Debbie Allen

Debbie Allen

출생 : 1950-01-16, Houston, Texas, USA

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Debbie Allen is an American film and television actress and director.

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Debbie Allen

참여 작품

The Hidden Power of Purpose
Narrator
Narrated by Debbie Allen, the film bridges inspiring stories of individuals who have found purpose in their lives with the insights of leading scientists whose work affirms that living with purpose improves health and longevity.
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
Creative Director
Filmed in New York City at Madison Square Garden, the concert special will feature the singer-songwriter performing a repertoire of Carey's festive holiday hits, including the perennial favorite, "All I Want for Christmas Is You."
재즈맨 블루스
Choreographer
금지된 사랑과 가족 간의 갈등. 미국 남부를 배경으로 40년에 걸친 비밀과 거짓말을 풀어낸다. 주크 조인트 블루스 음악으로 사운드트랙을 가득 채운 타일러 페리 작품.
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
Self
Exploring how Black actresses, a historically overlooked and under-valued group in Hollywood, have in recent years begun to ascend to the top echelons of entertainment and American culture. The special examines how Black actresses of Hollywood have become power brokers and the iconic moments and roles have paved the way for them today.
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
Betty Samson
Anna Campbell, now 65, sparked controversy when she bared it all on stage years ago. When a theatre festival asks to re-stage the work with a younger actress in her role, dramatic and comic fireworks ensue.
댄스 드림: 핫 초콜릿 호두까기 인형
Herself
전설적인 안무가 데비 앨런. 그녀의 삶과 예술을 조명하는 다큐멘터리. 그녀가 매년 어린 댄서들과 올리는 공연, 《핫 초콜릿 호두까기 인형》의 준비 과정을 함께 담는다.
돌리 파튼의 크리스마스 온 더 스퀘어
Executive Producer
행복해야 할 크리스마스에 날벼락이 떨어진다. 마을 전체에 퇴거 통지서를 뿌리는 레지나. 차갑게 변해버린 그녀의 마음을 무엇으로 돌릴 수 있을까? 마법이 필요하다.
돌리 파튼의 크리스마스 온 더 스퀘어
Choreographer
행복해야 할 크리스마스에 날벼락이 떨어진다. 마을 전체에 퇴거 통지서를 뿌리는 레지나. 차갑게 변해버린 그녀의 마음을 무엇으로 돌릴 수 있을까? 마법이 필요하다.
돌리 파튼의 크리스마스 온 더 스퀘어
Director
행복해야 할 크리스마스에 날벼락이 떨어진다. 마을 전체에 퇴거 통지서를 뿌리는 레지나. 차갑게 변해버린 그녀의 마음을 무엇으로 돌릴 수 있을까? 마법이 필요하다.
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
Self
Follow the fascinating evolution of jazz dance from its origins in Africa, through to its modern-day interpretations which reveal the political and social influences affecting the dance form today.
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Executive Producer
Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous, often estranged younger brother, tap dance legend Gregory Hines.
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
Herself
Maurice Hines, a charming, gay African-American entertainer navigates the complications of show business while grieving the loss of his more famous, often estranged younger brother, tap dance legend Gregory Hines.
American Tap
Self
The history of tap is an ever-evolving panorama of inclusion, adversity, and reinvention. This in-depth documentary is an absorbing narrative about a quintessentially American dance form—from its origins, to the historic and cultural events that shaped it, to its present day rebirth as a vibrant art form.
A Place for Us - West Side Story's Legacy
Self
A documentary with stars from the original cast.
페임
Ms. Angela Simms
노래, 춤, 연기, 연출 등 예술 분야에서 최고의 명성을 자랑하는 뉴욕 예술 학교. 전세계에서 내로라하는 아티스트들이 지원하지만 엄격한 오디션을 통과한 소수의 인재만이 들어갈 수 있는 이 곳에 새로운 학생들이 들어온다. 카리스마 넘치는 가수 ‘마르코’, 청순한 외모의 배우 ‘제니’, 피아니스트이자 싱어인 ‘데니스’, DJ, 랩퍼 등 다재다능한 아티스트 ‘말릭’, 열정적인 연출가 ‘네일’, 발레부터 모던 댄스까지 놀라운 재능을 가진 댄서 ‘앨리스’와 힙합 전문가 ‘빅터’까지. 모두가 최고라고 자부하지만 그 중에서도 상위 1%가 되기 위해 치열한 경쟁을 피해갈 수 없는 그들. 성취와 좌절, 사랑과 우정, 재능과 노력 사이에서 갈등하며 최고를 꿈꾸는 그들의 도전이 시작된다!
