Acting
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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.
The Alto Knights
2025
October 8
2025
Bros
2022
13: The Musical
2022
The War of the Worlds 2021
2021
Irresistible
2020
Bombshell in Concert
2020
The Dark Divide
2020
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
2020
Tamron Hall
2019
Stucco
2019
Searching
2018
Will & Grace
2017
Dirty Dancing
2017
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
Match Game
2016
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
The Mysteries of Laura
2014
Trailblazer Honors
2014
Like Sunday, Like Rain
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Smash
2012
Billy on the Street
2011
Project Accessory
2011
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011
Wright vs. Wrong
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
The Starter Wife
2008
The Women
2008
The Starter Wife
2007
Lucky You
2007
Purple Violets
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Open Season
2006
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
The One Show
2006
The Reichen Show
2005
The Wedding Date
2005
Project Runway
2004
Garfield
2004
Along Came Polly
2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Hollywood Ending
2002
The Mothman Prophecies
2002
Jesus
1999
Jesus
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
Celebrity
1998
Will & Grace
1998
Prey
1998
The View
1997
McHale's Navy
1997
King of the Hill
1997
MADtv
1995
Ned & Stacey
1995
Partners
1995
A Walk in the Clouds
1995
Extra
1994
Inside the Actors Studio
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Seinfeld
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Entertainment Tonight
1981
Today
1952