Debbie Allen

Biography

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

Known ForActing

BornJanuary 16, 1950 (76)

Place of BirthHouston, Texas, USA

A Different World

2026

Dr. Langhorne

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

2025

Self

Movie

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly

2025

Detective Foster

Movie

The Hidden Power of Purpose

2023

Narrator (voice)

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

Self

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

2022

Myrtle (voice)

Movie

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

2022

Self

JANET JACKSON.

2022

Self

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

2021

Self

Movie

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

2021

Betty Samson

Cardi Tries

2020

Self

Movie

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

2020

Herself

Movie

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

2020

Self

Movie

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2019

Self

The Tamron Hall Show

2019

Self - Guest

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

2018

Self

Movie

American Tap

2018

Self

S.W.A.T.

2017

Charice Harrelson

Raven's Home

2017

Great Aunt Maureen

Grace and Frankie

2015

Dorothy

Movie

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

2014

Jane the Virgin

2014

Beverly Flores

Movie

A Star for Rose

2013

Rose

Movie

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

2011

Self

Dance Moms

2011

Self

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

Self

Movie

Fame

2009

Ms. Angela Simms

Movie

Next Day Air

2009

Ms. Jackson

Movie

Bring Back... Fame

2008

Self

Movie

Tournament of Dreams

2007

Rhonda Dillins

Movie

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

2006

American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses

Everybody Hates Chris

2005

Movie

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

2005

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

So You Think You Can Dance

2005

Bring Back...

2005

Self - Lydia Grant

Grey's Anatomy

2005

Catherine Fox

Movie

Confessions of an Action Star

2005

Self

Movie

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

2004

Self

All of Us

2003

Movie

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

2002

Self (uncredited)

Movie

It's Black Entertainment

2002

Self

Movie

The Painting

2001

Bertha Lee Gilmore

Movie

All About You

2001

Ruth

Movie

The Old Settler

2001

Quilly McGrath

The Division

2001

Wanda

Movie

Everything's Jake

2000

Debbie Allen

Movie

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

1999

Herself

Movie

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

1999

Deloris Jordan

Movie

Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage

1997

Narrator

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

C Bear and Jamal

1996

Movie

Out-of-Sync

1995

Manicurist

In the House

1995

Jackie Warren

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

Precious (voice)

Touched by an Angel

1994

Valerie Hill

Movie

Mona Must Die

1994

Betty

Movie

Blank Check

1994

Yvonne

Intimate Portrait

1993

Self

Movie

Stompin' at the Savoy

1992

Estelle

Movie

Sunday in Paris

1991

Sunday Chase

Sunday in Paris

1991

Movie

Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella

1990

Movie

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

1990

Self

Quantum Leap

1989

Joanna Chapman

Movie

The Debbie Allen Special

1989

Self

A Different World

1987

Dr. Langhorne

Movie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

Self

Movie

Superstars and their Moms

1987

Self

Movie

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986

Michelle

Movie

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1986

Movie

Dancing in the Wings

1985

Debbie

Movie

Motown Returns to the Apollo

1985

Movie

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Self

Movie

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985

Self

The Cosby Show

1984

Emma

Celebrity

1984

Regina Brown

Movie

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984

Self - Performer

Movie

Women of San Quentin

1983

Carol Freeman

Movie

The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London

1983

Self

Movie

Alice at the Palace

1982

Red Queen

Fame

1982

Lydia Grant

Movie

Ragtime

1981

Sarah

Movie

Fame

1980

Lydia

Movie

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

Ola

Movie

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

1979

Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

Nan Branch Haley

Movie

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

1978

Self

Movie

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

1977

Julie Sutton

The Love Boat

1977

Selena Moore

3 Girls 3

1977

Self

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

Good Times

1974

Great Performances

1971

Self

Movie

Broadway: The Next Generation

Self

Movie

Splinter

Mrs. James