Birthday
1968/08/15 (56 years old)
Gender
Female
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Also know as
Дебра Мессинг, Debra Lynn Messing, デブラ・メッシング, 戴博拉·梅西, دبرا مسینگ
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...Read more
(1999) Jesus
as Mary Magdalene
(2007) Lucky You
as Suzanne Offer
(2002) The Mothman Prophecies
as Mary Klein
(2007) Purple Violets
as Kate Scott
(2004) Along Came Polly
as Lisa Kramer
(2006) Open Season
as Beth (voice)
(2005) The Wedding Date
as Kat Ellis
(2008) Nothing Like the Holidays
as Sarah Rodriguez
(1995) A Walk in the Clouds
as Betty Sutton
(2002) Hollywood Ending
as Lori
(2008) The Women
as Edie Cohen
(1997) McHale's Navy
as Lt. Penelope Carpenter
(2014) Like Sunday, Like Rain
as Barbara
(2022) 13: The Musical
as Jessica Goldman
(2022) Bros
as Debra Messing
(2002) NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
(2025) The Alto Knights
as Bobbie Costello
(1998) Celebrity
as TV Reporter
(2016) Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
(2017) Dirty Dancing
as Marjorie Houseman
(2016) Albion: The Enchanted Stallion
as The Queen
(2018) Searching
as Detective Vick
(2004) Garfield
as Arlene (voice)
(2010) Wright vs. Wrong
as Evelyn Wright
(2019) Stucco
as Counselor
(2020) The Dark Divide
as Thea Pyle
(2020) Bombshell in Concert
as ---
(2020) Irresistible
as Babs Garnett (uncredited)
(2020) The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU
as Self
(2024) October H8TE
as Self
(1994) Inside the Actors Studio
as Self
(1989) Seinfeld
as Beth Lukner
(2003) The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(1952) Today
as Self
(1997) King of the Hill
as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)
(1997) The View
as Self
(2019) Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
(1992) The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as ---
(1999) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Alicia Harding
(1995) Ned and Stacey
as Stacey Colbert
(1998) Prey
as Dr. Sloan Parker
(2007) The Starter Wife
as Molly Kagan
(1998) Will & Grace
as Grace Adler
(1993) Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
(1995) Partners
as ---
(2012) Smash
as Julia Houston
(2014) The Mysteries of Laura
as Detective Laura Diamond
(2011) Billy on the Street
as Self
(2004) Project Runway
as Self - Guest Judge
(2004) Project Runway
as Self
(2017) Will & Grace
as Grace Adler
(2016) The $100,000 Pyramid
as Self
(1988) LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(2007) The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(2015) Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
(2014) The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as ---
(2016) Match Game
as Self - Panelist
(2009) Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
(2005) The Reichen Show
as Self - Guest
(2014) Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(2014) Trailblazer Honors
as Self
(1995) MADtv
as (uncredited)
(2011) Project Accessory
as Self - Guest Judge
(2006) The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
(2000) Jesus
as Mary Magdalene
(2014) Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self