Debra is a feminine given name. Debra may refer to:

People

* Debra Adelaide (born 1958), Australian writer * Debra Allbery (born 1957), American poet * Debra R. Anderson (1949-2022), American politician * Debra Austin (born 1955), American ballerina * Debra Berger (born 1957), American actress, artist and designer * Debra Bermingham, American artist * Debra Bloomfield (born 1952), American photographer *

Debra Bowen Debra Lynn Bowen (born October 27, 1955) is an American attorney and politician who served as the Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015. Previously, she was a member of the California State Legislature from 1992 to 2006. In March 20 ...

(born 1955), American politician, Secretary of State of California from 2007 to 2015 * Debra Brown, American serial killer * Debra M. Brown (born 1963), American judge * Debra Burlingame (born 1954), American lawyer and political activist * Debra Byrd, American vocalist * Debra Byrne (born 1957), Australian pop singer, actress and entertainer * Debra Cafaro (born 1957) American business executive * Debra Chasnoff (1957–2017), documentary filmmaker and activist *

Debra Christofferson Debra Christofferson (born January 9, 1963) is an American actress known for her roles in film and television. She is from Spearfish, South Dakota. Filmography Film Television {, {, class="wikitable sortable" , - ! Year ! Title ! Role ...

, American actress of film and TV *

Debra Crew Debra Ann Crew (born December 20, 1970) is the president and CEO of Diageo. She is also a board member of Mondelez International, and the former president and chief executive officer of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company. She previously held senior m ...

(born 1970), corporate chief executive *

Debra Daley Debra Daley is a New Zealand author. Daley was born in New Zealand and is of Irish heritage. She grew up in the west of Auckland and graduated from the University of Auckland with an MA in English Literature. She currently lives in the Bay of P ...

, New Zealand author * Debra Daniel (born 1991), Micronesian swimmer * Debra Dickerson (born 1959), American author *

Debra Dobkin Debra Dobkin is an American vocalist, percussionist, music producer, and painter. Biography Early history She was selected at age 6 for children's scholarship classes by the Art Institute of Chicago, and later attended the Sam Fox School of D ...

, American musician * Debra Doyle (1952–2020), American author * Debra Dunning (born 1966), American actress * Debra Eisenstadt, American writer, director, producer and editor * Debra Elmegreen (born 1952), American astronomer * Debra Evenson (1942-2011), American lawyer *

Debra Feuer Debra Lee Feuer is an American former actress. She starred in the films ''Moment by Moment'', '' The Hollywood Knights'', '' To Live and Die in L.A.'', '' MacGruder and Loud'', '' Il burbero'' and '' Homeboy'': the latter in which she starred with ...

, American actress *

Debra Fischer Debra Ann Fischer is an American astronomer who is the Eugene Higgins professor of astronomy at Yale University researching detection and characterization of exoplanets. She has detected hundreds of exoplanets and was part of the team to disc ...

, professor of astronomy * Debra Ford, colorectal surgeon and academic administrator * Debra Jo Fondren (born 1955), American model and actress * Debra Fox, American journalist *

Debra Fordham Debra Fordham is an American television producer and writer. She is best known for her work on the sitcom '' Scrubs''. Early life Fordham is a graduate of Valdosta State University in Valdosta, Georgia, where she studied theatre under the directi ...

, American television executive * Debra Gauthier, American police officer and author * Debra Gillett, English actress * Debra Gore (born 1967), British swimmer *

Debra Granik Debra Granik (born February 6, 1963) is an American filmmaker. She is most known for 2004's '' Down to the Bone,'' which starred Vera Farmiga, 2010's ''Winter's Bone,'' which starred Jennifer Lawrence in her breakout performance and for which G ...

(born 1963), American independent film director *

Debra Green Debra Jean Green is an author, popular speaker and founder of Redeeming Our Communities, a UK-wide charity based in Manchester, UK. Career Throughout the 1990s Green worked for Network, the Council of Churches in Greater Manchester. She was instr ...

, British writer and speaker * Debra Haffner (born 1954), ordained minister * Debra Hamel (born 1964), American historian * Debra Hand, American sculptor * Debra Hayward, British film producer * Debra Hill (1950–2005), American film producer and screenwriter * Debra Hilstrom (born 1968), American politician * Debra Holloway (1955–2011), U.S. Olympian in taekwondo * Debra Humphris, English academic and nurse * Debra Jensen (born 1958), American model * Debra A. Kemp (1957–2015), American author *

Debra Killings Debra Killings (born July 7, 1964) is an American singer and bass guitarist, notable for extensive session and background vocal work for LaFace Records and Rowdy Records-based artists such as TLC, Monica, and Outkast. Killings appears on the m ...

(born 1966), American singer and bass guitarist * Debra Kolodny, bisexual rights activist and congregational rabbi * Debra Lafave (born 1980), American convicted sex offender * Debra Lampshire, mental health educator * Debra Lawrance (born 1957), Australian actress * Debra Laws (born 1956), American singer and actress * Debra Lee, several people * Debra Lehrmann (born 1956), American judge * Debra Maffett (born 1956), American beauty queen and television host * Debra J. Mazzarelli (born 1955), New York politician *

Debra Marshall Debra Gale Marshall (formerly McMichael and Williams; born March 2, 1960) is an American retired professional wrestling valet, professional wrestler, and actress. She is best known for her time with World Championship Wrestling (WCW) between 1 ...

(born 1960), American former professional wrestling manager, actress and former WWF/E Diva * Debra Mason (born 1968), British long-distance runner * Debra Meiburg, Master of Wine *

Debra Messing Debra Lynn Messing (born August 15, 1968) is an American actress. After graduating from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, Messing starred in the television series ''Ned and Stacey'' on Fox Broadcasting Company, Fox (1995–1997) an ...

