As of July 2026, Debra Messing is best known for Seinfeld and Will & Grace. Find every show and movie Debra Messing has starred in — and where to watch them — below.
Debra Messing

Debra Messing

Actress Born 1968 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA 5 TV Shows 8 Movies

Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing starred in the shortlived television series, Ned and Stacey on Fox (1995–1997), and Prey on ABC (1998). She achieved her breakthrough role as Grace Adler, an interior designer, on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace (1998–2006, 2017–2020), for which she received seven Golden Globe Award nominations and five Primetime Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, winning once, in 2003.

From 2007 to 2008, Messing starred as Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood film mogul, on the television miniseries The Starter Wife, for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Thereafter, she appeared as Broadway playwright Julia Houston on the NBC musical drama Smash (2012–2013) and as homicide detective Laura Diamond on the NBC police-procedural comedy The Mysteries of Laura (2014–2016). From 2017 to 2020, Messing reprised her role as Grace Adler on NBC's three season revival of Will & Grace, garnering a ninth Golden Globe nomination for her performance.

Messing's film work includes A Walk in the Clouds (1995), Jesus (1999), The Mothman Prophecies (2002), Hollywood Ending (2002), Along Came Polly (2004), The Wedding Date (2005), Lucky You (2007), The Women (2008), Nothing Like the Holidays (2008), Searching (2018), and 13: The Musical (2022). She has also lent her voice to animated films such as Garfield (2004) and Open Season (2006).

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Debra Messing's screen work to date leans strongly toward Comedy and Drama, a consistent thread across her credits so far.

Debra Messing's most notable role to date came in Searching (2018), where she played Detective Vick. She also appeared in Garfield (2004) as Arlene (voice). Most recently appeared in Along Came Polly (2004) as Lisa Kramer.

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📺 Debra Messing's TV Shows

Seinfeld
Beth Lukner
1989
Will & Grace
Grace Adler
1998
The Mysteries of Laura
Detective Laura Diamond
2014
Smash
Julia Houston
2012
Ned & Stacey
Stacey Colbert
1995

🎬 Debra Messing's Movies

Searching
Detective Vick
2018
Garfield
Arlene (voice)
2004
Open Season
Beth (voice)
2006
Celebrity
TV Reporter
1998
The Alto Knights
Bobbie Costello
2025
A Walk in the Clouds
Betty Sutton
1995
Jesus
Mary Magdalene
1999
Along Came Polly
Lisa Kramer
2004

📝 Created / Written by Debra Messing

October 8
Executive Producer
2025

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