Debbie Allen
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Deborah Kaye Allen is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, singer, director, producer, and a former member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She has been nominated for 22
Allen in 2025
Allen in 1983
With The Kids from "Fame" (1983). Debbie Allen is center, with sunglasses on top of her head.
Allen at the Kennedy Center in 1998
Phylicia Rashad
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Phylicia Rashad is an American actress. She was most recently dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University before her three-year contract ended in May 2024. Known for her roles on stage and s
Debbie Allen
…She also taught choreography to former Los Angeles Lakers dancer-turned-singer, Paula Abdul. She is the younger sister of actress/director/singer Phylicia Rashad. Allen was born in Houston, Texas, the third child of orthodontist Andrew Arthur Allen and artist, poet, playwright, scholar, and publisher, Vivian…
Rashad in 2025
Marquee for the Broadway revival of A Streetcar Named Desire in 2008
Rashad at the 2007 Red Dress Collection for The Heart Truth Foundation