Debbie Allen

Acting

Debbie Allen

Born January 16, 1950Houston, Texas, USA111 credits

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

Known For

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2.3

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

TV

2025

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
3.2

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly

Movie

2025

The Hidden Power of Purpose

The Hidden Power of Purpose

Movie

2023

The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV

2022

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
5.6

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

TV

2022

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
6.0

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

Movie

2022

Filmography

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black Televisionas SelfTV
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
2025A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadlyas Detective FosterMovie
The Hidden Power of Purpose
2023The Hidden Power of Purposeas Narrator (voice)Movie
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas SelfTV
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022The Proud Family: Louder and Prouderas Myrtle (voice)TV
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Risingas SelfMovie
JANET JACKSON.
2022JANET JACKSON.as SelfTV
The Ms. Pat Show
2021The Ms. Pat ShowDirectorTV
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021Turning the Tables with Robin Robertsas SelfTV
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
2021Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeousas Betty SamsonMovie
Cardi Tries
2020Cardi Triesas SelfTV
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2020Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcrackeras HerselfMovie
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020Dolly Parton's Christmas on the SquareDirectorMovie
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Danceas SelfMovie
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them Backas SelfMovie
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'as SelfTV
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2018American Tapas SelfMovie
S.W.A.T.
2017S.W.A.T.as Charice HarrelsonTV
Raven's Home
2017Raven's Homeas Great Aunt MaureenTV
Insecure
2016InsecureDirectorTV
Grace and Frankie
2015Grace and Frankieas DorothyTV
Empire
2015EmpireDirectorTV
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2014The Hot Chocolate NutcrackerMovie
Jane the Virgin
2014Jane the Virginas Beverly FloresTV
How to Get Away with Murder
2014How to Get Away with MurderDirectorTV
A Star for Rose
2013A Star for Roseas RoseMovie
Witches of East End
2013Witches of East EndDirectorTV
The Client List
2012The Client ListDirectorTV
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacyas SelfMovie
Hellcats
2010HellcatsDirectorTV
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009Celebrity Ghost Storiesas SelfTV
Fame
2009Fameas Ms. Angela SimmsMovie
Next Day Air
2009Next Day Airas Ms. JacksonMovie
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2008Bring Back... Fameas SelfMovie
Tournament of Dreams
2007Tournament of Dreamsas Rhonda DillinsMovie
The Game
2006The GameDirectorTV
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Storyas American Idol Auditionee in SunglassesMovie
Everybody Hates Chris
2005Everybody Hates ChrisTV
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awardsas Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)Movie
So You Think You Can Dance
2005So You Think You Can DanceTV
Bring Back...
2005Bring Back...as Self - Lydia GrantTV
Grey's Anatomy
2005Grey's Anatomyas Catherine FoxTV
Confessions of an Action Star
2005Confessions of an Action Staras SelfMovie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Moviesas SelfMovie
All of Us
2003All of UsTV
That's So Raven
2003That's So RavenDirectorTV
The Twilight Zone
2002The Twilight ZoneDirectorTV
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2002The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereoas Self (uncredited)Movie
It's Black Entertainment
2002It's Black Entertainmentas SelfMovie
The Painting
2001The Paintingas Bertha Lee GilmoreMovie
All About You
2001All About Youas RuthMovie
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2001The Old Settleras Quilly McGrathMovie
The Division
2001The Divisionas WandaTV
Everything's Jake
2000Everything's Jakeas Debbie AllenMovie
Girlfriends
2000GirlfriendsDirectorTV
The Parkers
1999The ParkersDirectorTV
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
1999Intimate Portrait: Josephine Bakeras HerselfMovie
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999Michael Jordan: An American Heroas Deloris JordanMovie
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome
1998Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo DomeDirectorMovie
The Middle Passage
1997The Middle Passageas NarratorMovie
Between Brothers
1997Between BrothersDirectorTV
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996The Jamie Foxx ShowDirectorTV
E! True Hollywood Story
1996E! True Hollywood StoryTV
C Bear and Jamal
1996C Bear and JamalTV
Out-of-Sync
1995Out-of-Syncas ManicuristMovie
In the House
1995In the Houseas Jackie WarrenTV
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Childas Precious (voice)TV
Touched by an Angel
1994Touched by an Angelas Valerie HillTV
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1994Mona Must Dieas BettyMovie
Blank Check
1994Blank Checkas YvonneMovie
Intimate Portrait
1993Intimate Portraitas SelfTV
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1993The Sinbad ShowDirectorTV
Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms
1993Sinbad: Afros and BellbottomsDirectorMovie
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992Stompin' at the Savoyas EstelleMovie
Sunday in Paris
1991Sunday in Parisas Sunday ChaseMovie
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1991Sunday in ParisTV
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990Polly: Comin' Home!DirectorMovie
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirDirectorTV
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappellaas SelfMovie
Polly
1989PollyDirectorMovie
Quantum Leap
1989Quantum Leapas Joanna ChapmanTV
A Different World
1987A Different Worldas Dr. LanghorneTV
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywoodas SelfMovie
The Bronx Zoo
1987The Bronx ZooDirectorTV
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Callingas MichelleMovie
Night of 100 Stars II
1985Night of 100 Stars IIas SelfMovie
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebrationas SelfMovie
The Cosby Show
1984The Cosby Showas EmmaTV
Celebrity
1984Celebrityas Regina BrownTV
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Teamas Self - PerformerMovie
Women of San Quentin
1983Women of San Quentinas Carol FreemanMovie
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1983The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall Londonas SelfMovie
Family Ties
1982Family TiesDirectorTV
Alice at the Palace
1982Alice at the Palaceas Red QueenMovie
Fame
1982Fameas Lydia GrantTV
Ragtime
1981Ragtimeas SarahMovie
Fame
1980Fameas LydiaMovie
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979The Fish That Saved Pittsburghas OlaMovie
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1979Ebony, Ivory and Jadeas Claire 'Ebony' BryantMovie
Roots: The Next Generations
1979Roots: The Next Generationsas Nan Branch HaleyTV
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1978The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Rootsas SelfMovie
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977The Greatest Thing That Almost Happenedas Julie SuttonMovie
The Love Boat
1977The Love Boatas Selena MooreTV
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19773 Girls 3as SelfTV
Battle of the Network Stars
1976Battle of the Network StarsTV
Good Times
1974Good TimesTV
Great Performances
1971Great Performancesas SelfTV
Broadway: The Next Generation
—Broadway: The Next Generationas SelfMovie
Splinter
—Splinteras Mrs. JamesMovie
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—A Different World SequelDirectorTV