Kasi Lemmons
Known for: Acting
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
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Paula Raynor
1984
Series
ER
Gamma Knife Tech
1994
Series
The Cosby Show
Miss McKegney
1984
Series
Walker, Texas Ranger
Diane Warren
1993
Series
The Equalizer
Zandili
1985
Series
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
Self
2015
Series
Finding Your Roots
Self
2012
Film
The Silence of the Lambs
Ardelia Mapp
1991
Film
Hard Target
Det. Marie Mitchell
1993
Series
Hollywood Black
Self
2024
Film
Candyman
Bernadette Walsh
1992
Film
Vampire's Kiss
Jackie
1989
Film
The Projectionist
Ramona
2026
Film
Disconnect
Roberta Washington
2013
Series
Another World
1964
Film
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
Melanie Bryant
1990
Series
A Man Called Hawk
1989
Film
School Daze
Perry
1988
Film
Waist Deep
Angry Black Woman
2006
Film
Gridlock'd
Madonna
1997
Series
One Perfect Shot
Self
2022
Film
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
Self - (archive footage)
2025
Series
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
Self
2018
Film
The Five Heartbeats
Cookie
1991
Film
'Til There Was You
Angenelle
1997
Film
Zooman
Grace
1995
Film
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
Rachel
1990
Film
Afterburn
Carol North
1992
Film
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
Self
2002
Film
Fear of a Black Hat
Nina Blackburn
1994
Film
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
Self
2004
Film
Half the Picture
Self
2018
Film
Drop Squad
June Vanderpool
1994
Film
Before the Storm
Alex Robbins
1991
Film
11th Victim
Hostage
1984
Film
Override
Clerk
1994
Sisters in Cinema
Self
2003
Film
The Gift of Amazing Grace
Subaya
1986