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Debra Messing

Birth at 15 August 1968
Guest 80 1987 - 2020 #847
Actor 66 1994 - 2025 #1220
Producer 4 2008 - 2016 #166287
Entire filmography 123 1994 - 2025 #3844
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American actress and producer Debra Messing (Debra Messing) has Polish, Russian and Jewish roots, the birthplace of her mother is the city of Krakow. Debra's father is from Russia. Debra was born in New York on August 15, 1968, and when she was three years old, the family moved to Rhode Island – East Greenwich. While still studying at school, Debra Messing easily won the contest “Young Miss Rhode Island”, after which she began to study under a special program “Young Miss America”. In addition, more
American actress and producer Debra Messing (Debra Messing) has Polish, Russian and Jewish roots, the birthplace of her mother is the city of Krakow. Debra's father is from Russia. Debra was born in New York on August 15, 1968, and when she was three years old, the family moved to Rhode Island – East Greenwich.
While still studying at school, Debra Messing easily won the contest “Young Miss Rhode Island”, after which she began to study under a special program “Young Miss America”. In addition, Debra was privately trained in singing, dancing and scenic skills.

Professional education Debra Messing received at Brandeis University, located in Waltham, Massachusetts, USA. Having received a degree in theater at this educational institution, she then became a master of arts, having received a corresponding degree already at New York University.
Debra Messing began her acting career with participation in theatrical deliveries and television series, and on the big screen she “lit up” in 1995, when, together with the actor, she appeared on the stage. Keanu Reeves she played in Walk in the Clouds .

Really famous Debra Messing made roles in the films “Grooms for rent”, “And here is Polly”, as well as in the beloved many fun series “Will and Grace”.
In 2002, Debra’s face was named the most beautiful by the magazine.
"People." She was repeatedly nominated for the Golden Globe and many other prestigious awards, but the award has received only one.
In 2003, Debra Messing was awarded an Emmy Award as the best actress of a comedy series. In the same year, she received the prestigious prize for the best female outfit.

It is clear that the acting career of Debra Messing will be long and, judging by her potential, very successful.
Despite her workload, the actress tries to devote as much time as possible to the family. Debra Messing and her husband Daniel Zelman are raising their son together. /

Film festival nominations and awards (19)

Golden Globes 2019

Best actress on tv (comedy or musical)
Will & Grace

Golden Globes 2009

Best actress on tv (comedy or musical)
The Starter Wife

Golden Raspberry 2009

Worst actress
The Women

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2008

Best actress in a tv movie or miniseries
The Starter Wife
ALL NOMINATIONS AND AWARDS

Golden Globes 2008

Best actress in a miniseries or tv movie
The Starter Wife

Emmy 2007

Best actress in a miniseries or tv movie
The Starter Wife

Emmy 2006

Best actress in a comedy series
Will & Grace

Golden Globes 2005

Best actress on tv (comedy or musical)
Will & Grace

Golden Globes 2004

Best actress on tv (comedy or musical)
Will & Grace

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2004

Best actress of a comedy series
Will & Grace

Golden Globes 2003

Best actress on tv (comedy or musical)
Will & Grace

Emmy 2003

Best actress in a comedy series
Will & Grace

Golden Globes 2002

Best actress on tv (comedy or musical)
Will & Grace

Emmy 2002

Best actress in a comedy series
Will & Grace

Emmy 2001

Best actress in a comedy series
Will & Grace

Golden Globes 2001

Best actress on tv (comedy or musical)
Will & Grace

Screen Actors Guild Awards 2001

Best actress of a comedy series
Will & Grace

Emmy 2000

Best actress in a comedy series
Will & Grace

Golden Globes 2000

Best actress on tv (comedy or musical)
Will & Grace
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Filmography (123)

