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".
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Acting
Movie
The Silence of the Lambs
as Ardelia Mapp
1991
Movie
Candyman
as Bernadette Walsh
1992
Movie
Hard Target
as Det. Marie Mitchell
1993
Movie
Disconnect
as Roberta Washington
2013
TV
ER
as Gamma Knife Tech
1994
TV
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Diane Warren
1993
TV
The Cosby Show
as Miss McKegney
1984
Movie
Vampire's Kiss
as Jackie
1989
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Paula Raynor
1984
Movie
Waist Deep
as Angry Black Woman
2006
Movie
Gridlock'd
as Madonna
1997
Movie
School Daze
as Perry
1988
Movie
The Five Heartbeats
as Cookie
1991
TV
The Equalizer
as Zandili
1985
Movie
Fear of a Black Hat
as Nina Blackburn
1994
Movie
'Til There Was You
as Angenelle
1997
Movie
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Melanie Bryant
1990
TV
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self
2015
TV
Finding Your Roots
as Self
2012
Movie
Half the Picture
as Self
2018
TV
Another World
1964
Movie
Drop Squad
as June Vanderpool
1994
Movie
Afterburn
as Carol North
1992
TV
A Man Called Hawk
1989
Crew
TV
Marvel's Luke Cage
Director
2016
Movie
Harriet
Director
2019
Movie
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Director
2022
TV
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Director
2020
Movie
Eve's Bayou
Writer
1997
Movie
The Caveman's Valentine
Director
2001
Movie
Talk to Me
Director
2007
Movie
Black Nativity
Director
2013
TV
Shots Fired
Director
2017
Movie
Dr. Hugo
Director
1996
Movie
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Writer
2021
Movie
Beauty
Executive Producer
2018