Actor
Debbie Allen
- Born January 16, 1950 in Houston, Texas, USA
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy2005
S.W.A.T.2017
Everybody Hates Chris2005
Jane the Virgin2014
Quantum Leap1989
Blank Check1994
Fame1980
The Cosby Show1984
Filmography
- TBABroadway: The Next GenerationFilmSelf
- TBASplinterFilmMrs. James
- 2026A Different WorldSeriesDr. Langhorne, Director
- 2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionSeriesSelf
- 2025A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is DeadlyFilmDetective Foster
- 2024The Six Triple EightFilmChoreographer
- 2023The Hidden Power of PurposeFilmNarrator (voice)
- 2022A Jazzman's BluesFilmChoreographer
- 2022The Last Days of Ptolemy GreySeriesDirector
- 2022The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderSeriesMyrtle (voice)
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeriesSelf, Self - Guest
- 2022JANET JACKSON.SeriesSelf
- 2022Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!FilmCreative Director
- 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens RisingFilmSelf
- 2021The Ms. Pat ShowSeriesDirector
- 2021Turning the Tables with Robin RobertsSeriesSelf
- 2021Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly GorgeousFilmBetty Samson
- 2020Dolly Parton's Christmas on the SquareFilmDirector, Choreographer, Executive Producer
- 2020Dance Dreams - Hot Chocolate NutcrackerFilmHerself
- 2020Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceFilmSelf
- 2020Cardi TriesSeriesSelf
- 2019The Tamron Hall ShowSeriesSelf - Guest
- 2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackFilmSelf, Executive Producer
- 2018Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'SeriesSelf
- 2018American TapFilmSelf
- 2017S.W.A.T.SeriesCharice Harrelson
- 2017Raven's HomeSeriesGreat Aunt Maureen
- 2016InsecureSeriesDirector
- 2015EmpireSeriesDirector
- 2015Grace and FrankieSeriesDorothy
- 2014How to Get Away with MurderSeriesDirector
- 2014Jane the VirginSeriesBeverly Flores, Director
- 2014The Hot Chocolate NutcrackerFilmWriter, Director
- 2013Witches of East EndSeriesDirector
- 2013A Star for RoseFilmRose, Producer
- 2012The Client ListSeriesDirector
- 2011Dance MomsSeriesSelf
- 2011A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacyFilmSelf
- 2010HellcatsSeriesDirector
- 2009FameFilmMs. Angela Simms
- 2009Next Day AirFilmMs. Jackson
- 2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSeriesSelf
- 2008Bring Back... FameFilmSelf
- 2007Tournament of DreamsFilmRhonda Dillins
- 2006The GameSeriesDirector
- 2006Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino StoryFilmAmerican Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses, Director
- 2005Grey's AnatomySeriesCatherine Fox, Catherine Avery, Director
- 2005Everybody Hates ChrisSeriesMother, Director
- 2005So You Think You Can DanceSeriesSelf - Guest Judge
- 2005Confessions of an Action StarFilmSelf
- 2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsFilmAnita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
- 2005Bring Back...SeriesSelf - Lydia Grant
- 2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesFilmSelf
- 2003That's So RavenSeriesDirector
- 2003All of UsSeriesDirector
- 2002The Twilight ZoneSeriesDirector
- 2002The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in StereoFilmSelf (uncredited)
- 2002It's Black EntertainmentFilmSelf
- 2001The DivisionSeriesWanda
- 2001The PaintingFilmBertha Lee Gilmore
- 2001All About YouFilmRuth
- 2001The Old SettlerFilmQuilly McGrath, Director
- 2000GirlfriendsSeriesDirector
- 2000Everything's JakeFilmDebbie Allen
- 1999The ParkersSeriesDirector
- 1999Michael Jordan: An American HeroFilmDeloris Jordan
- 1999Intimate Portrait: Josephine BakerFilmHerself
- 1998Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo DomeFilmDirector
- 1997AmistadFilmProducer
- 1997Between BrothersSeriesDirector
- 1997Ships of Slaves: The Middle PassageFilmNarrator, Executive Producer
- 1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
- 1996The Jamie Foxx ShowSeriesDirector
- 1996C Bear and JamalSeries
- 1995Forget ParisFilmChoreographer
- 1995In the HouseSeriesJackie Warren
- 1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildSeriesPrecious (voice), Lola (voice)
- 1995Out-of-SyncFilmManicurist, Director
- 1994Blank CheckFilmYvonne
- 1994Touched by an AngelSeriesValerie Hill