Kasi Lemmons

Actor

Born: February 24, 1959 (age 67)
From: St. Louis, Missouri, USA

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…

Filmography (33)

The Projectionist (2026)
Ramona
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies (2025)
Self - (archive footage)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
Director
Harriet (2019)
Director
Half the Picture (2018)
Self
Black Nativity (2013)
Director
Disconnect (2013)
Roberta Washington
Talk to Me (2007)
Director
Waist Deep (2006)
Angry Black Woman
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos (2004)
Self
Sisters in Cinema
Sisters in Cinema (2003)
Self
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs' (2002)
Self
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
Director
Eve's Bayou (1997)
Director
'Til There Was You (1997)
Angenelle
Gridlock'd (1997)
Madonna
Dr. Hugo (1996)
Director
Zooman (1995)
Grace
Drop Squad (1994)
June Vanderpool
Override (1994)
Clerk
Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
Nina Blackburn
Hard Target (1993)
Det. Marie Mitchell
Candyman (1992)
Bernadette Walsh
Afterburn (1992)
Carol North
Before the Storm (1991)
Alex Robbins
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
Cookie
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
Ardelia Mapp
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
Melanie Bryant
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (1990)
Rachel
Vampire's Kiss (1989)
Jackie