Debbie Allen
Date of Birth: 16 Jan 1950
Country: USA
Total Credits at Criticker: 17 (Actor), 7 (Director)
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A world-renowned art collector's wife dies in a car crash, and the distraught midwestern magnate asks his trusted African-American driver to help him raise his son. The boy then grows up torn between the two men's very different worlds, and eventually falls in love with the driver's niece. The two young people face the tribulations of an interracial relationship against the backdrop of the '60s Civil Rights Movement and the war in Vietnam. (Castle Hill Productions)
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 truly important, he realised he's going to have to get in touch with his roots if there's ever going to be a comeback. (imdb)
When a delivery man (Faison) leaves a package containing bricks of cocaine at the wrong address, it sets into motion a battle of wills and wits between the dealer, the intended recipients, and the people who have the drugs and plan to sell them off.
An updated version of the 1980 musical, which centered on the students of the New York Academy of Performing Arts.
In this fictionalization of director Richard Pryor's life, a substance-abusing comedian who has set himself on fire looks back at his life.
Ebony, Ivory and Jade (1979) - TV Movie
Mick Jade, a former tennis bum-turned-Las Vegas song-and-dance man, doubles as a private eye with two female dancers, Ebony and Ivory, in which the trio go undercover to protect a lady scientist from international hit-men as she heads for Washington D.C. from the Middle East with her super-secret formulas. (imdb)
A look at the work and influence of African-American stand-up comedienne, Moms Mabley. (imdb)
A homeless man takes a newly homeless man under his wing and teaches him how to survive on the streets. (everythingsjakefilm.com)
Fame (1982) - TV Series
The stories of the students and faculty of the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. (imdb)
The Old Settler (2001) - TV Movie
Forty-something and terminally spinstered Rashad rents out a room in her Harlem home to a young man, named "Husband," from back home. They soon fall in love and he convinces her and the viewer that he is not like the other emigrants who have fallen into a life of drugs, theft and prostitution.
About an inner city girl's high school basketball team who, with the help of a dedicated coach struggle though personal issues to save their basketball program.
A documentary film examining tap dancing and its roots in American cultural history.
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.
Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage (1997) - TV Movie
Chronicles the the plight of African-Americans during the Middle Passages and the Atlantic Slave Trade.
Behind-the-scenes at the Debbie Allen Dance Academy and their award-winning version of The Nutcracker, which blends a variety of dance traditions. (imdb)
Motown Returns to the Apollo (1985) - TV Special
Celebrating the 50th anniversary and re-opening of The Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York. Proceeds from the concert went to the Africare/Ethiopian Relief Fund. Emmy winner for Outstanding Variety Program in 1985. (youtube)
The Making of 'Amistad' (1999) - Direct-to-Video
Interviews and behind the scenes of the Spielberg historical epic produced by Debbie Allen, included on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of the film. (imdb)