Debbie Allen

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Born: 1/16/1950 · Houston, TX

Biography: African American actress/dancer Debbie Allen had built up a solid reputation as a Broadway choreographer by the time she made her screen debut in The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (1979). In 1980, she created the role of demanding dance instructor Lydia Grant in Fame (1980), a …

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ActorAll Actor Credits

Next Day Air [Movie] as Ms. Jackson

2009

Fame [Movie] as Principal Angela Simms

2009

Everything's Jake [Movie] as Librarian

2007

Battle Night: The Krump Wars [Movie]

2005

Sledge: The Untold Story [Movie]

2005

Broadway's Lost Treasures, Vol. 3 [Movie] as West Side Story

2005

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The Fantasia Barrino Story: Life is Not a Fairy Tale [Movie]

2006

That's So Raven: The Four Aces [TV Series]

2005

That's So Raven: Boyz 'N Commotion [TV Series]

2005

Polly [Movie]

2004

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1984
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Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical o
Fame [TV Series]

1983
Won
Hollywood Foreign Press Association
Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Musical o
Fame [TV Series]

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