• Name: Debra Messing
  
• Birth Name: Debra Moessing
  
• Height: 5' 8"
  
• Sex: F
  
• Nationality: American
  
• Birth Date: August 15, 1968
  
• Birth Place: Brooklyn, New York, USA
  
• Profession: actress
  
• Education: Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts (majored in Theater Arts; B.A.)
  
•   : Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, England
  
•   : New York University in New York, New York (majored in Acting; M.F.A.)
  
• Husband/Wife: Daniel Zelman (actor; born in 1967; started dating 1992; engaged in 1998; married on September 3, 2000)
  
• Father: Brian Messing (sales executive for a jewelry company)
  
• Mother: Sandy Messing (singer)
  
• Brother: Brett Messing (stockbroker; older)
  
• Claim to fame: as Grace Elizabeth Adler on TV Series Will & Grace (1998)
  

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• About her husband Daniel: "He's the best human being I know, he makes me a better person every day. I'm never happier than when I'm with him."
• On winning her first Emmy: "I can't imagine it being more sweet. You just hope that you will get the opportunity to do what you love and pay your bills, and that is being a success as an actor. The accolades - this is otherworldly. I have never allowed myself the ability to dream this far."
• "My mom's philosophy has always been just do what makes you happy, and when it doesn't make you happy anymore, you don't do it anymore. Hence her careers."

• Emmy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series, Will & Grace (2003)
• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical, Will & Grace (2003)
• Golden Satellite Awards: Best Performance by an Actress in a Series, Comedy or Musical, Will & Grace (2002)
• Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series, Will & Grace (2001)
• TV Guide Awards: Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series, Will & Grace (2001)

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