Debra Messing

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1968-08-15 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Debra Messing

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 te...

Acting

1999

Jesus

as Mary Magdalene

2007

Lucky You

as Suzanne Offer

2002

2007

Purple Violets

as Kate Scott

2004

Along Came Polly

as Lisa Kramer

2006

Open Season

as Beth (voice)

2005

The Wedding Date

as Kat Ellis

2008

Nothing Like the Holidays

as Sarah Rodriguez

1995

A Walk in the Clouds

as Betty Sutton

2002

2008

The Women

as Edie Cohen

1997

McHale's Navy

as Lt. Penelope Carpenter

2022

13: The Musical

as Jessica Goldman

2022

Bros

as Debra Messing

2025

The Alto Knights

as Bobbie Costello

1998

Celebrity

as TV Reporter

2017

Dirty Dancing

as Marjorie Houseman

2018

Searching

as Detective Vick

2004

Garfield

as Arlene (voice)

2010

Wright vs. Wrong

as Evelyn Wright

2019

Stucco

as Counselor

2020

The Dark Divide

as Thea Pyle

2020

Irresistible

as Babs Garnett (uncredited)

2025

October 8

as Self

Production

2025

October 8

as Executive Producer

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