Acting credits
82
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Debbie Allen
Acting
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Movies: 56Series: 54Crew credits: 43
TMDB ID: 32395
IMDb ID: nm0000739
Known for: Acting
Born: January 16, 1950
Age: 76
Place of birth: Houston, Texas, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1971 - 2026
Years active: 56
Average TMDB rating: 7.11
Wikidata: Q263501
Also known as
Debra Allen • Deborah Allen
Other jobs
Director (33)Choreographer (3)Producer (3)Executive Producer (2)Creative Director (1)Writer (1)
Biography
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Debbie Allen.
as Detective Foster
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
2025 • Movie
Choreographer
The Six Triple Eight
2024 • Movie
as Narrator (voice)
The Hidden Power of Purpose
2023 • Movie
Creative Director
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
2022 • Movie
Choreographer
A Jazzman's Blues
2022 • Movie
as Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022 • Movie
as Betty Samson
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
2021 • Movie
as Herself
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2020 • Movie
Director
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020 • Movie
as Self
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020 • Movie
as Self
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019 • Movie
as Self
American Tap
2018 • Movie
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2014 • Movie
as Rose
A Star for Rose
2013 • Movie
as Self
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 • Movie
as Ms. Angela Simms
Fame
2009 • Movie
as Ms. Jackson
Next Day Air
2009 • Movie
as Rhonda Dillins
Tournament of Dreams
2007 • Movie
as American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006 • Movie
as Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 • Movie
as Self
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 • Movie
as Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 • Movie
as Self
It's Black Entertainment
2002 • Movie
as Bertha Lee Gilmore
The Painting
2001 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Debbie Allen.
Sep 24
Director • 1 eps
A Different World
2026 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 • Series
as Myrtle (voice) • 2 eps
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 • Series
as Self • 2 eps
JANET JACKSON.
2022 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Ms. Pat Show
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Cardi Tries
2020 • Series
as Self - Guest • 3 eps
Tamron Hall
2019 • Series
as Self • 3 eps
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 • Series
as Charice Harrelson • 12 eps
S.W.A.T.
2017 • Series
as Great Aunt Maureen • 1 eps
Raven's Home
2017 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Insecure
2016 • Series
as Dorothy • 1 eps
Grace and Frankie
2015 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Empire
2015 • Series
as Beverly Flores • 1 eps
Jane the Virgin
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 • Series
Director • 1 eps
Witches of East End
2013 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Client List
2012 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Dance Moms
2011 • Series
Director • 2 eps
Hellcats
2010 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 • Series
Director • 1 eps
The Game
2006 • Series
1 eps
Everybody Hates Chris
2005 • Series