Debra Messing

Q: Has Debra Messing won any awards?

Yes, Debra Messing has won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance in 'Will & Grace' and has received numerous nominations throughout her career.

Q: What was Debra Messing's first film?

Debra Messing's first film was 'A Walk in the Clouds', released in 1995, where she had a supporting role alongside Keanu Reeves.

Q: What is Debra Messing's estimated net worth?

Debra Messing's estimated net worth is around $25 million, primarily from her successful acting career in television and film.

Q: What television shows has Debra Messing appeared in?

In addition to 'Will & Grace', Debra Messing has appeared in shows like 'The Starter Wife', 'Smash', and 'Mr. Corman', showcasing her versatility as an actress.

Q: Is Debra Messing involved in any charitable work?

Yes, Debra Messing is actively involved in charitable work, supporting various organizations, particularly those focused on LGBTQ+ rights and education.

Q: What is a defining characteristic of Debra Messing's acting style?

Debra Messing is known for her ability to blend comedy with drama, often portraying relatable characters with a strong emotional core, which resonates with audiences.

Q: Has Debra Messing worked in film and television?

Yes, Debra Messing has had a successful career in both film and television, with notable roles in series and movies, making her a well-rounded actress.

Known for

Searching (2018)

IMDb 7.6 / 10

2018 / Drama, Mystery / 102 min

After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case. But 37 hours later...

The Wedding Date (2005)

IMDb 6.1 / 10

2005 / Comedy, Romance / 90 min

With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London for the ceremony. While...

Name

Debra Messing

Height

5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)

Born

15 August 1969, Brooklyn, New York, USA

Spouses

Daniel Zelman (2000–2016)

