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Known For

Acting

Known Credits

131

Gender

Female

Birthday

1950-01-16 (75 years old)

Place of Birth

Houston, Texas, USA

Also Known As

Debra Allen

Deborah Allen

Debbie Allen

Biography

Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.

Known For

Acting

Fame

1980

Fame

as

Lydia

Everything's Jake

2000

Everything's Jake

as

Debbie Allen

Ragtime

1981

Ragtime

as

Sarah

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

2005

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

as

Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)

Alice at the Palace

1982

Alice at the Palace

as

Red Queen

Mona Must Die

1994

Mona Must Die

as

Betty

The Hidden Power of Purpose

2023

The Hidden Power of Purpose

as

Narrator (voice)

The Old Settler

2001

The Old Settler

as

Quilly McGrath

Out-of-Sync

1995

Out-of-Sync

as

Manicurist

Tournament of Dreams

2007

Tournament of Dreams

as

Rhonda Dillins

The Painting

2001

The Painting

as

Bertha Lee Gilmore

A Star for Rose

2013

A Star for Rose

as

Rose

Women of San Quentin

1983

Women of San Quentin

as

Carol Freeman

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

1979

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

as

Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

Blank Check

1994

Blank Check

as

Yvonne

Sunday in Paris

1991

Sunday in Paris

as

Sunday Chase

Next Day Air

2009

Next Day Air

as

Ms. Jackson

American Tap

2018

American Tap

as

Self

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

2006

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

as

American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses

Fame

2009

Fame

as

Ms. Angela Simms

The Middle Passage

1997

The Middle Passage

as

Narrator

In the House

In the House

as

Jackie Warren

Fame

Fame

as

Lydia Grant

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

as

Selena Moore

Tamron Hall

Tamron Hall

as

Self - Guest

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Catherine Fox

Bring Back...

Bring Back...

as

Self - Lydia Grant

Roots: The Next Generations

Roots: The Next Generations

as

Nan Branch Haley

Quantum Leap

Quantum Leap

as

Joanna Chapman

3 Girls 3

3 Girls 3

as

Self

Celebrity

Celebrity

as

Regina Brown

A Different World

A Different World

as

Dr. Langhorne

Jane the Virgin

Jane the Virgin

as

Beverly Flores

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

as

Catherine Avery

Raven's Home

Raven's Home

as

Great Aunt Maureen

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

as

Charice Harrelson

Touched by an Angel

Touched by an Angel

as

Valerie Hill

A Different World

A Different World

as

Debbie Allen (uncredited)

Production

Crew

Directing