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.
Jesus
(Mary Magdalene)
Lucky You
(Suzanne Offer)
The Mothman Prophecies
(Mary Klein)
Purple Violets
(Kate Scott)
Along Came Polly
(Lisa Kramer)
Open Season
(Beth (voice))
The Wedding Date
(Kat Ellis)
Nothing Like the Holidays
(Sarah Rodriguez)
A Walk in the Clouds
(Betty Sutton)
Hollywood Ending
(Lori)
The Women
(Edie Cohen)
McHale's Navy
(Lt. Penelope Carpenter)
Like Sunday, Like Rain
(Barbara)
13: The Musical
(Jessica Goldman)
Bros
(Debra Messing)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
(Self)
Alto Knights
(Bobbie Costello)
Celebrity
(TV Reporter)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
(Self)
Dirty Dancing
(Marjorie Houseman)
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
(The Queen)
Searching
(Detective Vick)
Garfield
(Arlene (voice))
Wright vs. Wrong
(Evelyn Wright)
Stucco
(Counselor)
The Dark Divide
(Thea Pyle)
Bombshell in Concert
Irresistible
(Babs Garnett (uncredited))
The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
(Self)
October H8te
(Self)
Inside the Actors Studio
(Self)
Seinfeld
(Beth Lukner)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
(Self)
Today
(Self)
King of the Hill
(Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice))
The View
(Self)
Tamron Hall
(Self - Guest)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
(Alicia Harding)
Ned and Stacey
(Stacey Colbert)
Prey
(Dr. Sloan Parker)
The Starter Wife
(Molly Kagan)
Will & Grace
(Grace Adler)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
(Self - Guest)
Partners
Smash
(Julia Houston)
The Mysteries of Laura
(Detective Laura Diamond)
Billy on the Street
(Self)
Project Runway
(Self - Guest Judge)
Project Runway
(Self)
Will & Grace
(Grace Adler)
The $100,000 Pyramid
(Self)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
(Self - Guest)
The Graham Norton Show
(Self)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Match Game
(Self - Panelist)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
(Self - Guest)
The Reichen Show
(Self - Guest)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
(Self)
Trailblazer Honors
(Self)
MADtv
((uncredited))
Project Accessory
(Self - Guest Judge)
The Megan Mullally Show
(Self - Guest)
Jesus
(Mary Magdalene)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
(Self)