Filmography by type for
Debbie Allen

Director:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "Everybody Hates Chris" (7 episodes, 2006-2008)
       - Everybody Hates Ex-Cons (2008) TV episode
       - Everybody Hates the First Kiss (2008) TV episode
       - Everybody Hates Minimum Wage (2007) TV episode
       - Everybody Hates Bed-Stuy (2007) TV episode
       - Everybody Hates Driving (2007) TV episode
         (2 more)
2. "Girlfriends" (9 episodes, 2005-2008)
       - Stand and Deliver (2008) TV episode
       - Adapt to Adopt (2008) TV episode
       - Deck the Halls with Bags and Folly (2007) TV episode
       - Where Did Lynn-digo? (2007) TV episode
       - Baghdad, My Bad (2007) TV episode
         (4 more)
3. "All of Us" (44 episodes, 2003-2007)
       - The Wedding Singers (2007) TV episode
       - She Blinded Me with Science (2007) TV episode
       - Sins of the Father (2007) TV episode
       - It Was Fun While It Lasted (2007) TV episode
       - Everybody Loves Rain Man (2006) TV episode
         (39 more)
4. I Was a Network Star (2006) (TV)
5. Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (2006) (TV)
6. "That's So Raven" (3 episodes, 2004-2006)
   ... aka That's So Raven! (USA: promotional title)
       - Be Prepared (2006) TV episode
       - Boyz 'N Commotion (2005) TV episode
       - The Road to Audition (2004) TV episode
7. That's So Raven: Supernaturally Stylish (2004) (V)
8. "The Parkers" (1 episode, 2003)
       - The Good, the Bad, and the Funny (2003) TV episode
9. "The Twilight Zone" (1 episode, 2003)
       - The Monsters Are on Maple Street (2003) TV episode
10. "Cool Women" (1 episode, 2002)
        - Singers/Actresses (2002) TV episode
11. The Old Settler (2001) (TV)
12. "PBS Hollywood Presents" (1 episode, 2001)
        - The Old Settler (2001) TV episode
    
    
13. "Linc's" (1998) TV series (unknown episodes)
14. "The Jamie Foxx Show" (2 episodes, 1997-1998)
        - Soul Mate to Cellmate (1998) TV episode
        - Misery Loves Company (1997) TV episode
15. "Between Brothers" (1997) TV series (unknown episodes)
16. Out-of-Sync (1995)
17. "The Sinbad Show" (4 episodes, 1993-1994)
    ... aka Sinbad (UK)
        - The Dog Episode (1994) TV episode
        - I Coulda' Been the Man (1993) TV episode
        - David's Van (1993) TV episode
        - My Daughter's Keeper (1993) TV episode
18. "A Different World" (83 episodes, 1988-1993)
        - When One Door Closes...: Part 2 (1993) TV episode
        - Mind Your Own Business (1993) TV episode
        - Happy Birthday to Moi (1993) TV episode
        - To Whit, with Love (1993) TV episode
        - College Kid (1993) TV episode
          (78 more)
19. Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms (1993) (TV)
20. "Quantum Leap" (2 episodes, 1991-1993)
        - Revenge of the Evil Leaper - September 16, 1987 (1993) TV episode
        - Private Dancer - October 6, 1979 (1991) TV episode
21. Stompin' at the Savoy (1992) (TV)
22. Polly: Comin' Home! (1990) (TV)
23. "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (2 episodes, 1990)
        - Bang the Drum, Ashley (1990) TV episode
        - The Fresh Prince Project (1990) TV episode
    
    
24. Polly (1989) (TV)
25. The Debbie Allen Special (1989) (TV)
26. "Fame" (11 episodes, 1984-1987)
        - Baby, Remember My Name (1987) TV episode
        - Of Cabbages and Kings (1987) TV episode
        - The Crimson Blade (1987) TV episode
        - Stagefright (1986) TV episode
        - The Inheritance (1986) TV episode
          (6 more)
27. "The Bronx Zoo" (1 episode)
        - Lost and Found (????) TV episode
28. "Family Ties" (1982) TV series (unknown episodes)
    

