Debra Messing

ActorProducer Aug 15 (age 57) Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 1981–2025 (44 year career)

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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 A…

Known For

Film

Searching

Detective Vick

Film

A Walk in the Clouds

Betty Sutton

Film

Open Season

Beth (voice)

Film

The Wedding Date

Kat Ellis

Film

Along Came Polly

Lisa Kramer

Film

Garfield

Arlene (voice)

Film

The Mothman Prophecies

Mary Klein

Film

Will & Grace

Grace Adler

Filmography

Acting (69)

Movies (32)

The Alto Knights

as Bobbie Costello

October 8

as Self

Bros

as Debra Messing

13: The Musical

as Jessica Goldman

The War of the Worlds 2021

Bombshell in Concert

Irresistible

as Babs Garnett (uncredited)

6.0

The Dark Divide

2020

as Thea Pyle

5.1

The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU

as Self

Stucco

as Counselor

Searching

as Detective Vick

Dirty Dancing

as Marjorie Houseman

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion

2016

as The Queen

5.8

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016

as Self

4.1

Like Sunday, Like Rain

2014

as Barbara

7.3

Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures

2011

Wright vs. Wrong

2010

as Evelyn Wright

Nothing Like the Holidays

as Sarah Rodriguez

The Women

as Edie Cohen

Lucky You

as Suzanne Offer

Purple Violets

as Kate Scott

Open Season

as Beth (voice)

The Wedding Date

as Kat Ellis

Garfield

as Arlene (voice)

Along Came Polly

as Lisa Kramer

The Mothman Prophecies

as Mary Klein

Hollywood Ending

as Lori

NBC 75th Anniversary Special

2002

as Self

Jesus

as Mary Magdalene

Celebrity

as TV Reporter

McHale's Navy

as Lt. Penelope Carpenter

4.4

A Walk in the Clouds

1995

as Betty Sutton

7.4

Television (37)

Tamron Hall

as Self - Guest

Will & Grace

as Grace Adler

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

2015

as Self

6.2

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014

as Self

5.9

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014

as Self

5.2

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014

as Self

4.5

The Mysteries of Laura

2014

as Detective Laura Diamond

Trailblazer Honors

as Self

Smash

as Julia Houston

Billy on the Street

as Self

Project Accessory

as Self - Guest Judge

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009

as Self - Guest

5.1

The Graham Norton Show

as Self

The Starter Wife

as Molly Kagan

The One Show

as Self

The Megan Mullally Show

as Self - Guest

The Reichen Show

as Self - Guest

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

6.2

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Jesus

as Mary Magdalene

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Alicia Harding

Will & Grace

as Grace Adler

Prey

as Dr. Sloan Parker

The View

as Self

King of the Hill

as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)

Ned & Stacey

as Stacey Colbert

MADtv

as (uncredited)

Partners

Inside the Actors Studio

1994

as Self

7.5

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993

as Self - Guest

7.2

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Seinfeld

as Beth Lukner

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988

as Self - Guest

5.4

Entertainment Tonight

Today

as Self

Crew (1)

Movies (1)

October 8

2025

Executive Producer

6.5