Debbie Allen Filmography

Can you guess Debbie Allen's filmography?

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#1	Plays
1970-1971	Purlie
1972	Ti-Jean and His Brothers
1973-1975	Raisin
1975	Truckload
1977	Guys and Dolls
1978	Alice
1978-1982	Ain't Misbehavin': The Fats Walker Musical
1979-1980	West Side Story
1983	Parade of Stars
1985-1987, 1998	Sweet Charity
1998	Harriet's Return
2000	Soul Possessed
2002	Pearl

#2	Commercials
1975	Jif Peanut Butter
2000	COPA Hair Relaxer
2002	Office Depot

#3	TV Shows
1976	Good Times
1977	Soul Alive
1977	3 Girls 3
1977	Soul Alive
1979	The Hollywood Squares
1979, 1983	The Love Boat
1980	Drawing Power
1982	The Merv Griffin Show
1982-1987	Fame
1983	Live... and in Person
1983	Top of the Pops
1983	Lou Rawls Parade of Stars
1984	All-Star Family Feud Special
1984	Star Search
1987	Square One Television
1988	The Cosby Show
1989	Soul Train
1990	An Evening at the Improv
1990	Great Performances
1991	Quantum Leap
1991	The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1991, 1992	A Different World
1994	The Sinbad Show
1994	She TV
1995-1996	In the House
1995, 1997	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1996	C-Bear and Jamal
1996	Touched by an Angel
1997	Cosby
2001	PBS Hollywood Presents
2003	The Division
2003	Fame
2003	Showtime at the Apollo
2004	All of Us
2006, 2007	Everybody Hates Chris
2007-2014	So You Think You Can Dance
2009	Black to the Future
2010	Fake It Til You Make It
2011-Present	Grey's Anatomy
2012	Milk & Honey
2012	Celebrity Ghost Stories
2013	Let's Stay Together
2016	Jane the Virgin
2016	Dance Moms
2018	Raven's Home
2018-2023	S.W.A.T.
2022	Masters of the Game

#4	TV Films
1977	The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977	Dancing in the Wings
1979	Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1982	Alice at the Palace
1983	Women of San Quentin
1992	Stompin' at the Savoy
1999	Michael Jordan: An American Hero
2001	The Old Settler
2006	Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2011	Grace

#5	TV Specials
1978	The Sentry Collection Presents Ben Vereen: His Roots
1980	Jerry Lewis MDA Labor Day Telethon
1982	Battle of the Network Stars XII
1982	Battle of the Network Stars XIII
1982	Texaco Star Theater: Opening Night
1982	The NBC Family Christmas Party
1983	The Kids from Fame: From the Royal Albert Hall London
1983	Celebrate America: A Star Spangled Entertainment Spectacular
1983	The Best of Everything
1983	John Schneider's Christmas Holiday
1984	The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984, 2021	The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
1985	Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985	Night of 100 Stars II
1985	Motown Returns to the Apollo
1985	The Annual Friars Club Tribute Presents a Salute to Gene Kelly
1986	An All-Star Celebration Honoring Martin Luther King Jr.
1986	Texas 150: A Celebration
1986	NBC 60th Anniversary Celebration
1986	Liberty Weekend
1987	Emmanuel Lewis: My Very Own Show
1987	Superstars and Their Moms
1987	Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987	Las Vegas: An All-Star 75th Anniversary
1989	The Debbie Allen Special
1989	All-Star Tribute to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
1990	Story of a People: The Black Road to Hollywood
1990	Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
1990	Motown 30: What's Goin' On!
1994	The Wonderful World of Disney: 40 Years of Television Magic
1995	50 Years of Funny Females
1995	Soul Train's 25th Anniversary
1996	Celebrate the Dream: 50 Years of Ebony Magazine
1998, 2001	An Evening of Stars: A Celebration of Educational Excellence
1999	Stars Over Mississippi
1999	An American Celebration at Ford's Theater
2002	Bill Nye and Debbie Allen Imagine Mars
2002	It's Black Entertainment
2004	An Evening of Stars: 25th Anniversary Tribute to Lou Rawls
2005	An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Quincy Jones
2005	Mississippi Rising
2006	Legends Ball
2007	The 2007 Miss America Pageant
2008	Bring Back... Fame
2012	Paul Mooney: The Godfather of Comedy

