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Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Actor · Born 1959-02-24 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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Biography

Kasi Lemmons (/ˈkeɪsi/; born Karen Diane Lemmons, February 24, 1959) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She made her directorial debut with Eve's Bayou (1997), followed by The Caveman's Valentine (2001), Talk to Me (2007), Black Nativity (2013), Harriet (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). She also directed the Netflix limited series Self Made (2020) and an episode of ABC's Women of the Movement (2022). She is also known as an actress, having started her career with roles in commercials with McDonald's and Levi's. She made her film debut in Spike Lee's School Daze (1988). She continued acting in Vampire's Kiss (1989), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and Candyman (1992). Film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon described her as "an ongoing testament to the creative possibilities of film". Description above from the Wikipedia article Kasi Lemmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies & TV Shows

  1. The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — Ardelia Mapp
  2. Candyman (1992) — Bernadette Walsh
  3. Hard Target (1993) — Det. Marie Mitchell
  4. Disconnect (2013) — Roberta Washington
  5. ER (1994) — Gamma Knife Tech
  6. Walker, Texas Ranger (1993) — Diane Warren
  7. The Cosby Show (1984) — Miss McKegney
  8. Vampire's Kiss (1989) — Jackie
  9. Murder, She Wrote (1984) — Paula Raynor
  10. Waist Deep (2006) — Angry Black Woman
  11. Gridlock'd (1997) — Madonna
  12. School Daze (1988) — Perry
  13. The Five Heartbeats (1991) — Cookie
  14. The Equalizer (1985) — Zandili
  15. Fear of a Black Hat (1994) — Nina Blackburn
  16. 'Til There Was You (1997) — Angenelle
  17. The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) — Melanie Bryant
  18. Finding Your Roots (2012) — Self
  19. Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (2015) — Self
  20. Half the Picture (2018) — Self
  21. Another World (1964)
  22. Drop Squad (1994) — June Vanderpool
  23. Afterburn (1992) — Carol North
  24. A Man Called Hawk (1989)
  25. One Perfect Shot (2022) — Self
  26. The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990) — Rachel
  27. 11th Victim (1984) — Hostage
  28. Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos (2004) — Self
  29. Zooman (1995) — Grace
  30. Hollywood Black (2024) — Self
  31. Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (2018) — Self
  32. Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2002) — Self
  33. Override (1994) — Clerk
  34. Before the Storm (1991) — Alex Robbins
  35. Sisters in Cinema (2003) — Self
  36. The Gift of Amazing Grace (1986) — Subaya
  37. The Projectionist (2026) — Ramona
  38. Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025) — Self - (archive footage)

Directed

  1. Marvel's Luke Cage (2016) — Director
  2. Harriet (2019) — Director
  3. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022) — Director
  4. Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker (2020) — Director
  5. Eve's Bayou (1997) — Director
  6. The Caveman's Valentine (2001) — Director
  7. Talk to Me (2007) — Director
  8. Black Nativity (2013) — Director
  9. Shots Fired (2017) — Director
  10. Dr. Hugo (1996) — Director