넥스트 데이 에어
Ms. Jackson
택배회사의 실수로 잘못 배달된 다량의 마약을 둘러싸고 일어나는 소동을 그린 범죄 코미디물. 영화는 별다른 스타배우없이 출연진을 구성, 앙상블 연기를 선보이고 있는데, 연출은 ’50 센트’의 뮤직비디오 등을 만든 비디오 감독 베니 붐이 담당했는데, 이번이 극장용 영화 연출데뷔작이다. 미국 개봉에선 첫 주 1,138개 극장으로부터 개봉 주말 3일동안 411만불의 저조한 수입을 벌어들이며 주말 박스오피스 6위에 랭크되었다. 택배회사인 ‘넥스트 데이 에어’의 택배기사 레오는 실수로 10킬로의 고품질 마약 코카인이 든 소포를 다른 주소로 배달한다. 이를 받은 사람은, 원래 배달주소의 이웃에 사는 하류 건달 브로디와 구치. 코카인을 발견하고 대박이라고 기뻐하던 둘은 이를 마약 딜러인 브로디의 사촌에게 15만불을 받고 넘길 계획을 세운다. 한편, 브로디와 구치의 이웃으로서, 갱스터가 되고싶은 저저스와 그의 여자친구는 받기로 한 마약이 도착하지 않자 패닉에 빠지고, 마약왕 보데가 디아블로가 알기전에 사라진 마약을 찾고자 애쓴다. 하지만, 때는 늦었고, 마약이 배달중 사라진 것을 알게된 보데가가 이를 찾기위해 직접 나선다. 이제 마약을 둘러싼 일대 소동이 일어나는데…
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses
In the Lifetime® movie, THE FANTASIA BARRINO STORY: LIFE IS NOT A FAIRYTALE, a single teenage mother overcomes all odds - sexual abuse, poverty and illiteracy - by relying on her spectacular singing voice. She ultimately gains national prominence as the winner of a hit talent show. Fantasia Barrino plays herself in this modern true Cinderella story. Also starring Loretta Devine, Kadeem Hardison and Viola Davis.
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
Director
In the Lifetime® movie, THE FANTASIA BARRINO STORY: LIFE IS NOT A FAIRYTALE, a single teenage mother overcomes all odds - sexual abuse, poverty and illiteracy - by relying on her spectacular singing voice. She ultimately gains national prominence as the winner of a hit talent show. Fantasia Barrino plays herself in this modern true Cinderella story. Also starring Loretta Devine, Kadeem Hardison and Viola Davis.
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
Anita (segment "West Side Story")
Broadway royalty and Tony-winners Tommy Tune, Carol Channing, Robert Goulet, and Harvey Fierstein are your hosts for this third compilation of great musical performances from the archives of the Tony Award® broadcasts. Legendary stars from legendary shows strut their stuff in 23 performances that have become part of Broadway history.
Confessions of an Action Star
Herself
A 'mocumentary' on the rise and fall of Chip and Dales dancer turned martial arts action star, Francis Allen Sledgewick, AKA Frank Sledge. When fame and fortune caused Frank to lose his sense of what's truely important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback.
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
Herself (uncredited)
Cartoon Network holds an awards show awarding cartoon excellence.
It's Black Entertainment
Self
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.
The Painting
Heath Freeman (Tru Calling, ER) heads an all-star cast including Clifton Davis (Any Given Sunday) Ben Vereen (Roots), Stacey Dash (Renaissance Man) and Debbie Allen (Fame) in the period drama Soldier of Change, which resurrects the turmoil and confusion of the late sixties. Travel back in time to visit a young man, Randy (Freeman) who finds himself immersed in the impassioned civil rights cause in the States, and struggles valiantly to adjust to the changing social fabric around him. But this is only the first of two worlds that Randy encounters. When he is drafted and shipped off to Asia - and the nightmare that called itself Vietnam - this inexperienced soldier must fight for his life and his convictions as he attempts to survive amid the turmoil of a war whose real nature is alien even to the country fighting it.
All About You
Two people run from the pain of their broken past. When they discover each other, they find themselves at a crossroad where the only thing that stands between them and a second chance is each other.
The Old Settler
Quilly McGrath
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.
