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, a ... n 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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Will & Grace
as Grace Adler
Episodes: 194
First Aired: Sep 21, 1998
Will & Grace
as Grace Adler
Episodes: 52
First Aired: Sep 28, 2017
Ned and Stacey
as Stacey Colbert
Episodes: 46
First Aired: Sep 11, 1995
The Mysteries of Laura
as Detective Laura Diamond
Episodes: 38
First Aired: Sep 17, 2014
Smash
as Julia Houston
Episodes: 32
First Aired: Feb 06, 2012
The Starter Wife
as Molly Kagan
Episodes: 16
First Aired: May 31, 2007
Prey
as Dr. Sloan Parker
Episodes: 13
First Aired: Jan 15, 1998
Seinfeld
as Beth Lukner
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Jul 05, 1989
Jesus
as Mary Magdalene
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 14, 2000
King of the Hill
as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1997
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Alicia Harding
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 20, 1999
MADtv
as (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 14, 1995
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Sep 08, 2003
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
The View
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Aug 11, 1997
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 3
First Aired: May 25, 1992
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Dec 01, 2004
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 18, 2006
Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 14, 1994
Today
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 14, 1952
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
Partners
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 11, 1995
Billy on the Street
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 18, 2011
Project Runway
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 01, 2004
The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 27, 2016
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 05, 1988
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 22, 2007
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 02, 2015
Match Game
as Self - Panelist
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 26, 2016
The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Trailblazer Honors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 27, 2014
Project Accessory
as Self - Guest Judge
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 27, 2011
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
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