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Debbie Allen

Choreographer, ActorBorn 1950On stage 1973 to 19863 productions on this page

Deborah Kaye Allen (born January 16, 1950) is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated for 22 Emmy Awards (winning six), and two Tony Awards. She has won a Golden Globe Award, and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991. In 2026, she received an Academy Honorary Award. Allen is best known for her work in the musical-drama television series Fame (1982–1987), where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer. For this role in 1983, she received a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series…

On stage

3 productions, 13 years

1973

RaisinBroadway 46th Street Theatre. Original. Directed by Donald McKayle

847 performances

1980

West Side StoryBroadway Minskoff Theatre. Revival. Directed by Jerome Robbins

333 performances

1986

Sweet CharityBroadway Revival

369 performances

Worked with more than once

1 names

Adrian Rosario 2 productions

Also credited on

3 works

Carrie
Joe Turner's Come and Gone
Fosse

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