Actress - TV:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "Everybody Hates Chris" .... Gun Woman (1 episode, 2007)
       - Everybody Hates Minimum Wage (2007) TV episode .... Gun Woman
2. "All of Us" .... Kate, Neesee's Mother (1 episode, 2004)
       - Parents Just Don't Understand (2004) TV episode .... Kate, Neesee's Mother
3. "The Division" .... Wanda (1 episode, 2003)
   ... aka Heart of the City
       - Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered (2003) TV episode .... Wanda
4. The Old Settler (2001) (TV) .... Quilly (nee 'Queen Esther')
5. "PBS Hollywood Presents" .... Quilly McGrath (1 episode, 2001)
       - The Old Settler (2001) TV episode .... Quilly McGrath
   
   
6. Michael Jordan: An American Hero (1999) (TV) .... Deloris Jordan
   ... aka American Hero: The Michael Jordan Story (USA)
7. "Cosby" .... Debra (1 episode, 1997)
       - Dating Games (1997) TV episode .... Debra
8. "Touched by an Angel" .... Valerie Dixon (1 episode, 1996)
       - Sins of the Father (1996) TV episode .... Valerie Dixon
9. "C-Bear and Jamal" (1996) TV series (voice)
10. "In the House" .... Jackie Warren (3 episodes, 1995-1996)
        - Come Back, Kid (1996) TV episode .... Jackie Warren
        - Christmas Story (1995) TV episode .... Jackie Warren
        - Getting to Know You (1995) TV episode .... Jackie Warren
11. "Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child" .... Precious (1 episode, 1995)
        - Beauty and the Beast (1995) TV episode .... Precious
12. Stompin' at the Savoy (1992) (TV) .... Estelle
13. "A Different World" .... Dr. Langhorne (2 episodes, 1991)
        - Twelve Steps of Christmas (1991) TV episode .... Dr. Langhorne
        - Ex-Communication (1991) TV episode .... Dr. Langhorne
14. Sunday in Paris (1991) (TV) .... Sunday Chase
15. "Quantum Leap" .... Joanna Chapman (1 episode, 1991)
        - Private Dancer - October 6, 1979 (1991) TV episode .... Joanna Chapman
    
    
16. The Debbie Allen Special (1989) (TV) .... Host
17. "The Cosby Show" .... Emma (1 episode, 1988)
        - If the Dress Fits, Wear It (1988) TV episode .... Emma
18. "Fame" .... Lydia Grant (131 episodes, 1982-1987)
        - Baby, Remember My Name (1987) TV episode .... Lydia Grant
        - Alice Doesn't Work Here Anymore (1987) TV episode .... Lydia Grant
        - Of Cabbages and Kings (1987) TV episode .... Lydia Grant
        - Reggie and Rose (1987) TV episode .... Lydia Grant
        - The Lounge Singer Who Knew Too Much (1987) TV episode .... Lydia Grant
          (126 more)
19. "Celebrity" (1984) (mini) TV mini-series .... Regina Brown
    ... aka Tommy Thompson's Celebrity (Canada: English title: video title)
20. Women of San Quentin (1983) (TV) .... Carol Freeman
21. "The Love Boat" .... Reesa Marlowe / ... (3 episodes, 1979-1983)
        - Captain and the Kid, The/The Dean and the Flunkee/Poor Rich Man/Isaac Aegean Affair: Part 1 (1983) TV episode .... Reesa Marlowe
        - Captain and the Kid, The/The Dean and the Flunkee/Poor Rich Man/Isaac Aegean Affair: Part 2 (1983) TV episode .... Reesa Marlowe
        - Decision, The/Poor Little Rich Girl/Love Me, Love My Dog (1979) TV episode .... Selena Moore
22. Alice at the Palace (1982) (TV) .... Red Queen
23. "Drawing Power" (1980) TV series (voice)
    
