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Debbie Allen
Born
Jan 16, 1950
Age 76
Place of Birth
Houston, Texas, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
50
Movies
43
TV Shows
36
Directed
Also Known As
Debra Allen
Deborah Allen
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Debbie Allen
Acting
Biography
Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.
Movies
50
TV Shows
43
Director
36
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
as
Detective Foster
2025
The Hidden Power of Purpose
as
Narrator (voice)
2023
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
as
Self
2022
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
as
Betty Samson
2021
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
as
Herself
2020
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
as
Self
2020
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as
Self
2019
American Tap
as
Self
2018
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Cast
2014
A Star for Rose
as
Rose
2013
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as
Self
2011
Fame
as
Ms. Angela Simms
2009
Next Day Air
as
Ms. Jackson
2009
Bring Back... Fame
as
Self
2008
Tournament of Dreams
as
Rhonda Dillins
2007
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
as
American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
2006
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as
Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
2005
Confessions of an Action Star
as
Self
2005
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as
Self
2004
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
as
Self (uncredited)
2002
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