Debbie Allen

Born: 1950-01-16

From: Houston, Texas, USA

Known For: Acting

Biography

Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.

Known for

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1980

Fame

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2000

Everything's Jake

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1981

Ragtime

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2020

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

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1999

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

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1986

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

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1979

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

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1983

The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London

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2008

Bring Back... Fame

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2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

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2022

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

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2011

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

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2001

All About You

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1982

Alice at the Palace

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1994

Mona Must Die

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2023

The Hidden Power of Purpose

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2001

The Old Settler

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2023

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The Hidden Power of Purpose

character - Narrator (voice)

2022

The Jennifer Hudson Show

character - Self

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

character - Myrtle (voice)

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Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

character - Self

JANET JACKSON.

character - Self

2021

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

character - Self

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Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

character - Betty Samson

2020

Cardi Tries

character - Self

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Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

character - Herself

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Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

character - Self

2019

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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

character - Self

Tamron Hall

character - Self - Guest

2018

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

character - Self

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American Tap

character - Self

2017

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Broadway: The Next Generation

character - Self

S.W.A.T.

character - Charice Harrelson

Raven's Home

character - Great Aunt Maureen

2015

Grace and Frankie

character - Dorothy

2014

Jane the Virgin

character - Beverly Flores

2013

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A Star for Rose

character - Rose

2011

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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

character - Self

2009

Celebrity Ghost Stories

character - Self

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Fame

character - Ms. Angela Simms

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Next Day Air

character - Ms. Jackson

2008

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Bring Back... Fame

character - Self

2007

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Tournament of Dreams

character - Rhonda Dillins

2006

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Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

character - American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses

2005

Everybody Hates Chris

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Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

character - Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)

So You Think You Can Dance

Bring Back...

character - Self - Lydia Grant

Grey's Anatomy

character - Catherine Fox

Grey's Anatomy

character - Catherine Avery

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Confessions of an Action Star

character - Self

2004

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AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

character - Self

2003

All of Us

2002

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The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

character - Self (uncredited)

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It's Black Entertainment

character - Self

2001

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The Painting

character - Bertha Lee Gilmore

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All About You

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The Old Settler

character - Quilly McGrath

The Division

2000

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Everything's Jake

character - Debbie Allen

1999

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Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

character - Herself

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Michael Jordan: An American Hero

character - Deloris Jordan

1997

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The Middle Passage

character - Narrator

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

C Bear and Jamal

1995

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Out-of-Sync

character - Manicurist

In the House

character - Jackie Warren

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

character - Precious (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

character - Lola (voice)

1994

Touched by an Angel

character - Valerie Hill

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Mona Must Die

character - Betty

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Blank Check

character - Yvonne

1993

Intimate Portrait

character - Self

1992

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Stompin' at the Savoy

character - Estelle

1991

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Sunday in Paris

character - Sunday Chase

Sunday in Paris

1990

movie

Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella

character - Self

1989

Quantum Leap

character - Joanna Chapman

1987

A Different World

character - Dr. Langhorne

A Different World

character - Debbie Allen (uncredited)

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Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

character - Self

1986

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Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

character - Michelle

1985

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Night of 100 Stars II

character - Self

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Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

character - Self

1984

The Cosby Show

character - Emma

Celebrity

character - Regina Brown

1983

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Women of San Quentin

character - Carol Freeman

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The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London

character - Self

1982

movie

Alice at the Palace

character - Red Queen

Fame

character - Lydia Grant

1981

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Ragtime

character - Sarah

1980

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Fame

character - Lydia

1979

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The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

character - Ola

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Ebony, Ivory and Jade

character - Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

Roots: The Next Generations

character - Nan Branch Haley

1977

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The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

character - Julie Sutton

The Love Boat

character - Selena Moore

3 Girls 3

character - Self

1976

Battle of the Network Stars

1974

Good Times

1971

Great Performances

character - Self

In Production - Crew

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Amistad

Debbie Allen: Producer (Production)1997-12-10

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Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)1993-04-17

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Polly

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)1989-11-12

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Out-of-Sync

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)1995-06-04

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The Old Settler

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)2001-04-25

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Polly: Comin' Home!

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)1990-11-18

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A Jazzman's Blues

Debbie Allen: Choreographer (Crew)2022-09-16

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Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)1998-01-20

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Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)2006-08-19

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Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

Debbie Allen: Creative Director (Art)2022-12-20

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A Star for Rose

Debbie Allen: Producer (Production)2013-10-19

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Stompin' at the Savoy

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)1992-04-19

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Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Debbie Allen: Executive Producer (Production)2019-11-10

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Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)2020-11-22

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Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Debbie Allen: Choreographer (Crew)2020-11-22

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Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Debbie Allen: Executive Producer (Production)2020-11-22

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Forget Paris

Debbie Allen: Choreographer (Crew)1995-05-19

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The Middle Passage

Debbie Allen: Executive Producer (Production)1997-12-11

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Carrie: The Master Cut

Debbie Allen: Choreographer (Crew)2022-02-13

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A Different World

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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A Different World

Debbie Allen: Producer (Production)

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The Game

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Everybody Hates Chris

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Family Ties

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Fame

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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The Parkers

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Quantum Leap

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Grey's Anatomy

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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The Jamie Foxx Show

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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The Sinbad Show

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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The Bronx Zoo

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Girlfriends

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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All of Us

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Between Brothers

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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That's So Raven

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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The Twilight Zone

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Hellcats

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Insecure

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Jane the Virgin

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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The Client List

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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How to Get Away with Murder

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Empire

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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The Ms. Pat Show

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Quantum Leap

Debbie Allen: Choreographer (Crew)

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Witches of East End

Debbie Allen: Director (Directing)

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Debbie Allen

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