Seinfeld, 1989
Seinfeld,  1989 (series)
7.76 127374
average of
3112 rates
IMDb8.9 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Comedy Game-Show
Directors:  Andy Ackerman Tom Cherones David Steinberg D. Owen Trainor Jason Alexander Art Wolff Joshua White
Cast :  Jerry Seinfeld Jason Alexander Julia Louis-Dreyfus Michael Richards Wayne Knight Estelle Harris Jerry Stiller Liz Sheridan Barney Martin Len Lesser
NYPD Blue, 1993
NYPD Blue,  1993 (series)
6.34 6216
average of
350 rates
IMDb7.8 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Thriller Drama Crime Detective
Directors:  Mark Tinker Michael M. Robin Robert J. Doherty Steven DePaul David H. Rosenbloom Felix Enriquez Alcala Jorge Montesi Gregory Hoblit Kathy Bates Dick Lowry
Cast :  Dennis Franz Gordon Clapp McDaniel James Bill Brochtrup Nicholas Turturro Kim Delaney Henry Simmons Sharon Lawrence Jimmy Smits Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Will & Grace, 1998
Will & Grace,  1998 (series)
7.4 23026
average of
1951 rates
IMDb7.4 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Romance Comedy
Director:  James Burrows
Cast :  Debra Messing Eric James McCormack Megan Mullally Sean Hayes Shelley Morrison Harry Connick Jr. Leigh-Allyn Baker Bobby Cannavale Tom Gallop Leslie Jordan
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit,  1999 (series)
7.7 49394
average of
2326 rates
IMDb8.1 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Thriller Drama Crime Detective
Directors:  David S. Platt Jean de Segonzac Peter Leto Alex Chapple David Hugh Jones Felix Enriquez Alcala Michael Pressman Aaron Lipstadt Tom DiCillo Medak Peter
Cast :  Mariska Hargitay Ice-T Dann Florek Richard Belzer Christopher Meloni Kelli Giddish B.D. Wong Tamara Tunie Peter Scanavino Raúl Esparza
Searching, 2018
Searching,  2018
7.82 187457
average of
91697 rates
IMDb7.6 
Countries:  USA Russia
Genres:  Detective Thriller Drama
Director:  Aneesh Chaganty
Cast :  John Cho Sara Sohn Alex Jayne Go Megan Liu Kya Dawn Lau Michelle La Joseph Lee Dominic Hoffman Sylvia Minassian Melissa Disney
Hollywood Ending, 2002
Hollywood Ending,  2002
7.1 15387
average of
5413 rates
IMDb6.5 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Romance Comedy
Director:  Woody Allen
Cast :  Debra Messing Woody Allen Tea Leoni George Hamilton Mark Rydell Treat Williams Bob Dorian Iván Martín Gregg Edelman Neal Huff
A Walk in the Clouds, 1995
A Walk in the Clouds,  1995
7.73 28153
average of
13731 rates
IMDb6.7 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Romance
Director:  Alfonso Arau
Cast :  Debra Messing Keanu Reeves Aitana Sanchez-Gijon Anthony Tyler Quinn Giancarlo Giannini Angelica Aragon Evangelina Elizondo Freddy Rodriguez Febronio Covarrubias Roberto Huerta
The Mothman Prophecies, 2001
The Mothman Prophecies,  2001
7.02 58675
average of
25698 rates
IMDb6.4 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Horror Thriller Drama Detective Mystery
Director:  Mark Pellington
Cast :  Debra Messing Richard Gere Laura Linney Will Patton David Eigenberg Lucinda Jenney Nesbitt Blaisdell Bates Alan Bob Tracey Ron Emanuel
Celebrity, 1998
Celebrity,  1998
6.87 16842
average of
6644 rates
IMDb6.3 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Comedy Romance
Director:  Woody Allen
Cast :  Kenneth Branagh Judy Davis Famke Janssen Joe Mantegna Melanie Griffith Leonardo DiCaprio Michael Lerner Hank Azaria Bebe Neuwirth Winona Ryder
Open Season, 2006
Open Season,  2006
7.62 114574
average of
65976 rates
IMDb6.1 
Countries:  USA Canada France
Genres:  Animation Comedy Adventure Family
Directors:  Roger Allers Jill Culton Anthony Stacchi
Cast :  Debra Messing Martin Lawrence Ashton Kutcher Gary Sinise Billy Connolly Georgia Engel Jon Favreau Jane Krakowski Gordon Tootoosis Patrick Warburton
Garfield, 2004
Garfield,  2004
7.76 190243
average of
126519 rates
IMDb5.1 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Comedy Family Fantasy
