Debbie Allen
Known for: Acting
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
Filmography
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Catherine Fox
2005
Series
Grey's Anatomy
Catherine Avery
2005
Series
S.W.A.T.
Charice Harrelson
2017
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Series
The Love Boat
Selena Moore
1977
Series
Roots: The Next Generations
Nan Branch Haley
1979
Series
Quantum Leap
Joanna Chapman
1989
Series
Great Performances
Self
1971
Series
The Cosby Show
Emma
1984
Series
The Division
Wanda
2001
Series
Jane the Virgin
Beverly Flores
2014
Series
Touched by an Angel
Valerie Hill
1994
Series
Dance Moms
Self
2011
Series
Raven's Home
Great Aunt Maureen
2017
Series
Grace and Frankie
Dorothy
2015
Series
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Series
Everybody Hates Chris
Mother
2005
Series
Tamron Hall
Self - Guest
2019
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
A Different World
Dr. Langhorne
1987
Series
A Different World
Debbie Allen (uncredited)
1987
Series
So You Think You Can Dance
2005
Series
So You Think You Can Dance
Self - Guest Judge
2005
Series
Fame
Lydia Grant
1982
Series
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
Myrtle (voice)
2022
Series
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Self
2009
Series
All of Us
2003
Series
Good Times
1974
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Precious (voice)
1995
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Lola (voice)
1995
Series
In the House
Jackie Warren
1995
Series
Battle of the Network Stars
1976
Series
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Self
2021
Series
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Self
2025
Film
Blank Check
Yvonne
1994
Series
JANET JACKSON.
Self
2022
Series
Bring Back...
Self - Lydia Grant
2005
Film
Fame
Lydia
1980
Film
Ragtime
Sarah
1981
Film
Fame
Ms. Angela Simms
2009
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
Series
Cardi Tries
Self
2020
Series
Celebrity
Regina Brown
1984
Series
C Bear and Jamal
1996
Series
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
2018
Film
Next Day Air
Ms. Jackson
2009
Film
Confessions of an Action Star
Self
2005
Film
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
1985
Film
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Michelle
1986
Film
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Ola
1979
Film
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Self
1987
Film
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Film
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
1985
Film
Women of San Quentin
Carol Freeman
1983
Film
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Herself
1999
Film
Out-of-Sync
Manicurist
1995
Film
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
2005
Film
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Self
2019
Film
It's Black Entertainment
Self
2002
Film
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Self - Performer
1984
American Tap
Self
2018
Film
Alice at the Palace
Red Queen
1982
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986
Film
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
2022
Sunday in Paris
1991
Film
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Self
1990
Film
All About You
Ruth
2001
Film
Stompin' at the Savoy
Estelle
1992
Film
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Self (uncredited)
2002
Film
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
Self
2004
Bring Back... Fame
Self
2008
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
Self
1978
Film
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
1979
Film
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Betty Samson
2021
Film
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Deloris Jordan
1999
3 Girls 3
Self
1977
Film
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2014
Film
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
Film
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Self
2020
The Debbie Allen Special
Self
1989
Film
Sunday in Paris
Sunday Chase
1991
Film
Splinter
Mrs. James
Film
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
2006
Film
The Painting
Bertha Lee Gilmore
2001
Film
Everything's Jake
Debbie Allen
2000
Film
A Star for Rose
Rose
2013
The Old Settler
Quilly McGrath
2001
Film
Dancing in the Wings
Debbie
1985
Film
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Herself
2020
Film
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Julie Sutton
1977
Film
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
2011
Film
The Middle Passage
Narrator
1997
Mona Must Die
Betty
1994
Film
Tournament of Dreams
Rhonda Dillins
2007
The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London
Self
1983
Film
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
Detective Foster
2025
Film
The Hidden Power of Purpose
Narrator (voice)
2023