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Debra Messing attends Jennifer Fisher presentation during Spring 2016 New York Fashion Week on September 9, 2015, in New York.
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Anna Chlumsky and Debra Messing speak at the 2015 Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall on June 7, 2015, in New York.
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Debra Messing attends the 2015 NBC Upfront Presentation at Radio City Music Hall on May 11, 2015, in New York.
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Debra Messing attends 2014 "Spirit Of Life" Awards Luncheon at The Plaza Hotel on May 5, 2014, in New York.
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The cast of "Will & Grace," from left, a pantless Eric McCormack, Sean Hayes, Debra Messing and Meghan Mullally pose backstage during 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., on January 16, 2006. The show just wrapped its final season and Messing has been nominated for an Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series Emmy for her role as Grace.
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Producer David Kohan, actress Debra Messing and producer Max Mutchnick arrive at the 17th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, Calif., on April 8, 2006. Messing and the rest of the "Will & Grace" cast were on hand to accept the Outstanding Comedy Series Award. The show had been on the air for eight years before its finale in May of this year.
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From left, Elle Magazine fashion director Nina Garcia, model Heidi Klum, designer Michael Kors and Debra Messing attend the Project Runway Fall 2006 fashion show during Olympus Fashion Week at Bryant Park in New York on Feb. 10, 2006. Messing was featured as a judge on the season finale of the second season of "Project Runway."
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Jason Lee and Debra Messing present onstage at the 57th Annual Emmy Awards held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sept. 18, 2005. Messing was personally picked by director Woody Allen for a small role in his 1998 film "Celebrity."
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MTV VJ Damien Fahey and Debra Messing speak during MTV's "Total Request Live" in New York on Jan. 31, 2005. Messing landed the role of Grace Adler on "Will & Grace" after beating out Nicolette Sheridan ("Desperate Housewives"), who also auditioned for it and later guest starred on the show as a romantic rival of Grace's.
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Dermot Mulroney and Debra Messing attend the premiere of the film "The Wedding Date" at Universal Studios in Los Angeles on Jan. 27, 2005. "The Wedding Date" was Messing's first leading role in a high-profile film. It received mixed reviews but performed fairly well at the box office.
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From left, Sean Hayes, Eric McCormack, Debra Messing and Megan Mullally of "Will & Grace" accept the award for Favorite TV Comedy at the 31st Annual People's Choice Awards in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 9, 2005. Messing met her husband, Daniel Zelman (an actor and screenwriter), on their first day as graduate students at NYU. The two were married in 2000 and live in Los Angeles with their 2-year-old son Roman.
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Winner for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Debra Messing poses backstage during the 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sept. 21, 2003. Before playing the lead on "Will & Grace," Messing appeared as Jerry Seinfeld's date in two episodes of the hit television show "Seinfeld": "The Wait Out" in 1996 and "The Yada Yada" in 1997.