(born 1968), American actress * Debra McGee (born 1958), English television, radio and stage performer * Debra McGrath (born 1954), Canadian actress and comedian * Debra Milke (born 1964), American wrongfully convicted inmate *

Debra Monk Debra Monk (born February 27, 1949) is an American actress, singer, and writer, best known for her performances on the Broadway stage. She is the recipient of a Tony Award (1993), two Drama Desk Awards (1988, 2007), the Helen Hayes Award (19 ...

(born 1949), American actress, singer, and writer * Debra Moody (born 1956), American politician * Debra Monroe, American writer *

Debra Mooney Debra Mooney is an American character actress, best known for her role as Edna Harper on The WB drama series '' Everwood'' (2002–06). Mooney is also known for her recurring roles in ''Scandal'', ''Grey's Anatomy'' and '' The Originals''. Lif ...

(born 1947), American actress * Debra Mullins (born 1957), Australian judge *

Debra Nails Debra Nails (born November 15, 1950) is an American philosophy professor who taught at Michigan State University. Nails earned her M.A. in philosophy and classical Greek from Louisiana State University before going on to earn a Ph.D. in philosophy ...

(born 1950), American philosopher * Debra Opri, American lawyer * Debra Oswald (born 1959), Australian writer *

Debra Paget Debra Paget (born Debralee Griffin; August 19, 1933) is a retired American actress and entertainer. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Cecil B. DeMille's epic '' The Ten Commandments'' (1956) and in Elvis Presley's film debut, '' ...

(born 1933), American actress * Debra Pepler, Canadian psychologist * Debra Peppers, American broadcaster * Debra Phillips (born in 1958), Australian artist *

Debra Ponzek Debra Ponzek is an American chef, who won the James Beard Foundation Award for Rising Star Chef in 1992 beating her then-husband Bobby Flay. She is now the owner of Aux Délices restaurants in Connecticut. Career Debra Ponzek was born and brought ...

, American chef * Debra L. Reed (born 1957), American businesswoman * Debra Richtmeyer (born 1957), American classical saxophonist * Debra Ringold (born 1954), American academic * Debra R. Rolison, physical chemist at the

Naval Research Laboratory The United States Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) is the corporate research laboratory for the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps. Located in Washington, DC, it was founded in 1923 and conducts basic scientific research, appl ...

* Debra Rupp (born 1951), American film and television actress * Debra Sandlund (born 1962), American television and film actress * Debra Sapenter, American sprinter * Debra Satz, American philosopher *

Debra Saunders Debra J. Saunders is the Washington columnist for the ''Las Vegas Review-Journal''. She returned to the ''Review-Journal'' in January 2024 after serving as the newspaper's White House correspondent during former president Donald J. Trump's term a ...

(born 1954), American journalist *

Debra Saunders-White Debra Saunders-White (January 8, 1957 – November 26, 2016) was the eleventh chancellor of North Carolina Central University. She assumed office on June 1, 2013, and was the first woman to hold the permanent position of chancellor at NCCU. She wa ...

, American politician * Debra Saylor (born 1962), American pianist, classical singer and voice instructor * Debra Searle (born 1975), British adventurer, television presenter, author and motivational speaker * Debra Searles. Australian theoretical chemist * Debra Shipley (born 1957), politician in the United Kingdom * Debra Silverstein, American politician * Debra Solomon, filmmaker and animator * Debra Sparrow, Musqueam weaver, artist and knowledge keeper *

Debra Stephenson Deborah Lee Duffield (' Stephenson; born 4 June 1972), known professionally as Debra Stephenson, is an English actress, comedian, impressionist and singer, best known for her roles as Diane Powell in '' Playing the Field'' (1999–2000), Shell ...

(born 1972), British actress * Debra Stock (born 1962), former English international cricketer * Debra Teare (1955–2018), American artist * Debra Thomas (born 1967), American former figure skater and physician * Debra Todd (born 1957), American judge * Debra Townsley, American academic administrator * Debra Waples (born 1953), American fencer * Debra Webb, American writer * Debra Weinstein, American poet *

Debra Winger Debra Lynn Winger (born May 16, 1955) is an American actress. She starred in the films '' An Officer and a Gentleman'' (1982), '' Terms of Endearment'' (1983), and '' Shadowlands'' (1993), each of which earned her a nomination for the Academy Awa ...

(born 1955), American actress *

Debra Wilson Debra Wilson is an American actress and comedian. She is the longest-serving original cast member on the sketch comedy series ''Mad TV'', having appeared on the show's first eight seasons from 1995 to 2003. As a voice actress, she has voiced va ...

(born 1962), American comedian and actress *

(born 1977), New Zealand law professor * Debra Wong Yang, former United States Attorney for the Central District of California * Debra Zane, American casting director

Fictional characters

* Debra Barone, from the American television comedy series ''Everybody Loves Raymond'' *

Debra Dean Debra Lynn Dean (born 1957) is an American writer, best known for her 2006 novel, '' The Madonnas of Leningrad''. Life Dean was born and brought up in Seattle and studied English and Drama at Whitman College, graduating in 1980. She then traine ...

, on the British series ''EastEnders'' *

Debra Morgan Debra Morgan (spelled Deborah in the novels) is a fictional character created by Jeff Lindsay (writer), Jeff Lindsay for his ''Dexter'' book series. In Lindsay's novels, she first appeared in ''Darkly Dreaming Dexter'' and was featured in every ...

, in the television show based on Jeff Lindsay's Dexter book series * Debra Whitman, comic book character in Marvel Comics

People

Fictional characters

See also