Debra Messing
Known for Acting · 71 credits
- Born
- 1968-08-15 (age 57)
- 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
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).
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Known For
TV Shows (39)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Alicia Harding
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
Seinfeld
1989
as Beth Lukner
King of the Hill
1997
as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)
The View
1997
as Self
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Will & Grace
1998
as Grace Adler
The One Show
2006
as Self
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Smash
2012
as Julia Houston
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self - Guest
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
Will & Grace
2017
as Grace Adler
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
as Detective Laura Diamond
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
Today
1952
as Self
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Ned & Stacey
1995
as Stacey Colbert
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Billy on the Street
2011
as Self
Extra
1994
as Self - Guest
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self
Partners
1995
The Starter Wife
2007
as Molly Kagan
Prey
1998
as Dr. Sloan Parker
MADtv
1995
as (uncredited)
Jesus
1999
as Mary Magdalene
Project Accessory
2011
as Self - Guest Judge
The Starter Wife
2008
as Molly Kagan
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
as Self
Movies (32)
Garfield
2004
as Arlene (voice)
Open Season
2006
as Beth (voice)
A Walk in the Clouds
1995
as Betty Sutton
Searching
2018
as Detective Vick
The Alto Knights
2025
as Bobbie Costello
The Mothman Prophecies
2002
as Mary Klein
Along Came Polly
2004
as Lisa Kramer
The Wedding Date
2005
as Kat Ellis
Jesus
1999
as Mary Magdalene
The Women
2008
as Edie Cohen
Irresistible
2020
as Babs Garnett (uncredited)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Celebrity
1998
as TV Reporter
Bros
2022
as Debra Messing
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
as Self
Dirty Dancing
2017
as Marjorie Houseman
Lucky You
2007
as Suzanne Offer
McHale's Navy
1997
as Lt. Penelope Carpenter
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Purple Violets
2007
as Kate Scott
Stucco
2019
as Counselor
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
as Sarah Rodriguez
Like Sunday, Like Rain
2014
as Barbara
Hollywood Ending
2002
as Lori
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016
as The Queen
13: The Musical
2022
as Jessica Goldman
The Dark Divide
2020
as Thea Pyle
October 8
2025
as Self
Wright vs. Wrong
2010
as Evelyn Wright
The War of the Worlds 2021
2021
Bombshell in Concert
2020
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
About 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.… With 71 credits spanning from 1952 to 2025, Debra Messing has appeared in 32 films and 39 TV shows.
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- Garfield (2004) — as Arlene (voice)
- Open Season (2006) — as Beth (voice)
- A Walk in the Clouds (1995) — as Betty Sutton
- Searching (2018) — as Detective Vick
- The Alto Knights (2025) — as Bobbie Costello
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