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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. [1] [2] She has been nominated 20 times for an Emmy Award (winning five), [3] and two Tony Awards. [4]
Debbie Allen is a multi-talented performer who has worked as a producer, actress, and director in various genres and media. She is best known for her roles in Fame, Grey's Anatomy, and Amistad, and has won six Primetime Emmys and other awards.
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Apr 2, 2014 · Debbie Allen is best known for her roles in Fame, West Side Story and Sweet Charity. She also directed A Different World and opened a dance academy in Los Angeles.
Fame is a drama musical series that follows the students and faculty of a performing arts school in New York City. Debbie Allen plays Lydia Grant, a dance teacher and former student of the original 1980 movie.
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Debbie Allen as Lydia Grant. Albert Hague as Benjamin Shorofsky. Michael Thoma as Greg Crandall (season 1) Carol Mayo Jenkins as Elizabeth Sherwood (seasons 1–5, final episode of season 6) Ann Nelson as Mrs. Gertrude Berg (seasons 1.07–6) Morgan Stevens as David Reardon (season 2; recurring seasons 3–4)
Debbie Allen is an actress, producer, and choreographer who rose to fame with her role in Fame (1982). She is the sister of Phylicia Rashad and the wife of former NBA player Norman Nixon.
May 15, 2020 · Debbie Allen recalls the grittiness of ‘Fame,’ 40 years later: ‘It was not a Disney movie’. Lyndsey Parker. · Editor in Chief, Yahoo Music. May 15, 2020 · 9 min read. The iconic street dance...
