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With notable credits on stage as an actress and on TV as an actor, producer, director and choreographer, Debbie Allen has become one of the more diversified talents in TV. The career of this dynamic, award-winning singer-dancer has been an inspirational beacon to Black women in the entertainment industry. On Broadway, Allen was a fiery Anita in the 1980 revival of "West Side Story" and a high-kicking prostitute with a heart of gold in Bob Fosse's 1986 revival of "Sweet Charity"....
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

Untitled (Columbia/Will Smith/Dr. S. Allen Counter Biopic Project) - ( Producer / / Announced / )
Confessions of an Action Star - ( - Cast / 2005 / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
Next Day Air - ( Ms. Jackson / / Lensing/Awaiting Release / )
The Painting - ( / 2005 / Released / )
The Painting - ( Executive Producer / 2005 / Released / )
Everything's Jake - ( Librarian / 2000 / Released / )
Amistad - ( Producer / 1997 / Released / )
Amistad - ( Song(- songs) / 1997 / Released / )
Forget Paris - ( Choreographer / 1995 / Released / )
Out of Sync - ( Director / 1995 / Released / )
Blank Check - ( Yvonne / 1994 / Released / )
Mona Must Die - ( Betty / 1994 / Released / )
Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation - ( Song Performer / 1986 / Released / Columbia TriStar Motion Picture Group )
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling - ( Michelle / 1986 / Released / Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment )
Ragtime - ( Sarah / 1981 / Released / )
Fame - ( Lydia / 1980 / Released / )
Tournament of Dreams - ( Rhonda Dillins / / Released / )
TV Credits
Oprah Winfrey's Legends' Ball ( 2006 / Released ): Actor
The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life Is Not a Fairy Tale ( 2006 / Released ): Director
Everybody Hates Chris ( 2005 / Released ): Director / Actor
Everybody Hates Ex-Cons ( 2008 )
TV Episode Director

Everybody Hates Minimum Wage ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

Everybody Hates Minimum Wage ( 2007 )
TV Episode Gun Woman

Everybody Hates Bed-Stuy ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

Everybody Hates Driving ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

(5 more)
Movies That Shook the World ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
So You Think You Can Dance ( 2005 / Released ): Actor
AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
An Evening of Stars 25th Anniversary: Tribute To Lou Rawls ( 2004 / Released ): Actor
All of Us ( 2003 / Released ): Director / Actor
The Wedding Singers ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

She Blinded Me With Science ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

Sins of the Father ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

It Was Fun While It Lasted ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

Everybody Loves Rain Man ( 2006 )
TV Episode Director

(40 more)
Fame ( 2003 / Released ): Producer / Actor
Intimate Portrait: Isabel Sanford ( 2003 / Released ): Actor
That's So Raven ( 2003 / Released ): Director
Be Prepared ( 2006 )
TV Episode Director

The Four Aces ( 2006 )
TV Episode Director

Boyz 'N Commotion ( 2005 )
TV Episode Director

The Road to Audition ( 2004 )
TV Episode Director

A Goat's Tale ( 2004 )
TV Episode Director

The 9th Annual Lady of Soul Train Awards ( 2003 / Released ): Featuring
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting the United Negro College Fund ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
The 1st 13th Annual Cartoon Network Fancy Anvil Award Show Program Special... Live!... In Stereo ( 2002 / Released ): Actor
The Twilight Zone ( 2002 / Released ): Director
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Intimate Portrait: Jasmine Guy ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Just Cause (03/11/01) ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
Mariah Carey: The E! True Hollywood Story ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
The Division ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
The Old Settler ( 2001 / Released ): Director / Executive Producer / Actor
What Is a Producer? ( 2001 / Released ): Actor
49th Annual Miss Universe Pageant ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Cool Women ( 2000 / Released ): Actor / Director / Executive Producer / Segment Producer
Girlfriends ( 2000 / Released ): Director
Stand and Deliver ( 2008 )
TV Episode Director

