Debra Messing
Acting
Born: Aug 15, 1968
From: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Credits: 30 titles
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), …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Alto Knights | Bobbie Costello | 2025 | 6.218 |
| October 8 | Self | 2025 | 5.8 |
| 13: The Musical | Jessica Goldman | 2022 | 6.0 |
| Bros | Debra Messing | 2022 | 6.66 |
| The Dark Divide | Thea Pyle | 2020 | 5.1 |
| Bombshell in Concert | 2020 | 9.3 | |
| Irresistible | Babs Garnett (uncredited) | 2020 | 6.033 |
| The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU | Self | 2020 | 9.7 |
| Stucco | Counselor | 2019 | 5.2 |
| Searching | Detective Vick | 2018 | 7.57 |
| Dirty Dancing | Marjorie Houseman | 2017 | 5.5 |
| Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows | Self | 2016 | 4.1 |
| Albion: The Enchanted Stallion | The Queen | 2016 | 5.7 |
| Like Sunday, Like Rain | Barbara | 2014 | 7.3 |
| Wright vs. Wrong | Evelyn Wright | 2010 | — |
| Nothing Like the Holidays | Sarah Rodriguez | 2008 | 6.3 |
| The Women | Edie Cohen | 2008 | 5.123 |
| Lucky You | Suzanne Offer | 2007 | 5.67 |
| Purple Violets | Kate Scott | 2007 | 5.802 |
| Open Season | Beth (voice) | 2006 | 6.19 |
| The Wedding Date | Kat Ellis | 2005 | 6.809 |
| Along Came Polly | Lisa Kramer | 2004 | 6.029 |
| Garfield | Arlene (voice) | 2004 | 5.728 |
| The Mothman Prophecies | Mary Klein | 2002 | 6.2 |
| Hollywood Ending | Lori | 2002 | 6.508 |
| NBC 75th Anniversary Special | Self | 2002 | 10.0 |
| Jesus | Mary Magdalene | 1999 | 6.835 |
| Celebrity | TV Reporter | 1998 | 5.995 |
| McHale's Navy | Lt. Penelope Carpenter | 1997 | 4.475 |
| A Walk in the Clouds | Betty Sutton | 1995 | 7.373 |
| Known for | Acting |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1968 |
| From | Brooklyn, New York … |