Debbie Allen
Known for acting · Born 16 January 1950 · 76 · Houston, Texas, USA
140 credits
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
Known for
Grey's Anatomy
2005
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990
Everybody Hates Chris
2005
Fame
1982
How to Get Away with Murder
2014
A Different World
1987
Jane the Virgin
2014
Quantum Leap
1989
S.W.A.T.
2017
Empire
2015
That's So Raven
2003
Family Ties
1982
Acting (94)
2025Seen & Heard: The History of Black TelevisionSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2025A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is DeadlyDetective FosterFilm
2023The Hidden Power of PurposeNarrator (voice)Film
2022The Proud Family: Louder and ProuderMyrtle (voice) · 2 episodesSeries
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf · 2 episodes, Self - GuestSeries
2022JANET JACKSON.Self · 2 episodesSeries
2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens RisingSelfFilm
2021Turning the Tables with Robin RobertsSelfSeries
2021Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly GorgeousBetty SamsonFilm
2020Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate NutcrackerHerselfFilm
2020Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz DanceSelfFilm
2020Cardi TriesSelfSeries
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackSelfFilm
2018Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'Self · 3 episodesSeries
2018American TapSelfFilm
2017S.W.A.T.Charice Harrelson · 12 episodesSeries
2017Raven's HomeGreat Aunt MaureenSeries
2015Grace and FrankieDorothySeries
2014Jane the VirginBeverly FloresSeries
2014The Hot Chocolate NutcrackerFilm
2013A Star for RoseRoseFilm
2011Dance MomsSelfSeries
2011A Place for Us: West Side Story's LegacySelfFilm
2009FameMs. Angela SimmsFilm
2009Next Day AirMs. JacksonFilm
2009Celebrity Ghost StoriesSelfSeries
2008Bring Back... FameSelfFilm
2007Tournament of DreamsRhonda DillinsFilm
2006Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino StoryAmerican Idol Auditionee in SunglassesFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyCatherine Fox · 56 episodes, Catherine Avery · 44 episodesSeries
2005Everybody Hates Chris, MotherSeries
2005So You Think You Can Dance, Self - Guest Judge · 2 episodesSeries
2005Confessions of an Action StarSelfFilm
2005Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony AwardsAnita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)Film
2005Bring Back...Self - Lydia GrantSeries
2004AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the MoviesSelfFilm
2003All of UsSeries
2002The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in StereoSelf (uncredited)Film
2002It's Black EntertainmentSelfFilm
2001The DivisionWandaSeries
2001The PaintingBertha Lee GilmoreFilm
2001All About YouRuthFilm
2001The Old SettlerQuilly McGrathFilm
2000Everything's JakeDebbie AllenFilm
1999Michael Jordan: An American HeroDeloris JordanFilm
1999Intimate Portrait: Josephine BakerHerselfFilm
1997Ships of Slaves: The Middle PassageNarratorFilm
1996E! True Hollywood StorySeries
1996C Bear and Jamal · 16 episodesSeries
1995In the HouseJackie Warren · 26 episodesSeries
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every ChildPrecious (voice), Lola (voice)Series
1995Out-of-SyncManicuristFilm
1994Blank CheckYvonneFilm
1994Touched by an AngelValerie HillSeries
1994Mona Must DieBettyFilm
1993Intimate PortraitSelfSeries
1992Stompin' at the SavoyEstelleFilm
1991Sunday in ParisSunday ChaseFilm
1991Sunday in ParisSeries
1990Spike & Co. Do It a-CappellaSelfFilm
1990Spike & Co.: Do It a CappellaFilm
1989Quantum LeapJoanna ChapmanSeries
1989The Debbie Allen SpecialSelfFilm
1987A Different WorldDr. Langhorne · 2 episodes, Debbie Allen (uncredited)Series
1987Happy 100th Birthday, HollywoodSelfFilm
1987Superstars and their MomsSelfFilm
1986Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingMichelleFilm
1986An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.Film
1985Night of 100 Stars IISelfFilm
1985Disneyland's 30th Anniversary CelebrationSelfFilm
1985Dancing in the WingsDebbieFilm
1985Motown Returns to the ApolloFilm
1984The Cosby ShowEmmaSeries
1984CelebrityRegina Brown · 3 episodesSeries
1984The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic TeamSelf - PerformerFilm
1983Women of San QuentinCarol FreemanFilm
1983The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall LondonSelfFilm
1982FameLydia Grant · 136 episodesSeries
1982Alice at the PalaceRed QueenFilm
1981RagtimeSarahFilm
1980FameLydiaFilm
1979Roots: The Next GenerationsNan Branch HaleySeries
1979The Fish That Saved PittsburghOlaFilm
1979Ebony, Ivory and JadeClaire 'Ebony' BryantFilm
1978The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His RootsSelfFilm
1977The Love BoatSelena Moore, Reesa Marlowe · 2 episodesSeries
1977The Greatest Thing That Almost HappenedJulie SuttonFilm
19773 Girls 3SelfSeries
1976Battle of the Network StarsSeries
1974Good Times · 2 episodesSeries
1971Great PerformancesSelfSeries
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelfFilm
—SplinterMrs. JamesFilm
Art (1)
2022Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!Creative DirectorFilm
Crew (3)
2024The Six Triple EightChoreographerFilm
2022A Jazzman's BluesChoreographerFilm
1995Forget ParisChoreographerFilm
Directing (36)
2026A Different WorldDirectorSeries
2021The Ms. Pat ShowDirectorSeries
2020Dolly Parton's Christmas on the SquareDirector, Choreographer, Executive ProducerFilm
2016InsecureDirectorSeries
2015EmpireDirectorSeries
2014How to Get Away with MurderDirectorSeries
2014Jane the VirginDirectorSeries
2013Witches of East EndDirectorSeries
2012The Client ListDirectorSeries
2010HellcatsDirectorSeries
2006The GameDirectorSeries
2006Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino StoryDirectorFilm
2005Grey's AnatomyDirectorSeries
2005Everybody Hates ChrisDirectorSeries
2003That's So RavenDirectorSeries
2003All of UsDirectorSeries
2002The Twilight ZoneDirectorSeries
2001The Old SettlerDirectorFilm
2000GirlfriendsDirectorSeries
1999The ParkersDirectorSeries
1998Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo DomeDirectorFilm
1997Between BrothersDirectorSeries
1996The Jamie Foxx ShowDirectorSeries
1995Out-of-SyncDirectorFilm
1993Sinbad: Afros and BellbottomsDirectorFilm
1993The Sinbad ShowDirectorSeries
1992Stompin' at the SavoyDirectorFilm
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirDirectorSeries
1990Polly: Comin' Home!DirectorFilm
1989Quantum LeapDirector, ChoreographerSeries
1989PollyDirectorFilm
1989The Debbie Allen SpecialDirector, Writer, ChoreographerFilm
1987A Different WorldDirector, ProducerSeries
1987The Bronx ZooDirectorSeries
1982Family TiesDirectorSeries
1982FameDirectorSeries
Production (5)
2019Maurice Hines: Bring Them BackExecutive ProducerFilm
2013A Star for RoseProducerFilm
1997AmistadProducerFilm
1997Ships of Slaves: The Middle PassageExecutive ProducerFilm
1985Dancing in the WingsProducer, Writer, ChoreographerFilm
Writing (1)
2014The Hot Chocolate NutcrackerWriter, DirectorFilm