
Debbie Allen
Known for Acting · 90 credits
- Born
- 1950-01-16 (age 76)
- Place of birth
- Houston, Texas, USA
- Also known as
- Debra Allen · Deborah Allen
Biography
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
Known For
TV Shows (37)

Grey's Anatomy
2005
as Catherine Fox / Catherine Avery

S.W.A.T.
2017
as Charice Harrelson

The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self / Self - Guest

The Love Boat
1977
as Selena Moore

Great Performances
1971
as Self

Quantum Leap
1989
as Joanna Chapman

The Cosby Show
1984
as Emma

Jane the Virgin
2014
as Beverly Flores

Touched by an Angel
1994
as Valerie Hill

The Division
2001
as Wanda

Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest

A Different World
1987
as Dr. Langhorne / Debbie Allen (uncredited)

Everybody Hates Chris
2005
as Mother

Grace and Frankie
2015
as Dorothy

Fame
1982
as Lydia Grant

Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self

So You Think You Can Dance
2005
as Self - Guest Judge

Raven's Home
2017
as Great Aunt Maureen

Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009
as Self

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Precious (voice) / Lola (voice)

Good Times
1974

All of Us
2003

In the House
1995
as Jackie Warren

Battle of the Network Stars
1976

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022
as Myrtle (voice)

Roots: The Next Generations
1979
as Nan Branch Haley

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021
as Self

Bring Back...
2005
as Self - Lydia Grant

JANET JACKSON.
2022
as Self

E! True Hollywood Story
1996

C Bear and Jamal
1996

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025
as Self

Celebrity
1984
as Regina Brown

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Self

Cardi Tries
2020
as Self
Sunday in Paris
1991
3 Girls 3
1977
as Self
Movies (53)

Blank Check
1994
as Yvonne

Ragtime
1981
as Sarah

Fame
2009
as Ms. Angela Simms

Fame
1980
as Lydia

Night of 100 Stars II
1985
as Self

Confessions of an Action Star
2005
as Self

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987
as Self

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986
as Michelle

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985
as Self

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004
as Self

Next Day Air
2009
as Ms. Jackson

It's Black Entertainment
2002
as Self

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005
as Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002
as Self (uncredited)

Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979
as Ola

Women of San Quentin
1983
as Carol Freeman

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022
as Self

Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999
as Deloris Jordan

Out-of-Sync
1995
as Manicurist
The Old Settler
2001
as Quilly McGrath
The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London
1983
as Self

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006
as American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses

All About You
2001
as Ruth

Everything's Jake
2000
as Debbie Allen
Bring Back... Fame
2008
as Self

Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1979
as Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

Alice at the Palace
1982
as Red Queen

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990
as Self

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
1999
as Herself

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020
as Self

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977
as Julie Sutton
Mona Must Die
1994
as Betty

The Painting
2001
as Bertha Lee Gilmore

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019
as Self

Stompin' at the Savoy
1992
as Estelle

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
as Self

Sunday in Paris
1991
as Sunday Chase

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
as Self - Performer

Tournament of Dreams
2007
as Rhonda Dillins
American Tap
2018
as Self

The Middle Passage
1997
as Narrator

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
2025
as Detective Foster

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2014

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
2021
as Betty Samson

The Hidden Power of Purpose
2023
as Narrator (voice)
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1978
as Self

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2020
as Herself

A Star for Rose
2013
as Rose
The Debbie Allen Special
1989
as Self
Dancing in the Wings
1985
as Debbie

Splinter
as Mrs. James

Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
About Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director. With 90 credits spanning from 1971 to 2025, Debbie Allen has appeared in 53 films and 37 TV shows.
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Most Popular Debbie Allen Movies
- Blank Check (1994) — as Yvonne
- Ragtime (1981) — as Sarah
- Fame (2009) — as Ms. Angela Simms
- Fame (1980) — as Lydia
- Night of 100 Stars II (1985) — as Self
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