The Old Settler
Director
The Old Settler is the story of two middle-aged sisters, Elizabeth and Quilly, who share an apartment in Harlem in 1943. The sisters quarrel amiably, but they share a wounded history that becomes revealed as the tale unfolds. An earnest but unworldly young man named Husband travels up from the South to board with the sisters while he searches for his beloved Lou Bessie, who left their small town a few years back to find a new life. Husband would like to bring Lou Bessie back home, but she's enamored with the excitement of the city, and her plans are more complicated. In time, Elizabeth and Husband begin a courtship that may or may not overcome their considerable age difference, while Quilly reacts disapprovingly.
Everything's Jake
Debbie Allen
A homeless man takes a newly homeless man under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets.
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
Herself
From world-renowned performer of the Jazz Age, to WWII spy, to civil rights activist – a look into the iconic life and legacy of Josephine Baker, narrated by Arsenio Hall, including rare archive footage, and interviews with Debbie Allen, Lynn Whitfield (who portrayed Baker in The Josephine Baker Story), and two of Baker’s sons.
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
Deloris Jordan
Michael Jordan: An American Hero is an American television film that aired on April 18, 1999 on Fox. It stars Michael Jace as Michael Jordan.
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome
Director
The Butterfly World Tour is the third concert tour by Mariah Carey, visited Asia, Australia and the United States. The four dates at Japan's largest stadium, Tokyo Dome, sold out in under one hour, breaking the previous record she held at the stadium.
아미스타드
Producer
칠흑 같이 어두운 밤, 흑인들의 지도자격인 신케이는 쇠고랑을 푸는 데 성공하고 아미스타드 선상의 반란을 주도한다. 잔혹한 학살극이 벌어지고 흑인들은 아프리카로 데려다 줄 두 명의 백인 선원만을 살려둔다. 하지만 결국 그들에게 속아 아프리카가 아닌 미국의 코네티컷주에 상륙한다. 흑인 노예들에게는 이미 살인자라는 무거운 죄목이 내려져 있는 상태이다. 그리고 이들에 대한 재판이 진행됨에 따라 자유를 위한 싸움의 긴 여정이 펼쳐지는데...
Out-of-Sync
Director
A DJ and ex-con is forced to work with the police in an undercover drug sting targeting his boss.
Mona Must Die
Betty
Disillusioned, Eddie is a long-suffering husband who finds passion and happiness with his neighbor, Rachel, a struggling estate agent. Only one thing stands in their way - Mona, Eddie's tyrannical wife who helped Eddie when he was still a recent immigrant, then trapped him in a loveless marriage. As the relationship deepens, the two lovers devise a plan where Rachel is brought into the house as Mona's live-in attendant for Mona must die.
백지 수표
Yvonne
11살짜리 프레스톤 워터스(Preston Waters: 브라이언 본살 분)의 녹슨 구식 자전거가 우연히 퀴글리(Quigley: 미구엘 페러 분)라는 사기꾼의 번쩍번쩍한 새 재규어 자동차와 부딪치면서 프레스톤의 소중한 재산은 곧 찌그러진 고철 덩어리가 된다. 그런데 프레스톤은 손해 배상으로 일생일대의 행운을 쥐게 되는데, 돈세탁 계획에 연루된 범죄자인 퀴글리가 자전거 값으로 수표 한장을 얼른 넘겨 주면서 다급한 마음에 금액 적은 걸 잊어버린 것. 이 바보와 헤어지자 실수를 알아차린 프레스톤은 대담스럽게도 금액을 적어 넣는다. 1백만 달러로! 프레스톤은 흥청망청 돈을 써대면서 그가 가지고 싶었던 모든 물건을 사고 대부분의 사람들은 상상만 할 수 있는 고급생활을 누린다. 현금으로 가득찬 돈가방을 가지고 그는 개인 운전수를 고용해서 커다란 집을 사고 12번째 생일 파티를 거창하게 벌인다. 하지만 파티가 끝나자 초대받지 않은 손님인 FBI와 퀴글리, 그리고 그 일당이 들어닥면서 프레스톤은 곤경에 처하게 되는데...
Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms
Director
Sinbad brings the '70s back with a nostalgic stand-up special dedicated to the films, fashion and other flashbacks from that era.
Stompin' at the Savoy
Estelle
As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs, dreaming of stardom, riches and happiness. By night, they dance their troubles away at the famous Savoy Ballroom. But when World War II appears on the horizon, the girls find their fortunes unfolding too unevenly to reconcile, and they inevitably begin to drift apart.
