Nome di nascita: Debra Messing
Data di nascita: 1968-08-15
Luogo di nascita: Brooklyn, New York City, United States
Dettagli
Nomi alternativi: Дебра Мессинг, Debra Lynn Messing, デブラ・メッシング, 戴博拉·梅西, دبرا مسینگ
Caratteristiche fisiche:
Carriera
Prime apparizioni: - A Walk in the Clouds (1995) come Betty Sutton
Ruoli più importanti: - Jesus (1999) come Mary Magdalene
- Lucky You (2007) come Suzanne Offer
- The Mothman Prophecies (2002) come Mary Klein
- Purple Violets (2007) come Kate Scott
- Along Came Polly (2004) come Lisa Kramer
- Open Season (2006) come Beth (voice)
- The Wedding Date (2005) come Kat Ellis
- Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) come Sarah Rodriguez
- A Walk in the Clouds (1995) come Betty Sutton
- Hollywood Ending (2002) come Lori
Punti salienti della carriera: - Jesus (1999)
- Lucky You (2007)
- The Mothman Prophecies (2002)
- Purple Violets (2007)
- Along Came Polly (2004)
- Open Season (2006)
- The Wedding Date (2005)
- Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
- A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
- Hollywood Ending (2002)
Premi
Premi: - Nominated for 1 American Comedy Award - Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication (2001)
- Nominated for 1 American Comedy Award - Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) Network, Cable or Syndication (2000)
- Nominated for 1 Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Series (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or Movie (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2006)
- Won Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2003)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2002)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2001)
- Won Excellence in Media Award (2017)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (2009)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television (2008)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (2005)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical (2004)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Motion Picture, Comedy or Musical (2008)
- Nominated for 1 Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Miniseries or a Motion Picture Made for Television (2007)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical (2004)
- Won Golden Satellite Award - Best Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical (2003)
- Won Golden Satellite Award - Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical (2002)
- Nominated for 1 People's Choice Award - Favorite Actress in a New TV Series (2015)
Biografia completa
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).
Debra Messing
