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Deborah Kaye Allen was born in Houston, Texas, to African-American parents, Vivian Elizabeth (Ayers), a poet and art director, and Andrew Arthur Allen, an orthodontist. As a child, Debbie, her older brother, Andrew (called Tex), and her older sister, actress Phylicia Rashad, lived in Mexico to escape US racism. Their mother decided to live there ...
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Producer (22 credits)
2015-2021
Grey's Anatomy
(TV Series) (executive producer - 143 episodes)
- It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
(2021)
... (executive producer)
- Today Was a Fairytale
(2021)
... (executive producer)
- Every Day Is a Holiday (With You)
(2021)
... (executive producer)
- Bottle Up and Explode!
(2021)
... (executive producer)
- With a Little Help from My Friends
(2021)
... (executive producer)
2017
Grey's Anatomy: Post-Op
(TV Mini Series) (executive producer - 6 episodes)
- Debbie Allen
(2017)
... (executive producer)
- Krista Vernoff
(2017)
... (executive producer)
- Behind the Scenes - Part Two
(2017)
... (executive producer)
- Behind the Scenes - Part One
(2017)
... (executive producer)
- Loretta Devine and Michael O'Neill
(2017)
... (executive producer)
2009-2010
My Parents, My Sister & Me
(TV Series) (executive producer - 10 episodes)
- Puppy Love
(2010)
... (executive producer)
- Labor of Love
(2010)
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- Tabitha's Stew
(2010)
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- Fun Raiser: Part 2
(2010)
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- Fun Raiser: Part 1
(2010)
... (executive producer)
2001
PBS Hollywood Presents
(TV Series) (co-executive producer - 1 episode)
- The Old Settler
(2001)
... (co-executive producer)
1988-1993
A Different World
(TV Series) (producer - 122 episodes)
- College Kid
(1993)
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- Great X-Pectations
(1993)
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- A Rock, a River, a Lena
(1993)
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- Homey, Don't Ya Know Me?
(1993)
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- Cabin in the Sky
(1993)
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Fame
(TV Series) (co-producer - 5 episodes, 1984 - 1985) (producer - 1 episode, 1983)
- The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll II
(1985)
... (co-producer)
- The Heart of Rock 'N' Roll
(1984)
... (co-producer)
- I Never Danced for My Father
(1984)
... (co-producer)
- Spontaneous Combustion
(1984)
... (co-producer)
- Czech-Mate
(1984)
... (co-producer)
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(5/18/73-8/26/73) Stage: Appeared in "Raisin," at The Arena Stage Theatre in Washington, DC, with Virginia Capers, Joe Morton, Ernestine Jackson, Ralph Carter, Robert Jackson, [error], Shezwae Powell, Eugene Little, Aristide Pereira, Chuck Thorpes, Kofi Burbridge, Loretta Abbott, Herb Downer, Al Perryman, Ted Ross and Richard ... See more »Alternate Names:
Deborah Allen | Debra AllenHeight:
5' 2" (1.57 m)Parents:
Allen, Arthur | Ayers, Vivan
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