Kasi Lemmons
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
The Projectionist
as Ramona
The Projectionist
as Ramona
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
as Self - (archive footage)
Half the Picture
as Self
Half the Picture
as Self
Disconnect
as Roberta Washington
Disconnect
as Roberta Washington
Waist Deep
as Angry Black Woman
Waist Deep
as Angry Black Woman
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
as Self
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
as Self
Sisters in Cinema
as Self
Sisters in Cinema
as Self
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
as Self
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
as Self
'Til There Was You
as Angenelle
'Til There Was You
as Angenelle
Gridlock'd
as Madonna
Gridlock'd
as Madonna
Zooman
as Grace
Zooman
as Grace
Drop Squad
as June Vanderpool
Drop Squad
as June Vanderpool
Override
as Clerk
Override
as Clerk
Fear of a Black Hat
as Nina Blackburn
Fear of a Black Hat
as Nina Blackburn
Hard Target
as Det. Marie Mitchell
Hard Target
as Det. Marie Mitchell
Candyman
as Bernadette Walsh
Candyman
as Bernadette Walsh
Afterburn
as Carol North
Afterburn
as Carol North
Before the Storm
as Alex Robbins
Before the Storm
as Alex Robbins
The Five Heartbeats
as Cookie
The Five Heartbeats
as Cookie
The Silence of the Lambs
as Ardelia Mapp
The Silence of the Lambs
as Ardelia Mapp
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Melanie Bryant
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
as Melanie Bryant
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Rachel
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Rachel
Vampire's Kiss
as Jackie
Vampire's Kiss
as Jackie
School Daze
as Perry
School Daze
as Perry
The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Subaya
The Gift of Amazing Grace
as Subaya
11th Victim
as Hostage
11th Victim
as Hostage