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Grey's Anatomy
2005 · 8.2
Catherine Fox, Catherine Avery
S.W.A.T.
2017 · 8.0
Charice Harrelson
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
Self, Self - Guest
The Love Boat
1977 · 6.3
Selena Moore, Reesa Marlowe
Great Performances
1971 · 6.1
Self
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · 4.7
Self - Guest
Quantum Leap
1989 · 8.0
Joanna Chapman, Director
How to Get Away with Murder
2014 · 7.8
Director
Touched by an Angel
1994 · 7.2
Valerie Hill
Jane the Virgin
2014 · 7.9
Beverly Flores, Director
The Cosby Show
1984 · 7.0
Emma
Empire
2015 · 7.1
Director
A Different World
1987 · 7.2
Dr. Langhorne, Debbie Allen (uncredited)
Family Ties
1982 · 7.2
Director
Intimate Portrait
1993 · 4.5
Self
The Division
2001 · 7.1
Wanda
Girlfriends
2000 · 7.3
Director
That's So Raven
2003 · 7.2
Director
Insecure
2016 · 7.2
Director
Grace and Frankie
2015 · 7.7
Dorothy
Everybody Hates Chris
2005 · 8.1
Actor, Mother
So You Think You Can Dance
2005 · 6.8
Actor, Self - Guest Judge
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
1990 · 7.9
Director
Raven's Home
2017 · 7.7
Great Aunt Maureen
The Twilight Zone
2002 · 7.2
Director
Fame
1982 · 6.8
Lydia Grant, Director
Celebrity Ghost Stories
2009 · 7.3
Self
The Jamie Foxx Show
1996 · 6.7
Director
The Parkers
1999 · 8.0
Director
The Game
2006 · 7.6
Director
Good Times
1974 · 8.0
Actor
Dance Moms
2011 · 7.1
Self
A Different World
2026 · 7.2
Director
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · 6.3
Precious (voice), Lola (voice)
Witches of East End
2013 · 7.3
Director
All of Us
2003 · 7.1
Actor, Director
The Client List
2012 · 6.6
Director
In the House
1995 · 7.8
Jackie Warren
The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder
2022 · 5.3
Myrtle (voice)
Battle of the Network Stars
1976 · 6.4
Actor
Roots: The Next Generations
1979 · 7.5
Nan Branch Haley
The Bronx Zoo
1987 · 6.5
Director
The Ms. Pat Show
2021 · 7.7
Director
Between Brothers
1997 · 9.0
Director
Hellcats
2010 · 7.5
Director
Turning the Tables with Robin Roberts
2021 · 3.2
Self
The Six Triple Eight
2024 · 7.6
Choreographer
JANET JACKSON.
2022 · 7.5
Self
Bring Back...
2005 · 6.0
Self - Lydia Grant
Seen & Heard: The History of Black Television
2025 · 2.1
Self
Blank Check
1994 · 6.0
Yvonne
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · 8.1
Actor
C Bear and Jamal
1996 · 7.2
Actor
Fame
1980 · 6.4
Lydia
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 · 6.3
Self
Celebrity
1984 · 6.7
Regina Brown
Cardi Tries
2020 · 9.5
Self
A Jazzman's Blues
2022 · 7.4
Choreographer
Ragtime
1981 · 7.0
Sarah
Dolly Parton's Christmas on the Square
2020 · 5.8
Director, Executive Producer
Fame
2009 · 5.7
Ms. Angela Simms
Forget Paris
1995 · 6.3
Choreographer
Night of 100 Stars II
1985 · 6.8
Self
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh
1979 · 5.9
Ola
Confessions of an Action Star
2005 · 4.3
Self
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story
2006 · 6.2
American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses, Director
Next Day Air
2009 · 5.1
Ms. Jackson
Stompin' at the Savoy
1992
Estelle, Director
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
1986 · 6.5
Michelle
It's Black Entertainment
2002 · 8.7
Self
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Songs: America's Greatest Music in the Movies
2004 · 8.3
Self
Women of San Quentin
1983 · 5.0
Carol Freeman
Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising
2022 · 6.0
Self
Ships of Slaves: The Middle Passage
1997
Narrator, Executive Producer
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
2022 · 5.9
Creative Director
Disneyland's 30th Anniversary Celebration
1985 · 7.5
Self
Happy 100th Birthday, Hollywood
1987 · 6.0
Self
Ebony, Ivory and Jade
1979 · 7.5
Claire 'Ebony' Bryant
Alice at the Palace
1982 · 6.2
Red Queen
Polly
1989 · 8.2
Director
The Stars Salute the U.S. Olympic Team
1984
Self - Performer
Superstars and their Moms
1987 · 10.0
Self
The 1st 13th Annual Fancy Anvil Awards Show Program Special: Live in Stereo
2002 · 10.0
Self (uncredited)
Broadway's Lost Treasures III: The Best of The Tony Awards
2005 · 7.2
Anita (segment "West Side Story") (archive footage)
Uprooted: The Journey of Jazz Dance
2020 · 5.2
Self
Michael Jordan: An American Hero
1999 · 6.1
Deloris Jordan
Maurice Hines: Bring Them Back
2019 · 5.0
Self, Executive Producer
Spike & Co. Do It a-Cappella
1990 · 10.0
Self
All About You
2001 · 9.0
Ruth
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
Self
The Greatest Thing That Almost Happened
1977 · 7.0
Julie Sutton
Dancing in the Wings
1985 · 7.5
Debbie, Producer
Spike & Co.: Do It a Cappella
1990
Actor
Intimate Portrait: Josephine Baker
1999 · 4.7
Herself
Polly: Comin' Home!
1990 · 8.5
Director
A Star for Rose
2013
Rose, Producer
The Old Settler
2001 · 3.8
Quilly McGrath, Director
Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous
2021
Betty Samson
The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2014
Actor, Writer
Out-of-Sync
1995 · 4.5
Manicurist, Director
A Murder in Oakland: Beauty is Deadly
2025 · 3.2
Detective Foster
Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms
1993 · 5.3
Director
Amistad
1997 · 7.0
Producer
Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker
2020 · 7.5
Herself
The Hidden Power of Purpose
2023
Narrator (voice)
The Painting
2001 · 7.3
Bertha Lee Gilmore
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome
1998 · 8.1
Director
Sunday in Paris
1991 · 6.0
Sunday Chase
Everything's Jake
2000 · 7.0
Debbie Allen
Tournament of Dreams
2007 · 3.6
Rhonda Dillins
Splinter
Mrs. James
