Kasi Lemmons
Kasi Lemmons (/ˈkeɪsi/; born Karen 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). She was described by film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon 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.
The Silence of the Lambs
(Ardelia Mapp)
Fear of a Black Hat
(Nina Blackburn)
Vampire's Kiss
(Jackie)
Candyman
(Bernadette Walsh)
Waist Deep
(Angry Black Woman)
Gridlock'd
(Madonna)
The Five Heartbeats
(Cookie)
The Great Los Angeles Earthquake
(Melanie Bryant)
Drop Squad
(June Vanderpool)
Disconnect
(Roberta Washington)
Afterburn
(Carol North)
Override
(Clerk)
11th Victim
(Hostage)
School Daze
(Perry)
Hard Target
(Det. Marie Mitchell)
The Gift of Amazing Grace
(Subaya)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
(Rachel)
Before the Storm
(Alex Robbins)
'Til There Was You
(Angenelle)
Sisters in Cinema
(Self)
Half the Picture
(Self)
Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'
(Self)
Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos
(Self)
Zooman
(Grace)
Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies
(Self - (archive footage))
Murder, She Wrote
(Paula Raynor)
A Man Called Hawk
The Cosby Show
(Miss McKegney)
Walker, Texas Ranger
(Diane Warren)
Finding Your Roots
(Self)
The Equalizer
(Zandili)
Another World
ER
(Gamma Knife Tech)
One Perfect Shot
(Self)
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
(Self)
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'
(Self)
Talk to Me
(Director)
The Caveman's Valentine
(Director)
Eve's Bayou
(Writer)
Eve's Bayou
(Director)
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
(Writer)
Dr. Hugo
(Writer)
Dr. Hugo
(Director)
Black Nativity
(Director)
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
(Director)
Black Nativity
(Writer)
Beauty
(Executive Producer)
I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home
(Thanks)
Harriet
(Director)
Harriet
(Screenplay)
Marvel's Luke Cage
(Director)
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
(Director)
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker
(Executive Producer)
Shots Fired
(Director)