She holds the distinction of having choreographed the Academy Awards for five consecutive years.

In 1988 she went behind the scenes to choreograph the new American Musical 'Carrie with the Royal Shakespeare Company' and has continued to devote herself to that discipline. Allen received another Tony Award nomination in 1986 for her role as Bob Fosse's 'Sweet Charity'.Īllen's choreography career soared in 1980 with the international hit TV series 'Fame'.

She next appeared in 'Raisin', then in the 1979 production West Side Story', for which she won a prestigious Drama Desk Award, as well as, her first Tony Award nomination. In 1988 she went behind the scenes to choreograph the new American Musical 'Carrie with the Royal Shakespeare Company' and has continued to devote herself to that discipline Actor, director, dancer/choreographer and singer, Debbie Allen's career has touched nearly every facet of the entertainment industry.Īllen's Broadway career as a dancer, singer and actor began in the chorus of 'Purlie'. Allen's choreography career soared in 1980 with the international hit TV series 'Fame'. Allen received another Tony Award nomination in 1986 for her role as Bob Fosse's 'Sweet Charity'. Allen's Broadway career as a dancer, singer and actor began in the chorus of 'Purlie'. Actor, director, dancer/choreographer and singer, Debbie Allen's career has touched nearly every facet of the entertainment industry.

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