Debbie Allen
Debbie Allen
Deborrah Kaye "Debbie" Allenis an American actress, dancer, choreographer, television director, television producer, and a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities. She is perhaps best known for her work on the 1982 musical-drama television series Fame, where she portrayed dance teacher Lydia Grant, and served as the series' principal choreographer. She currently portrays Catherine Avery on Grey's Anatomy. She is the younger sister of actress/director/singer Phylicia Rashad...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionChoreographer
Date of Birth16 January 1950
CityHouston, TX
CountryUnited States of America
It's rare to find parts where you see two women who relate to each other in that very natural way, with a lot of humor and pathos at the same time.
There were some scenes where I took ten takes and there were some where I took one.
In the film world you don't often get much rehearsal time. Only on big-budget films do you have the opportunity to rehearse for a week or two.
The screenwriter's role was very instrumental, because it's difficult to take a stage play and adapt it for the screen.
Fame is fleeting, honey. Fame is fleeting and it changes.