Debra
Messing was born in Brooklyn, and raised in a quiet community
just outside Providence,
Rhode Island. Messing majored in theater arts at Brandeis
University where she received her
liberal arts education. Half of her junior years were
spent in London's prestigious B.E.S.G.L.
program. Upon graduating from Brandeis, Debra was accepted
into New York University's Elite
Graduate Acting Program and received her Masters of fine
arts degree three years later.
Messing's
talents were quickly noticed when she received praise
for her performance in the
pre-Broadway workshop of Tony Kushner's award-winning
play called Angels in America:
Perestroika. Debra also enjoyed success playing the
role of Cecily in The Importance of Being
Earnest. Messing also appeared in other productions
such as, Four Dogs and a Bone., The Naked
Truth and Collected Stories which was chosen as a finalist
for the Pulitzer Prize.
Debra's career
soon after moved on to television, where she starred
for two seasons as Stacey
in the comedy Ned & Stacey. She also had a rotating
role on NYPD Blue, playing Dana - Gail
O'Grady's conniving sister
