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Acting

Debbie Allen

Career: Active from 1977 to 2026, with up to 3 main titles a year.

Average score: 64/100

Highest rated: Everybody Hates Chris
87/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 57 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Debbie Allen Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Violence
2.0, average 4.1
Adrenaline
3.0, average 4.8
Mystery
2.3, average 4.0
Scare
1.0, average 2.6

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Comfort Viewing 4
Ensemble Cast Chemistry 3
Slice of Life 2
Character-Driven 2
Heartwarming 2
Social Realism 2
Nostalgic Sitcom 2
Coming-of-Age Humor 2
Classic Sitcom Comfort 2
Personal Growth 2
Character-Driven Narrative 2
Found Family Dynamics 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

69

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

Splinter

as Mrs. James

2020s

9 titles · average score 53

A Different World

66

TV show · as Dr. Langhorne

A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly

37

as Detective Foster

The Six Triple Eight

59

Choreographer

The Hidden Power of Purpose

as Narrator (voice)

The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder

30

TV show · as Myrtle (voice)

A Jazzman's Blues

67

Choreographer

Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!

66

Creative Director

Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous

as Betty Samson

Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square

49

Choreographer, Director

2010s

7 titles · average score 73

Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back

Executive Producer

S.W.A.T.

56

TV show · as Charice Harrelson

Raven's Home

74

TV show · as Great Aunt Maureen

Grace and Frankie

77

TV show · as Dorothy

Jane the Virgin

85

TV show · as Beverly Flores

The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker

Writer, Director

A Star for Rose

as Rose

2000s

14 titles · average score 56

Fame

45

as Ms. Angela Simms

Tournament of Dreams

58

as Rhonda Dillins

Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story

58

as American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses

Grey's Anatomy

75

TV show · as Catherine Avery / Catherine Fox

Everybody Hates Chris

87

TV show · as Mother

So You Think You Can Dance

48

TV show · as Self - Guest Judge

All of Us

43

TV show · Director

All About You

78

as Ruth

The Old Settler

61

as Quilly McGrath

The Division

45

TV show · as Wanda

The Painting

38

as Bertha Lee Gilmore

Everything's Jake

as Debbie Allen

1990s

18 titles · average score 59

Michael Jordan: An American Hero

54

as Deloris Jordan

Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome

Director

C Bear and Jamal

65

TV show

In the House

73

TV show · as Jackie Warren

Out-of-Sync

38

as Manicurist

Forget Paris

55

Choreographer

Touched by an Angel

44

TV show · as Valerie Hill

Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms

64

Director

Stompin' at the Savoy

74

as Estelle

Sunday in Paris

TV show

Sunday in Paris

as Sunday Chase

Polly: Comin' Home!

79

Director

1980s

13 titles · average score 64

Quantum Leap

72

TV show · as Joanna Chapman

Polly

81

Director

The Debbie Allen Special

Writer, Choreographer

A Different World

47

TV show · as Debbie Allen (uncredited) / Dr. Langhorne

Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling

56

as Michelle

Dancing in the Wings

as Debbie

The Cosby Show

74

TV show · as Emma

Women of San Quentin

as Carol Freeman

Fame

46

TV show · as Lydia Grant

Alice at the Palace

59

as Red Queen

Ragtime

70

as Sarah

Fame

69

as Lydia

1970s

7 titles · average score 53

Ebony, Ivory and Jade

as Claire 'Ebony' Bryant

Roots: The Next Generations

51

TV show · as Nan Branch Haley

The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh

42

as Ola

The Love Boat

53

TV show · as Reesa Marlowe / Selena Moore

The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened

as Julie Sutton

Battle of the Network Stars

69

TV show

Good Times

51

TV show