Children

1, Roman Messing

Parents

Brian Messing, Sandra Messing

Estimated Net Worth

$25 million

Year	Title	Character	Rating
2025	Movie The Alto Knights Two of New York's most notorious organized crime bosses, Frank Costello and Vito Genovese, vie for control of the city's...	Bobbie Costello	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2025	Movie October 8 A documentary exploring the explosion of anti-Semitism on college campuses, on social media, and in the streets of America in...	Self	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2022	Movie Bros Two gay men are possibly, probably, stumbling towards love. Maybe. They're both very busy.	Debra Messing	TMDB 6.6 / 10
2022	Movie 13: The Musical After moving from New York City to Indiana, a 12 year old navigates his parents' divorce, his impending bar mitzvah...	Jessica Goldman	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2021	Movie The War of the Worlds 2021 Some say right-wing media has no bottom. But ALIENS! REALLY??! This can't be real.	Unknown character	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2020	Movie Irresistible A Democratic political consultant helps a retired Marine colonel run for mayor in a small, conservative Wisconsin town.	Babs Garnett (uncredited)	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2020	Movie Bombshell in Concert The stars of the NBC musical drama series Smash reunite virtually for a special one-night-only streaming event featuring the never-seen...	Unknown character	TMDB 9.3 / 10
2020	Movie The Dark Divide A shy butterfly expert embarks on a dangerous, life-changing trek through one of America’s greatest unprotected wildlands at the urging...	Thea Pyle	TMDB 5.1 / 10
2020	Movie The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU Go back to the beginning of television's longest-running primetime drama with behind-the-scenes footage, memorable scenes and exclusive interviews with the...	Self	TMDB 9.7 / 10
2019	TV Tamron Hall Former news host and journalist Tamron Hall discusses all things topical and engages those she interviews in thorough meaningful and...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2019	Movie Stucco An agoraphobic woman notices a strange hole growing in a wall of her home as she fights off a growing...	Counselor	TMDB 5.3 / 10
2018	Movie Searching After David Kim's 16-year-old daughter goes missing, a local investigation is opened and a detective is assigned to the case....	Detective Vick	TMDB 7.6 / 10
2017	TV Will & Grace That's right, honey! A decade after their unforgettable eight-season run, comedy's most fabulous foursome is back.	Grace Adler	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2017	Movie Dirty Dancing Spending the summer at a Catskills resort with her family, Frances "Baby" Houseman falls in love with the camp's dance...	Marjorie Houseman	TMDB 5.5 / 10
2016	TV The $100,000 Pyramid In $100,000 Pyramid, contestants are in teams of two. The goal of the game is to help your partner guess...	Self	TMDB 7.0 / 10
2016	TV Match Game A modern reboot of the classic 70s game show that features two contestants attempting to match the answers of six...	Self - Panelist	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2016	Movie Albion: The Enchanted Stallion A twelve-year-old girl is transported by a magical black stallion to the mystical world of Albion, where she discovers that...	The Queen	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2016	Movie Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows The stars of America's greatest comedies - like Cheers, Friends, Taxi and The Big Bang Theory - get together for...	Self	TMDB 4.1 / 10
2015	TV Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series...	Self	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2014	TV Variety Studio: Actors on Actors PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations...	Self	TMDB 4.2 / 10
2014	TV The Mysteries of Laura Laura Diamond, a brilliant NYPD homicide detective balances her “Columbo” day job with a crazy family life that includes two...	Detective Laura Diamond	TMDB 7.1 / 10
2014	TV Trailblazer Honors One-hour annual event that celebrates leaders at the forefront of LGBTQ equality.	Self	TMDB 7.5 / 10
2014	Movie Like Sunday, Like Rain A struggling musician becomes a 12-year-old musical prodigy's guardian for a summer.	Barbara	TMDB 7.3 / 10
2014	TV Late Night with Seth Meyers Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live's" longest serving anchor on the show's wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as...	Self	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2014	TV The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon After Jay Leno's second retirement from the program, Jimmy Fallon stepped in as his permanent replacement. After 42 years in...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2012	TV Smash Celebrating the beauty and heartbreak of the Broadway theater, following a cross section of dreamers and schemers who all have...	Julia Houston	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2011	TV Billy on the Street Comedian Billy Eichner, unfiltered and unapologetic, hits the streets of New York City to test unsuspecting strangers on their knowledge...	Self	TMDB 6.4 / 10
2011	TV Project Accessory Project Accessory, an American reality television series, was a spin off of the series Project Runway. It began airing on...	Self - Guest Judge	Not rated
2011	Movie Sesame Street: Wild Words and Outdoor Adventures These words are wild! Join your Sesame Street friends and some very special guests for some outdoor adventures on Sesame...	Unknown character	Not rated
2010	Movie Wright vs. Wrong A strong-minded, ambitious political personality espouses the conservative, right-wing agenda. However, while she has this tough, conservative personality for the...	Evelyn Wright	Not rated
2009	TV Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.0 / 10
2008	Movie Nothing Like the Holidays It’s Christmastime and the far-flung members of the Rodriguez family are converging at their parents’ home in Chicago to celebrate...	Sarah Rodriguez	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2008	TV The Starter Wife Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood entertainment mogul, transitions into a fabulous independent life after her divorce.	Molly Kagan	Not rated
2008	Movie The Women The story centers on a group of gossipy, high-society women who spend their days at the beauty salon and haunting...	Edie Cohen	TMDB 5.2 / 10
2007	TV The Starter Wife The events of one woman's life following her divorce after years of marriage to a Hollywood studio executive. Based on...	Molly Kagan	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2007	Movie Lucky You A professional poker player whose astounding luck at the table fails to translate into his lonesome love life attempts to...	Suzanne Offer	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2007	Movie Purple Violets Patti Petalson is a promising writer, but her marriage and conventional job keep her from her dream. She longs to...	Kate Scott	TMDB 5.8 / 10
