What Your Favorite Role Played by Debra Messing?
@mythociate (21432)
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
October 28, 2012 10:15am CST
You've seen her in A Walk in the Clouds as Betty Sutton, McHale's Navy as Lt. Penelope Carter, Celebrity as a TV reporter, Jesus as Mary Magdalene,
in The Mothman Prophecies as Mary Klein, Hollywood Ending as Lori, Along Came Polly as Lisa Kramer, heard her in Garfield as Arlene,
seen her in The Wedding Date as Kat Ellis, heard her in Open Season as Beth, seen her in Purple Violets as Kate Scott, in Lucky You as Suzanne Offer,
in The Women as Edie Cohen (Nominated for the "Worst Actress" Razzie Award along with Annette Benning, Eva Mendes, Jada Pinkett Smith and Meg Ryan), in Nothing Like the Holidays as Sarah Rodriguez (Nominated for the Satellite Award for Best Actress in a Motion Picture Musical or Comedy),
on TV in NYPD Blue as Dana Abandando, in Partners as Stacey, in Ned and Stacey as Stacey Colbert, in Seinfeld as Beth Lookner, in Prey as Dr. Sloan Parker,
& on Will & Grace as Grace Adler (winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2003) & the Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2002, 2003) & the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2001), with Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally, & nominated for an American Comedy Award for Funniest Female Performer in a TV Series (Leading Role) (2000, 2001) & an Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2000–2002, 2006) & a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2000–2005) and a Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy (2004) & a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series (2001, 2004) & a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series (2002–2005), with Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally,
& some other stuff (King of the Hill Mrs. Hilgren-Bronson, Jordan's Mom Episode: "Get Your Freak Off" (voice only)
2006 Will & Grace: Say Goodnight Gracie Grace Adler retrospective special
2007 The Starter Wife Molly Kagan 5 part miniseries
Gracie Allen Award
Nominated – Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Miniseries or Movie
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Miniseries or Television Film
Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie
2008 The Starter Wife Molly Kagan 10 episode series
Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy
2011 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Alicia Harding Episode aired in February[19]
2012–present Smash Julia Houston).
Obviously, she's best known for "Will & Grace" (though I don't really watch it). Actually, I don't remember seeing ANY of these! So I guess they're all alright
Any particular stand-out performances?
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