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Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Biography
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
Personal Facts
Known For
Acting
Gender
female
Known Credits
114
Birth Date
1950-01-16 00:00:00
Birth Place
Houston, Texas, USA
Known For
Fame
Night of 100 Stars II
Splinter
The Hidden Power of Purpose
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Credits
actors (69 credits)
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
actor
actors
2026
Splinter
Mrs. James
actor
actors
2026
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
Detective Foster
actor
actors
2025
The Hidden Power of Purpose
Narrator (voice)
actor
actors
2023
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
actor
actors
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
-
Debbie Allen, Danielle Pinnock
(2026)
...
Self - Guest
actor
actors
-
Debbie Allen, J. Ivy
(2025)
...
Self
actor
actors
-
Debbie Allen
(2023)
...
Self
actor
actors
2022
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Betty Samson
actor
actors
2021
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Herself
actor
actors
2020
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Self
actor
actors
2020
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self
actor
actors
2019
Tamron Hall
-
Debbie Allen & Cameron Mathison
(2021)
...
Self - Guest
actor
actors
-
LeAnn Rimes & Debbie Allen
(2020)
...
Self - Guest
actor
actors
-
Debbie Allen, Tim Gunn, André Leon Talley, Star Jones
(2020)
...
Self - Guest
actor
actors
2019
American Tap
Self
actor
actors
2018
S.W.A.T.
-
Genesis
(2023)
...
Charice Harrelson
actor
actors
-
Safe House
(2021)
...
Charice Harrelson
actor
actors
-
Monster
(2019)
...
Charice Harrelson
actor
actors
-
Funny Money
(2019)
...
Charice Harrelson
actor
actors
-
Fire in the Sky
(2019)
...
Charice Harrelson
actor
actors
2017
Raven's Home
-
Switch-or-Treat
(2018)
...
Great Aunt Maureen
actor
actors
2017
Grace and Frankie
-
The Short Rib
(2020)
...
Dorothy
actor
actors
2015
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
actor
actors
2014
Jane the Virgin
-
Chapter Forty-Three
(2016)
...
Beverly Flores
actor
actors
2014
A Star for Rose
Rose
actor
actors
2013
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
actor
actors
2011
Fame
Ms. Angela Simms
actor
actors
2009
Next Day Air
Ms. Jackson
actor
actors
2009
Bring Back... Fame
Self
actor
actors
2008
Tournament of Dreams
Rhonda Dillins
actor
actors
2007
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
actor
actors
2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
actor
actors
2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Self
actor
actors
2005
Grey's Anatomy
-
Bridge Over Troubled Water
(2026)
...
Catherine Fox
actor
actors
-
(If You Want It) Do It Yourself
(2026)
...
Catherine Fox
actor
actors
-
Fortunate Son
(2026)
...
Catherine Fox
actor
actors
-
Heavy on Me
(2026)
...
Catherine Fox
actor
actors
-
Only the Strong Survive
(2025)
...
Catherine Fox
actor
actors
2005
Everybody Hates Chris
-
Everybody Hates Minimum Wage
(2007)
...
actor
actors
-
Everybody Hates Elections
(2006)
...
Mother
actor
actors
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
actor
actors
2004
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Self (uncredited)
actor
actors
2002
It's Black Entertainment
Self
actor
actors
2002
The Painting
Bertha Lee Gilmore
actor
actors
2001
All About You
Ruth
actor
actors
2001
The Old Settler
Quilly McGrath
actor
actors
2001
The Division
-
Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
(2003)
...
Wanda
actor
actors
2001
Everything's Jake
Debbie Allen
actor
actors
2000
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Herself
actor
actors
1999
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Deloris Jordan
actor
actors
1999
The Middle Passage
Narrator
actor
actors
1997
Out-of-Sync
Manicurist
actor
actors
1995
Mona Must Die
Betty
actor
actors
1994
Blank Check
Yvonne
actor
actors
1994
Touched by an Angel
-
Sins of the Father
(1996)
...
Valerie Hill
actor
actors
1994
Intimate Portrait
-
Debbie Allen
(1997)
...
Self
actor
actors
1993
Stompin' at the Savoy
Estelle
actor
actors
1992
Sunday in Paris
Sunday Chase
actor
actors
1991
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
actor
actors
1990
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Self
actor
actors
1990
The Debbie Allen Special
Self
actor
actors
1989
Quantum Leap
-
Private Dancer
(1991)
...
Joanna Chapman
actor
actors
1989
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
actor
actors
1987
A Different World
-
Honeymoon in L.A. (1)
(1992)
...
Debbie Allen (uncredited)
actor
actors
-
Twelve Steps of Christmas
(1991)
...
Dr. Langhorne
actor
actors
-
Ex-Communication
(1991)
...
Dr. Langhorne
actor
actors
1987
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Michelle
actor
actors
1986
Dancing in the Wings
Debbie
actor
actors
1985
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
actor
actors
1985
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
actor
actors
1985
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
actor
actors
1984
The Cosby Show
-
If the Dress Fits, Wear It
(1988)
...
Emma
actor
actors
1984
Women of San Quentin
Carol Freeman
actor
actors
1983
The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London
Self
actor
actors
1983
Alice at the Palace
Red Queen
actor
actors
1982
Fame
Lydia Grant
actor
actors
-
Baby, Remember My Name
(1987)
...
Lydia Grant
actor
actors
-
Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore
(1987)
...
