Kasi Lemmons
Acteur, Regisseur, Schrijver, Producer
24 februari 1959 (67 years)
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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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
Cinematografie
| 2012 | Disconnect · as Roberta Washington |
| 2006 | Waist Deep · as Angry Black Woman |
| 2001 | Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation · as Bernadette Walsh (candyman) |
| 1997 | 'Til There Was You · as Angenelle |
| 1997 | Gridlock'd · as Madonna |
| 1995 | Zooman · as GraceOp Plex |
| 1994 | Drop Squad · as June Vanderpool |
| 1994 | ER · as Gamma Knife Tech |
| 1993 | Fear of a Black Hat · as Nina Blackburn |
| 1993 | Hard Target · as Det. Marie Mitchell |
| 1993 | Walker, Texas Ranger · as Diane Warren |
| 1992 | Candyman · as Bernadette 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 | |
| 1988 | Vampire's Kiss · as JackieOp Plex |
| 1988 | School Daze · as Perry |
| 1985 | Spenser: For Hire · as Lydia Wilson |
| 1985 | The Equalizer · as Zandili |
| 1984 | Murder, She Wrote · as Paula Raynor |
| 1984 | The Cosby Show · as Miss Mckegney |
| 1979 | 11th Victim · as Hostage |
| 1972 | The ABC Afterschool Special · as Subaya |
| 1964 | |
| 1956 | As The World Turns · as Nella Franklin |
| 2019 | Harriet · as Screenplay |
| 2013 | |
| 1997 | Eve's BayouOp Plex |
| 2022 | Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Self Made: Inspired By The Life Of Madam C.J. Walker · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | One Perfect Shot · as Self |
| 2019 | Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror · as Self - Writer |
| 2018 | Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' · as Self |
| 2018 | Making the Five Heartbeats · as Self |
| 2018 | Half the Picture · as SelfOp Plex |
| 2015 | Close Up With The Hollywood Reporter · as Self |
| 2014 | Unsung Hollywood · as Self |
| 2012 | Finding Your Roots · as SelfOp Plex |
| 2012 | CBS Saturday Morning · as Self - Guest |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood · as Self |
| 2001 | The 2001 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1998 | 29th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 1997 | BBC World News · as Self |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 1971 | Great Performances · as Self - Presenter |
| 2006 | Metropolitan Opera: Live in HD · as Libretto |
| 1977 | The Metropolitan Opera Presents · as Librettist |