2007	TV The Graham Norton Show Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The...	Self	TMDB 7.2 / 10
2006	Movie Open Season Boog, a domesticated 900lb. Grizzly bear finds himself stranded in the woods 3 days before Open Season. Forced to rely...	Beth (voice)	TMDB 6.2 / 10
2006	TV The Megan Mullally Show Two-time Emmy Award-winner Megan Mullally, coming off eight seasons as wisecracking socialite Karen Walker on NBC's "Will & Grace," moves...	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.7 / 10
2006	TV The One Show A topical magazine-style daily television programme broadcast live on BBC One.	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
2005	TV The Reichen Show A list of celebrity interviews and sensational topics.	Self - Guest	TMDB 4.8 / 10
2005	Movie The Wedding Date With the wedding of her younger sister fast approaching, Kat Ellis faces the undesirable prospect of traveling alone to London...	Kat Ellis	TMDB 6.8 / 10
2004	TV Project Runway Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the...	Self	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2004	TV Project Runway Aspiring fashion designers compete for a chance to break into the industry. Each week, a designer is eliminated from the...	Self - Guest Judge	TMDB 6.3 / 10
2004	Movie Garfield Garfield, the fat, lazy, lasagna lover, has everything a cat could want. But when Jon, in an effort to impress...	Arlene (voice)	TMDB 5.7 / 10
2004	Movie Along Came Polly Reuben Feffer is a guy who's spent his entire life playing it safe. Polly Prince is irresistible as a free-spirit...	Lisa Kramer	TMDB 6.0 / 10
2003	TV The Ellen DeGeneres Show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.	Self	TMDB 5.6 / 10
2002	Movie NBC 75th Anniversary Special A celebration of NBC's 75 year history, featuring clips of special moments.	Self	TMDB 10.0 / 10
2002	Movie Hollywood Ending Woody Allen stars as Val Waxman, a two-time Oscar winner turned washed-up, neurotic director in desperate need of a comeback....	Lori	TMDB 6.5 / 10
2002	Movie The Mothman Prophecies Reporter John Klein is plunged into a world of impossible terror when fate draws him to the sleepy West Virginia...	Mary Klein	TMDB 6.2 / 10
1999	Movie Jesus Jesus, a carpenter living a simple life, discovers his destiny as the biblical Messiah.	Mary Magdalene	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1999	TV Jesus Jesus is a Biblical telefilm that retells the story of Jesus. It was shot in Morocco and Malta. It stars...	Mary Magdalene	TMDB 8.6 / 10
1999	TV Law & Order: Special Victims Unit In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate...	Alicia Harding	TMDB 7.9 / 10
1998	Movie Celebrity The career and personal life of writer Lee are at a standstill, so he divorces his bashful wife, Robin, and...	TV Reporter	TMDB 6.0 / 10
1998	TV Will & Grace Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves...	Grace Adler	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1998	TV Prey Bio-anthropologist, Dr. Sloan Parker, her colleague, Dr. Ed Tate, their associate Tom Daniels, and their friends, discover and investigate a...	Dr. Sloan Parker	TMDB 6.9 / 10
1997	TV The View ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro...	Self	TMDB 4.4 / 10
1997	Movie McHale's Navy Retired Lieutenant Commander Quinton McHale spends his days puttering around the Caribbean in the old PT-73 selling homebrew, ice cream,...	Lt. Penelope Carpenter	TMDB 4.5 / 10
1997	TV King of the Hill Set in Texas, this animated series follows the life of propane salesman Hank Hill, who lives with his overly confident...	Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1995	TV MADtv MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series originally inspired by Mad magazine. The one-hour show aired Saturday nights on...	(uncredited)	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	TV Ned & Stacey A self-centered ad exec and a liberal journalist enter into a marriage of convenience. He's trying to boost his business...	Stacey Colbert	TMDB 7.1 / 10
1995	TV Partners Partners is an American sitcom that aired on Fox from 1995 to 1996.	Unknown character	TMDB 9.0 / 10
1995	Movie A Walk in the Clouds World War II vet Paul Sutton falls for a pregnant and unwed woman who persuades him -- during their first...	Betty Sutton	TMDB 7.4 / 10
1994	TV Extra Extra is an American entertainment television news program covering events and celebrities which debuted on September 5, 1994 in syndication....	Self - Guest	TMDB 3.8 / 10
1994	TV Inside the Actors Studio James Lipton sits down with some of the world's most accomplished actors and directors for penetrating, fascinating interviews.	Self	TMDB 7.6 / 10
1993	TV Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition...	Self - Guest	TMDB 7.3 / 10
1992	TV The Tonight Show with Jay Leno Jay Leno hosts some of the biggest celebrities in the world.	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.4 / 10
1989	TV Seinfeld A stand-up comedian and his three offbeat friends weather the pitfalls and payoffs of life in New York City in...	Beth Lukner	TMDB 8.3 / 10
1988	TV LIVE with Kelly and Mark A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus...	Self - Guest	TMDB 5.6 / 10
1981	TV Entertainment Tonight Daily tabloid television news show on entertainment and celebrity news with unprecedented access to Hollywood's biggest stars, exclusive behind-the-scenes looks...	Unknown character	TMDB 4.3 / 10
1952	TV Today Today is a daily American morning television show that airs on NBC. The program debuted on January 14, 1952. It...	Self	TMDB 5.7 / 10

Year	Title	Role	Rating
2025	Movie October 8 A documentary exploring the explosion of anti-Semitism on college campuses, on social media, and in the streets of America in...	Executive Producer Production	TMDB 5.8 / 10

The Alto Knights

2025 / TMDB 6.2

October 8

2025 / TMDB 5.8

Bros

2022 / TMDB 6.6

13: The Musical

2022 / TMDB 6.0

The War of the Worlds 2021

2021 / TMDB 7.0

Irresistible

2020 / TMDB 6.0

Got a question about Debra Messing?

What are some of Debra Messing's most famous roles?

Debra Messing is most famous for her role as Grace Adler in 'Will & Grace', which earned her multiple Emmy nominations. She also starred in films like 'The Wedding Date' and 'Along Came Polly'.

Has Debra Messing won any awards?

What was Debra Messing's first film?

What is Debra Messing's estimated net worth?

What television shows has Debra Messing appeared in?

Is Debra Messing involved in any charitable work?

What is a defining characteristic of Debra Messing's acting style?

Has Debra Messing worked in film and television?