    
24. Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979) (TV) .... Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
25. "Roots: The Next Generations" (1979) (mini) TV mini-series .... Nan Branch Haley
26. The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened (1977) (TV) .... Julie Sutton
27. "3 Girls 3" (1977) TV series (unknown episodes)
28. Dancing in the Wings (1977) (TV)
29. "Good Times" .... Diana Buchanan (2 episodes, 1976)
        - J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 2 (1976) TV episode (as Deborah Allen) .... Diana Buchanan
        - J.J.'s Fiancee: Part 1 (1976) TV episode (as Deborah Allen) .... Diana Buchanan
    

Actress:

• In Production
• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. Next Day Air (2008) (post-production) .... Ms. Jackson
2. Confessions of an Action Star (2008) (completed)
   
   
3. Tournament of Dreams (2007) .... Rhonda Dillins
4. The Painting (2001) .... Bertha Lee Gilmore
   ... aka Soldiers of Change (USA: DVD title)
5. All About You (2001) .... Ruth
6. Everything's Jake (2000) .... Librarian
   
   
7. Out-of-Sync (1995) .... Manicurist
8. Mona Must Die (1994) .... Betty
   ... aka Fast perfektes Verhältnis, Ein (Germany)
9. Blank Check (1994) .... Yvonne
   ... aka Blank Cheque (UK)
   
   
10. Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) .... Michelle
11. Ragtime (1981) .... Sarah
    ... aka Love and Glory (Philippines: English title)
12. Fame (1980) .... Lydia
    
    
13. The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979) (as Debra Allen) .... Ola
    

Soundtrack:

• 1990s
• 1980s

1. Amistad (1997) (writer: "Timuyandya") ("The Ladder Is Broken", "Ya Weh", "Let's Stand Together", "Today We Face The Wall")
   
   
2. "Fame" (22 episodes, 1982-1987)
       - Of Cabbages and Kings (1987) TV episode (writer: "The Ring Of Love")
       - The Lounge Singer Who Knew Too Much (1987) TV episode (performer: "It Ain't Necessarily So", "The Man I Love")
       - Best Buddies (1987) TV episode (performer: "Think Big")
       - Love Kittens Go to High School (1987) TV episode (writer: "He Looks Like Romeo")
       - Go Softly Into Morning (1987) TV episode (performer: "Private Eye")
         (17 more)
3. Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation (1986) ("The Fight Song")
   ... aka Care Bears Movie 2 (Australia: TV title)
   ... aka Care Bears Movie 2: A New Generation (Australia)
4. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) (performer: "Footloose")
5. Bagets (1984) (performer: "Baby I Lied")
6. The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980) (TV) (performer: "America")
   

Miscellaneous Crew:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "Fame" (2003) TV series (choreographer)
   
   
2. The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV) (choreographer)
3. "C-Bear and Jamal" (1996) TV series (voice director)
4. Michael Jackson: One Night Only (1995) (TV) (creative consultant)
5. Forget Paris (1995) (choreographer)
6. The 67th Annual Academy Awards (1995) (TV) (choreographer)
7. The 65th Annual Academy Awards (1993) (TV) (choreographer)
8. "Quantum Leap" (choreographer) (1 episode, 1991)
       - Private Dancer - October 6, 1979 (1991) TV episode (choreographer)
9. Motown 30: What's Goin' On! (1990) (TV) (choreographer)
10. Polly: Comin' Home! (1990) (TV) (choreographer)
    
    
11. Polly (1989) (TV) (choreographer)
12. "Fame" (choreographer) (1 episode, 1982) (dance consultant) (unknown episodes)
        - Passing Grade (1982) TV episode (choreographer)
    

