Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Birthdate
February 24, 1961 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting

Details

Birthdate
February 24, 1961 (63 years old)
Place of Birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For
Acting

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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Kasi Lemmons's LGBTQ+ Titles

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Director

Acting (35)

2022
One Perfect Shot as Self (1 episode)
2018
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' as Herself (3 episodes)
2018
Half the Picture as Self
2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter as Self (1 episode)
2013
Disconnect as Roberta Washington
2012
Finding Your Roots as Self (1 episode)
2006
Waist Deep as Angry Black Woman
2004
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos as Self
2003
Sisters in Cinema as Self
2002
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' as Self
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
ER as Gamma Knife Tech (1 episode)
1994
Fear of a Black Hat as Nina Blackburn
1993
Hard Target as Det. Marie Mitchell
1993
Walker, Texas Ranger as Diane Warren (1 episode)
1992
Candyman as Bernadette 'Bernie' 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
A Man Called Hawk (1 episode)
1988
Vampire's Kiss as Jackie
1988
School Daze as Perry
1986
The Gift Of Amazing Grace as Subaya
1985
The Equalizer as Zandili (1 episode)
1984
Murder, She Wrote as Paula Raynor (1 episode)
1984
The Cosby Show as Miss McKegney (2 episodes)
1984
11th Victim as Hostage
1964
Another World (257 episodes)

Directing (10)

• Director
2020
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker • Director (2 episodes)
• Director (2 episodes)
2019
Harriet • Director
• Director
2017
Shots Fired • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2016
Marvel's Luke Cage • Director (1 episode)
• Director (1 episode)
2013
Black Nativity • Director
• Director
2007
Talk to Me • Director
• Director
2001
The Caveman's Valentine • Director
• Director
1997
Eve's Bayou • Director
• Director
1996
Dr. Hugo • Director
• Director

Production (2)

2020
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker • Executive Producer (4 episodes)
• Executive Producer (4 episodes)
2018
Beauty • Executive Producer
• Executive Producer

Writing (5)

2021
Fire Shut Up in My Bones • Writer
• Writer
2019
Harriet • Screenplay
• Screenplay
2013
Black Nativity • Writer
• Writer
1997
Eve's Bayou • Writer
• Writer
1996
Dr. Hugo • Writer
• Writer

Crew (1)

I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home • Thanks
• Thanks