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Debra Messing

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Debra Messing
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Birth name Debra Lynn Messing
Born August 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, USA
Notable Roles Will & Grace: Grace Adler
Notable Episodes
Awards

Contents

Roles

Starring Roles

Series Role Year(s) Season(s)
Ned and Stacey Stacey Colbert 1995–1997 1 2
Prey Sloan Parker 1998 1
Will & Grace Grace Adler 1998–2006 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
The Starter Wife Molly Kagan 2007–2008 1 2
Smash Julia Houston 2012–2013 1 2
The Mysteries of Laura Laura Bennett 2014–2016 1 2

Guest Starring Roles

Series Role Episode Airdate
NYPD Blue Dana Abandando 2x07 - Double Abandando November 29, 1994
NYPD Blue Dana Abandando 2x14 - A Murder with Teeth in It February 21, 1995
NYPD Blue Dana Abandando 2x15 - Bombs Away February 28, 1995
Partners (1995) Stacey 1x09 - City Hall November 13, 1995
Seinfeld Beth 7x21 - The Wait Out May 9, 1996
Seinfeld Beth 8x19 - The Yada Yada April 24, 1997
King of the Hill Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson 7x01 - Get Your Freak Off November 3, 2002
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Alicia Harding 12x17 - Pursuit February 16, 2011

Specials and Made-for-TV Movies

Title Role Airdate Series/Banner
The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Herself September 10, 2000 Primetime Emmy Awards
7th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Herself March 11, 2001 Screen Actors Guild Awards
NBC 75th Anniversary Special Herself May 5, 2002
The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Herself September 22, 2002 Primetime Emmy Awards
The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Herself September 21, 2003 Primetime Emmy Awards
10th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Herself February 22, 2004 Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 31st Annual People's Choice Awards Herself January 9, 2005 People's Choice Awards
The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards Herself January 16, 2005 Golden Globe Awards
11th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards Herself February 5, 2005 Screen Actors Guild Awards
The 57th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Herself - Presenter September 18, 2005 Primetime Emmy Awards
Will & Grace: Backstage Pass Grace Adler September 19, 2005
Jesus Mary Magdalene May 14, 2000
Will & Grace: Say Goodnight Gracie Grace Adler May 18, 2006
The 58th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards Herself August 27, 2006 Primetime Emmy Awards

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series Episode Airdate
The Rosie O'Donnell Show March 29, 1999
The Rosie O'Donnell Show November 1, 2001
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno January 25, 2002
Hollywood Squares (1998) April 29-May 3, 2002
The Isaac Mizrahi Show August 4, 2003
Extra October 15, 2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno January 14, 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show January 15, 2004
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno September 13, 2004
The View September 15, 2004
Today September 16, 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres Show November 4, 2004
Total Request Live January 31, 2005
Live with Regis and Kelly February 1, 2005
Late Show with David Letterman February 1, 2005
The Oprah Winfrey Show February 2, 2005
The View February 4, 2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show February 10, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno February 17, 2005
Live with Regis and Kelly March 25, 2005
The Ellen DeGeneres Show September 7, 2005
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno October 20, 2005
The Oprah Winfrey Show May 10, 2006
Late Show with David Letterman May 16, 2006
The Megan Mullally Show Show 7 September 26, 2006
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno May 23, 2007

Producer

Series Produced

Series Year(s) Credit Season(s)
The Starter Wife 2008 Executive Producer 2

Awards and Accolades

Primetime Emmy Awards

(1 Win in 6 Nominations)

  • Won: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2003)
Will & Grace

Golden Globe Awards

(8 Nominations)

  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
Will & Grace
  • Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2008, 2009)
The Starter Wife

Trivia

  • Her mother, Sandra worked as a professional singer, a banker and a travel & real estate agent
  • Her father, Brian worked as a sales executive for a costume jewelry packaging manufacturer
  • Has an older brother, Brett
  • Is Jewish
  • Moved to East Greenwich, Rhode Island with her family when she was 3 years old
  • Attended East Greenwich High School
  • Was named Rhode Island's Junior Miss in 1986
  • Graduated summa cum laude from Brandeis University in 1990 with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts
  • Attended the British European Studies Group of London program during her junior year of college
  • Graduated from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts with a Master of Fine Arts
  • Married to actor\screenwriter Daniel Zelman from 2000 to 2012; they have a son, Roman (born in 2004)