Debbie Allen
American actress, choreographer, television director, television producer, singer, and dancer · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1950 · age 76
Deborah Kaye Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated for 22 Emmy Awards, and two Tony Awards.
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A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is DeadlyFilm, 2025Detective Foster2024“Dance enables us to unlock something deeper and become more of our true selves”In their words10 July 2024Debbie Allen Dance Academy Partners With DanceOne for New Scholarships (Exclusive) 10 July 20242022“Go somewhere and really train. Master one thing and see how it can open the path to so many other things”In their words8 December 2022Foundation Interviews: Debbie Allen 8 December 2022
The Jennifer Hudson ShowSeries, 20222020“we must take joy in everyday because there is nothing promised”In their words1 March 2020Easy Spirit's New Brand Ambassador, Debbie Allen, On Why She's Happy at 70 01 March 2020
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate NutcrackerFilm, 2020Herself2017“You never know when you say yes to something where it's going to lead, or if you say no to something where it didn't go”In their words9 May 2017Debbie Allen on Grey's Anatomy, Her Trailblazing Career, and the Increasing Diversity in TV 09 May 2017
Raven's HomeSeries, 2017Great Aunt Maureen2015
EmpireSeries, Director2013“you have to know, when you look in the mirror, who is looking back”In their words17 July 2013Tips on life from Debbie Allen 17 July 20132011Honorary Degree from Spelman CollegeAward2009
Next Day AirFilm, Ms. Jackson2006
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino StoryFilm, Director2005
Everybody Hates ChrisSeries, Director2003Dorothy Arzner Directors AwardAward2002
It's Black EntertainmentFilm2001
The DivisionSeries, Wanda2000
Everything's JakeFilm, Debbie Allen1998
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo DomeFilm, Director1995
Out-of-SyncFilm, Director1994
Touched by an AngelSeries, Valerie Hill1993
Sinbad: Afros and BellbottomsFilm, Director1991Star on Hollywood Walk of FameAward1990
The Fresh Prince of Bel-AirSeries, Director
Polly: Comin' Home!Film, 1990Director1987
A Different WorldSeries, Director, Producer1986
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is CallingFilm, Michelle1983
Women of San QuentinFilm, Carol Freeman1982
Family TiesSeries, Director1981
RagtimeFilm, Sarah1979
Ebony, Ivory and JadeFilm, Claire 'Ebony' Bryant1971
Great PerformancesSeries1950Born16 January 1950People around Debbie
Uta Hagen Taught Debbie
Herbert Berghof Taught Debbie
Dolly Parton Debbie directed Christmas on the Square (2020)
LL Cool J Debbie directed Out-of-Sync (1995)
Rockmond Dunbar Debbie directed The Game
Lauren London Debbie directed The Game
Keshia Knight Pulliam Debbie directed Polly (1989)
Vanessa Bell Calloway Also in All About You and Polly
Christine Baranski Debbie directed Christmas on the Square (2020)
Treat Williams Debbie directed Christmas on the Square (2020)
Jenifer Lewis Debbie directed Christmas on the Square (2020)
Josh Segarra Debbie directed Christmas on the Square (2020)
Jeanine Mason Debbie directed Christmas on the Square (2020)
Morgan Freeman Debbie produced Amistad (1998)
Anthony Hopkins Debbie produced Amistad (1998)
Miloš Forman Directed Ragtime (1981)
John Williams Debbie produced Amistad (1998)
Anna Paquin Debbie produced Amistad (1998)
Stellan Skarsgård Debbie produced Amistad (1998)
Chiwetel Ejiofor Debbie produced Amistad (1997)
Alan Parker Directed Fame (1980)
Celeste Holm Also in Polly and Polly: Comin' Home!
Nigel Hawthorne Debbie produced Amistad (1998)
Drew Sidora Jordan Debbie directed The Game
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Amistad 1997
Ragtime 1981
Blank Check 1994
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square 2020
Fame 2009
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Filmography 40
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Television 24
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In their own words 4
, We kind of lost our moral spine in this country. We not our brother and our sisters’ keepers anymore
I stay immersed, I suppose, and I am admittedly a woman of many hats. I wouldn’t have it any other way
Just take time to re-evaluate yourself as we evaluate the students on a daily basis. Dance is very pejorative - it's all about, 'No! That's not right! That's not good enough!
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She has won a Golden Globe Award, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991. In 2026, she received an Academy Honorary Award.
