Kasi Lemmons
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.
Filmography (38 titles)
MovieThe Projectionist
Ramona · 2026
MovieLegacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage) · 2025
3.7ShowHollywood Black
Self · 2024
4.7ShowOne Perfect Shot
Self · 2022
6.3ShowBlack Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self · 2018
6.6MovieHalf the Picture
Self · 2018
6.2ShowClose Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self · 2015
7.1MovieDisconnect
Roberta Washington · 2013
6.5ShowFinding Your Roots
Self · 2012
6.4MovieWaist Deep
Angry Black Woman · 2006
7.3MovieSweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Self · 2004
Sisters in Cinema
Self · 2003
6.5MoviePage to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self · 2002
4.0Movie'Til There Was You
Angenelle · 1997
6.6MovieGridlock'd
Madonna · 1997
6.3MovieZooman
Grace · 1995
3.5MovieDrop Squad
June Vanderpool · 1994
8.0MovieOverride
Clerk · 1994
7.8ShowER
Gamma Knife Tech · 1994
5.9MovieFear of a Black Hat
Nina Blackburn · 1994
6.5MovieHard Target
Det. Marie Mitchell · 1993
7.0ShowWalker, Texas Ranger
Diane Warren · 1993
6.7MovieCandyman
Bernadette Walsh · 1992
4.2MovieAfterburn
Carol North · 1992
9.0MovieBefore the Storm
Alex Robbins · 1991
7.3MovieThe Five Heartbeats
Cookie · 1991
8.3MovieThe Silence of the Lambs
Ardelia Mapp · 1991
6.7MovieThe Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Melanie Bryant · 1990
7.2MovieThe Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Rachel · 1990
6.0MovieVampire's Kiss
Jackie · 1989