Kasi Lemmons
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-02-24 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Kasi Lemmons
Biography
Kasi Lemmons (born Karen Lemmons; February 24, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She made her directorial debut with Eve's Bayou (1997), followed by 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).
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Acting
(2018)
Half the Picture
as Self
(2013)
Disconnect
as Roberta Washington
(2007)
Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary
as Ardelia Mapp
(2006)
Waist Deep
as Angry Black Woman
(2004)
(2003)
Sisters in Cinema
as Self
(2002)
(1997)
Gridlock'd
as Madonna
(1997)
'Til There Was You
as Angenelle
(1995)
Zooman
as Grace
(1994)
Drop Squad
as June Vanderpool
(1994)
Override
as Clerk
(1994)
Fear of a Black Hat
as Nina Blackburn
(1993)
Hard Target
as Det. Marie Mitchell
(1992)
Candyman
as Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh
(1992)
Afterburn
as Carol North
(1991)
The Silence of the Lambs
as Ardelia Mapp
(1991)
The Five Heartbeats
as Cookie
(1991)
Before the Storm
as Alex Robbins
(1990)
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Melanie Bryant
(1990)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Rachel
(1989)
Vampire's Kiss
as Jackie
(1988)
School Daze
as Perry
(1986)
The Gift Of Amazing Grace
as Subaya
(1984)
11th Victim
as Hostage
Crew
(2022)
(2021)
(2019)
Harriet
Director, Screenplay
(2018)
Beauty
Executive Producer
(2013)
Black Nativity
Director, Writer
(2007)
Talk to Me
Director
(2001)
The Caveman's Valentine
Director
(1997)
Eve's Bayou
Writer, Director
(1996)
Dr. Hugo
Writer, Director