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Acting

Debra Messing

Career: Active from 1995 to 2025, busiest in 2007 and 2008 with 3 main titles each.

Leading roles: 18
top three billing

Average score: 55/100

Highest rated: Searching
80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 38 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Debra Messing Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.3, average 4.1
Crime
1.9, average 3.6
Adrenaline
3.2, average 4.8
Tension
4.7, average 6.0

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Found Family Dynamics 4
Comfort Viewing 3
Romantic Comedy 2
Feel-Good Movie 2
Showbiz Satire 2
Female Empowerment 2
Character Study 2
Romantic Drama 2
Character-Driven 2
Spiritual Journey 2
New York Setting 2
Self-Discovery 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

41

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

2020s

6 titles · average score 57

The Alto Knights

48

as Bobbie Costello

October 8

56

Executive Producer

13: The Musical

51

as Jessica Goldman

Bros

69

as Debra Messing

The Dark Divide

65

as Thea Pyle

Irresistible

50

as Babs Garnett (uncredited)

2010s

9 titles · average score 56

Stucco

54

as Counselor

Searching

80

as Detective Vick

Will & Grace

TV show · as Grace Adler

Dirty Dancing

29

as Marjorie Houseman

Albion: The Enchanted Stallion

55

as The Queen

The Mysteries of Laura

49

TV show · as Detective Laura Diamond

Like Sunday, Like Rain

57

as Barbara

Smash

71

TV show · as Julia Houston

Wright vs. Wrong

as Evelyn Wright

2000s

12 titles · average score 49

The Women

34

as Edie Cohen

The Starter Wife

65

TV show · as Molly Kagan

Nothing Like the Holidays

46

as Sarah Rodriguez

The Starter Wife

54

TV show · as Molly Kagan

Lucky You

45

as Suzanne Offer

Purple Violets

60

as Kate Scott

Open Season

54

as Beth (voice)

The Wedding Date

42

as Kat Ellis

Along Came Polly

45

as Lisa Kramer

Garfield

35

as Arlene (voice)

The Mothman Prophecies

56

as Mary Klein

Hollywood Ending

54

as Lori

1990s

12 titles · average score 62

Jesus

67

as Mary Magdalene

Jesus

73

TV show · as Mary Magdalene

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

73

TV show · as Alicia Harding

Will & Grace

76

TV show · as Grace Adler

Prey

52

TV show · as Dr. Sloan Parker

Celebrity

50

as TV Reporter

McHale's Navy

27

as Lt. Penelope Carpenter

King of the Hill

78

TV show · as Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson (voice)

Ned & Stacey

55

TV show · as Stacey Colbert

A Walk in the Clouds

60

as Betty Sutton

MADtv

74

TV show · as (uncredited)

Partners

TV show

1980s

2 titles · average score 65

Seinfeld

87

TV show · as Beth Lukner

Entertainment Tonight

44

TV show