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Debra Messing

Debra Messing TV Listings

ChannelDate & TimeTitleBuy
LIFESun, Nov 8, 10:00 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFESun, Nov 8, 10:30 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEMon, Nov 9, 11:00 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEMon, Nov 9, 11:30 AMWill & GraceBuy
HBO2eMon, Nov 9, 11:30 AMThe WomenBuy
LIFEMon, Nov 9, 11:00 PMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEMon, Nov 9, 11:30 PMWill & GraceBuy
LIFETue, Nov 10, 11:00 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFETue, Nov 10, 11:30 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFETue, Nov 10, 11:00 PMWill & GraceBuy
LIFETue, Nov 10, 11:30 PMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEWed, Nov 11, 11:00 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEWed, Nov 11, 11:30 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEWed, Nov 11, 11:30 PMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEThu, Nov 12, 11:00 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEThu, Nov 12, 11:30 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEFri, Nov 13, 11:00 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEFri, Nov 13, 11:30 AMWill & GraceBuy
LIFEFri, Nov 13, 11:30 PMWill & GraceBuy
HBO2eSat, Nov 14, 6:00 PMThe WomenBuy
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Debra Messing Biography

Actress Debra Messing arrives at the 7th Annual Awards Season Diamond Fashion Show Preview at the Beverly Hills Hotel on January 10, 2008 in Beverly Hills, California. The 7th Annual Awards Season Diamond Show Preview Beverly Hills Hotel Los Angeles, CA U
  • Birth Place: Brooklyn, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/15/1968, Leo
  • Profession: Actor
Pretty but also pretty quirky, Debra Messing honed her acting skills on stage before segueing to a small-screen career. Her first screwball sitcom, Ned and Stacey, lasted only two seasons, but her next similarly titled series, Will & Grace — where she played the straight woman to her gay best friend — made her a star and fashion plate, and earned her an Emmy. Although the auburn-haired actress tackled a few small film roles, she devoted most of her energy to her hit show and off-camera life with her screenwriter-actor husband Daniel Zelman and their son.
Debra Messing Fast Facts:
  • Won the Rhode Island Junior Miss pageant in 1986.
  • Made her professional stage debut playing Cecily in a production of Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest at Seattle's Intiman Theatre.
 
    Debra Messing Relationships:
  • Brett Messing - Brother
  • Brian Messing - Father
  • Daniel Zelman - Husband
  • Roman Walker Zelman - Son
  • Sandy Messing - Mother

    • Debra Messing Awards:
  • 2000 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2001 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2002 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2003 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Winner
  • 2006 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - Nominee
  • 2000 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2001 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2002 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2003 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2004 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2005 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee
  • 2007 Emmy: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie - Nominee
  • 2008 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television - Nominee
  • 2009 Golden Globe: Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy - Nominee

  • College:
  • Brandeis University, Waltham, MA (BA in Theater Arts, 1990); attended Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, London, England; attended London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London, England; New York University, New York, NY (MFA in Acting, 1993)
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