
Character:Bobbie Costello
Release Date:19/03/2025
October 8
Character:Self
Release Date:14/03/2025
Bros
Character:Debra Messing
Release Date:30/09/2022
13: The Musical
Character:Jessica Goldman
Release Date:12/08/2022
The War of the Worlds 2021
Character:
Release Date:01/04/2021
Irresistible
Character:Babs Garnett (uncredited)
Release Date:01/07/2020
Bombshell in Concert with "Smash" Reunion
Character:
Release Date:20/05/2020
The Dark Divide
Character:Thea Pyle
Release Date:28/03/2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Character:Self
Release Date:02/01/2020
Stucco
Character:Counselor
Release Date:08/08/2019
Searching
Character:Detective Vick
Release Date:24/08/2018
Dirty Dancing
Character:Marjorie Houseman
Release Date:24/05/2017
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Character:The Queen
Release Date:01/05/2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2016
Like Sunday, Like Rain
Character:Barbara
Release Date:01/03/2014
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
Character:
Release Date:01/01/2011
Wright vs. Wrong
Character:Evelyn Wright
Release Date:01/01/2010
Nothing Like the Holidays
Character:Sarah Rodriguez
Release Date:12/12/2008
The Women
Character:Edie Cohen
Release Date:12/09/2008
Lucky You
Character:Suzanne Offer
Release Date:01/05/2007
Purple Violets
Character:Kate Scott
Release Date:30/04/2007
Open Season
Character:Beth (voice)
Release Date:27/09/2006
The Wedding Date
Character:Kat Ellis
Release Date:04/02/2005
Garfield
Character:Arlene (voice)
Release Date:10/06/2004
Along Came Polly
Character:Lisa Kramer
Release Date:16/01/2004
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Character:Self
Release Date:05/05/2002
Hollywood Ending
Character:Lori
Release Date:03/05/2002
The Mothman Prophecies
Character:Mary Klein
Release Date:25/01/2002
Jesus
Character:Mary Magdalene
Release Date:05/12/1999
Celebrity
Character:TV Reporter
Release Date:07/09/1998
McHale's Navy
Character:Lt. Penelope Carpenter
Release Date:18/04/1997
A Walk in the Clouds
Character:Betty Sutton
Release Date:27/05/1995
Television Appearances
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
Character:Self - Nominee & Presenter
Tamron Hall
Character:Self - Guest
Will & Grace
Character:Grace Adler
The $100,000 Pyramid
Character:Self
Match Game
Character:Self - Panelist
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Character:Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
The Mysteries of Laura
Character:Detective Laura Diamond
Trailblazer Honors
Character:Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self
Smash
Character:Julia Houston
Billy on the Street
Character:Self
Project Accessory
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Starter Wife
Character:Molly Kagan
The Graham Norton Show
Character:Self
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
The One Show
Character:Self
The Reichen Show
Character:Self - Guest
Project Runway
Character:Self - Guest Judge
Project Runway
Character:Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Character:Self
Jesus
Character:Mary Magdalene
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Character:Alicia Harding
Will & Grace
Character:Grace Adler
Prey
Character:Dr. Sloan Parker
The View
Character:Self
King of the Hill
Character:Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)
MADtv
Character:(uncredited)
Ned & Stacey
Character:Stacey Colbert
Partners
Character:
Inside the Actors Studio
Character:Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:
Seinfeld
Character:Beth Lukner
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Character:Self - Guest
Entertainment Tonight
Character:
Today
Character:Self
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