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Debbie Allen

Debbie AllenAKA Deborrah Kaye Allen

Born: 16-Jan-1950
Birthplace: Houston, TX

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: Black
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Dancer, Actor

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: All About You

Father: Andrew Allen (dentist, d. 1982 heart attack)
Mother: Vivian Ayers Allen (writer)
Sister: Phylicia Rashad
Brother: Tex
Husband: Wim Wilford (m. 1975, div. 1983)
Husband: Norman Nixon (NBA player, m. 27-Apr-1984, one daughter, one son)
Daughter: Vivian Nicole (b. 1984)
Son: Norm Nixon, Jr. (b. 1987)

    University: BFA, Howard University (1971)

    Society for Women's Health Research Honorary Board Member
    Emmy 1982 for Fame (choreography)
    Emmy 1983 for Fame (choreography)
    Emmy 1991 for Motown 30: What's Goin' On! (choreography)
    Golden Globe 1983 for Fame
    Hollywood Walk of Fame 6904 Hollywood Blvd.
    Risk Factors: Sciatica

    TELEVISION
    In the House Jackie Warren (1995-96)
    Fame Lydia Grant (1982-87)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS DIRECTOR
    Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story (19-Aug-2006)
    The Old Settler (25-Apr-2001)
    Out-of-Sync (2-Jun-1995)
    Stompin' at the Savoy (12-Apr-1992)
    Polly: Comin' Home! (18-Nov-1990)
    Polly (12-Nov-1989)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Fame (23-Sep-2009) · Ms. Angela Simms
    Next Day Air (6-Feb-2009) · Ms. Jackson
    Tournament of Dreams (24-Apr-2007)
    Sledge: The Untold Story (23-Jan-2005) · Herself
    Soldiers of Change (27-Oct-2001)
    All About You (4-Aug-2001)
    The Old Settler (25-Apr-2001)
    Everything's Jake (2000) · Librarian
    Michael Jordan: An American Hero (18-Apr-1999)
    Out-of-Sync (2-Jun-1995) · Manicurist
    Blank Check (11-Feb-1994)
    Stompin' at the Savoy (12-Apr-1992)
    Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (2-May-1986)
    Celebrity (12-Feb-1984)
    Ragtime (20-Nov-1981)
    Fame (16-May-1980) · Lydia
    The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh (21-Nov-1979)

Official Website:
http://www.debbieallendanceacademy.com/


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