Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
Known For
Blank Check
(1994)
Yvonne
Fame
(2009)
Ms. Angela Simms
Fame
(1980)
Lydia
Ragtime
(1981)
Sarah
Next Day Air
(2009)
Ms. Jackson
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
(2002)
Herself (uncredited)
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Full Filmography
Acting
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
(1977)
Julie Sutton
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
(1979)
Ola
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
(1979)
Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
Fame
(1980)
Lydia
Ragtime
(1981)
Sarah
Alice at the Palace
(1982)
Red Queen
Women of San Quentin
(1983)
Carol Freeman
The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London
(1983)
Self
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
(1985)
Self
Night of 100 Stars II
(1985)
Self
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
(1986)
Michelle
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
(1990)
Self
Sunday in Paris
(1991)
Sunday Chase
Stompin' at the Savoy
(1992)
Estelle
Mona Must Die
(1994)
Betty
Blank Check
(1994)
Yvonne
Out-of-Sync
(1995)
Manicurist
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
(1999)
Deloris Jordan
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
(1999)
Herself
Everything's Jake
(2000)
Debbie Allen
All About You
(2001)
The Old Settler
(2001)
Quilly McGrath
The Painting
(2001)
Bertha Lee Gilmore
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
(2002)
Herself (uncredited)
It's Black Entertainment
(2002)
Self
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
(2005)
Anita (segment "West Side Story")
Confessions of an Action Star
(2005)
Self
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
(2006)
American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
Tournament of Dreams
(2007)
Rhonda Dillins
Bring Back... Fame
(2008)
Self
Next Day Air
(2009)
Ms. Jackson
Fame
(2009)
Ms. Angela Simms
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
(2011)
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
(2017)
American Tap
(2018)
Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
(2019)
Self
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
(2020)
Herself
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
(2020)
Self
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
(2021)
Betty Samson
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
(2022)
Self
The Hidden Power of Purpose
(2023)
Narrator
Directing
Polly
(1989)
Director
Polly: Comin' Home!
(1990)
Director
Stompin' at the Savoy
(1992)
Director
Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms
(1993)
Director
Out-of-Sync
(1995)
Director
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome
(1998)
Director
The Old Settler
(2001)
Director
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
(2006)
Director
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
(2020)
Director
Production
Amistad
(1997)
Producer
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
(2019)
Executive Producer
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
(2020)
Executive Producer
Crew
Art