Debbie Allen

Acting • 1950-01-16 • Houston, Texas, USA

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

Known For

8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005

8.0

S.W.A.T.

2017

6.8

Fame

1982

7.8

In the House

1995

6.5

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986

6.0

Blank Check

1994

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Filmography

2026
A Different WorldTV
Dr. Langhorne • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
2025
Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 2.1
2025
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is DeadlyFilm
Detective Foster
★ 3.2
2023
The Hidden Power of PurposeFilm
Narrator (voice)
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 5.6
2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowTV
Self - Guest • 1 episodes
★ 5.6
2022
The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderTV
Myrtle (voice) • 2 episodes
★ 5.1
2022
JANET JACKSON.TV
Self • 2 episodes
★ 7.5
2022
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens RisingFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2021
Turning the Tables with Robin RobertsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 3.2
2021
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly GorgeousFilm
Betty Samson
2020
Dance Dreams - Hot Chocolate NutcrackerFilm
Herself
★ 7.4
2020
Cardi TriesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 9.5
2020
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceFilm
Self
★ 5.2
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowTV
Self - Guest • 3 episodes
★ 4.7
2019
Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackFilm
Self
★ 5.0
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'TV
Self • 3 episodes
★ 6.3
2018
American TapFilm
Self
★ 6.0
2017
S.W.A.T.TV
Charice Harrelson • 12 episodes
★ 8.0
2017
Raven's HomeTV
Great Aunt Maureen • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2015
Grace and FrankieTV
Dorothy • 1 episodes
★ 7.7
2014
Jane the VirginTV
Beverly Flores • 1 episodes
★ 7.9
2014
The Hot Chocolate NutcrackerFilm
2013
A Star for RoseFilm
Rose
2011
Dance MomsTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2011
A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacyFilm
Self
2009
FameFilm
Ms. Angela Simms
★ 5.7
2009
Next Day AirFilm
Ms. Jackson
★ 5.1
2009
Celebrity Ghost StoriesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 7.3
2008
Bring Back... FameFilm
Self
2007
Tournament of DreamsFilm
Rhonda Dillins
★ 3.6
2006
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino StoryFilm
American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
★ 6.2
2005
Grey's AnatomyTV
Catherine Fox • 56 episodes
★ 8.2
2005
Grey's AnatomyTV
Catherine Avery • 45 episodes
★ 8.2
2005
Everybody Hates ChrisTV
★ 8.1
2005
Everybody Hates ChrisTV
Mother • 1 episodes
★ 8.1
2005
So You Think You Can DanceTV
★ 6.8
2005
So You Think You Can DanceTV
Self - Guest Judge • 2 episodes
★ 6.8
2005
Confessions of an Action StarFilm
Self
★ 4.3
2005
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsFilm
Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
★ 7.2
2005
Bring Back...TV
Self - Lydia Grant • 1 episodes
★ 6.0
2004
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesFilm
Self
★ 8.3
2003
All of UsTV
★ 7.1
2002
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in StereoFilm
Self (uncredited)
★ 10.0
2002
It's Black EntertainmentFilm
Self
★ 8.7
2001
The DivisionTV
Wanda • 1 episodes
★ 7.1
2001
The PaintingFilm
Bertha Lee Gilmore
★ 7.3
2001
All About YouFilm
Ruth
★ 9.0
2001
The Old SettlerFilm
Quilly McGrath
★ 3.8
2000
Everything's JakeFilm
Debbie Allen
★ 7.0
1999
Michael Jordan: An American HeroFilm
Deloris Jordan
★ 6.1
1999
Intimate Portrait: Josephine BakerFilm
Herself
★ 4.7
1997
Ships of Slaves: The Middle PassageFilm
Narrator
1996
E! True Hollywood StoryTV
★ 8.1
1996
C Bear and JamalTV
★ 7.2
1995
In the HouseTV
Jackie Warren • 26 episodes
★ 7.8
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV
Precious (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildTV
Lola (voice) • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1995
Out-of-SyncFilm
Manicurist
★ 4.5
1994
Touched by an AngelTV
Valerie Hill • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1994
Blank CheckFilm
Yvonne
★ 6.0
1994
Mona Must DieFilm
Betty
★ 4.0
1993
Intimate PortraitTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 4.5
1992
Stompin' at the SavoyFilm
Estelle
★ 10.0
1991
Sunday in ParisFilm
Sunday Chase
★ 6.0
1991
Sunday in ParisTV
★ 4.0
1990
Spike & Co. Do It a-CappellaFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1990
Spike & Co.: Do It a CappellaFilm
1989
Quantum LeapTV
Joanna Chapman • 1 episodes
★ 8.0
1989
The Debbie Allen SpecialFilm
Self
1987
A Different WorldTV
Dr. Langhorne • 2 episodes
★ 7.2
1987
A Different WorldTV
Debbie Allen (uncredited) • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1987
Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodFilm
Self
★ 6.0
1987
Superstars and their MomsFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingFilm
Michelle
★ 6.5
1986
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Film
1985
Night of 100 Stars IIFilm
Self
★ 6.8
1985
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary CelebrationFilm
Self
★ 7.5
1985
Dancing in the WingsFilm
Debbie
★ 7.5
1985
Motown Returns to the ApolloFilm
1984
The Cosby ShowTV
Emma • 1 episodes
★ 7.0
1984
CelebrityTV
Regina Brown • 3 episodes
★ 6.7
1984
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic TeamFilm
Self - Performer
1983
Women of San QuentinFilm
Carol Freeman
★ 5.0
1983
The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall LondonFilm
Self
1982
FameTV
Lydia Grant • 136 episodes
★ 6.8
1982
Alice at the PalaceFilm
Red Queen
★ 6.2
1981
RagtimeFilm
Sarah
★ 7.0
1980
FameFilm
Lydia
★ 6.4
1979
Roots: The Next GenerationsTV
Nan Branch Haley • 1 episodes
★ 7.5
1979
The Fish That Saved PittsburghFilm
Ola
★ 5.9
1979
Ebony, Ivory and JadeFilm
Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
★ 7.5
1978
The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His RootsFilm
Self
★ 10.0
1977
The Love BoatTV
Selena Moore • 1 episodes
★ 6.3
1977
The Love BoatTV
Reesa Marlowe • 2 episodes
★ 6.3
1977
The Greatest Thing That Almost HappenedFilm
Julie Sutton
★ 7.0
1977
3 Girls 3TV
Self • 1 episodes
1976
Battle of the Network StarsTV
★ 6.4
1974
Good TimesTV
★ 8.0
1971
Great PerformancesTV
Self • 1 episodes
★ 6.1