Popsugar Celebrity Netflix Debbie Allen Pictures Over the Years These '80s Pictures of Dance Icon Debbie Allen Are a Gift to Us All 9 December 2020 by Corinne Sullivan Image Source: Getty / Michael Tran Ever since Debbie Allen landed her breakout role as Lydia Grant in Fame (first in the movie, then in the TV show), she's become a living legend. Over the past 40 years, Allen has danced, directed, choreographed, acted, sang, produced, and even served as a member of the President's Committee on the Arts and Humanities, all while raising three children with her husband of nearly 37 years, former NBA star Norm Nixon. Though she's currently busy playing Dr. Catherine Avery Fox on Grey's Anatomy (among other projects), Allen recently brought her talents to Netflix with her documentary Dance Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, and it's as magical as you'd expect. In honour of her 40-year career, we've rounded up pics of Allen over the years! Related: Christmas on the Square Director Debbie Allen Talks Working With "Bundle of Joy" Dolly Parton Debbie Allen in 1981 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 1 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1982 Image Source: Getty / Michael Ochs Archives 2 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1983 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 3 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1984 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 4 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1985 Image Source: Getty / Harry Langdon 5 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1986 Image Source: Getty / Michael Ochs Archives 6 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1987 Image Source: Getty / Michael Ochs Archives 7 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1988 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 8 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1989 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 9 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1990 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 10 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1991 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 11 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1992 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 12 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1993 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 13 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1994 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 14 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1995 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 15 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1996 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 16 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1997 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 17 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1998 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 18 / 40 Debbie Allen in 1999 Image Source: Getty / Ron Galella 19 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2000 Image Source: Getty / Sam Levi 20 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2001 Image Source: Getty / J. P. Aussenard 21 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2002 Image Source: Getty / Jeff Kravitz 22 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2003 Image Source: Getty / Steve Grayson 23 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2004 Image Source: Getty / Jean-Paul Aussenard 24 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2005 Image Source: Getty / Dimitrios Kambouris 25 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2006 Image Source: Getty / Matthew Simmons 26 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2007 Image Source: Getty / Alexandra Wyman 27 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2008 Image Source: Getty / Rick Diamond 28 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2009 Image Source: Getty / Ethan Miller 29 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2010 Image Source: Getty / Gregg DeGuire 30 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2011 Image Source: Getty / Jeffrey Mayer 31 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2012 Image Source: Getty / David Livingston 32 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2013 Image Source: Getty / Mindy Small 33 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2014 Image Source: Getty / Michael Tran 34 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2015 Image Source: Getty / Earl Gibson III 35 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2016 Image Source: Getty / Michael Kovac 36 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2017 Image Source: Getty / Allen Berezovsky 37 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2018 Image Source: Getty / Axelle/Bauer-Griffin 38 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2019 Image Source: Getty / Rodin Eckenroth 39 / 40 Debbie Allen in 2020 Image Source: Getty / David Crotty 40 / 40 NetflixDance Dreams: Hot Chocolate NutcrackerStreamingDebbie AllenNostalgia