Stompin' at the Savoy
Director
As the Harlem Renaissance flourishes in jazzy New York City, Pauline, Esther and Alice struggle to survive. By day, they toil at dreary jobs, dreaming of stardom, riches and happiness. By night, they dance their troubles away at the famous Savoy Ballroom. But when World War II appears on the horizon, the girls find their fortunes unfolding too unevenly to reconcile, and they inevitably begin to drift apart.
Sunday in Paris
Sunday Chase
A pilot for an unsold NBC series. A single woman with three children realizes that her family has lost sight of their values and gives up her career as a daytime-drama actress in New York to move back with her extended family on their Texas farm.
Polly: Comin' Home!
Director
Broadway style songs are used to tell this interesting story of an ingenious orphan who gets involved in matchmaking and striving for inter-racial understanding in 1956 Alabama.
Spike Lee & Company: Do It a Cappella
Self
A 1990 PBS documentary around the topic of A cappella music. Artists that performed as part of the documentary include The Mint Juleps, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Rockapella and The Persuasions. It also stars Spike Lee, Debbie Allen and a cameo appearance by Samuel L. Jackson.
Polly
Director
An musical adaptation of the book "Pollyanna" set in the 1950's in which an orphan tries to use gladness to unite the people in a small southern town.
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
Michelle
Although Jo Jo Dancer has achieved success as a stand-up comedian, he hasn't found happiness. After receiving severe burns in a narcotics-related incident, Jo Jo remains in a coma, and, while in this state, he looks back on his life. Drifting off into memories of his troubled childhood, Jo Jo revisits his youth, recalling his eventual rise to fame and the decadence that followed. As he considers his existence, he must decide if he wants to go on living or not.
Night of 100 Stars II
Self
This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" special features 288 celebrities.
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
Self
Broadcast on NBC February 18, 1985, the Disneyland 30th Anniversary Celebration was hosted by John Forsythe and Drew Barrymore. The special is a look back into the first thirty years of Disneyland's history. Featuring footage from opening day in 1955, including the famous Walt Disney opening day speech.
Women of San Quentin
Carol Freeman
A young female prison guard finds out that her first assignment is to San Quentin, one of the toughest prisons in the country.
Alice at the Palace
Red Queen
Meryl Streep stars as Alice in this production of Elizabeth Swados' musical, which was adapted from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll. Based on the acclaimed New York Shakespeare Festival production by Joseph Papp, Alice at the Palace follows Alice's surreal adventures with The Mad Hatter, The March Hare, The Queen of Hearts, and The Cheshire Cat, among many others.
래그타임
Sarah
1910년대의 뉴욕, 워커라는 흑인 피아니스트가 있다. 그는 재즈밴드에서 연주를 하게 되면서 유명세와 돈을 얻게 된다. 그러나 몇몇의 백인들은 이런 워커의 출세를 시샘하게 된다. 어느 날 백인들은 워커를 급습하고, 그의 새 차를 완전히 망쳐놓는다. 워커는 정의를 실현하기 위해서 노력을 한다. 하지만, 그 당시에는 흑인의 정의 따위는 안중에도 없는 시대였다. 그는 각고의 노력을 하면서, 백인들의 악행에 대응하려 한다.
페임
Lydia
뉴욕의 예술 고등학교를 배경으로 스타가 되기를 꿈꾸는 학생들의 삶과 갈등을 그린 뮤지컬 영화이다. 코코(이렌느 카라)를 비롯한 예술 고등학교의 학생들은 뚜렷한 목표의식 없이 그저 화려한 스타의 모습을 동경한다. 코코도 스타가 되기 위해 노력하지만 생각처럼 쉽게 인기를 얻지 못한다. 하지만 꿈을 버리지 않고 재능을 발휘하는 노력을 계속한다. 그러면서 학생들은 목표를 찾는다. 화려한 무대 뒤에 감추어진 젊은이들의 숨은 노력과 땀으로 이룬 결실을 보여주는 영화이다.
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
Ola
The Pittsburgh basketball team is hopeless. Maybe with the aid of an astrologer, and some new astrologically compatible players, they can become winners.
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
In this prospective pilot, Mick Jade, a tennis bum-turned-Las Vegas-song-and-dance man, doubles as a private eye with two female dancers, Ebony and Ivory. The trio go undercover to protect a lady scientist from international hitmen as she heads for Washington D.C. from the near-East with her super-secret formula.
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
Julie Sutton
Just before a championship basketball tournament, a teenage athlete learns that he has leukemia.