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Grace Adler | |
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Will & Grace character | |
![]() Debra Messing as Grace Adler in Will & Grace | |
First appearance | "Pilot" (episode 1.01) |
Last appearance | It's Time |
Created by | David Kohan Max Mutchnick |
Portrayed by | Debra Messing |
In-universe information | |
Full name | Grace Elizabeth Adler (birth name) Grace Elizabeth Adler-Markus (former married name) |
Nickname | Gracie, G, GG(By Karen Walker) Gracious |
Gender | Female |
Occupation | Interior designer |
Family | Martin Adler (father) Bobbi Adler (mother, deceased) Janet Adler (sister) Joyce Adler (sister) Fiona (niece) Marilyn Truman (stepmother) Paul Truman (stepbrother) Sam Truman (stepbrother) Will Truman (stepbrother) |
Spouse | James Hanson (m. 2006; ann. 2006) Marvin "Leo" Markus (m. 2002; div. 2004) (m. 2006; div. 2017) |
Relatives | Dr. Jay Markus (former father-in-law) Eleanor Markus (former mother-in-law) |
Religion | Judaism |
Grace Elizabeth Adler (formerly Adler-Markus) is a fictional character and one of the two titular protagonists in the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Debra Messing.[1][2] She is a Jewish interior designer living in New York City, who lives with her gay best friend, Will Truman (Eric McCormack), for a majority of the series.[3] She is also the employer of Karen Walker (Megan Mullally) and a friend and neighbor of Jack McFarland (Sean Hayes).