Biography
Kasi Lemmons
Acting
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 a…
Career works
38
Movies
26
Series
12
Career average
6.4/10
Birth date
02/24/1959
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
The Projectionist
2026
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
2025
Half the Picture
2018 · 6.6
Disconnect
2013 · 7.1
Waist Deep
2006 · 6.4
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
2004 · 7.3
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
2002 · 6.5
'Til There Was You
1997 · 4.0
Gridlock'd
1997 · 6.6
Zooman
1995 · 6.3
Drop Squad
1994 · 3.5
Override
1994 · 8.0
Fear of a Black Hat
1994 · 5.9
Hard Target
1993 · 6.5
Candyman
1992 · 6.7
Series
Hollywood Black
2024 · 5.0
One Perfect Shot
2022 · 4.7
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
2018 · 6.3
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
2015 · 6.2
Finding Your Roots
2012 · 6.4
ER
1994 · 7.8
Walker, Texas Ranger
1993 · 7.0
A Man Called Hawk
1989 · 7.0
The Equalizer
1985 · 7.1
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · 7.5
The Cosby Show
1984 · 7.0
Another World
1964 · 5.5