Debra Messing fans haven’t seen much of the actress since she ended her eight-year  run in Will & Grace.

But the 41-year-old could soon be back on the small screen after she was optioned to shoot a second pilot for the ABC series Wright Vs Wrong.

If commissioned the series would only be Messing’s second project since finishing her run as Grace Adler in 2006.

The actress looked as if she had something to celebrate as she visited the beach in Malibu over the July 4th holiday weekend.

With her family and friends gathered together, she sunbathed in a red bikini and white sun hat, before pulling on a patterned sundress to walk on the beach.

Messing was a virtual unknown when she was picked to play the lovable character of Grace in 1998. 

Then 30, she was relatively old by Hollywood standards and was considering taking a break from acting.

The role made her famous, and during it’s run she starring  in a clutch of big screen movies.

After leaving the show Messing appeared in the mini-series The Starter Wife. She reprised her role for a second series in 2008.

She has a four-year-old son, Roman, with husband Daniel Zelman.

With Sex & The Citybeing made into a movie, we’re getting greedy and want all our favorite shows to do the same! Come on, Seinfeld, Friends, and Will & Grace!
Hollyscoop caught up with Debra Messing at the Crystal + Lucy Awards this week and asked her point blank: Will there be a Will & Grace movie in the future???
Debra laughed about the rumor, saying, “Oh my gosh, really?? That is news to me! This is literally the first time I’ve heard that.”
Ok, ok, we admit. We started the rumor. But is it so far off? Come on! While they’re may not be any plans for a film, Messing said she is down to do a reunion show.
“You know,” Debra told us. “I guess people always ask if we would have a reunion show and I would always say-Unfortunately because our season finale it skips ahead 25 years so you already know what happens.”
We had to go back and re-watch the last episode, and she’s totally right! But we still think it could work. If Carrie and the girls can still pull it off, so can Will, Grace, Jack, and Karen!
She added, “So either you would have to do a Geriatric Will and Grace, which can work, or an entire rock/opera fantasy. It would be a challenge I think to come up with a story. But I never say never.”

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Remember Wright vs. Wrong, that ABC comedy project starring Debra Messing that went unmentioned during upfronts week? Well, it hasn’t been killed off just yet: The network has ordered a reshoot of the half-hour pilot for midseason consideration. Messing is executive producing the project in which she stars as a conservative pundit who tries to maintain her public persona despite facing her own vulnerabilities. ABC has also ordered a reshoot of the half-hour comedy How to Be a Better American, which originally starred the Daily Show’s Jason Jones. Sources expect the project to undergo a major recasting.

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I love it when my Gibson Girls mix things up with their hair. A few weeks ago I got to to do just that with my girl Debra Messing, who was attending Mariska Hargitay’s Joyful Heart Foundation Gala.

There was actually a strict dress code at this event: Everyone had to wear black jeans or leggings, so Debra paired her black leggings with this futuristic, silvery one-shoulder top and some amazing Pucci heels. Debra is a curly girl at heart, but I took one look at her outfit and knew we weren’t going to be able to do what I call the Classic Debra Messing Curl & Wave. Since her outfit was so strong and modern, I knew we had to go for a strong and modern hairstyle. We talked it over and decided to do sleek, straight hair with a dramatic side-part.

I started off with wet hair using L’Oréal Professionnel Texture Expert Expansion Body Activating Mousse and Build It Blow Drying Agent and created that deep side part. I then blew her hair dry with an amazing Denman brush to help create that straightness and close down the cuticle for ultimate shine. Next I took a Ted Gibson flat iron, heated up to 350 degrees, to smooth out her hair. It’s important to have it at that high of a heat because Debra’s hair texture is so curly and can be on the coarser side, so it needs a bit more heat to make it stay smooth and sleek.

I finished up by spraying her hair with Beautiful Hold Hair Spray and tucked one side of her hair behind her ear. You’ll notice I do that alot, with Debra in particular. That’s because she has such an amazing taste in jewelry and I want to be sure that her hairstyle doesn’t cover it up and instead helps to show it off.

Remember, Beauty Is Individual!

