Debra Messing

2003 Emmy Nominated: Lead Actress, Will and Grace

Born in Brooklyn, Messing and her older brother were raised in a quiet community outside Providence, Rhode Island. She received her liberal arts education at Brandeis University where she majored in theater arts.

On the New York stage, Messing garnered praise for her performance as Harper Pitt in the pre-Broadway workshop of Tony Kushner's Tony Award-winning play “Angels in America”. She appeared as Cecily in a Seattle production of “The Importance of Being Earnest.” Upon returning to New York, she was cast as the understudy to Mary-Louise Parker and Polly Draper in the off-Broadway premiere of John Patrick Shanley's “Four Dogs and a Bone.” She also co-starred in Paul Rudnick's “The Naked Truth” and co-starred with Maria Tucci in the acclaimed two-woman production of Donald Margulies' “Collected Stories,” which was chosen as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.

Debra Messing is nominated for 2003's Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on the TV show "Will and Grace".

Debra Messing Videography

Open Season, 2006
Lucky You, 2006
The Wedding Date, 2005
Garfield, 2004
Along Came Polly, 2004
Hollywood Ending, 2002
The Mothman Prophecies, 2002
Jesus, 1999
"Prey", 1998
"Will & Grace", 1998
Celebrity, 1998
McHale's Navy, 1997
Prey, 1997
"Ned and Stacey", 1995
A Walk in the Clouds, 1995

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