Kasi Lemmons
Born:February 24, 1961
Place of Birth:St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Known For:Acting
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 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).
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Filmography
Acting
Hard Target
Det. Marie Mitchell
1993
Candyman
Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh
1992
Disconnect
Roberta Washington
2013
Waist Deep
Angry Black Woman
2006
Vampire's Kiss
Jackie
1989
Production
Harriet
Screenplay
2019
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Director
2022