Known for
Filmography
Splinter
as Mrs. James
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
as Detective Foster
The Six Triple Eight
Choreographer
The Hidden Power of Purpose
as Narrator (voice)
A Jazzman's Blues
Choreographer
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
Creative Director
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
as Betty Samson
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
Director, Choreographer, Executive Producer
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
as Self, Executive Producer
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
Actor, Writer, Director
A Star for Rose
as Rose, Producer
Next Day Air
as Ms. Jackson
Fame
as Ms. Angela Simms
Tournament of Dreams
as Rhonda Dillins
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
as American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses, Director
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
as Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
as Self (uncredited)
All About You
as Ruth
The Old Settler
as Quilly McGrath, Director
The Painting
as Bertha Lee Gilmore
Everything's Jake
as Debbie Allen
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
as Deloris Jordan
Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
as Narrator, Executive Producer
Amistad
Producer
Out-of-Sync
as Manicurist, Director
Forget Paris
Choreographer
Blank Check
as Yvonne
Stompin' at the Savoy
as Estelle, Director
Sunday in Paris
as Sunday Chase
Polly: Comin' Home!
Director
The Debbie Allen Special
1989
The Debbie Allen Special
as Self, Director, Writer, Choreographer
Polly
Director
Dancing in the Wings
as Debbie, Producer, Writer, Choreographer
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
as Self - Performer
Women of San Quentin
as Carol Freeman
Alice at the Palace
as Red Queen
Ragtime
as Sarah
Fame
as Lydia
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
as Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
as Julie Sutton