From 2007 to 2008, Messing starred as Molly Kagan, the ex-wife of a Hollywood film mogul, on the television miniseries , for which she received two Golden Globe nominations, a Primetime Emmy Award nomination, and a nomination.
Stanley was never broke and he is still wealthy.
In the series finale of , Megan Mullally's chirpy Karen Walker remarks on how nothing's really changed, even though the friendship between the main characters has cooled.
For her performance, Messing won the 2014 Best Actress Award at The Williamsburg Independent Film Festival.