Adapt to Adopt ( 2008 )
TV Episode Director

Deck The Halls With Bags and Folly ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

Where Did Lynn-digo? ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

Baghdad, My Bad ( 2007 )
TV Episode Director

(4 more)
Intimate Portrait: Harriet Taubman ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
It's Black Entertainment ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
Lifetime Presents Disney's American Teacher Awards ( 2000 / Released ): Actor
An American Celebration at Ford's Theatre ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting The United Negro College Fund ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Bob Fosse: The E! True Hollywood Story ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Michael Jordan: An American Hero ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
Ship of Slaves: The Middle Passage ( 1999 / Released ): Executive Producer
Stars Over Mississippi, With Prince Edward ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The 1999 Trumpet Awards ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
The Nicholas Brothers: Flying High ( 1999 / Released ): Actor
An African American Salute to the Academy Awards ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence Benefiting The United Negro College Fund ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
International DanceSport Championship ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Intimate Portrait: Patti LaBelle ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Intimate Portrait: Phylicia Rashad ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
Linc's ( 1998 / Released ): Director
Nissan Presents: The 2nd Annual Celebration of America's Music ( 1998 / Released ): Actor
One Day ( 1998 / Released ): Actor / Director / Executive Producer
Intimate Portrait: Debbie Allen ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
The 28th NAACP Image Awards ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
The Screen Actors Guild Awards ( 1997 / Released ): Actor
Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Family Film Awards ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
Nissan Presents a Celebration of America's Music ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
The 1996 World Music Awards ( 1996 / Released ): Actor
50 Years of Funny Females ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales For Every Child ( 1995 / Released ): Voice
Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The Newsweek American Achievement Awards ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
The Soul Train 25th Anniversary Hall of Fame Special ( 1995 / Released ): Actor
She Tv ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
The 26th Annual NAACP Image Awards ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic ( 1994 / Released ): Actor
In a New Light '93 ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
Sinbad Live From the Paramount -- Afros & Bellbottoms ( 1993 / Released ): Director
Soul Train Comedy Awards ( 1993 / Released ): Actor
The Sinbad Show ( 1993 / Released ): Director / Actor
Back to School '92 ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
Stompin' at the Savoy ( 1992 / Released ): Director / Actor
The Boys ( 1992 / Released ): Director / Executive Producer
The Essence Awards ( 1992 / Released ): Actor
Funny Women of Television: A Museum of Television & Radio Tribute ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Gladys Knight's Holiday Family Reunion Concert ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Story of a People: Expressions in Black ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Sunday in Paris ( 1991 / Released ): Executive Producer / Actor
Welcome Home, America! -- A USO Salute to America's Sons and Daughters ( 1991 / Released ): Actor
Martin Luther King, Jr. Parade ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Motown 30: What's Goin' On! ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Polly Comin' Home! ( 1990 / Released ): Director
Sammy Davis Jr.'s 60th Anniversary Celebration ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
Spike & Co: Do It A Cappella ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
The 22nd Annual NAACP Image Awards ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
The Television Academy Hall of Fame ( 1990 / Released ): Actor
16th Annual Black Filmmakers Hall of Fame ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
At Rona's ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
Polly ( 1989 / Released ): Director
The 15th Annual People's Choice Awards ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
The 1989 Miss America Pageant ( 1989 / Released ): Actor
The Debbie Allen Special ( 1989 / Released ): Actor / Director / Writer
Celebrating a Jazz Master: Thelonious Sphere Monk ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Happy Birthday, Hollywood! ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Las Vegas: An All Star 75th Anniversary ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Our Kids and the Best of Everything ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
Superstars & Their Moms ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
The 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards ( 1987 / Released ): Actor
An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr. ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
Liberty Weekend ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
Texas 150: A Celebration Special ( 1986 / Released ): Actor
The 40th Annual Tony Awards