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Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

24/02/1961

Age

64 years old

Place of Birth

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Biography

Kasi Lemmons (born Karen Lemmons; February 24, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She made her directorial debut with Eve's Bayou (1997), followed by Talk to Me (2007), Black Nativity (2013), Harriet (2019), and Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022). She als... Read More

Known For

Half the Picture

Half the Picture

Disconnect

Disconnect

Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary

Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture Commentary

Waist Deep

Waist Deep

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

'Til There Was You

'Til There Was You

Gridlock'd

Gridlock'd

Zooman

Zooman

Filmography

Cast

2018

Half the Picture

as Self

2013

Disconnect

as Roberta Washington

2007

Breaking the Silence: Picture-in-Picture...

as Ardelia Mapp

2006

Waist Deep

as Angry Black Woman

2004

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Myth...

as Self

2003

Sisters in Cinema

as Self

2002

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lamb...

as Self

1997

'Til There Was You

as Angenelle

1997

Gridlock'd

as Madonna

1995

Zooman

as Grace

1994

Drop Squad

as June Vanderpool

1994

Override

as Clerk

1994

Fear of a Black Hat

as Nina Blackburn

1993

Hard Target

as Det. Marie Mitchell

1992

Candyman

as Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh

1992

Afterburn

as Carol North

1991

Before the Storm

as Alex Robbins

1991

The Five Heartbeats

as Cookie

1991

The Silence of the Lambs

as Ardelia Mapp

1990

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

as Melanie Bryant

1990

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

as Rachel

1989

Vampire's Kiss

as Jackie

1988

School Daze

as Perry

1986

The Gift Of Amazing Grace

as Subaya

1984

11th Victim

as Hostage

Crew

2022

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Some...

as Director

2021

Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones

as Writer

2019

Harriet

as Director

2019

Harriet

as Screenplay

2018

Beauty

as Executive Producer

2013

Black Nativity

as Director

2013

Black Nativity

as Writer

2007

Talk to Me

as Director

2001

The Caveman's Valentine

as Director

1997

Eve's Bayou

as Writer

1997

Eve's Bayou

as Director

1996

Dr. Hugo

as Director

1996

Dr. Hugo

as Writer