Debra Messing

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.

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TV Series

Inside the Actors Studio

Inside the Actors Studio

7.535
Seinfeld

Seinfeld

8.26
The Ellen DeGeneres Show

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

5.711
Today

Today

5.793
King of the Hill

King of the Hill

7.354
The View

The View

4.363
Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

5.1
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.356
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

7.933
Ned and Stacey

Ned and Stacey

7.2
Prey

Prey

6.8
The Starter Wife

The Starter Wife

5
Will & Grace

Will & Grace

6.8
Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.191
Partners

Partners

10
Smash

Smash

6.5
The Mysteries of Laura

The Mysteries of Laura

7.1
Billy on the Street

Billy on the Street

6.6
Project Runway

Project Runway

6.3
Project Runway

Project Runway

6.3
Will & Grace

Will & Grace

7.44
The $100,000 Pyramid

The $100,000 Pyramid

6.889
LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.543
The Graham Norton Show

The Graham Norton Show

7.185
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

5.972
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.834
Match Game

Match Game

6.3
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.1
The Reichen Show

The Reichen Show

4.8
Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.323
Trailblazer Honors

Trailblazer Honors

7.5
MADtv

MADtv

6.952
Project Accessory

Project Accessory

0
The Megan Mullally Show

The Megan Mullally Show

4.2
Jesus

Jesus

9
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

5
The View

The View

4.363
The One Show

The One Show

4.741

Movies

Jesus

Jesus

6.7
Lucky You

Lucky You

5.639
The Mothman Prophecies

The Mothman Prophecies

6.199
Purple Violets

Purple Violets

5.9
Along Came Polly

Along Came Polly

6.024
Open Season

Open Season

6.165
The Wedding Date

The Wedding Date

6.82
Nothing Like the Holidays

Nothing Like the Holidays

6.341
A Walk in the Clouds

A Walk in the Clouds

7.339
Hollywood Ending

Hollywood Ending

6.507
The Women

The Women

5.11
McHale's Navy

McHale's Navy

4.4
Like Sunday, Like Rain

Like Sunday, Like Rain

7.4
13: The Musical

13: The Musical

6.088
Bros

Bros

6.67
NBC 75th Anniversary Special

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

0
The Alto Knights

The Alto Knights

6.295
Celebrity

Celebrity

5.995
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

4.115
Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing

5.497
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion

5.8
Searching

Searching

7.568
Garfield

Garfield

5.7
Wright vs. Wrong

Wright vs. Wrong

0
Stucco

Stucco

5.3
The Dark Divide

The Dark Divide

5.2
Bombshell in Concert

Bombshell in Concert

9.3
Irresistible

Irresistible

6.006
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

9.667
October 8

October 8

7.111
The War of the Worlds 2021

The War of the Worlds 2021

0