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9
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Regular directing credits.
Director
Kasi Lemmons
Acting
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Directed movies: 6Directed series: 3All crew credits: 12
TMDB ID: 51864
IMDb ID: nm0501435
Known for: Acting
Born: February 24, 1959
Age: 67
Place of birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1964 - 2026
Years active: 63
Average TMDB rating: 6.6
Wikidata: Q459933
Also known as
Kasey Lemmons
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Director (9)Writer (2)Thanks (1)
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". Description above from the Wikipedia article Kasi Lemmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Directed Series
Series directed by Kasi Lemmons.
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Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Kasi Lemmons.
8.3
The Silence of the Lambs
as Ardelia Mapp
1991 Movie
7.3
Harriet
Director
2019 Movie
7.1
Disconnect
as Roberta Washington
2013 Movie
7.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Director
2022 Movie
6.8
Talk to Me
Director
2007 Movie
6.7
Candyman
as Bernadette Walsh
1992 Movie
6.7
Gridlock'd
as Madonna
1997 Movie
6.5
Hard Target
as Det. Marie Mitchell
1993 Movie
6.4
Waist Deep
as Angry Black Woman
2006 Movie
6.4
Eve's Bayou
Writer
1997 Movie
5.9
Vampire's Kiss
as Jackie
1989 Movie
5.8
The Caveman's Valentine
Director
2001 Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Kasi Lemmons.
7.8
ER
as Gamma Knife Tech • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Paula Raynor • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.4
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Miss McKegney • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Diane Warren • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Kasi Lemmons.
6.5
Hard Target
as Det. Marie Mitchell
1993 Movie
8.3
The Silence of the Lambs
as Ardelia Mapp
1991 Movie
5.9
Vampire's Kiss
as Jackie
1989 Movie
6.7
Candyman
as Bernadette Walsh
1992 Movie
7.1
Disconnect
as Roberta Washington
2013 Movie
7.3
Harriet
Director
2019 Movie
7.0
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Director
2022 Movie
6.4
Eve's Bayou
Writer
1997 Movie
6.7
Gridlock'd
as Madonna
1997 Movie
7.3
The Five Heartbeats
as Cookie
1991 Movie
6.8
Talk to Me
Director
2007 Movie
6.4
Waist Deep
as Angry Black Woman
2006 Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Kasi Lemmons.
7.8
ER
as Gamma Knife Tech • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Paula Raynor • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.1
The Equalizer
as Zandili • 1 eps
1985 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Miss McKegney • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Diane Warren • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.2
Finding Your Roots
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.9
Marvel's Luke Cage
Director • 1 eps
2016 Series
5.2
Another World
257 eps
1964 Series
5.7
Shots Fired
Director • 1 eps
2017 Series
7.4
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
Director • 2 eps
2020 Series
6.6
A Man Called Hawk
1 eps
1989 Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Kasi Lemmons.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Kasi Lemmons.
The Projectionist
2026 Movie
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
2025 Movie
6.6
Half the Picture
as Self
2018 Movie
7.1
Disconnect
as Roberta Washington
2013 Movie
6.4
Waist Deep
as Angry Black Woman
2006 Movie
8.0
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
as Self
2004 Movie
6.5
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
as Self
2002 Movie
3.8
'Til There Was You
as Angenelle
1997 Movie
6.7
Gridlock'd
as Madonna
1997 Movie
6.0
Zooman
as Grace
1995 Movie
3.0
Drop Squad
as June Vanderpool
1994 Movie
Override
as Clerk
1994 Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for Kasi Lemmons.
4.7
One Perfect Shot
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
6.3
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
as Self • 3 eps
2018 Series
6.2
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
as Self • 1 eps
2015 Series
6.2
Finding Your Roots
as Self • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.8
ER
as Gamma Knife Tech • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.0
Walker, Texas Ranger
as Diane Warren • 1 eps
1993 Series
6.6
A Man Called Hawk
1 eps
1989 Series
7.1
The Equalizer
as Zandili • 1 eps
1985 Series
7.5
Murder, She Wrote
as Paula Raynor • 1 eps
1984 Series
7.0
The Cosby Show
as Miss McKegney • 1 eps
1984 Series
5.2
Another World
257 eps
1964 Series