Producer:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s

1. "Fame" (2003) TV series (producer)
2. "Cool Women" (2002) TV series (executive producer) (unknown episodes)
3. The Painting (2001) (executive producer)
   ... aka Soldiers of Change (USA: DVD title)
4. The Old Settler (2001) (TV) (executive producer)
5. "PBS Hollywood Presents" (co-executive producer) (1 episode, 2001)
       - The Old Settler (2001) TV episode (co-executive producer)
   
   
6. Amistad (1997) (producer)
7. Sunday in Paris (1991) (TV) (executive producer)
8. "A Different World" (producer) (1 episode, 1988-1993)
       - Pride and Prejudice (1990) TV episode (producer)
   
   
9. "Fame" (co-producer) (2 episodes, 1984-1985) (co-executive producer) (unknown episodes)
       - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll II (1985) TV episode (co-producer)
       - The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll (1984) TV episode (co-producer)
   

Writer:

1. I Was a Network Star (2006) (TV) (writer)
   

Thanks:

1. Inland Empire (2006) (special thanks)
   

Self - TV:

• 2000s
• 1990s
• 1980s
• 1970s

1. "Entertainment Tonight" .... Herself (1 episode, 2008)
   ... aka E.T. (USA: informal title)
   ... aka ET Weekend (Australia: weekend title)
   ... aka Entertainment This Week (weekend title)
   ... aka This Week in Entertainment (USA: weekend title)
       - Episode dated 7 March 2008 (2008) TV episode .... Herself
2. The 2007 Miss America Pageant (2007) (TV) .... Herself - Judge
3. I Was a Network Star (2006) (TV) .... Herself
4. Legends Ball (2006) (TV) .... Herself
5. "TV Land Confidential" .... Herself (2 episodes, 2005)
   ... aka TV Land Confidential: The Untold Stories (USA: second season title)
       - Being Bad Behind the Scenes (2005) TV episode .... Herself
       - Network Notes (2005) TV episode .... Herself
6. Mississippi Rising (2005) (TV) .... Herself
7. "Black in the 80s" (2005) (mini) TV mini-series .... Herself
8. An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones (2005) (TV) .... Herself
9. AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs (2004) (TV) .... Herself
10. An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls (2004) (TV) .... Herself
11. 9th Annual Soul Train Lady of Soul Awards (2003) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
12. "Fame" (2003) TV series .... Herself - Host
13. "E! True Hollywood Story" .... Herself (1 episode, 2003)
        - Gimme a Break (2003) TV episode .... Herself
14. Bill Nye and Debbie Allen Imagine Mars (2002) (TV) .... Herself
15. Inside TV Land: Taboo TV (2002) (TV) .... Herself
16. The 4th Annual Family Television Awards (2002) (TV) .... Herself
17. It's Black Entertainment (2002) (TV) .... Herself
18. Inside TV Land: African Americans in Television (2002) (TV) .... Herself
19. Silent Crisis: Diabetes Among Us (2002) (TV) .... Host/Narrator
20. An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence (2001) (TV) .... Co-Host
21. "Intimate Portrait" .... Herself (5 episodes, 1998-2000)
        - Harriet Tubman (2000) TV episode .... Herself
        - Debbie Allen (1998) TV episode .... Herself
        - Josephine Baker (1998) TV episode .... Herself
        - Jasmine Guy (????) TV episode .... Herself
        - Phylicia Rashad (????) TV episode .... Herself
    
