Kasi Lemmons
31 movies · 10 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Feb 24, 1959 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Kasey Lemmons
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".
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Known for
Kasi Lemmons: movies and TV shows
Acting (28)
- 2026 The Projectionist
as Ramona
- 2013 Disconnect
as Roberta Washington
- 2006 Waist Deep
as Angry Black Woman
- 1997 'Til There Was You
as Angenelle
- 1997 Gridlock'd
as Madonna
- 1995 Zooman
as Grace
- 1994 Drop Squad
as June Vanderpool
- 1994 Override
as Clerk
- 1994
- 1994 Fear of a Black Hat
as Nina Blackburn
- 1993 Hard Target
as Det. Marie Mitchell
- 1993
- 1992 Candyman
as Bernadette Walsh
- 1992 Afterburn
as Carol North
- 1991 Before the Storm
as Alex Robbins
- 1991 The Five Heartbeats
as Cookie
- 1991 The Silence of the Lambs
as Ardelia Mapp
- 1990 The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Melanie Bryant
- 1990 The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Rachel
- 1989 Vampire's Kiss
as Jackie
- 1989
- 1988 School Daze
as Perry
- 1986 The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Subaya
- 1985
- 1984
- 1984
- 1984 11th Victim
as Hostage
- 1964
Behind the camera (13)
- Upcoming
- 2022 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Director, Executive Producer
- 2021
- 2020
- 2019 Harriet
Director, Screenplay
- 2018 Beauty
Executive Producer
- 2017
- 2016
- 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
Director, Writer
Talk shows and appearances (10)
- 2025
- 2024 Hollywood Black
4 episodes
- 2022 One Perfect Shot
1 episode
- 2018 Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
3 episodes
- 2018
- 2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
1 episode
- 2012 Finding Your Roots
1 episode
- 2004
- 2003
- 2002