Debra Messing
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 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.
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| Full name at birth | Debra Lynn Messing
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| Claim to fame | her roles as Dana Abandando in the ABC police procedural drama series NYPD Blue, Stacey Colbert in the Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey, Sloan Parker in the ABC science fiction drama series Prey, Grace Adler in the Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated NBC sitcom series Will & Grace, Molly Kagan in the USA Network romantic comedy miniseries The Starter Wife and the series of the same name, Julia Houston in the NBC musical drama series Smash, and Detective Laura Diamond in the NBC police procedural comedy-drama series The Mysteries of Laura
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| Date of birth | 15 August 1968
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| Place of birth | Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
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| Height | 5' 8" (173 cm)
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| Weight | 132 lbs (60 kg)
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| Dress size | 6
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| Shoe size | 9.5
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| Net worth | $20,000,000 USD
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| High school | East Greenwich High School
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| Talent agency | 3 Arts Entertainment
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- In December 2021, it was revealed that Debra had been tested positive for coronavirus.
- In her free time, she enjoys gambling. She especially loves playing blackjack.
- She identifies herself as a staunch democrat.
- In 2003, the TV Guide declared her the best-dressed woman of the year.
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