Debra Messing Net Worth and Salary
Debra Messing net worth is estimated to be $23 million and she earns over $4 million as salary annually and her net worth accumulated due to the success in her career as an actress and for starring in films such as The Wedding Date and Open Season.
Who is Debra Messing?
Debra Messing is an American actress and she is famously known for her role as Grace Adler in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace which aired from 1998 to 2006, she is also known for her role as Sarah Rodriguez in the 2008 film Nothing Like the Holidays and she has been nominated for six Golden Globe Awards and five Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding lead actress in a comedy series.
Biography and Education
Debra Messing was born Debra Lynn Messing on the 15th of August, 1968 in Brooklyn, New York, United States and she was born to a mother named Sandra Simons, who worked as a professional singer, banker and real estate and travel agent, she was born to a father named Brian Messing, who worked as a sales executive for a costume jewelry packaging manufacturer, Messing is of Polish and Russian ancestry, she relocated to East Greenwich, Rhode Island from New York at the age of three with her family, she grew up with an older brother named Brett Messing.
Messing attended the East Greenwich High School and it was while at the School that she picked interest in singing and acting and she also starred in many of the High School’s Theatre productions, in 1986, she won the Rhode Island’s Junior Miss Pageant and later competed in the America’s Junior Miss scholarship program in Mobile, Alabama.
Messing always knew that she wanted to become an actress, but due to encouragements from her parents, she attended the Brandeis University, where she graduated with a Bachelors of Arts in Theatre Arts, she later enrolled at the Grad Acting Program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and she earned a Master of Fine Arts in acting from the School in 1993.
Movies and Career
Debra Messing has appeared in a lot of movies over the years and they include; A Walk in the Clouds in 1995, McHale’s Navy in 1997, Celebrity in 1998, Jesus in 1999, The Mothman Prophecies and Hollywood Ending in 2002, Along Came Polly and Garfield in 2004, The Wedding Date in 2005, Open Season in 2006, Purple Violets and Lucky in 2007, The Women and Nothing Like the Holidays in 2008, Like Sunday, Like Rain in 2014, Searching in 2018 and many more.
She has also starred in television series such as Another World in 1993, NYPD Blue from 1994 to 1995, Partners in 1995, Ned & Stacey from 1995 to 1997, Seinfeld from 1996 to 1997, Prey in 1998, Will & Grace from 1998 to 2006, King of the Hill in 2002, Project Runway from 2006 to 2012, The Starter Wife from 2007 to 2008, Sesame Street in 2009, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit in 2011, Smash from 2012 to 2013, Project Runway All Stars from 2014 to 2019, The Mysteries of Laura from 2014 to 2016, Jeopardy! In 2015, Match Game and Night Cap in 2016, Dirty Dancing in 2017 and many more.
Awards and Nominations
In 2005, Messing was nominated for favorite funny female star by the People’s Choice Awards, in 2005, she was honored by the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards, in 2017, she was honored with the Excellence in Media Award by the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD), in 2003, she won the outstanding lead actress in a comedy series at the Primetime Emmy Award, in 2008, she won the outstanding female lead actor in a miniseries at the Gracie Allen Awards, in 2000, she won the best ensemble in a comedy series, in 2001, she won the best actress in a comedy series at the Online Film & Television Association Awards, in 2006, she won the best actress in a comedy series at the Online Film & Television Association Awards, in 2002, she won the best actress in a TV series comedy or musical at the Satellite Awards, in 2003, she won the best actress in a TV series comedy or musical, in 2001, she won the outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, in 2001, she won the best actress of the year in a comedy series at the TV Guide Awards, in 2006, she won the Editor’s Choice Awards at the TV Guide Awards, in 2014, she won the Williamsburg Independent Film Festival Award for best featured actress and over the years, she has been nominated for many more awards and have also won many more.
Partner/Relationship
Debra Messing was once a married woman, as she was once married to actor Daniel Zelman, they married on the 3rd of September, 2000 and divorced on the 1st of March, 2016, she then dated actor Will Chase from 2011 to October, 2014 and as of recent she is dating a man named Wilson Cooper.
Family
Debra Messing was born to father named Brian Messing and a mother named Sandra Simons, she grew up with an older brother named Brett Messing and she has a son named Roman Walker Zelman.
Kids
Debra Messing is a mother of one, she had her son named Roman Walker Zelman in April, 2004 from her marriage to her ex-husband Daniel Zelman and she currently has no daughter.
Height, Weight and Personal Looks
Debra Messing stands at a height of 5 ft 12 inches, she weighs 67kg, she is fair in complexion, has brown hair color and blue eye color.
Zodiac Sign and Birthday
Debra Messing was born on the 15th of August, 1968, therefore her zodiac sign is Leo and she celebrates her birthday on the 15th of August each year.
Nationality and Ethnicity
Messing is of American nationality and Jewish Polish and Russian ethnicity and descent.
House Location
Messing and her family currently reside in New York, United States of America.
Full Name
Messing’s full name or real name is Debra Lynn Messing.
Social Media Presence
Messing rose to fame in 1994 and ever since then, she has built a huge social media fan base for herself, as of recent, she has over 300,000 Twitter followers, over 400,000 Instagram followers and she is also active on Snapchat and a host of other social media networks.
Controversies, rumors and legal issues
Since coming to fame, Messing hasn’t been linked to any known controversy, rumors and legal issues.
