Stunning beauty Debra Messing was born Aug. 15, 1968, in Brooklyn, N.Y. She built up her acting résumé in the theater before scoring a four-episode appearance on "NYPD Blue" and shortly thereafter starred in her own series, "Ned and Stacey," playing a liberal journalist married to a conservative ad man (Thomas Haden Church).But Messing will likely always be best known for her breakthrough role as interior designer Grace Adler on the hit sitcom "Will & Grace." The show brought her near-instant stardom and a string of Golden Globe and Emmy nominations; in 2003, she took home the Emmy for Best Actress in a Comedy. In 2007, she earned another Emmy nod for TV's The Starter Wife.
Messing's big-screen credits include A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Hollywood Ending (2002), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Along Came Polly (2004) and her first leading role in 2005's The Wedding Date (opposite Dermot Mulroney).
The Wedding DateSingle girl Kat (Debra Messing) can't stomach the idea of attending her sister's (Amy Adams) faraway London wedding, where her ex-boyfriend (Jeremy Sheffield), who had ceremoniously dumped Kat perilously close to the altar, will likely be a guest. But duty calls, and she must fly in for the... Read More
Purple VioletsFeeling burdened by her real-estate job and floundering marriage, writer Patti (Selma Blair) hasn't been able to fulfill her potential or her dreams. But when she reconnects with her college boyfriend, crime novelist Brian (Patrick Wilson), things change for Patti. As their connection deepens, their... Read More
The Starter Wife: MiniseriesDebra Messing stars in this comedy miniseries as Molly Kagan, the jilted ex-wife of a selfish Hollywood studio head who, after her divorce, finds herself blacklisted from the life she once led. Read More
Will & GraceWill (Eric McCormack) and Grace (Debra Messing) are a different kind of odd couple in this Emmy-winning sitcom that ran for eight successful seasons on NBC. For one thing, they're both looking for Mr. Right, which makes their living arrangement a lot less awkward than it could be. For another,... Read More
Smash (2012) | NR | |
The Women (2008) | PG-13 | |
PG-13 | ||
The Starter Wife (2008) | TV-14 | |
Purple Violets (2007) | NR | |
The Starter Wife: Miniseries (2007) | TV-14 | |
Open Season (2006) | PG | |
Lucky You (2006) | PG-13 | |
The Wedding Date (2005) | PG-13 | |
Along Came Polly (2004) | PG-13 | |
Garfield: The Movie (2004) | PG | |
The Mothman Prophecies (2002) | PG-13 | |
Hollywood Ending (2002) | PG-13 | |
Jesus (2000) | NR | |
Will & Grace (1998) | TV-14 | |
McHale's Navy (1997) | PG | |
A Walk in the Clouds (1995) | PG-13 | |
Ned and Stacey: Season 1 (1995) | NR | |
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