#6	TV Mini-Series
1979	Roots: The Next Generation
1984	Celebrity

#7	Films
1979	The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1980	Fame
1981	Ragtime
1986	Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1994	Blank Check
1994	Mona Must Die
1995	Out-of-Sync
2000	Everything's Jake
2001	All About You
2001	The Painting
2007	Tournament of Dreams
2009	Next Day Air
2009	Fame
2013	A Star for Rose
TBA	Splinter
TBA	Silent Rhythm

#8	Award Shows
1983	The 4th Annual Black Achievement Awards
1987	19th Annual NAACP Image Awards
1988	20th NAACP Image Awards
1993	1993 Soul Train Comedy Awards
1993	The 14th Annual American Black Achievement Awards

#9	Music Video
1984	Dream Street
1986	Someone Like You

#10	Screen Director Only
1987	The Bronx Zoo
1987, 1988	Family Ties
1989	The Magical World of Disney
1990	Polly: Comin' Home!
1990	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990	Lift Every Voice and Sing
1992	The Boys
1993	Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms
1997	Between Brothers
1997, 1998	The Jamie Foxx Show
1998	Martin Luther King Special One Day
1998	Linc's
1999	Kirk Franklin: The Nu Nation Tour
2002	Cool Women
2003	The Parkers
2003	The Twilight Zone
2004-2006	That's So Raven
2005-2008	Girlfriends
2008	The Game
2009, 2010	My Parents, My Sister & Me
2010, 2011	Hellcats
2013	Army Wives
2013	The Client List
2014	How to Get Away with Murder
2014	Witches of East End
2014, 2015	Scandal
2015	Survivor's Remorse
2015	Empire
2018	Step Up: High Water
2020	Christmas on the Square
2021, 2022, 2023	The Ms. Pat Show
2022	The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey

#11	TV Documentaries
1990	Rapmania: The Roots of Rap
1997	Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
2002	Silent Crisis: Diabetes Among Us
2006	I Was a Network Star
2018	The Last Days of Michael Jackson

#12	TV Pilot
1991	Sunday in Paris

#13	Documentary Mini-Series
1993	Hollywood Women
2005	Black in the 80s
2018	They've Gotta Have Us
2022	Janet Jackson.
2022	Soul of a Nation
2023	See It Loud: The History of Black Television
2025	Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television

#14	Documentary Series
1998-2001	Intimate Portrait
1999	Biography
2003	E! True Hollywood Story
2021	One Thousand Years of Slavery
2022	Superstar
2022	Inside the Black Box

#15	Documentaries
1999	Living Positive
2008	The Wonder Kids
2009	The Compass
2013	Moms Mabley
2015	To Her Own Rhythm
2017	Dance Family
2017	Broadway: The Next Generation
2018	American Tap
2019	Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2020	Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020	Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2021	Broadway: Beyond the Golden Age
2023	The Hidden Power of Purpose
TBA	Own the 8 Count
TBA	Negotiating America: Vegetable Soup and Television's Attempt to End Racism
TBA	Move

#16	Plays Directed
2008	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
2010-2011	Twist: An American Musical
2013	Graduating Fifth Grade
2023	Fetch Clay, Make Man
2026	Joe Turner's Come and Gone

#17	Web Series
2018	Grey's Anatomy: B-Team
2020	Grace and Frankie
2020	Cardi Tries
2022, 2023	The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2023	Mad House

#18	Short Documentary
2018	Icons of Dance

#19	Web Mini-Series
2024	Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist