Debra Messing
Date of Birth
August 15, 1968, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height
5' 8" (1.73 m)
Mini Biography
Messing was born in the New York City borough of Brooklyn, the daughter of Jewish American parents, Sandra (n?e Simons), who has worked as a professional singer, banker, travel and real estate agent, and Brian Messing, a sales executive for a jewelry manufacturer. When Messing was three, she moved with her parents and her older brother, Brett, to East Greenwich, a small town outside Providence, Rhode Island.
During her high school years, she acted (and sang) in a number of high school productions, including the starring role in the musical "Annie" and "Fiddler On the Roof." Messing took lessons in dance, singing, and acting. In 1986, she was Rhode Island's Junior Miss and competed in Mobile, Alabama in the America's Junior Miss scholarship program. While her parents encouraged her dream of becoming an actress, they also urged her to complete a liberal arts education before deciding on acting as a career. Following their advice, she attended Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
In 1990, after graduating summa cum laude from Brandeis with a bachelor's degree in theater arts, Messing gained admission to the elite Graduate Acting Program (which accepts only about 15 new students annually) at New York University, where she earned a master's degree in fine arts after three years.
In 1998, Messing played a lead role as the bio-anthropologist Sloan Parker on ABC's dramatic science fiction television series Prey. During this time her agent approached her with the pilot script for the television show Will & Grace. Messing was inclined to take some time off, but the script intrigued her, and she auditioned for the role of Grace Adler, beating out Nicollette Sheridan, who later guest-starred on the show as a romantic rival of Grace's. Will & Grace became a ratings success, and Messing gained renown.
In 2002, she was named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People in the World" by People Magazine. TV Guide picked her as its "Best Dressed Woman" in 2003. Messing met her husband, Daniel Zelman (an actor and screenwriter), on their first day as graduate students at NYU. The two were married on September 3, 2000, and live in New York City. On April 7, 2004, Messing gave birth to their son, Roman Walker Zelman.
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19th August 2009, 16:22
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27th August 2009, 07:52
#167
Debra Messing - Instyle, Ruven Afanador Photoshoot - x7
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27th August 2009, 21:09
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Re: Debra Messing - Instyle, Ruven Afanador Photoshoot - x7
Holy shit she's hot
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28th August 2009, 02:12
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Re: Debra Messing - Instyle, Ruven Afanador Photoshoot - x7
Love the first two shots!
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11th September 2009, 13:20
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11th September 2009, 13:59
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Re: [09/10/09] Debra Messing @ attends the launch of Very Hollywood x7
Looking good, one hot MILF, thank you.
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11th September 2009, 18:58
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18th September 2009, 14:42
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18th September 2009, 15:31
#174
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Re: [09/17/09] Debra Messing @ Confidential Magazine's annual pre-Emmy party x5
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21st September 2009, 03:41
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[09/20/09] Debra Messing @ 61st Annual Emmy Awards - x4
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21st September 2009, 12:08
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21st September 2009, 12:23
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Re: [09/20/09] Debra Messing @ 61st Primetime Emmy Awards x17
I see a lot of red. Other than that Debra looks great.
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23rd October 2009, 12:53
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28th October 2009, 22:15
#179
Outside Mr Chow in Beverly Hills (with Angie Harmon). Oct 22, 2009
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7th November 2009, 13:17
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