Kasi Lemmons (born Karen Lemmons, February 24, 1961) is an American director, writer, and actress best known for Harriet (2019), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), and Candyman (1992).
She is married to actor/director Vondie Curtis-Hall and they have four children.
Filmography
Film Roles
- 1986: Adams Apple as Marcy Potts
- 1988: School Daze as Perry/Half-Pint's Female Friend
- 1988: Vampire's Kiss as Jackie
- 1990: The Court Martial Of Jackie Robinson as Rachel
- 1990: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake as Melanie Bryant
- 1991: The Silence of the Lambs as Ardelia Mapp
- 1991: The Five Heartbeats as Cookie
- 1991: Before The Storm as Alex Robbins
- 1992: Afterburn as Carol North
- 1992: Candyman as Bernadette Walsh
- 1993: Fear Of A Black Hat as Nina Blackburn
- 1993: Hard Target as Det. Marie Mitchell
- 1994: Drop Squad as June Vanderpool
- 1995: Zooman as Grace
- 1997: Gridlockd as Madonna
- 1997: Til There Was You as Angenelle
- 1997: Liars Dice as Teresa
- 2006: Waist Deep as Angry Black Woman
- 2012: Disconnect as Roberta Washington
Television Roles
- 1985: Spenser For Hire as Lydia Wilson
- 1986: ABC Afterschool Specials as Subaya
- 1987-1989: As the World Turns as Nella Franklin (6 episodes)
- 1988: The Cosby Show as Miss McKegney
- 1988: The Equalizer as Zandili
- 1989: A Man Called Hawk as Lois
- 1991: Under Cover as Alex Robbins
- 1993: Murder, She Wrote as Paula Raynor
- 1993: Walker, Texas Ranger as Diane Warren
- 2002: ER as Gamma Knife Tech
Director
- 1996: Dr Hugo (short) (also writer)
- 1997: Eve's Bayou (also writer)
- 2001: The Cavemans Valentine
- 2007: Talk To Me
- 2013: Black Nativity (also writer)
- 2017: Shots Fired
- 2018: Luke Cage
- 2019: Harriet (also writer)
- 2020: Self Made Inspired By The Life Of Madam CJ Walker (also producer)
- 2022: Women of the Movement
Writer
Producer
- 2018: Beauty (short)
Self
- 2018: Theyve Gotta Have Us