Director:  Hewitt Peter
Cast :  Breckin Meyer Jennifer Love Hewitt Stephen Tobolowsky Bill Murray Evan Arnold Mark Lawrence Vanessa Christel Cambell Daamen J. Krall Rufus Gifford Randee Reicher
Along Came Polly, 2004
Along Came Polly,  2004
6.89 77742
average of
22807 rates
IMDb6.0 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Romance Comedy
Director:  John Hamburg
Cast :  Debra Messing Ben Stiller Jennifer Aniston Philip Seymour Hoffman Alec Baldwin Hank Azaria Bryan Brown Jsu Garcia Michele Lee Bob Dishy
Sesame Street Unpaved, 1969
Sesame Street Unpaved,  1969 (series)
Sesame Street
6.57 11280
average of
3364 rates
IMDb8.1 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Fantasy Comedy Family Music
Directors:  Jon Stone Emily Squires Ted May Lisa Simon Robert Myhrum Neil Smith Jim Henson Kevin Clash Jim Martin John Dilworth
Cast :  Carroll Spinney Jerry Nelson Frank Oz Martin P. Robinson Sonia Manzano Jim Henson Kevin Clash Emilio Delgado Bob McGrath Roscoe Orman
The Wedding Date, 2005
The Wedding Date,  2005
7.58 82642
average of
46422 rates
IMDb6.1 
Countries:  USA UK
Genres:  Romance Comedy
Director:  Clare Kilner
Cast :  Debra Messing Dermot Mulroney Amy Adams Jack Davenport Sarah Parish Jeremy Sheffield Peter Egan Holland Taylor Jolyon James C. Gerod Harris
Smash, 2012
Smash,  2012 (series)
7.74 8017
average of
1621 rates
IMDb7.7 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Musical Drama
Directors:  Michael Morris Michael Mayer Tricia Brock Roxann Dawson Daniel Attias Mimi Leder Adam Bernstein Paul McGuigan Craig Zisk Robert Duncan McNeill
Cast :  Debra Messing Jack Davenport Katharine McPhee Christian Borle Megan Hilty Anjelica Huston Savannah Wise Wesley Taylor Dzhenni Larosh Keith Kuhl
Bros, 2022
Bros,  2022
5.79 14576
average of
1490 rates
IMDb6.4 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Romance Comedy
Director:  Nicholas Stoller
Cast :  Billy Eichner Luke Macfarlane Jim Rash Bowen Yang Guillermo Diaz Guy Branum Miss Lawrence Ts Madison Dot-Marie Jones Eve Lindley
The Women, 2008
The Women,  2008
6.97 32481
average of
19998 rates
IMDb5.0 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Drama Comedy
Director:  Diane English
Cast :  Debra Messing Meg Ryan Annette Bening Eva Mendes Jada Pinkett Smith Bette Midler Candice Bergen Carrie Fisher Cloris Leachman Debi Mazar
The Graham Norton Show, 2007
The Graham Norton Show,  2007 (series)
8.5 6920
average of
2066 rates
IMDb8.4 
Country:  UK
Genres:  Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show Comedy Music
Directors:  Steve Smith Toby Baker Nikki Parsons Geraldine Dowd
Cast :  Graham Norton Ricky Gervais Judi Dench Jack Whitehall Dawn French James McAvoy Daniel Radcliffe Miranda Hart John Bishop Miriam Margolyes
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, 2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show,  2003 (series)
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
8.07 8624
average of
2344 rates
IMDb6.5 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show Comedy
Directors:  Liz Patrick Suzanne Luna Alex Van Wagner Manny Rodriguez Peter Fowkes Todd Bishop Barry Glazer
Cast :  Ellen DeGeneres Twitch Stephen Boss Andy Lassner Kym Douglas Wanda Sykes Howie Mandel Mario López Justin Bieber Anthony Okungbowa
Late Night with Conan O`Brien, 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien,  1993 (series)
7.37 7289
average of
758 rates
IMDb8.2 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show Comedy Music Game-Show
Directors:  Allan Kartun Liz Plonka Dana Calderwood Louis C.K. Morris Abraham
Cast :  Conan O'Brien Andy Richter Joel Godard Max Weinberg Richie «La Bamba» Rosenberg Brian McCann Jimmy Vivino Robert Smigel Brian Stack Jerry Vivino
Project Runway, 2004
Project Runway,  2004 (series)
8.01 10261
average of
3250 rates
IMDb7.4 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Game-Show Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show
