Debbie Allen

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

Born

Jan 16, 1950

Houston, Texas, USA

Known For

Acting

Movies

56 acting

27 crew

Popularity

1.2

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Known For

Blank Check

1994

as Yvonne

Fame

1980

as Lydia

Fame

2009

as Ms. Angela Simms

Ragtime

1981

as Sarah

Next Day Air

2009

as Ms. Jackson

Blank Check

1994 • as Yvonne

★ 6.0

Fame

1980 • as Lydia

★ 6.4

Fame

2009 • as Ms. Angela Simms

★ 5.7

Ragtime

1981 • as Sarah

★ 7.0

Confessions of an Action Star

2005 • as Self

★ 4.3

Broadway: The Next Generation

• as Self

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986 • as Michelle

★ 6.5

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

2022 • as Self

★ 6.0

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979 • as Ola

★ 5.9

Night of 100 Stars II

1985 • as Self

★ 6.8

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987 • as Self

★ 6.0

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly

2025 • as Detective Foster

★ 3.2

It's Black Entertainment

2002 • as Self

★ 8.7

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

2006 • as American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses

★ 6.2

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 • as Self (uncredited)

★ 10.0

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 • as Self

★ 8.3

Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella

1990

Next Day Air

2009 • as Ms. Jackson

★ 5.1

Stompin' at the Savoy

1992 • as Estelle

★ 10.0

Dance Dreams - Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

2020 • as Herself

★ 7.4

Motown Returns to the Apollo

1985

All About You

2001 • as Ruth

★ 9.0

Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage

1997 • as Narrator

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

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

2005 • as Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)

★ 7.2

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984 • as Self - Performer

Superstars and their Moms

1987 • as Self

★ 10.0

movie

American Tap

2018 • as Self

★ 6.0

Alice at the Palace

1982 • as Red Queen

★ 6.2

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2019 • as Self

★ 5.0

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

1979 • as Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

★ 7.5

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

1999 • as Herself

★ 4.7

Dancing in the Wings

1985 • as Debbie

★ 7.5

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

1977 • as Julie Sutton

★ 7.0

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985 • as Self

★ 7.5

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

2020 • as Self

★ 5.2

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

2014

The Old Settler

2001 • as Quilly McGrath

★ 3.8

Women of San Quentin

1983 • as Carol Freeman

★ 5.0

Out-of-Sync

1995 • as Manicurist

★ 4.5

movie

The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London

1983 • as Self

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

1990 • as Self

★ 10.0

movie

The Debbie Allen Special

1989 • as Self

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

1999 • as Deloris Jordan

★ 6.1

Everything's Jake

2000 • as Debbie Allen

★ 7.0

movie

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1986

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

2021 • as Betty Samson

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

2011 • as Self

The Hidden Power of Purpose

2023 • as Narrator (voice)

The Painting

2001 • as Bertha Lee Gilmore

★ 7.3

A Star for Rose

2013 • as Rose

movie

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

1978 • as Self

★ 10.0

Sunday in Paris

1991 • as Sunday Chase

★ 6.0

movie

Bring Back... Fame

2008 • as Self

Splinter

• as Mrs. James

Tournament of Dreams

2007 • as Rhonda Dillins

★ 3.6

movie

Mona Must Die

1994 • as Betty

★ 4.0