Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Debra Lynn Messing ( born August 15 , 1968 ) is an American actress , perhaps best known for her role as Grace Adler in the NBC sitcom Will & Grace and as Molly Kagan in the critically acclaimed mini-series The Starter Wife .
Simplified: Debra Lynn Messing ( born August 15 , 1968 ) is an American actress .