The US actress-singer, who played outspoken Karen Walker, has kept in touch with co-stars Debra Messing (Grace), Eric McCormack (Will) and Sean Hayes (Jack) since the American sitcom ended in 2006.

“There’s been no talk of any kind of reunion show or movie or anything like that but you never know - it’s getting to be the right time to have a little party of some sort and reunite,” she said.

Megan - who’s currently performing with her band Supreme Music Program at London’s Vaudeville Theatre - had hoped the show would have continued for two more seasons.

“I don’t know if I was disappointed, I mean, all things must pass,” she said.

“On the one hand it seemed like the right time and on the other hand, I personally think it could have gone for two more seasons, but not everybody agreed with that, even some of the cast and some of the writers. So because of that, you know, you have to kind of go along with everything.”

She added: “I wasn’t disappointed, no, it definitely felt like the right time for it to end but at the same time, in an alternate universe I think it could have gone a little bit longer.”

:: Megan Mullally And Supreme Music Program are performing at London’s Vaudeville Theatre until February 21.

The awards, funded by the United States Agency for International Development and held this year at the National Art Gallery, celebrate organisations and individuals who have demonstrated commitment and courage in breaking the silence around the infection, reducing stigma and discrimination, and caring for infected and affected people. The awards are named after Auxillia Chimusoro, one of the first people in Zimbabwe to openly disclose their HIV positive status.

“I am honoured to be invited to speak at the Auxillia Chimusoro Awards ceremony, honouring Auxillia’s legacy and recognising those making such direct progress against this devastating disease. USAID’s ongoing support has made such success possible and I’m grateful to them for their commitment, generosity, and partnership,” said Messing.

“We are excited to have Debra Messing speak to Zimbabwean HIV and Aids activists during the Auxillia Chimusoro Awards,” said Tim Gerhardson, Public Affairs Officer at the US Embassy in Harare.

“The fight against Aids is a central piece of the foreign policy and global health agenda outlined by the United States. Artists can play an important role in both spreading the message and fundraising, which makes Messing’s experience with PSI a positive model for all Zimbabweans.”

Internationally, Messing is best known for her role on NBC’s Emmy Award-winning comedy series “Will & Grace.” For her work on the popular sitcom, Messing won the 2003 Emmy Award and has earned numerous accolades, including several Golden Globe, Emmy, and Screen Actors Guild nominations. In 2001, Messing collected the TV Guide’s Actress of the Year in a Comedy Series honour and was awarded a Screen Actors Guild award with the cast of “Will & Grace.”

She also portrayed Mary Magdalene in the four-hour CBS miniseries, “Jesus,” and starred in the USA miniseries “The Starter Wife” with Joe Mantegna.

Messing’s recent film work includes several romantic comedies, including The Wedding Date, box office hit Along Came Polly, with Ben Stiller and Jennifer Aniston, and The Women, alongside Annette Benning and Meg Ryan. While in Zimbabwe, Messing will take the opportunity to visit a variety of HIV prevention and treatment programmes and will meet with local officials and researchers.
source: herald.co.zw

Calista Flockhart speaking at the Peace Over Violence 38th Annual Humanitarian Awards
The evening honored the following individuals and corporations who have made a difference in the struggle to eliminate violence against women, men, youth and children:

Union Bank: Verizon Wirless Hopeline Corporate Award
Los Angeles City Council President Eric Garcetti: Public Service Award
Human Rights Watch & U.S. Program Researcher Sarah Tofte: Justice Award
Keely & Pierce Brosnan: Activism Award
Joyful Heart Foundation & Mariska Hargitay: Empowerment Award

The evening, which also celebrated the organization’s move to a new location which offers an opportunity to house a larger community and education and meeting room, raised over $300,000 for the non-profit agency. Since its inception in 1971 as the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women, Peace Over Violence has grown from a volunteer crisis hotline to an agency with a sizeable staff and an excellent reputation. It is widely recognized as a social partner in issues of violence prevention, health, education, human rights, and civil society. The organization, offers a wide range of programs which encompass ‘one on one’ intervention services and ‘one on one’ violence prevention services.

More information about Peace Over Violence is available at www.peaceoverviolence.org.

source: prweb.com