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Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. She is known for her television roles in ''Ned & Stacey'', ''Will & Grace'', ''The Starter Wife'', ''Smash'' and ''The Mysteries of Laura''. Following her graduation from New York University's 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 interior designer 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 USA Network series ''The Starter Wife''. She also played the lead role of Julia Houston in the musical-drama series ''Smash'', before it was cancelled by NBC after two seasons. Her film roles have included an unfaithful bride in ''Along Came Polly'', followed by a more sympathetic role in ''The Wedding Date'', and then ''Nothing like the Holidays''. She has also voiced roles in several animated films such as ''Garfield'' and ''Open Season''. Messing has received a total of six Emmy nominations, winning one, eight Screen Actors Guild nominations, winning one, and eight Golden Globe nominations. ==Early life== Messing was born in the Brooklyn borough of New York City,〔Stated in interview on ''Inside the Actors Studio''〕 the daughter of Sandra (née Simons; died 2014),〔http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/bradfordera/obituary.aspx?n=sandra-simons&pid=170580472〕 who has worked as a professional singer, banker, travel and real estate agent, and Brian Messing, a sales executive for a costume jewelry packaging manufacturer. Messing is Jewish, and had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony; her ancestors emigrated from Poland and Russia. When Messing was three, she moved with her parents and her older brother, Brett, to East Greenwich, Rhode Island. During her high school years, she acted and sang in a number of high school productions at East Greenwich High School, including the starring roles in the musicals ''Annie'' and ''Grease''. She 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, where at her parents' request three-quarters of her courses were not theater-related.〔 During her junior year, she studied theater at the prestigious London-based British European Studio Group program, an experience that consolidated her desire to act. In 1990, after graduating ''summa cum laude'' from Brandeis with a Bachelor of Arts in Theater Arts, Messing gained admission to the elite Graduate Acting Program at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts which accepts approximately fifteen new students annually. She earned a Master of Fine Arts after three years. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Debra Messing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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