Kasi Lemmons
Acting
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
Acting38
movieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Self - (archive footage)
movieDisconnect
2013
Roberta Washington
movieWaist Deep
2006
Angry Black Woman
movie'Til There Was You
1997
Angenelle
movieGridlock'd
1997
Madonna
movieZooman
1995
Grace
movieDrop Squad
1994
June Vanderpool
movieOverride
1994
Clerk
tvER
1994
Gamma Knife Tech
movieFear of a Black Hat
1994
Nina Blackburn
movieHard Target
1993
Det. Marie Mitchell
tvWalker, Texas Ranger
1993
Diane Warren
movieCandyman
1992
Bernadette Walsh
movieAfterburn
1992
Carol North
movieBefore the Storm
1991
Alex Robbins
movieThe Silence of the Lambs
1991
Ardelia Mapp
movieThe Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
Melanie Bryant
movieVampire's Kiss
1989
Jackie
movieSchool Daze
1988
Perry
tvThe Equalizer
1985
Zandili
tvMurder, She Wrote
1984
Paula Raynor
tvThe Cosby Show
1984
Miss McKegney
movie11th Victim
1984
Hostage
Directing10
movieHarriet
2019
Director
tvShots Fired
2017
Director
tvMarvel's Luke Cage
2016
Director
movieBlack Nativity
2013
Director
movieTalk to Me
2007
Director
movieThe Caveman's Valentine
2001
Director
movieEve's Bayou
1997
Director
movieDr. Hugo
1996
Director
Writing5
movieHarriet
2019
Screenplay
movieBlack Nativity
2013
Writer
movieEve's Bayou
1997
Writer
movieDr. Hugo
1996
Writer
Production2
tvSelf Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
2020
Executive Producer
Beauty
2018
Executive Producer
