'Will & Grace' star Debra Messing gets manicure from OTR nail salon amid movie filming 💅
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A local nail technician's work will be featured in "The Wise Guys," a movie filming in downtown Cincinnati.
Meagan Whitfield, who owns Nail Joy in Over-the-Rhine, told WCPO 9 (WCPO-TV) she was tasked with styling both Kathrine Narducci and Debra Messing's fingernails for the film after a staffer recommended her business. Narducci and Messing are set to star in the 1950s gangster drama, alongside Robert De Niro.
Whitfield said "The Wise Guys" film staffer was so happy with their nails, they recommended her business for Messing and Narducci's on-set manicures.
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Messing posted a photo of her manicure this week on Instagram and tagged the salon.
"When your character has long nails and you realize you can’t open a banana," the "Will & Grace" star wrote.
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"The Wise Guys" began filming in Cincinnati late last year.
According to Deadline, the movie follows crime bosses Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, both of whom are played by De Niro. "The Wise Guys" reunites the 79-year-old actor with director Barry Levinson, following their collaboration on films like "The Wizard of Lies," "What Just Happened," "Wag the Dog" and "Sleepers."
This article originally appeared on Cincinnati Enquirer: Debra Messing gets manicure from Cincinnati salon for 'The Wise Guys'
