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Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

Acting·1950·49 films

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

As Actor

Blank Check
Blank Check (1994)Yvonne
Fame
Fame (1980)Lydia
Fame
Fame (2009)Ms. Angela Simms
Ragtime
Ragtime (1981)Sarah
Next Day Air
Next Day Air (2009)Ms. Jackson
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)Michelle
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star (2005)Self
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979)Ola
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006)American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999)Deloris Jordan
Out-of-Sync
Out-of-Sync (1995)Manicurist
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker (2020)Herself
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987)Self
The Painting
The Painting (2001)Bertha Lee Gilmore
Tournament of Dreams
Tournament of Dreams (2007)Rhonda Dillins
Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II (1985)Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards (2005)Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
All About You
All About You (2001)Ruth
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985)Self
Alice at the Palace
Alice at the Palace (1982)Red Queen
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back (2019)Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance (2020)Self
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly (2025)Detective Foster
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment (2002)Self
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)Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022)Self
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker (1999)Herself
Women of San Quentin
Women of San Quentin (1983)Carol Freeman
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979)Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
Sunday in Paris
Sunday in Paris (1991)Sunday Chase
Everything's Jake
Everything's Jake (2000)Debbie Allen
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella (1990)Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf
Stompin' at the Savoy
Stompin' at the Savoy (1992)Estelle
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977)Julie Sutton
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team (1984)Self - Performer
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy (2011)Self
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker (2014)
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous (2021)Betty Samson
The Middle Passage
The Middle Passage (1997)Narrator
A Star for Rose
A Star for Rose (2013)Rose
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella (1990)
The Hidden Power of Purpose
The Hidden Power of Purpose (2023)Narrator (voice)
Splinter
SplinterMrs. James

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