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Kasi Lemmons Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1959-02-24

Birthplace:
St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Credits:
37 Total Roles

Kasi Lemmons

Acting

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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 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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Known For

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2026 The Projectionist MOVIE Self
2025 Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies MOVIE Self - (archive footage)
2022 One Perfect Shot TV Self
2018 Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' TV Self
2018 Half the Picture MOVIE Self
2015 Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter TV Self
2013 Disconnect MOVIE Roberta Washington
2012 Finding Your Roots TV Self
2006 Waist Deep MOVIE Angry Black Woman
2004 Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos MOVIE Self

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