Debbie Allen

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African-American woman actress choreographer dancer film director human stage actress television actress television director television producer

Debbie Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and producer renowned for her work on the TV series "Fame" and her influential contributions to dance and television.

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Debbie Allen canonical 20
Debbie Allen (raised in part in Hampton) 1

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instanceOf African-American woman ⓘ
actress ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
film director ⓘ
human ⓘ
stage actress ⓘ
television actress ⓘ
television director ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
activeYearsStart 1970s ⓘ
awardReceived Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy ⓘ
NAACP Image Award ⓘ
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography ⓘ
birthName Deborah Kaye Allen ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1950-01-16 ⓘ
educatedAt Howard University ⓘ
ethnicGroup Black Americans ⓘ
surface form: African Americans
fieldOfWork dance ⓘ
television ⓘ
theatre ⓘ
founded The Debbie Allen Dance Academy ⓘ
surface form: Debbie Allen Dance Academy
genre musical theatre ⓘ
hasChild Norm Nixon ⓘ
surface form: Norman Nixon Jr.

Vivian Nixon ⓘ
influenced contemporary American television dance presentation ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
name Debbie Allen self-link ⓘ
notableAchievement expanded opportunities for dancers of color on American television ⓘ
served as a judge and mentor on dance competition and reality programs ⓘ
notableRole Lydia Grant in Fame (TV series) ⓘ
notableWork A Different World ⓘ
surface form: A Different World (TV series)

Fame (1980 film) – choreography and performance ⓘ
Fame (TV series) ⓘ
Grey’s Anatomy ⓘ
surface form: Grey's Anatomy (TV series)

The Debbie Allen Dance Academy ⓘ
occupation actress ⓘ
choreographer ⓘ
dancer ⓘ
film director ⓘ
stage director ⓘ
television director ⓘ
television producer ⓘ
placeOfBirth Houston ⓘ
surface form: Houston, Texas, United States
residence Los Angeles ⓘ
surface form: Los Angeles, California, United States
sibling Phylicia Rashad ⓘ
spouse Norm Nixon ⓘ

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Phylicia Rashad → sibling → Debbie Allen ⓘ
DeVaughn Nixon → parent → Debbie Allen ⓘ
DeVaughn Nixon → relative → Debbie Allen ⓘ
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling → starring → Debbie Allen ⓘ
A Different World → developer → Debbie Allen ⓘ
Condola Rashad → hasRelative → Debbie Allen ⓘ
Debbie Allen → name → Debbie Allen self-link ⓘ
Allen → hasNotableBearer → Debbie Allen ⓘ
Phylicia Ayers-Allen → sibling → Debbie Allen ⓘ
Amistad → producer → Debbie Allen ⓘ
In the House → starring → Debbie Allen ⓘ
In the House → portrayedBy → Debbie Allen ⓘ
subject surface form: Tonia Harris
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography → notableWinner → Debbie Allen ⓘ
Vivian Ayers → hasChild → Debbie Allen ⓘ
Hampton, Virginia, United States → hasNotablePerson → Debbie Allen ⓘ
subject surface form: Hampton, Virginia
this entity surface form: Debbie Allen (raised in part in Hampton)
Charity Hope Valentine in Sweet Charity → portrayedBy → Debbie Allen ⓘ
subject surface form: Charity Hope Valentine
Hard in da Paint → musicVideoDirector → Debbie Allen ⓘ
Fame (TV series) → notableCastMember → Debbie Allen ⓘ
The Debbie Allen Dance Academy → founder → Debbie Allen ⓘ
subject surface form: Debbie Allen Dance Academy
The Debbie Allen Dance Academy → namedAfter → Debbie Allen ⓘ
subject surface form: Debbie Allen Dance Academy
Lydia Grant in Fame (TV series) → portrayedBy → Debbie Allen ⓘ
subject surface form: Lydia Grant