Kasi Lemmons
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Directed
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 st...
Known For
Filmography
The Projectionist
2026
as Ramona
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
Hollywood Black
2024
as Self
One Perfect Shot
2022
as Self
Half the Picture
2018
as Self
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Self
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self
Disconnect
2013
as Roberta Washington
Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self
Waist Deep
2006
as Angry Black Woman
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004
as Self
Sisters in Cinema
2003
as Self
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002
as Self
Gridlock'd
1997
as Madonna
'Til There Was You
1997
as Angenelle
Zooman
1995
as Grace
Fear of a Black Hat
1994
as Nina Blackburn
Drop Squad
1994
as June Vanderpool
Override
1994
as Clerk
ER
1994
as Gamma Knife Tech
Hard Target
1993
as Det. Marie Mitchell
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Diane Warren
Candyman
1992
as Bernadette Walsh
Afterburn
1992
as Carol North
The Silence of the Lambs
1991
as Ardelia Mapp
The Five Heartbeats
1991
as Cookie
Before the Storm
1991
as Alex Robbins
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
as Melanie Bryant
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
as Rachel
Vampire's Kiss
1989
as Jackie
A Man Called Hawk
1989
School Daze
1988
as Perry
The Gift of Amazing Grace
1986
as Subaya
The Equalizer
1985
as Zandili
11th Victim
1984
as Hostage
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Paula Raynor
The Cosby Show
1984
as Miss McKegney
Another World
1964