Debbie Allen

Biography

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

Personal Facts

Known For

Acting

Gender

female

Known Credits

85

Birth Date

1950-01-16 00:00:00

Birth Place

Houston, Texas, USA

Known For

• 

  Night of 100 Stars II
• 

  Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
• 

  Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
• 

  Dancing in the Wings
• 

  Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
• 

  Women of San Quentin

Credits

• actors (57 credits)

  • Splinter

    Mrs. James

    actor

    actors
    2026
  • Broadway: The Next Generation

    Self

    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
  • 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
  • American Tap

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2018
  • The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

    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
  • 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
  • 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
  • Ships of Slaves: 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
  • 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
  • Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Superstars and their Moms

    Self

    actor

    actors
    1987
  • Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

    Michelle

    actor

    actors
    1986
  • An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

    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
  • 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
  • Ragtime

    Sarah

    actor

    actors
    1981
  • Fame

    Lydia

    actor

    actors
    1980
  • The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

    Ola

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Ebony, Ivory and Jade

    Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

    actor

    actors
    1979
  • Roots: The Next Generations

    - Part 6 (1979) ... Nan Branch Haley 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

• crew (6 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
  • Dancing in the Wings

    choreographer

    crew
    1985

• art (1 credits)

  • Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

    creative director

    art
    2022

• production (6 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
  • Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage

    executive producer

    production
    1997
  • Amistad

    producer

    production
    1997
  • Dancing in the Wings

    producer

    production
    1985

• directing (12 credits)

  • Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

    director

    directing
    2020
  • The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

    director

    directing
    2014
  • Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

    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
  • The Old Settler

    director

    directing
    2001
  • 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
  • Polly

    director

    directing
    1989
  • The Debbie Allen Special

    director

    directing
    1989

• writing (3 credits)

  • The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

    writer

    writing
    2014
  • The Debbie Allen Special

    writer

    writing
    1989
  • Dancing in the Wings

    writer

    writing
    1985