• Debbie Allen’s first role off the stage was as a bit character in the TV show, Good Times, in 1976. Debbie Allen appeared in only two episodes of the show.
  • In 2001, Allen opened the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles. She also made other appearances on TV, starring in In the House and Grey’s Anatomy.
  • Debbie Allen auditioned at the Houston Ballet Academy at the age of twelve. She was denied admission.
  • Debbie Allen found fame as the demanding dance teacher Lydia Grant in the film Fame (1980), a role she reprised for the successful NBC TV series...
  • Photo By: Priscilla Grant/Everett Collection Debbie Allen at arrivals for The Carousel of Hope 2018, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA October 6, 2018.
  • Learn about the life and career of Debbie Allen, the iconic dancer, actress, and director.
  • Stephen J. Abramson conducted the interview on April 15, 2011 at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy in Los Angeles, CA.
  • Debbie Allen pulls extra duty on 'Grey's Anatomy,' S.W.A.T. As “Grey’s Anatomy” makes its mid-season return to ABC on Thursday, Jan.
  • Debbie Allen Actress Debbie Allen attends the Soul Train Awards 2013 at the Orleans Arena on November 8, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
  • Debbie Allen’s Height is 5 feet 2 inches and Her Weight is 65 Kg. Her Body Measurement is 35-28-36 Inches.