
Kasi Lemmons
Known for Acting · 38 credits
- Born
- 1959-02-24 (age 67)
- Place of birth
- St. Louis, Missouri, USA
- Also known as
- Kasey Lemmons
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".
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Known For
TV Shows (12)

ER
1994
as Gamma Knife Tech

Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Paula Raynor

The Cosby Show
1984
as Miss McKegney

The Equalizer
1985
as Zandili

Walker, Texas Ranger
1993
as Diane Warren

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015
as Self

Finding Your Roots
2012
as Self

Another World
1964

Hollywood Black
2024
as Self

A Man Called Hawk
1989

Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018
as Self

One Perfect Shot
2022
as Self
Movies (26)

Hard Target
1993
as Det. Marie Mitchell

The Silence of the Lambs
1991
as Ardelia Mapp

Candyman
1992
as Bernadette Walsh

Disconnect
2013
as Roberta Washington

Vampire's Kiss
1989
as Jackie

Gridlock'd
1997
as Madonna

Waist Deep
2006
as Angry Black Woman

School Daze
1988
as Perry

The Five Heartbeats
1991
as Cookie

The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
1990
as Melanie Bryant

'Til There Was You
1997
as Angenelle

Drop Squad
1994
as June Vanderpool

The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990
as Rachel

Fear of a Black Hat
1994
as Nina Blackburn

Half the Picture
2018
as Self

Zooman
1995
as Grace

Afterburn
1992
as Carol North

11th Victim
1984
as Hostage

The Projectionist
2026
as Ramona

Override
1994
as Clerk

Before the Storm
1991
as Alex Robbins

The Gift of Amazing Grace
1986
as Subaya

Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002
as Self

Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
as Self - (archive footage)
Sisters in Cinema
2003
as Self

Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004
as Self
About 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 Mc… With 38 credits spanning from 1964 to 2026, Kasi Lemmons has appeared in 26 films and 12 TV shows.
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Most Popular Kasi Lemmons Movies
- Hard Target (1993) — as Det. Marie Mitchell
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991) — as Ardelia Mapp
- Candyman (1992) — as Bernadette Walsh
- Disconnect (2013) — as Roberta Washington
- Vampire's Kiss (1989) — as Jackie
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