Kasi Lemmons
Acting
Born: February 24, 1959 (age 67) · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Highest Rated
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.
Known for
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
Marvel's Luke Cage
2016
Candyman
1992
Hard Target
1993
Disconnect
2013
Harriet
2019
ER
1994
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
2022
The Cosby Show
1984
Vampire's Kiss
1989
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Photos (4)
Movies (21)
Hard Target
Det. Marie Mitchell
The Silence of the Lambs
Ardelia Mapp
Candyman
Bernadette Walsh
Vampire's Kiss
Jackie
Gridlock'd
Madonna
Waist Deep
Angry Black Woman
Disconnect
Roberta Washington
The Five Heartbeats
Cookie
The Projectionist
Ramona
School Daze
Perry
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Melanie Bryant
Afterburn
Carol North
'Til There Was You
Angenelle
Zooman
Grace
Fear of a Black Hat
Nina Blackburn
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Rachel
Drop Squad
June Vanderpool
Before the Storm
Alex Robbins
11th Victim
Hostage
Override
Clerk
The Gift of Amazing Grace
Subaya
TV Shows (7)
Self / Appearances (9)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 1 eps
Finding Your Roots
Self · 1 eps
Hollywood Black
Self · 4 eps
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self · 3 eps
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
One Perfect Shot
Self · 1 eps
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
Half the Picture
Self
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Self
Upcoming (1)
Directing (10)
Marvel's Luke Cage
Director
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Director
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Director
Shots Fired
Director
The Caveman's Valentine
Director
Harriet
Director
Eve's Bayou
Director
Talk to Me
Director
Black Nativity
Director
Dr. Hugo
Director
