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Debra Messing

Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA

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Debra Messing is best known for her role on NBC's Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated comedy series "Will & Grace." This January, NBC ordered ten episodes of a "Will & Grace" revival with the entire original creative team, which is scheduled to air during the 2017-18 television season.

Messing starred in the NBC series "The Mysteries of Laura," which premiered in 2014. In 2012 and 2013, Messing starred as Julia Houston in NBC's "Smash," a musical drama about the creation of a new Broadway show.

In 2014, Messing made her own Broadway debut in the Tony Award-nominated production of John Patrick Shanley's Outside Mullingar.

Other theater credits include Donald Marguiles' Pulitzer Prize finalist Collected Stories, and Paul Rudnick's Off-Broadway play The Naked Truth.

Messing's film work includes the box office hit Along Came Polly and The Wedding Date. Messing starred in The Women and the family comedy, Nothing Like The Holidays. She also co-starred in Woody Allen's Hollywood Ending, and The Mothman Prophecies. Messing won a Best Featured Actress Award for her work in the 2015 Indie drama Like Sunday Like Rain. In 2017, Messing will star as Marjorie Houseman in ABC's three-hour remake of Dirty Dancing, premiering May 24th. Messing is the Global Health Ambassador for Population Services International (PSI) focusing on HIV/AIDS. She has traveled extensively in Africa in this role and in 2010 testified before the House Foreign Affairs sub-committee on Africa and Global Health. She was also a key speaker at the 2012 AIDS conference in DC. Other charities Messing supports include HRC (Human Rights Campaign), Everytown for Gun Safety, and Joyful Heart Foundation. She was honored with The Trevor Life Award for her contributions to the LGBT community.

Messing attended Brandeis University and received her MFA from NYU. She resides in New York.

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Debra Messing STAGE CREDITS

[Broadway]
Roundabout Theatre Company Original Broadway Production, 2022
Ernestine Ashworth

[Broadway]
Manhattan Theatre Club Production, 2014
Rosemary

[Off-Broadway]
1997
Lisa Morrison

[Off-Broadway]
1994
Lynette Marshall

[Off-Broadway]
1993
Brenda/ Collette (Understudy)

[Off-Broadway]
1993
Brenda/ Collette (Understudy)


Debra Messing Movies

[1995]A Walk in the Clouds Betty Sutton

[1997]McHale's Navy Lt. Penelope Carpenter

[1998]Celebrity TV Reporter at Lupus Office

[2002]The Mothman Prophecies Mary Klein

[2002]Hollywood Ending Lori

[2004]Garfield Arlene

[2004]Along Came Polly Lisa Kramer

[2005]The Wedding Date Kat Ellis

[2006]Open Season Beth

[2007]Purple Violets Kate Scott

[2007]Lucky You Suzanne Offer

[2008]The Women Edie Cohen

[2008]Nothing Like the Holidays Sarah Rodriguez

[2014]Like Sunday, Like Rain Barbara

[2016]Albion: The Enchanted Stallion The Queen

[2018]Searching Detective Vick

[2020]The Dark Divide Thea Pyle

[2022]13: The Musical Jessica

[2022]Bros Debra Messing


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Ned and Stacey Stacey Colbert

Nightcap Debra Messing

NYPD Blue Dana Abandando

Seinfeld Beth Lukner

Smash Julia Houston

The Mysteries of Laura Laura Diamond

Will & Grace Grace Adler

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Debra Messing's next show will be Birthday Candles which opens on 4/10/2022 on Broadway.

Debra Messing has appeared on Broadway in 2 shows.

Debra Messing has not appeared in the West End

Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Birthday Candles .

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