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Debra Messing
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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 televisio…
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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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2025
The Alto Knights
Movie Bobbie Costello
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2025
October 8
Movie Self
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2022
Bros
Movie Debra Messing
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2022
13: The Musical
Movie Jessica Goldman
- 2021
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2020
Irresistible
Movie Babs Garnett (uncredited)
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2020
Bombshell in Concert
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2020
The Dark Divide
Movie Thea Pyle
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2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
Movie Self
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2019
Tamron Hall
TV show Self - Guest
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2019
Stucco
Movie Counselor
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2018
Searching
Movie Detective Vick
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2017
Will & Grace
TV show Grace Adler
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2017
Dirty Dancing
Movie Marjorie Houseman
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2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
TV show Self
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2016
Match Game
TV show Self - Panelist
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2016
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
Movie The Queen
- 2016
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2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
TV show Self
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2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV show Self
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2014
The Mysteries of Laura
TV show Detective Laura Diamond
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2014
Trailblazer Honors
TV show Self
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2014
Like Sunday, Like Rain
Movie Barbara
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2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self - Guest
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2012
Smash
TV show Julia Houston
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2011
Billy on the Street
TV show Self
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2011
Project Accessory
TV show Self - Guest Judge
- 2011
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2010
Wright vs. Wrong
Movie Evelyn Wright
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2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV show Self - Guest
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2008
Nothing Like the Holidays
Movie Sarah Rodriguez
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2008
The Starter Wife
TV show Molly Kagan
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2008
The Women
Movie Edie Cohen
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2007
The Starter Wife
TV show Molly Kagan
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2007
Lucky You
Movie Suzanne Offer
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2007
Purple Violets
Movie Kate Scott
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2007
The Graham Norton Show
TV show Self
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2006
Open Season
Movie Beth (voice)
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2006
The Megan Mullally Show
TV show Self - Guest
