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Debra Messing
From The TV IV
Debra Messing | |
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) | |||||||
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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
Talk, News and Game Show Appearances
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)
Golden Globe Awards
(8 Nominations)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005)
- Nominated: Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television (2008, 2009)
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)