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.…
Filmography
Bombshell in Concert
2020 · 9.3
Partners
1995 · 9.0
Jesus
1999 · 8.5
Seinfeld
1989 · 8.2
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
Searching
2018 · 7.6
Will & Grace
2017 · 7.5
King of the Hill
1997 · 7.4
A Walk in the Clouds
1995 · 7.4
Like Sunday, Like Rain
2014 · 7.4
The Mysteries of Laura
2014 · 7.2
Ned & Stacey
1995 · 7.2
MADtv
1995 · 7.1
The War of the Worlds 2021
2021 · 7.0
Prey
1998 · 6.9
Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9
Jesus
1999 · 6.8
The Wedding Date
2005 · 6.8
Bros
2022 · 6.6
Hollywood Ending
2002 · 6.5
Smash
2012 · 6.4
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008 · 6.3
The Alto Knights
2025 · 6.2
Open Season
2006 · 6.2
The Mothman Prophecies
2002 · 6.2
Irresistible
2020 · 6.0
Along Came Polly
2004 · 6.0
Celebrity
1998 · 6.0
13: The Musical
2022 · 6.0
Purple Violets
2007 · 5.8
Garfield
2004 · 5.7
Lucky You
2007 · 5.7
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
2016 · 5.7
Dirty Dancing
2017 · 5.5
The Dark Divide
2020 · 5.3
Stucco
2019 · 5.3
The Women
2008 · 5.2
McHale's Navy
1997 · 4.5
The Starter Wife
2007 · 4.4
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · 4.3
The Starter Wife
2008 · 0.0
Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures
2011 · 0.0
Wright vs. Wrong
2010 · 0.0