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).

Casted

The Silence of the Lambs

Played Ardelia Mapp

Average Rating

8.3

17287 votes

Release Date

Feb 14, 1991

35 years ago
Candyman

Played Bernadette Walsh

Average Rating

6.7

1727 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1992

33 years ago
Hard Target

Played Det. Marie Mitchell

Average Rating

6.5

1287 votes

Release Date

Apr 27, 1993

33 years ago
Disconnect

Played Roberta Washington

Average Rating

7.1

1173 votes

Release Date

Apr 12, 2013

13 years ago
Vampire's Kiss

Played Jackie

Average Rating

5.9

464 votes

Release Date

Jun 02, 1989

37 years ago
Waist Deep

Played Angry Black Woman

Average Rating

6.5

265 votes

Release Date

Jun 23, 2006

20 years ago
Gridlock'd

Played Madonna

Average Rating

6.7

229 votes

Release Date

Jan 29, 1997

29 years ago
School Daze

Played Perry

Average Rating

5.7

109 votes

Release Date

Feb 12, 1988

38 years ago
The Five Heartbeats

Played Cookie

Average Rating

7.3

69 votes

Release Date

Mar 29, 1991

35 years ago
Fear of a Black Hat

Played Nina Blackburn

Average Rating

5.9

48 votes

Release Date

Jun 03, 1994

32 years ago
'Til There Was You

Played Angenelle

Average Rating

3.9

35 votes

Release Date

May 30, 1997

29 years ago
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

Played Melanie Bryant

Average Rating

6.7

18 votes

Release Date

Nov 11, 1990

35 years ago
Half the Picture

Played Self

Average Rating

6.6

14 votes

Release Date

Jan 23, 2018

8 years ago
Drop Squad

Played June Vanderpool

Average Rating

2.8

10 votes

Release Date

Oct 28, 1994

31 years ago
Afterburn

Played Carol North

Average Rating

3.6

7 votes

Release Date

May 30, 1992

34 years ago
11th Victim

Played Hostage

Average Rating

2.7

3 votes

Release Date

Apr 14, 1984

42 years ago
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

Played Rachel

Average Rating

7.0

3 votes

Release Date

Oct 15, 1990

36 years ago
Zooman

Played Grace

Average Rating

6.0

3 votes

Release Date

Mar 19, 1995

31 years ago
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

Played Self

Average Rating

6.5

2 votes

Release Date

Oct 28, 2002

23 years ago
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

Played Self

Average Rating

8.0

2 votes

Release Date

Aug 17, 2004

21 years ago
Override

Played Clerk

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Oct 16, 1994

31 years ago
The Gift of Amazing Grace

Played Subaya

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 19, 1986

39 years ago
Before the Storm

Played Alex Robbins

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Jul 13, 1991

35 years ago
Sisters in Cinema

Played Self

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

May 01, 2003

23 years ago
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies

Played Self - (archive footage)

Average Rating

0.0

0 votes

Release Date

Nov 21, 2025

4 months ago

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