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Debra Messing

  • Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
  • Birthday: August 15, 1968

A vivacious redhead with a knack for verbal and physical comedy, Debra Messing was a Emmy and Screen Actors Guild Award-winning actress who dominated the sitcom scene for eight years as lovelorn interior designer Grace Adler on “Will and Grace” (ABC). It was during this masterful run as the ditzy Adler that Messing received the ultimate compliment for any comedienne – an oft-cited comparison to Lucille Ball. During and after the show’s run, Messing also found time to appear in the feature films “Hollywood Ending” (2002) and “The W…more

Career Milestones

  • 2007

    Starred in the USA network mini-series, "The Starter Wife"; earned Emmy, Golden Globe and SAG nominations for Best Actress in a Mini-series or TV Movie

  • 2006

    Voiced Beth, a forest ranger in the animated comedy, "Open Season"

  • 2005

    Starred with Dermot Mulroney in the romantic comedy "The Wedding Date"

  • 2004

    Cast alongside Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston in "Along Came Polly" a film by writer-director John Hamburg

  • 2004

    Voiced Arlene, Garfield's girlfriend in "Garfield: The Movie"

Awards

  • 2003

    Emmy Award: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

  • 2001

    Golden Satellite Award: Best Actress in a Television Series (Musical or Comedy)

  • 2001

    TV Guide Award: Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series

  • 2000

    The Actor Award: Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Upcoming Appearances

In Starter Wife

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