    
22. "The Rosie O'Donnell Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1999)
        - Episode dated 29 September 1999 (1999) TV episode .... Herself
23. The 71st Annual Academy Awards (1999) (TV) .... Herself - Audience Member
24. "The Directors" .... Herself (1 episode)
        - The Films of Steven Spielberg (????) TV episode .... Herself
25. "Healthy Kids" (1998) TV series .... Herself
26. "HBO First Look" .... Herself (1 episode, 1997)
        - Amistad (1997) TV episode .... Herself
27. 3rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (1997) (TV)
28. Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine (1996) (TV) .... Herself
29. 50 Years of Funny Females (1995) (TV) .... Herself - Host
30. "She TV" (1994) TV series .... Herself (unknown episodes, 1994)
31. The Walt Disney Company Presents the American Teacher Awards (1994) (TV) .... Herself
32. "The Sinbad Show" .... Herself (1 episode, 1994)
    ... aka Sinbad (UK)
        - The Telethon (1994) TV episode .... Herself
33. "Hollywood Women" (1994) (mini) TV mini-series .... Talking head/soundbites (segment 3: Money and Power)
34. Soul Train Comedy Awards (1993) (TV) .... Herself (Host)
35. "A Different World" .... Herself (1 episode, 1992)
        - Honeymoon in L.A.: Part 1 (1992) TV episode (uncredited) .... Herself
36. Motown 30: What's Goin' On! (1990) (TV) .... Herself
37. "Great Performances" .... Herself (1 episode, 1990)
        - Spike & Co.: Do It Acapella (1990) TV episode .... Herself
38. Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration (1990) (TV) .... Herself
39. Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood (1990) (TV) .... Herself
    
    
40. Las Vegas: An All-Star 75th Anniversary (1987) (TV) .... Herself
41. Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood (1987) (TV) .... Herself
42. Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show (1987) (TV) .... Herself
43. "Square One TV" .... Herself (1 episode, 1987)
        - Episode #1.10 (1987) TV episode .... Herself
44. 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987) (TV) .... Herself - Co-host
45. Liberty Weekend (1986) (TV)
46. The 40th Annual Tony Awards (1986) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter & Performer
47. The 57th Annual Academy Awards (1985) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
48. The 27th Annual Grammy Awards (1985) (TV) .... Herself
49. Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration (1985) (TV) .... Herself
50. Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985) (TV) .... Herself
51. Night of 100 Stars II (1985) (TV) .... Herself
52. "Star Search" .... Herself - Introducer (1 episode, 1984)
        - Episode #2.14 (1984) TV episode .... Herself - Introducer
53. "Fame" .... Herself (3 episodes, 1983-1984)
        - Fame Looks at Music '83 (1984) TV episode .... Herself
        - The Kids from 'Fame' in Israel (1983) TV episode .... Herself
        - The Kids from Fame in Concert (1983) TV episode .... Herself
54. The 11th Annual American Music Awards (1984) (TV) .... Herself - Presenter
55. A Celebration of Life: A Tribute to Martin Luther King, Jr. (1984) (TV) .... Herself
56. The Best of Everything (1983) (TV) .... Herself
57. Battle of the Network Stars XIII (1982) (TV) .... Host
58. Battle of the Network Stars XII (1982) (TV) .... Herself - NBC Team Contestant
59. The 39th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1982) (TV) .... Herself
60. The 34th Annual Tony Awards (1980) (TV) .... Herself - Performer
    
    
61. "The Hollywood Squares" .... Guest Appearance (1 episode, 1979)
        - Episode dated 1 January 1979 (1979) TV episode .... Guest Appearance
62. The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots (1978) (TV) .... Herself
    

Self:

• In Production
• 1990s

1. Silent Rhythm (2009) (pre-production) .... Herself
2. Broadway: The Next Generation (2009) (post-production) .... Herself
3. Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age (2008) (post-production)
   ... aka B.G.A. 2 (USA: informal English title)
   ... aka Broadway: The Golden Age Two (USA: informal English title)
   
   
4. Living Positive (1999) .... Narrator
   

Self - video:

1. The Making of 'Amistad' (1999) (V) .... Herself
   

Archive Footage:

1. "Imagen de tu vida, La"
       - Episode #1.3 (2006) TV episode .... Lydia Grant
2. "Great Performances"
       - Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of the Tony Awards (2005) TV episode .... Herself/Performer