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Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) is an actress who guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode Pursuit as Alicia Harding.

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  • Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) is an actress who guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode Pursuit as Alicia Harding.
  • Debra Messing is an American actress who portrayed Beth Lukner, who briefly dated Jerry, on Seinfeld. She appeared in “The Wait Out” and “The Yada Yada”. Debra is probably best known for her roles in Will & Grace and The Starter Wife.
  • Following her graduation from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing rose to prominence in television roles in several short-lived series, such as the Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey and the ABC's science fictional Prey. It was her casting as Grace Adler in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace which catapulted Messing to TV stardom. The series ran for eight seasons, and in 2003 she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance. She also received critical acclaim for her work as Molly Kagan in the mini-series The Starter Wife. As of 2012, she is starring as Julia Houston in the NBC musical drama series Smash.
  • Debra Messing (b. 1968) is an American actress best known for her role as Grace Adler on Will and Grace. She appeared in the 40th season of Sesame Street, explaining the word "nature" in Episode 4190. She also made appearances in the Shalom Sesame episodes "Grover Learns Hebrew" and "Grover Plants a Tree" (a reused scene from her season 40 appearance). Messing also provided the voice of Arlene in the 2004 Garfield feature film. Other television credits include Seinfeld, King of the Hill, and NYPD Blue
  • Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. She is widely known for her television roles in Will & Grace, The Starter Wife and the series Smash. Following her graduation from New York University's renowned Tisch School of the Arts, Messing had short-lived tenures on the Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey and the ABC sci-fi Prey. She rose to prominence in her role as Grace Adler on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, earning both commercial and critical success throughout the series' eight season run. She also received critical acclaim for her work as Molly Kagan in the mini-series The Starter Wife. She is currently playing the lead role of Julia Houston in the second season of the NBC musical-drama series Smash.
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  • Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York) is an actress who guest-starred on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in the episode Pursuit as Alicia Harding.
  • Debra Messing is an American actress who portrayed Beth Lukner, who briefly dated Jerry, on Seinfeld. She appeared in “The Wait Out” and “The Yada Yada”. Debra is probably best known for her roles in Will & Grace and The Starter Wife.
  • Following her graduation from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing rose to prominence in television roles in several short-lived series, such as the Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey and the ABC's science fictional Prey. It was her casting as Grace Adler in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace which catapulted Messing to TV stardom. The series ran for eight seasons, and in 2003 she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance. She also received critical acclaim for her work as Molly Kagan in the mini-series The Starter Wife. As of 2012, she is starring as Julia Houston in the NBC musical drama series Smash.
  • Debra Messing (b. 1968) is an American actress best known for her role as Grace Adler on Will and Grace. She appeared in the 40th season of Sesame Street, explaining the word "nature" in Episode 4190. She also made appearances in the Shalom Sesame episodes "Grover Learns Hebrew" and "Grover Plants a Tree" (a reused scene from her season 40 appearance). Messing also provided the voice of Arlene in the 2004 Garfield feature film. Other television credits include Seinfeld, King of the Hill, and NYPD Blue
  • Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. She is widely known for her television roles in Will & Grace, The Starter Wife and the series Smash. Following her graduation from New York University's renowned Tisch School of the Arts, Messing had short-lived tenures on the Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey and the ABC sci-fi Prey. She rose to prominence in her role as Grace Adler on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, earning both commercial and critical success throughout the series' eight season run. She also received critical acclaim for her work as Molly Kagan in the mini-series The Starter Wife. She is currently playing the lead role of Julia Houston in the second season of the NBC musical-drama series Smash. Film roles have included Along Came Polly, The Wedding Date and Nothing Like the Holidays. She has also voiced roles in several animated films such as Garfield and Open Season. Throughout her career she has been nominated for a total of six Emmy Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards and eight Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2003 she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on Will & Grace
  • Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. She is widely known for her television roles in Will & Grace, The Starter Wife and the series Smash. Following her graduation from New York University's renowned Tisch School of the Arts, Messing had short-lived tenures on the Fox sitcom Ned & Stacey and the ABC sci-fi Prey. She rose to prominence in her role as Grace Adler on the NBC sitcom Will & Grace, earning both commercial and critical success throughout the series' eight season run. She also received critical acclaim for her work as Molly Kagan in the mini-series The Starter Wife. She is currently playing the lead role of Julia Houston in the second season of the NBC musical-drama series Smash. Film roles have included Along Came Polly, The Wedding Date and Nothing Like the Holidays. She has also voiced roles in several animated films such as Garfield and Open Season. Throughout her career she has been nominated for a total of six Emmy Awards, eight Golden Globe Awards and eight Screen Actors Guild Award. In 2003 she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on Will & Grace.
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