The third season of Will & Grace premiered on October 12, 2000 and concluded on May 17, 2001. It consisted of 25 episodes. Cast and characters Main cast Eric McCormack as Will Truman Debra Messing as Grace Adler Megan Mullally as Karen Walker Sean Hayes as Jack McFarland Shelley Morrison as Rosario Salazar Recurring cast Gregory Hines as Ben Doucette Tim Bagley as Larry Jerry Levine as Joe Tom Gallop as Rob Leigh-Allyn Baker as Ellen Marshall Manesh as Mr. Zamir Leslie Jordan as Beverley Leslie Woody Harrelson as Nathan Michael Angarano as Elliot Special guest stars Patrick Dempsey as Matthew Jeremy Piven as Nicholas Camryn Manheim as Psychic Sue Cher as herself Debbie Reynolds as Bobbie Adler Martina Navratilova as herself Sandra Bernhard as herself Ellen DeGeneres as Sister Louise Sydney Pollack as George Truman Lesley Ann Warren as Tina Christine Ebersole as Candace Pruytt Ellen Albertini Dow as Sylvia Walker Molly Shannon as Val Bassett Guest stars Corey Parker as Josh Natasha Lyonne as Gillian Maria Pitillo as Paula Ever Carradine as Pam Sara Rue as Joyce Adler Ken Marino as Mark Joel McHale as Ian Peter Jacobson as Paul Budnik Gigi Rice as Heidi Dauro Alex Kapp Horner as Alice Robinson Todd Stashwick as Gabe Robinson Following the death of Leslie Jordan in 2022, writer Jeff Greenstein revealed that Joan Collins was in negotiations to reprise her role of Helena Barnes from the previous season episode "My Best Friend's Tush". However, after reading the final script, Collins backed out. The role was rewritten to create the role of Beverly Leslie, who debuted in "My Uncle the Car". Episodes References 3 2000 American television seasons 2001 American television seasons Television episodes directed by James Burrows