Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

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

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Known For

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as Catherine Fox

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • as Catherine Avery

Grey's Anatomy

Grey's Anatomy

2005 • Director

S.W.A.T.

S.W.A.T.

2017 • as Charice Harrelson

The Love Boat

The Love Boat

1977 • as Selena Moore

Everybody Hates Chris

Everybody Hates Chris

2005

Filmography

2025

Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
as Self
TV - Released: 9/9/2025

2023

The Hidden Power of Purpose
The Hidden Power of Purpose
as Narrator (voice)
Movie - Released: 10/8/2023

2022

Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/3/2022
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
as Myrtle (voice)
TV - Released: 2/23/2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
TV - Released: 9/12/2022
JANET JACKSON.
JANET JACKSON.
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/2022

2021

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
as Betty Samson
Movie - Released: 4/8/2021
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
as Self
TV - Released: 7/28/2021

2020

Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/30/2020
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
as Herself
Movie - Released: 11/27/2020
Cardi Tries
Cardi Tries
as Self
TV - Released: 12/17/2020

2019

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/10/2019
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
TV - Released: 9/9/2019

2018

Movie
American Tap
as Self
Movie - Released: 7/24/2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self
TV - Released: 10/13/2018

2017

Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/16/2017
Raven's Home
Raven's Home
as Great Aunt Maureen
TV - Released: 7/21/2017
S.W.A.T.
S.W.A.T.
as Charice Harrelson
TV - Released: 11/2/2017

2015

Grace and Frankie
Grace and Frankie
as Dorothy
TV - Released: 5/8/2015

2014

Jane the Virgin
Jane the Virgin
as Beverly Flores
TV - Released: 10/13/2014

2013

A Star for Rose
A Star for Rose
as Rose
Movie - Released: 10/19/2013

2011

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
Movie - Released: 11/15/2011

2009

Next Day Air
Next Day Air
as Ms. Jackson
Movie - Released: 2/6/2009
Fame
Fame
as Ms. Angela Simms
Movie - Released: 9/23/2009
Celebrity Ghost Stories
Celebrity Ghost Stories
as Self
TV - Released: 10/3/2009

2008

Movie
Bring Back... Fame
as Self
Movie - Released: 12/27/2008

2007

Tournament of Dreams
Tournament of Dreams
as Rhonda Dillins
Movie - Released: 4/24/2007

2006

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
as American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
Movie - Released: 8/19/2006

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/7/2005
Confessions of an Action Star
Confessions of an Action Star
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/23/2005
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris
TV - Released: 9/22/2005
So You Think You Can Dance
So You Think You Can Dance
TV - Released: 7/20/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Catherine Fox
TV - Released: 3/27/2005
Bring Back...
Bring Back...
as Self - Lydia Grant
TV - Released: 5/10/2005
Grey's Anatomy
Grey's Anatomy
as Catherine Avery
TV - Released: 3/27/2005
Everybody Hates Chris
Everybody Hates Chris
as Mother
TV - Released: 9/22/2005

2004

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
as Self
Movie - Released: 6/22/2004

2003

All of Us
All of Us
TV - Released: 9/16/2003

2002

Movie
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
as Self (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/23/2002
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/8/2002

2001

All About You
All About You
Movie - Released: 8/4/2001
Movie
The Old Settler
as Quilly McGrath
Movie - Released: 4/25/2001
The Painting
The Painting
as Bertha Lee Gilmore
Movie - Released: 10/27/2001
The Division
The Division
as Wanda
TV - Released: 1/7/2001

2000

Everything's Jake
Everything's Jake
as Debbie Allen
Movie - Released: 9/25/2000

1999

Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
as Deloris Jordan
Movie - Released: 4/18/1999
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
as Herself
Movie - Released: 7/20/1999

1997

Movie
The Middle Passage
as Narrator
Movie - Released: 12/11/1997

1996

E! True Hollywood Story
E! True Hollywood Story
TV - Released: 8/21/1996
C Bear and Jamal
C Bear and Jamal
TV - Released: 2/3/1996

1995

Out-of-Sync
Out-of-Sync
as Manicurist
Movie - Released: 6/4/1995
In the House
In the House
as Jackie Warren
TV - Released: 4/10/1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Precious (voice)
TV - Released: 3/12/1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Lola (voice)
TV - Released: 3/12/1995

1994

Movie
Mona Must Die
as Betty
Movie - Released: 5/12/1994
Blank Check
Blank Check
as Yvonne
Movie - Released: 2/11/1994
Touched by an Angel
Touched by an Angel
as Valerie Hill
TV - Released: 9/21/1994

1993

Intimate Portrait
Intimate Portrait
as Self
TV - Released: 11/14/1993

1992

Stompin' at the Savoy
Stompin' at the Savoy
as Estelle
Movie - Released: 4/19/1992

1991

Sunday in Paris
Sunday in Paris
as Sunday Chase
Movie - Released: 7/7/1991
TV
Sunday in Paris
TV - Released: 7/7/1991

1990

Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
as Self
Movie - Released: 1/1/1990

1989

Quantum Leap
Quantum Leap
as Joanna Chapman
TV - Released: 3/26/1989

1987

Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
as Self
Movie - Released: 5/18/1987
A Different World
A Different World
as Dr.Langhorne
Movie - Released: 9/24/1987
A Different World
A Different World
as Dr. Langhorne
TV - Released: 9/24/1987
A Different World
A Different World
as Debbie Allen (uncredited)
TV - Released: 9/24/1987

1986

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
as Michelle
Movie - Released: 5/2/1986

1985

Night of 100 Stars II
Night of 100 Stars II
as Self
Movie - Released: 3/10/1985
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
as Self
Movie - Released: 2/18/1985

1984

The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
Movie - Released: 1/29/1984
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
as Emma
TV - Released: 9/20/1984
Celebrity
Celebrity
as Regina Brown
TV - Released: 2/12/1984

1983

Movie
The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London
as Self
Movie - Released: 4/2/1983
Women of San Quentin
Women of San Quentin
as Carol Freeman
Movie - Released: 10/23/1983

1982

Alice at the Palace
Alice at the Palace
as Red Queen
Movie - Released: 1/16/1982
Fame
Fame
as Lydia Grant
TV - Released: 1/7/1982

1981

Ragtime
Ragtime
as Sarah
Movie - Released: 11/20/1981

1980

Fame
Fame
as Lydia
Movie - Released: 5/16/1980

1979

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
as Ola
Movie - Released: 11/6/1979
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
as Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
Movie - Released: 8/3/1979
Roots: The Next Generations
Roots: The Next Generations
as Nan Branch Haley
TV - Released: 2/18/1979

1977

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
as Julie Sutton
Movie - Released: 10/26/1977
The Love Boat
The Love Boat
as Selena Moore
TV - Released: 9/24/1977
TV
3 Girls 3
as Self
TV - Released: 3/30/1977

1976

Battle of the Network Stars
Battle of the Network Stars
TV - Released: 11/13/1976

1974

Good Times
Good Times
TV - Released: 2/8/1974

1971

Great Performances
Great Performances
as Self
TV - Released: 1/28/1971

Unknown

Splinter
Splinter
as Mrs. James
Movie