Directors:  Craig Spirko Rich Kim Paul Starkman Ariel Boles Tony Sacco
Cast :  Tim Gunn Heidi Klum Nina Garcia Michael Kors Zac Posen Christian Siriano Elaine Welteroth Nick Verreos Brandon Maxwell Amanda Valentine
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,  2014 (series)
7.87 8977
average of
2141 rates
IMDb7.0 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show Comedy Music Game-Show
Directors:  Dave Diomedi Rik Reinholdtsen Dan Opsal Tim Wilkime Tim Wilkerson
Cast :  Jimmy Fallon The Roots Steve Higgins Ahmir-Khalib Thompson James Poyser Tariq Trotter Arthur Mayer John Haskell Frannie Fallon Winnie Fallon
King of the Hill, 1997
King of the Hill,  1997 (series)
7.19 35756
average of
11002 rates
IMDb7.5 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Animation Comedy Drama
Directors:  Wesley Archer Klay Hall Tricia Garcia Kyoung Hee Lim Chuck Sheetz Brian Sheesley Yvette Kaplan Austen Chuck Michael Dante DiMartino Anthony Chun
Cast :  Mike Judge Kathy Najimy Pamela Adlon Johnny Hardwick Stephen Root Brittany Murphy Toby Huss David Herman Ashley Gardner Lauren Tom
Late Show Backstage, 1993
Late Show Backstage,  1993 (series)
Late Show with David Letterman
7.06 5627
average of
600 rates
IMDb7.0 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show Comedy Music Game-Show
Directors:  Jerry Foley Hal Gurnee Brian McAloon Randi Grossack
Cast :  David Letterman Paul Shaffer Alan Kalter Biff Henderson Regis Philbin Barbara Gaines Tony Mendez Al Chez Jack Hanna Tom Malone
Jimmy Kimmel Live!, 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!,  2003 (series)
7.35 8089
average of
1722 rates
IMDb6.4 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show Comedy Music Game-Show
Directors:  Andy Fisher Joe DeMaio Danny Jelinek Todd Bishop Zack Bornstein Jonathan Kimmel Quentin Tarantino Alex Winter J.J. Abrams Bobcat Goldthwait
Cast :  Jimmy Kimmel Cleto and the Cletones Paul Raff Guillermo Rodriguez Cleto Escobedo Jr. Dicky Barrett Lou Wilson Frank Potenza Sal Iacono Anthony Anderson
Jeopardy!, 1984
Jeopardy!,  1984 (series)
5.19 3027
average of
129 rates
IMDb8.3 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Game-Show Short
Directors:  Kevin McCarthy Dick Schneider Clay Jacobsen Russell Norman
Cast :  Alex Trebek Johnny Gilbert Jimmy McGuire Sarah Whitcomb Kelly Miyahara Ken Jennings Mayim Bialik Jon Cannon Cheryl Farrell Amy Schneider
Inside the Actors Studio, 1994
Inside the Actors Studio,  1994 (series)
8.27 2661
average of
659 rates
IMDb8.6 
Country:  USA
Genre:  Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show
Directors:  Jeff Wurtz Rik Reinholdtsen Lou Del Prete
Cast :  James Lipton Ellen Burstyn Elena Kobylina Bradley Cooper Gerard Moss Alec Baldwin Arthur Penn Deborah Dir Billy Crystal Jay Leno
The Starter Wife, 2007
The Starter Wife,  2007 (series)
6.71 996
average of
207 rates
IMDb6.8 
Countries:  USA Australia
Genres:  Drama Romance Comedy
Director:  Jon Avnet
Cast :  Debra Messing Judy Davis Chris Diamantopoulos Peter Jacobson Stephen Moyer Anika Noni Rose Novella Nelson Aden Young Joe Mantegna Bethany Whitmore
The Late Late Show with James Corden, 2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden,  2015 (series)
7.47 4854
average of
1030 rates
IMDb5.6 
Country:  USA
Genres:  Talk-Show,Reality-TV,Game-Show Comedy Game-Show
Directors:  Tim Mancinelli Glenn Clements Tim Wilkime Matt Powers Paul Briganti
Cast :  James Corden Reggie Watts Louis Waymouth Allison Janney Harry Styles Ben Schwartz Niall Horan Justin Bieber Melissa McCarthy Leo Lam
Lucky You, 2007
Lucky You,  2007
6.64 11173
average of
3413 rates
IMDb5.9 
Countries:  USA Germany Australia
Genres:  Drama Romance Sport
Director:  Curtis Hanson
Cast :  Debra Messing Eric Bana Drew Barrymore Robert Duvall Robert Downey Jr. Horatio Sanz Jean Smart Kelvin Han Yee Michael Shannon Danny Hoch
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