Grace Adler
| Grace Adler | |
|---|---|
| Will & Grace character | |
| First appearance | "Pilot" (episode 1.01) |
| Created by |
David Kohan Max Mutchnick |
| Portrayed by | Debra Messing |
| Information | |
| Full name | Grace Elizabeth Adler (birth name) Grace Elizabeth Adler-Markus (married name) |
| Nickname(s) | Gracie, G, Gracious |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Interior designer |
| Family | Martin Adler (father) Bobbi Adler (mother) Janet Adler (sister) Joyce Adler (sister) Dr. Jay Markus (father-in-law) Eleanor Markus (mother-in-law) |
| Spouse(s) |
James Hanson (husband; annulled) Dr. Marvin "Leo" Markus (husband; 1st time [divorced]) (husband; 2nd time) |
| Children |
Laila Markus (daughter, with Leo) |
| Relatives |
Ben Truman (son-in-law, via Laila) |
| Religion | Judaism |
Grace Elizabeth Adler-Markus (née Adler) is a fictional character in the American sitcom Will & Grace, portrayed by Debra Messing. She is a Jewish interior designer, living in New York City with her gay best friend Will Truman (played by Eric McCormack). She is originally from Schenectady, New York, and has graduated from Columbia University. She also mentions in season 2 that she attended the Fashion Institute.
Grace was born on April 26, 1967, in Schenectady, New York. She has been particularly influenced by her mother, Bobbi (Debbie Reynolds), a flamboyant actor from whom she inherited her many neuroses. Grace also constantly strives for the affection of her father Martin (Alan Arkin), competing with her two sisters (one younger, one older), who have more obvious problems than she (Joyce, played by Sara Rue, is a mentally slow compulsive overeater, while Janet, portrayed by Geena Davis, is rarely employed and promiscuous). Grace herself is decidedly selfish and neurotic, but this is usually played for laughs, like when her husband Leo asks, "You want me to be happy, right?" and she sweetly replies "Not if it affects me negatively in any way." She is also somewhat vain, once declaring herself to be a "frickin' bombshell" and believing that she bears a strong resemblance to red-haired celebrities like Rita Hayworth (once even thinking a photo of Hayworth was one of herself) and Nicole Kidman. This, however, leads to her being taken down a peg, and she is usually the butt of numerous jokes by other characters. In one episode, while in Los Angeles, she is repeatedly mistaken for Kathy Griffin by tourists. She is a Democrat.
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