Birthday

1950-01-16

Birthplace

Houston, Texas, USA

Gender

Female

Known For

Acting

Debbie Allen

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

Acting Credits

Fame

Lydia

Everything's Jake

Debbie Allen

Ragtime

Sarah

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

Self

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

Deloris Jordan

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

Michelle

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

Ola

The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London

Self

Bring Back... Fame

Self

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

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

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Self

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

Self

All About You

Alice at the Palace

Red Queen

Mona Must Die

Betty

The Hidden Power of Purpose

Narrator (voice)

The Old Settler

Quilly McGrath

Out-of-Sync

Manicurist

Night of 100 Stars II

Self

Broadway: The Next Generation

Self

Tournament of Dreams

Rhonda Dillins

The Painting

Bertha Lee Gilmore

A Star for Rose

Rose

Women of San Quentin

Carol Freeman

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

Julie Sutton

Blank Check

Yvonne

Sunday in Paris

Sunday Chase

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

Self (uncredited)

It's Black Entertainment

Self

Next Day Air

Ms. Jackson

Confessions of an Action Star

Self

American Tap

Self

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

Self

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

Herself

Stompin' at the Savoy

Estelle

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Self

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses

Fame

Ms. Angela Simms

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

Herself

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

Betty Samson

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Self

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

Self

The Middle Passage

Narrator

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

Self

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

A Different World

Dr.Langhorne

Splinter

Mrs. James

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

In the House

Jackie Warren

Good Times

Everybody Hates Chris

All of Us

Fame

Lydia Grant

The Division

Wanda

The Love Boat

Selena Moore

The Cosby Show

Emma

E! True Hollywood Story

Tamron Hall

Self - Guest

So You Think You Can Dance

C Bear and Jamal

Grey's Anatomy

Catherine Fox

Bring Back...

Self - Lydia Grant

Battle of the Network Stars

Intimate Portrait

Self

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

Self

Roots: The Next Generations

Nan Branch Haley

Sunday in Paris

Sunday in Paris

Cardi Tries

Self

Quantum Leap

Joanna Chapman

3 Girls 3

Self

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

Myrtle (voice)

Celebrity

Regina Brown

A Different World

Dr. Langhorne

Jane the Virgin

Beverly Flores

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Precious (voice)

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

Lola (voice)

Celebrity Ghost Stories

Self

Grey's Anatomy

Catherine Avery

Raven's Home

Great Aunt Maureen

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

Self

Grace and Frankie

Dorothy

S.W.A.T.

Charice Harrelson

Touched by an Angel

Valerie Hill

A Different World

Debbie Allen (uncredited)

Great Performances

Self

JANET JACKSON.

Self

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

Self

Everybody Hates Chris

Mother

Film Credits

Amistad

Producer

Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms

Director

Polly

Director

Out-of-Sync

Director

The Old Settler

Director

Polly: Comin' Home!

Director

A Jazzman's Blues

Choreographer

Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome

Director

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Director

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

Creative Director

A Star for Rose

Producer

Stompin' at the Savoy

Director

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Executive Producer

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Director

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Choreographer

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

Executive Producer

Forget Paris

Choreographer

The Middle Passage

Executive Producer

A Different World

Director

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

Writer

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

Director

The Six Triple Eight

Choreographer

A Different World

Director

A Different World

Producer

The Game

Director

Everybody Hates Chris

Director

Family Ties

Director

Fame

Director

The Parkers

Director

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

Director

Quantum Leap

Director

Grey's Anatomy

Director

The Jamie Foxx Show

Director

The Sinbad Show

The Sinbad Show

Director

The Bronx Zoo

Director

Girlfriends

Director

All of Us

Director

Between Brothers

Director

That's So Raven

Director

The Twilight Zone

Director

Hellcats

Director

Insecure

Director

Jane the Virgin

Director

The Client List

Director

How to Get Away with Murder

Director

Empire

Director

The Ms. Pat Show

Director

Quantum Leap

Choreographer

Witches of East End

Director

A Different World Sequel

A Different World Sequel

Director