Person

Acting

January 16, 1950

Houston, Texas, USA

Debbie Allen

Also known as: Debra Allen · Deborah Allen

Biography

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

8.1

Everybody Hates Chris

2005

7.9

Jane the Virgin

2014

8.0

Quantum Leap

1989

7.0

The Cosby Show

1984

6.4

Movie

Fame

1980

6.0

Movie

Blank Check

1994

7.7

Grace and Frankie

2015

5.7

Movie

Fame

2009

7.0

Movie

Ragtime

1981

7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994

Filmography(93)

93 titles across Movies & TV

2.1

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

2025

3.2

Movie

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly

2025

Movie

The Hidden Power of Purpose

2023

5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

5.3

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

2022

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

6.0

Movie

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising

2022

7.5

JANET JACKSON.

2022

3.2

Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts

2021

Movie

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

2021

9.5

Cardi Tries

2020

7.5

Movie

Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

2020

5.2

Movie

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance

2020

5.0

Movie

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

2019

4.5

Tamron Hall

2019

6.3

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

2018

6.0

Movie

American Tap

2018

8.0

S.W.A.T.

2017

7.7

Raven's Home

2017

7.7

Grace and Frankie

2015

Movie

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

2014

7.9

Jane the Virgin

2014

Movie

A Star for Rose

2013

Movie

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

2011

7.1

Dance Moms

2011

7.3

Celebrity Ghost Stories

2009

5.7

Movie

Fame

2009

5.1

Movie

Next Day Air

2009

Movie

Bring Back... Fame

2008

3.6

Movie

Tournament of Dreams

2007

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

6.2

Movie

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

2006

8.1

Everybody Hates Chris

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

7.2

Movie

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards

2005

6.8

So You Think You Can Dance

2005

6.0

Bring Back...

2005

8.2

Grey's Anatomy

2005

4.3

Movie

Confessions of an Action Star

2005

8.3

Movie

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies

2004

7.2

All of Us

2003

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

10.0

Movie

The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo

2002

8.7

Movie

It's Black Entertainment

2002

7.3

Movie

The Painting

2001

9.0

Movie

All About You

2001

3.8

Movie

The Old Settler

2001

7.1

The Division

2001

7.0

Movie

Everything's Jake

2000

4.7

Movie

Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker

1999

6.1

Movie

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

1999

Movie

Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage

1997

8.1

E! True Hollywood Story

1996

6.3

C Bear and Jamal

1996

4.5

Movie

Out-of-Sync

1995

7.8

In the House

1995

6.3

Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

1995

7.2

Touched by an Angel

1994

4.0

Movie

Mona Must Die

1994

6.0

Movie

Blank Check

1994

4.5

Intimate Portrait

1993

Movie

Stompin' at the Savoy

1992

6.0

Movie

Sunday in Paris

1991

4.0

Sunday in Paris

1991

Movie

Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella

1990

10.0

Movie

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella

1990

8.0

Quantum Leap

1989

Movie

The Debbie Allen Special

1989

7.1

A Different World

1987

6.0

Movie

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood

1987

6.5

Movie

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

1986

Movie

An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.

1986

7.5

Movie

Dancing in the Wings

1985

Movie

Motown Returns to the Apollo

1985

6.8

Movie

Night of 100 Stars II

1985

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

7.5

Movie

Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration

1985

7.0

The Cosby Show

1984

6.7

Celebrity

1984

Movie

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team

1984

5.0

Movie

Women of San Quentin

1983

Movie

The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London

1983

6.2

Movie

Alice at the Palace

1982

6.8

Fame

1982

7.0

Movie

Ragtime

1981

6.4

Movie

Fame

1980

5.6

Movie

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

1979

7.5

Movie

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

1979

7.5

Roots: The Next Generations

1979

10.0

Movie

The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots

1978

7.0

Movie

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

1977

6.3

The Love Boat

1977

3 Girls 3

1977

6.4

Battle of the Network Stars

1976

8.0

Good Times

1974

6.1

Great Performances

1971

Movie

Broadway: The Next Generation

Movie