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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
August 15, 1968
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also Known As
- Дебра Мессинг
- Debra Lynn Messing
- デブラ・メッシング
- 戴博拉·梅西
- دبرا مسینگ
Debra Messing
2.5 Popularity
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.
Known For
6.3
Bobbie Costello
The Alto Knights
2025
7.1
Self
October 8
2025
6.7
Debra Messing
Bros
2022
6.0
Jessica Goldman
13: The Musical
2022
0.0
The War of the Worlds 2021
2021
🎬
0.0
Self - Nominee & Presenter
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
2020
6.0
Babs Garnett (uncredited)
Irresistible
2020
9.3
Bombshell in Concert with "Smash" Reunion
2020
5.1
Thea Pyle
The Dark Divide
2020
9.7
Self
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Credits
The Alto Knights
as Bobbie Costello
2025
6.3
October 8
as Self
2025
7.1
Bros
as Debra Messing
2022
6.7
13: The Musical
as Jessica Goldman
2022
6.0
The War of the Worlds 2021
2021
0.0
🎬
The 52nd Annual Emmy Awards
as Self - Nominee & Presenter
2020
0.0
Irresistible
as Babs Garnett (uncredited)
2020
6.0
Bombshell in Concert with "Smash" Reunion
2020
9.3
The Dark Divide
as Thea Pyle
2020
5.1
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
2020
9.7
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
Stucco
as Counselor
2019
5.2
Searching
as Detective Vick
2018
7.6
Will & Grace
as Grace Adler
2017
7.5
Dirty Dancing
as Marjorie Houseman
2017
5.5
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
2016
7.0
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
2016
6.4
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
as The Queen
2016
5.8
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016
4.1
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
6.2
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
2014
4.6
The Mysteries of Laura
as Detective Laura Diamond
2014
7.2
Trailblazer Honors
as Self
2014
7.5
Like Sunday, Like Rain
as Barbara
2014
7.4
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Smash
as Julia Houston
2012
6.4
Billy on the Street
as Self
2011
6.6
Project Accessory
as Self - Guest Judge
2011
0.0
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
0.0
Wright vs. Wrong
as Evelyn Wright
2010
0.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Nothing Like the Holidays
as Sarah Rodriguez
2008
6.3
The Women
as Edie Cohen
2008
5.1
The Starter Wife
as Molly Kagan
2007
4.4
Lucky You
as Suzanne Offer
2007
5.6
Purple Violets
as Kate Scott
2007
5.8
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
7.2
Open Season
as Beth (voice)
2006
6.2
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
2006
4.2
The One Show
as Self
2006
4.4
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
2005
4.8
The Wedding Date
as Kat Ellis
2005
6.8
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
2004
6.2
Project Runway
as Self
2004
6.2
Garfield
as Arlene (voice)
2004
5.7
Along Came Polly
as Lisa Kramer
2004
6.0
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
2003
5.6
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2002
0.0
Hollywood Ending
as Lori
2002
6.5
The Mothman Prophecies
as Mary Klein
2002
6.2
Jesus
as Mary Magdalene
2000
8.6
Jesus
as Mary Magdalene
1999
6.7
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Alicia Harding
1999
7.9
Will & Grace
as Grace Adler
1998
6.8
Celebrity
as TV Reporter
1998
6.0
Prey
as Dr. Sloan Parker
1998
6.8
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
McHale's Navy
as Lt. Penelope Carpenter
1997
4.4
King of the Hill
as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)
1997
7.4
MADtv
as (uncredited)
1995
7.0
Ned & Stacey
as Stacey Colbert
1995
7.2
Partners
1995
10.0
A Walk in the Clouds
as Betty Sutton
1995
7.4
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
1994
7.5
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
Seinfeld
as Beth Lukner
1989
8.3
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Entertainment Tonight
1981
4.1
Today
as Self
1952
5.6