Debra Messing

Actress Debra Messing required medical attention backstage at the New York Drama League Awards on Friday (17May13) after suffering an allergic reaction. The former Will & Grace star was co-hosting... Read More >Read Full Story

Although Debra Messing earned high praise throughout her run on Will & Grace, her success ever since has been moreover lacking. Messing followed the hit NBC sitcom with a short-lived basic cable dramedy The Starter Wife, returning to her old network thereafter for the musical series Smash... which, although still part of the lineup, has been moved to Saturdays (never a good sign).RELATED: 'Smash' and Burn: The Ratings for NBC's Musical FallBut with all of the comical talent Messing has at her...Read Full Story

Bringing along her own mom to accept an award herself, Debra Messing received an Outstanding Mother honor at the 2013 Outstanding Mother Awards at The Pierre Hotel in New York City on Thursday (May 9).Wearing a sleeveless brown knee-length dress and black heels, the "Smash" star posed for pics with her own mama, Sandy Messing.At the event, the 44-year-old actress tweeted a photo with the caption, "With Mark Shriver from SAVE THE CHILDREN-- so thrilled to be honored at this year's OUTSTANDING...Read Full Story

By Tim Molloy NEW YORK (TheWrap.com) - "Smash" star Debra Messing has signed on for the lead of a new CBS comedy pilot, putting the future of the NBC show in further doubt. Messing will play "Shira," a married mom trying to balance her home and work life in the pilot from writers and executive producers Julie Rottenberg and Elisa Zuritsky. Messing is in second position for the project, meaning NBC has first dibs on her if "Smash" is renewed. But the casting is far from a vote of confidence on...Read Full Story

Although Debra Messing earned high praise throughout her run on Will & Grace, her success ever since has been moreover lacking. Messing followed the hit NBC sitcom with a short-lived basic cable dramedy The Starter Wife, returning to her old network thereafter for the musical series Smash... which, although still part of the lineup, has been moved to Saturdays (never a good sign).RELATED: 'Smash' and Burn: The Ratings for NBC's Musical FallBut with all of the comical talent Messing has at her...Read Full Story