Debra Messing
Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York) followed her parents’ advice to complete a liberal arts education before deciding on acting as a career. So she attended Brandeis University and at her parents’ request, three quarters of her courses were not theater related. During her junior year, she studied theater at the prestigious British European Studies Group of London (BESGL) program, an experience that solidified her desire to act.
From 2007 to 2008, she starred as Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood film mogul, on the TV mini-series The Starter Wife. She has appeared in the musical drama Smash (2012-2013), in the police-procedural comedy The Mysteries of Laura (2014-2016) and in movies like Searching (2018).
Since 2017, Messing has been reprising her role as Grace Adler on the NBC’s revival of Will & Grace.
Golden Globe Awards
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2019 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy -
2009 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy -
2008 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Limited Series, Anthology Series, or a Motion Picture Made for Television
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2005 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
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2004 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
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2003 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
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2002 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
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2001 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
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2000 NomineeBest Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy