Debbie Allen

Profile

Debbie Allen

Acting

Born 1950-01-16

1

Houston, Texas, USA

Biography

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

Filmography

93 credits across movies and TV

Fame

Fame

1980 · Lydia

Everything's Jake

Everything's Jake

2000 · Debbie Allen

Ragtime

Ragtime

1981 · Sarah

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

2020 · Self

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

1999 · Deloris Jordan

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986 · Michelle

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979 · Ola

The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London

The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London

1983 · Self

Bring Back... Fame

Bring Back... Fame

2008 · Self

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

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

2005 · Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

2022 · Self

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

2011 · Self

All About You

All About You

2001 · Ruth

Alice at the Palace

Alice at the Palace

1982 · Red Queen

Mona Must Die

Mona Must Die

1994 · Betty

The Hidden Power of Purpose

The Hidden Power of Purpose

2023 · Narrator (voice)

The Old Settler

The Old Settler

2001 · Quilly McGrath

Out-of-Sync

Out-of-Sync

1995 · Manicurist

Night of 100 Stars II

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 · Self

Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Self

Tournament of Dreams

Tournament of Dreams

2007 · Rhonda Dillins

The Painting

The Painting

2001 · Bertha Lee Gilmore

A Star for Rose

A Star for Rose

2013 · Rose

Women of San Quentin

Women of San Quentin

1983 · Carol Freeman

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

1979 · Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

1977 · Julie Sutton

Blank Check

1994 · Yvonne

Sunday in Paris

Sunday in Paris

1991 · Sunday Chase

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

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

2002 · Self (uncredited)

It's Black Entertainment

It's Black Entertainment

2002 · Self

Next Day Air

Next Day Air

2009 · Ms. Jackson

Confessions of an Action Star

Confessions of an Action Star

2005 · Self

American Tap

American Tap

2018 · Self

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

1990 · Self

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

1999 · Herself

Stompin' at the Savoy

Stompin' at the Savoy

1992 · Estelle

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2019 · Self

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

2006 · American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses

Fame

Fame

2009 · Ms. Angela Simms

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

2020 · Herself

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

2021 · Betty Samson

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985 · Self

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

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

2004 · Self

The Middle Passage

The Middle Passage

1997 · Narrator

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 · Self

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984 · Self - Performer

Splinter

Splinter

Mrs. James

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

2014

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

1978 · Self

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly

2025 · Detective Foster

In the House

In the House

1995 · Jackie Warren

Good Times

Good Times

1974

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

2005

All of Us

All of Us

2003

The Division

The Division

2001 · Wanda

Fame

Fame

1982 · Lydia Grant

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 · Selena Moore

The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

1984 · Emma

E! True Hollywood Story

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

2019 · Self - Guest

So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance

2005

C Bear and Jamal

C Bear and Jamal

1996

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Catherine Fox

Bring Back...

Bring Back...

2005 · Self - Lydia Grant

Battle of the Network Stars

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

Intimate Portrait

Intimate Portrait

1993 · Self

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

2021 · Self

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

1979 · Nan Branch Haley

Sunday in Paris

Sunday in Paris

1991

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

1989 · Joanna Chapman

Cardi Tries

Cardi Tries

2020 · Self

3 Girls 3

3 Girls 3

1977 · Self

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

2022 · Myrtle (voice)

Celebrity

Celebrity

1984 · Regina Brown

A Different World

A Different World

1987 · Dr. Langhorne

Jane the Virgin

Jane the Virgin

2014 · Beverly Flores

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 · Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · Precious (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995 · Lola (voice)

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009 · Self

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 · Catherine Avery

Raven's Home

Raven's Home

2017 · Great Aunt Maureen

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

2018 · Self

Grace and Frankie

Grace and Frankie

2015 · Dorothy

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

2017 · Charice Harrelson

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

1994 · Valerie Hill

A Different World

A Different World

1987 · Debbie Allen (uncredited)

Great Performances

Great Performances

1971 · Self

JANET JACKSON.

JANET JACKSON.

2022 · Self

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

2025 · Self

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

2005 · Mother

So You Think You Can Dance

So You Think You Can Dance

2005 · Self - Guest Judge

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 · Self - Guest