Editing Debbie Allen (section)

===Film===
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|-
! Year 
! Title
! Role 
! Notes
|-
|1979
|''[[The Fish That Saved Pittsburgh]]''
|Ola
|
|-
|1980
|''[[Fame (1980 film)|Fame]]''
|Lydia Grant
|
|-
|1981
|''[[Ragtime (film)|Ragtime]]''
|Sarah
|
|-
|1986
|''[[Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling]]''
|Michelle
|
|-
|1994
|''[[Blank Check (film)|Blank Check]]''
|Yvonne
|
|-
|1995
|''[[Out-of-Sync]]''
|Manicurist
|Director and producer 
|-
|1997
|''[[Amistad (film)|Amistad]]''
|
|Producer<br>[[9th Golden Laurel Awards|Producers Guild of America Visionary Award – Theatrical Motion Pictures]]<br>Nominated—[[Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture]]<br>Nominated—[[Satellite Award for Best Film|Satellite Award for Best Motion Picture, Drama]]
|-
|2000
|''[[Everything's Jake]]''
|Librarian
|
|-
|2001
|''[[All About You (film)|All About You]]''
|Ruth
| 
|-
|2001
|''The Painting''
|Bertha Lee Gilmore
|Executive producer
|-
|2005
|''[[Confessions of an Action Star]]''
|Herself / Deity
|
|-
|2007
|''Tournament of Dreams''
|Rhonda Dillins
|
|-
|2009
|''[[Next Day Air]]''
|Ms. Jackson
|
|-
|2009
| [[Fame (2009 film)|''Fame'']] 
| Principal Angela Simms
|
|-
|2013
|''A Star for Rose''
|Rose
|Producer 
|-
|2020
|''Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker''
|Herself
|
|}