Lydia Grant
actor
actors
-
Of Cabbages and Kings
(1987)
...
Lydia Grant
actor
actors
-
Reggie and Rose
(1987)
...
Lydia Grant
actor
actors
-
The Lounge Singer Who Knew Too Much
(1987)
...
Lydia Grant
actor
actors
1982
Ragtime
Sarah
actor
actors
1981
Fame
Lydia
actor
actors
1980
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
actor
actors
1979
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
Self
actor
actors
1978
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Julie Sutton
actor
actors
1977
The Love Boat
-
The Decision/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog
(1979)
...
Selena Moore
actor
actors
1977
Great Performances
-
Episode 6
(1990)
...
Self
actor
actors
1971
crew (7 credits)
The Six Triple Eight
choreographer
crew
2024
A Jazzman's Blues
choreographer
crew
2022
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
choreographer
crew
2020
Forget Paris
choreographer
crew
1995
The Debbie Allen Special
choreographer
crew
1989
Quantum Leap
-
Private Dancer
(1991)
...
choreographer
crew
1989
Dancing in the Wings
choreographer
crew
1985
art (1 credits)
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
creative director
art
2022
directing (27 credits)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
director
directing
2020
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
director
directing
2014
Jane the Virgin
-
Chapter Twenty
(2015)
...
director
directing
-
Chapter Four
(2014)
...
director
directing
2014
How to Get Away with Murder
-
He Has a Wife
(2014)
...
director
directing
2014
Witches of East End
-
Boogie Knight
(2014)
...
director
directing
2013
The Client List
-
Heaven's Just a Sin Away
(2013)
...
director
directing
2012
Hellcats
-
Land of 1,000 Dances
(2011)
...
director
directing
-
Pledging My Love
(2010)
...
director
directing
2010
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
director
directing
2006
The Game
-
Oh, What a Night
(2008)
...
director
directing
2006
Grey's Anatomy
-
Between Two Lungs
(2025)
...
director
directing
-
Only the Strong Survive
(2025)
...
director
directing
-
How Do I Live
(2025)
...
director
directing
-
This One's for the Girls
(2024)
...
director
directing
-
If Walls Could Talk
(2024)
...
director
directing
2005
Everybody Hates Chris
-
Everybody Hates Ex-Cons
(2008)
...
director
directing
-
Everybody Hates the BFD
(2008)
...
director
directing
-
Everybody Hates the First Kiss
(2008)
...
director
directing
-
Everybody Hates Bad Boys
(2008)
...
director
directing
-
Everybody Hates Minimum Wage
(2007)
...
director
directing
2005
That's So Raven
-
Be Prepared
(2006)
...
director
directing
-
Boyz 'N Commotion
(2005)
...
director
directing
-
The Road To Audition
(2004)
...
director
directing
-
A Goat's Tale
(2004)
...
director
directing
2003
The Twilight Zone
-
The Monsters Are on Maple Street
(2003)
...
director
directing
2002
The Old Settler
director
directing
2001
Girlfriends
-
Stand and Deliver
(2008)
...
director
directing
-
Adapt to Adopt
(2008)
...
director
directing
-
Deck the Halls With Bags and Folly
(2007)
...
director
directing
-
Where Did Lynn-digo?
(2007)
...
director
directing
-
Baghdad, My Bad
(2007)
...
director
directing
2000
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome
director
directing
1998
Out-of-Sync
director
directing
1995
Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms
director
directing
1993
Stompin' at the Savoy
director
directing
1992
Polly: Comin' Home!
director
directing
1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
-
Bang the Drum, Ashley
(1990)
...
director
directing
-
The Fresh Prince Project
(1990)
...
director
directing
1990
Polly
director
directing
1989
The Debbie Allen Special
director
directing
1989
Quantum Leap
-
Revenge of the Evil Leaper (2)
(1993)
...
director
directing
-
Private Dancer
(1991)
...
director
directing
1989
A Different World
-
College Kid
(1993)
...
director
directing
-
When One Door Closes... (2)
(1993)
...
director
directing
-
Mind Your Own Business
(1993)
...
director
directing
-
Happy Birthday to Moi
(1993)
...
director
directing
-
To Whit, With Love
(1993)
...
director
directing
1987
Fame
-
Baby, Remember My Name
(1987)
...
director
directing
-
Of Cabbages and Kings
(1987)
...
director
directing
-
The Crimson Blade
(1987)
...
director
directing
-
Stagefright
(1986)
...
director
directing
-
The Inheritance
(1986)
...
director
directing
1982
Family Ties
-
The Play's the Thing
(1988)
...
director
directing
-
Higher Love
(1987)
...
director
directing
1982
production (7 credits)
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
executive producer
production
2020
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
executive producer
production
2019
A Star for Rose
producer
production
2013
The Middle Passage
executive producer
production
1997
Amistad
producer
production
1997
A Different World
producer
production
-
Great X-Pectations
(1993)
...
producer
production
-
A Rock, a River, a Lena
(1993)
...
producer
production
-
College Kid
(1993)
...
producer
production
-
Homie, Don't Ya Know Me?
(1993)
...
producer
production
-
Cabin in the Sky
(1993)
...
producer
production
1987
Dancing in the Wings
producer
production
1985
writing (3 credits)
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
writer
writing
2014
The Debbie Allen Special
writer
writing
1989
Dancing in the Wings
writer
writing
1985