Filmography
- Film and television appearances
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Junior High School | Sherry | |
| 1987 | Can't Buy Me Love | Dancer | Uncredited |
| 1997 | Touched By Evil | Elle Collier | TV movie |
| Muppets Tonight | Herself | Episode 2.6 | |
| 1998 | The Waiting Game | Amy Fuentes | TV movie |
| Sabrina, the Teenage Witch | Herself | Episode: "Aging, Not So Gracefully" | |
| 1999 | The Wayans Bros. | Sasha | Episode: "Dreamgirl" |
| Mr. Rock 'n' Roll: The Alan Freed Story | Denise Walton | TV movie | |
| Family Guy | Herself | 2 episodes | |
| 2002–09 | American Idol | Judge | Guest appearance, Finale 2010 |
| 2004 | That's So Raven | Undercover Judge | Episode: "The Road to Audition" |
| 2005 | Romy and Michele: In the Beginning | Herself | TV movie |
| Less Than Perfect | Kathleen | Episode: "Distractions" | |
| Robots | Watch | Cameo | |
| 2006 | The X Factor (UK) | Guest Judge | 3 episodes |
| 2007 | Hey Paula | Herself | 7 episodes, also executive producer |
| 2009 | RAH! Paula Abdul's Cheerleading Bowl | Herself | Host |
| Brüno | Herself | Uncredited | |
| 2008 | Hotel Babylon | Herself | Episode 3.1 |
| 2009– present |
Drop Dead Diva | Herself | 4 episodes |
| 2011 | Live to Dance | Judge | |
| 2011 | The X Factor (U.S.) | Judge | |
| 2012 | Dancing with the Stars | Guest judge | Week 4 |
- As choreographer
| Year | Film | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Private School | |
| 1986 | A Smoky Mountain Christmas | |
| 1987 | The Tracey Ullman Show | Won an Emmy Award |
| Can't Buy Me Love | ||
| The Running Man | ||
| 1988 | Action Jackson | |
| Big | ||
| Coming To America | ||
| 1989 | She's Out of Control | |
| Dance To Win | ||
| The Karate Kid, Part III | ||
| 1990 | 17th American Music Awards | Won an Emmy |
| 1991 | The Doors | Val Kilmer's choreographer |
| 1996 | Jerry Maguire | |
| 1999 | American Beauty | |
| 2001 | Black Knight | |
| 2002 | The Master of Disguise |
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