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Debra Messing
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn August 15, 1968 (56 years)
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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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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| 2025 | The Alto Knights · as Bobbie Costello |
| 2022 | 13: The Musical · as Jessica Goldman |
| 2021 | |
| 2020 | Irresistible · as Babs Garnett (uncredited) |
| 2020 | The Dark Divide · as Thea Pyle |
| 2019 | Stucco · as Counselor |
| 2018 | Searching · as Detective Vick |
| 2017 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Grace Adler |
| 2017 | Dirty Dancing · as Marjorie Houseman |
| 2016 | Albion: The Enchanted Stallion · as The Queen |
| 2014 | The Mysteries of Laura (US) (TV Series) · as Detective Laura Diamond |
| 2014 | Like Sunday, Like Rain · as Barbara |
| 2013 | It Could Be Worse (TV Series) · as Ann |
| 2013 | Mother's Day · as Ella |
| 2012 | Smash (2012) (TV Series) · as Julia Houston |
| 2010 | Wright vs. Wrong · as Evelyn Wright |
| 2008 | Nothing Like the Holidays · as Sarah Rodriguez |
| 2008 | The Starter Wife (TV Series) · as Molly Kagan |
| 2008 | The Women · as Edie Cohen |
| 2007 | The Starter Wife (TV Series) · as Molly Kagan |
| 2007 | Lucky You · as Suzanne Offer |
| 2007 | Purple Violets · as Kate Scott |
| 2006 | Open Season · as Beth (voice) |
| 2006 | Will & Grace: Say Goodnight Gracie · as Grace Adler |
| 2005 | Will & Grace: Backstage Pass · as Grace Adler |
| 2005 | The Wedding Date · as Kat Ellis |
| 2004 | Garfield: The Movie · as Arlene (voice) |
| 2004 | Along Came Polly · as Lisa Kramer |
| 2003 | Will on Will & Grace · as Grace Adler |
| 2002 | Hollywood Ending · as Lori |
| 2002 | The Mothman Prophecies · as Mary Klein |
| 1999 | Jesus · as Mary Magdalene |
| 1999 | Jesus (TV Series) · as Mary Magdalene |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series) · as Alicia Harding |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | Will & Grace (TV Series) · as Grace Adler |
| 1998 | |
| 1997 | McHale's Navy · as Lt. Penelope Carpenter |
| 1997 | King of the Hill (TV Series) · as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice) |
| 1995 | MADtv (TV Series) · as (uncredited) |
| 1995 | Partners (TV Series) |
| 1995 | Ned and Stacey (TV Series) · as Stacey Colbert |
| 1995 | A Walk in the Clouds · as Betty Sutton |
| 1993 | NYPD Blue (TV Series) · as Dana Abandando |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV Series) |
| 1989 | Seinfeld (TV Series) · as Beth Lukner |
| 1964 | Another World (TV Series) · as Daisy |