Acting
Debbie Allen
- Titles
- 63movies57TV shows
- Career
Active from 1977 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.
- Directed
- 37titles as director
- Average score
65/100
- Highest rated
Everybody Hates Chris87/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Situational Comedy5.7average 2.7
- Family Dynamics7.6average 4.8
- Wholesome5.9average 3.3
- Pop Culture4.4average 2.2
- Nostalgia5.9average 3.7
- Coming of Age5.1average 3.0
- Wit & Wordplay5.4average 3.7
- Romance5.3average 3.8
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.1, average 4.2
- Adrenaline3.0, average 4.9
- Mystery2.3, average 4.1
- Scare1.0, average 2.6
Main genres
Select a genre to see those titles.
Recurring tags
- Comfort Viewing 4
- Ensemble Cast Chemistry 3
- Character-Driven Comedy 3
- Classic Sitcom Comfort 2
- Slice of Life 2
- Character-Driven 2
- Heartwarming 2
- Nostalgic Sitcom 2
- Coming-of-Age Humor 2
- Social Realism 2
- Nostalgic Comfort Watch 2
- Warm Ensemble Cast 2
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Phylicia RashādActorGrey's Anatomy, The Old Settler, Polly, Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous, The Debbie Allen Special, +1 more
Vanessa Bell CallowayActorPolly, Stompin' at the Savoy, All About You, Polly: Comin' Home!
Dawnn LewisActorA Different World, C Bear and Jamal, Stompin' at the Savoy
Alfonso RibeiroActorAll of Us, In the House, Dancing in the Wings
Brandon Quintin AdamsActorSunday in Paris, Polly: Comin' Home!, Sunday in Paris
Paul MooneyActorJo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling, The Old Settler, The Debbie Allen Special
Eric LaneuvilleDirectorGrey's Anatomy, Quantum Leap, Everybody Hates Chris- SSusan Fales-HillWriterA Different World, Sunday in Paris, Sunday in Paris
Aries SpearsActorC Bear and Jamal, Out-of-Sync
Yaphet KottoActorWomen of San Quentin, Out-of-Sync
Dorian HarewoodActorPolly, Polly: Comin' Home!
Kadeem HardisonActorA Different World, Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Movies and TV shows
68Upcoming
1 title
as Mrs. James
2020s
8 titles · average score 51
as Detective Foster
Choreographer
as Narrator (voice)
Choreographer
TV show · as Myrtle (voice)
Creative Director
as Betty Samson
Director, Choreographer
2010s
7 titles · average score 73
Executive Producer
TV show · as Charice Harrelson
TV show · as Great Aunt Maureen
TV show · as Dorothy
TV show · as Beverly Flores
Director, Writer
as Rose
2000s
14 titles · average score 56
as Ms. Angela Simms
as Rhonda Dillins
as American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
TV show · as Catherine Avery / Catherine Fox
TV show · as Mother
TV show · as Self - Guest Judge
TV show · Director
as Ruth
as Quilly McGrath
as Bertha Lee Gilmore
TV show · as Wanda
as Debbie Allen
1990s
18 titles · average score 59
as Deloris Jordan
TV show
TV show · as Jackie Warren
as Manicurist
Choreographer
TV show · as Valerie Hill
as Estelle
TV show
as Sunday Chase
Director
1980s
13 titles · average score 65
TV show · as Joanna Chapman
Director
Director, Writer
TV show · as Debbie Allen (uncredited) / Dr. Langhorne
as Michelle
as Debbie
TV show · as Emma
as Carol Freeman
TV show · as Lydia Grant
as Red Queen
as Sarah
as Lydia
1970s
7 titles · average score 53
as Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
TV show · as Nan Branch Haley
as Julie Sutton
TV show · as Selena Moore / Reesa Marlowe
TV show