Kasi Lemmons
Acting
Born February 24, 1959 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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 Sp…
Known For · 38 titles
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Murder, She Wrote
The Cosby Show
The Equalizer
Walker, Texas Ranger
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Finding Your Roots
The Silence of the Lambs
Hard Target
Candyman
Another World
Hollywood Black
Disconnect
Vampire's Kiss
The Projectionist
A Man Called Hawk
One Perfect Shot
Gridlock'd
Waist Deep
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
The Five Heartbeats
School Daze
'Til There Was You
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Afterburn
Fear of a Black Hat
Zooman
Half the Picture
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Before the Storm
The Gift of Amazing Grace
Drop Squad
Override
11th Victim
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Sisters in Cinema