Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons (born Karen Lemmons; February 24, 1961) is an American film director, screenwriter, and actress. She made her directorial debut with Eve's Bayou (1997), followed by 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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Kasi Lemmons, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

  • Title: Kasi Lemmons
  • Popularity: 4.706
  • Known For: Acting
  • Birthday: 1961-02-24
  • Place of Birth: St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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  • Also Known As: Kasey Lemmons
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Kasi Lemmons Movies

  • 1991
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    The Silence of the Lambs

    The Silence of the Lambs

    8.3 1991 HD

    Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI's training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant...

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  • 1994
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    Fear of a Black Hat

    Fear of a Black Hat

    6 1994 HD

    Chronicling the controversial career of bad boys N.W.H. (Niggaz With Hats), this uproarious 'mockumentary' lampoons all of hardcore rap's hot-button...

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  • 1988
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    Vampire's Kiss

    Vampire's Kiss

    5.9 1988 HD

    A publishing executive is visited and bitten by a vampire and starts exhibiting erratic behavior. He pushes his secretary to extremes as he tries to...

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  • 1992
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    Candyman

    Candyman

    6.6 1992 HD

    The Candyman, a murderous soul with a hook for a hand, is accidentally summoned to reality by a skeptic grad student researching the monster's myth.

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  • 2006
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    Waist Deep

    Waist Deep

    6.5 2006 HD

    An ex-convict gets tangled up with a gang after his car is hijacked with his son inside.

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  • 1997
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    Gridlock'd

    Gridlock'd

    6.638 1997 HD

    After a friend overdoses, Spoon and Stretch decide to kick their drug habits and attempt to enroll in a government detox program. Their efforts are...

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  • 1991
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    The Five Heartbeats

    The Five Heartbeats

    7.3 1991 HD

    In the early 1960s, a quintet of hopeful, young African-American men form an amateur vocal group called The Five Heartbeats. After an initially rocky...

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  • 1990
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    The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

    The Great Los Angeles Earthquake

    6.7 1990 HD

    After a series of small tremors in Los Angeles, Dr. Clare Winslow, a local seismologist, pinpoints the exact location and time of when the long...

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  • 1994
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    Drop Squad

    Drop Squad

    2.8 1994 HD

    Controversial film about an underground organization that kidnaps and 'deprograms' African Americans who sell out or deny their cultural heritage....

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  • 2013
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    Disconnect

    Disconnect

    7.1 2013 HD

    A hard-working lawyer, attached to his cell phone, can't find the time to communicate with his family. An estranged couple uses the internet as a...

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  • 1992
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    Afterburn

    Afterburn

    4.5 1992 HD

    Based on a true story, one woman takes on the U.S. military and General Dynamics; maker of the F-16, thought to be the very best tactical fighter in...

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  • 1994
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    Override

    Override

    1 1994 HD

    Override is a 1994 American science fiction short film. It was the directorial debut of Danny Glover and starred Lou Diamond Phillips and Emily...

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  • 1984
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    11th Victim

    11th Victim

    2 1984 HD

    A news anchorwoman from the Midwest comes to Hollywood to learn the truth about the death of her sister, the 11th victim of a killer preying on...

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  • 1988
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    School Daze

    School Daze

    5.9 1988 HD

    Fraternity and sorority members clash with other students at a historically black college during homecoming weekend.

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  • 1993
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    Hard Target

    Hard Target

    6.407 1993 HD

    When a woman's father goes missing, she enlists a local to aid in her search. The pair soon discover that her father has died at the hands of a...

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  • 1986
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    The Gift Of Amazing Grace

    The Gift Of Amazing Grace

    1 1986 HD

    Teenage girl is frustrated about her lack of singing ability in her gospel singing family. She writes a song about her problem, and soon finds where...

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  • 1990
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    The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

    The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson

    8 1990 HD

    A film about the early life of the baseball star in the army, particulary his court-martial for insubordination regarding segragation.

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  • 1991
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    Before the Storm

    Before the Storm

    1 1991 HD

    A follow up to Under Cover aka The Company (1991). Linda Purl is again Kate Del'Amico, National Intelligence Agent who travels to Kuwait in 1990 to...

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  • 1997
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    Til There Was You

    Til There Was You

    3.9 1997 HD

    Two strangers, whose paths are always crossing, finally meet when fate steps in. It took them twenty years to fall in love at first sight.

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  • 2003
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    Sisters in Cinema

    Sisters in Cinema

    1 2003 HD

    Explores the careers of twenty black women working as film directors.

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  • 2018
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    Half the Picture

    Half the Picture

    5.9 2018 HD

    At a pivotal moment for gender equality in Hollywood, successful women directors talk about their art, lives and careers.

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  • 2002
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    Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

    Page to Screen: 'The Silence of the Lambs'

    6.5 2002 HD

    Documentary about the adaptation of the 1988 novel by Thomas Harris into the 1991 film directed by Jonathan Demme. Originally presented in two parts...

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  • 2004
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    Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

    Sweets to the Sweet: The 'Candyman' Mythos

    8 2004 HD

    Retrospective documentary featuring director Bernard Rose, writer Clive Barker, producer Alan Poul and stars Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen and Kasi...

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  • 1995
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    Zooman

    Zooman

    6 1995 HD

    Shots ring out on a Brooklyn street and suddenly a young girl lies dead on her front steps. The killer's name is Zooman (Khalil Kain), and though...

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  • 2007
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    Talk to Me

    Talk to Me

    6.886 2007 HD

    The story of Washington D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist in the...

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  • 2001
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    The Caveman's Valentine

    The Caveman's Valentine

    5.71 2001 HD

    Romulus, a misunderstood musician turned recluse hiding from personal demons in a New York City cave, finds the frozen body of a young drifter in a...

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  • 1997
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    Eve's Bayou

    Eve's Bayou

    6.394 1997 HD

    Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the...

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  • 1997
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    Eve's Bayou

    Eve's Bayou

    6.394 1997 HD

    Summer heats up in rural Louisiana beside Eve’s Bayou, 1962, as the Batiste family tries to survive the secrets they’ve kept and the...

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  • 2021
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    Fire Shut Up in My Bones

    Fire Shut Up in My Bones

    1 2021 HD

    Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Grammy Award–winning jazz musician and composer Terence Blanchard’s adaptation of Charles M....

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  • 1996
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    Dr. Hugo

    Dr. Hugo

    4 1996 HD

    Dr. Hugo (Vondie Curtis-Hall) makes house calls, and makes all the young ladies swoon as they see him passing by. If he's not careful, he could find...

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  • 1996
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    Dr. Hugo

    Dr. Hugo

    4 1996 HD

    Dr. Hugo (Vondie Curtis-Hall) makes house calls, and makes all the young ladies swoon as they see him passing by. If he's not careful, he could find...

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  • 2013
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    Black Nativity

    Black Nativity

    5.2 2013 HD

    A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged...

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  • 2022
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    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

    Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody

    7.057 2022 HD

    The joyous, emotional, heartbreaking celebration of the life and music of Whitney Houston, the greatest female R&B pop vocalist of all time. Tracking...

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  • 2013
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    Black Nativity

    Black Nativity

    5.2 2013 HD

    A street-wise teen from Baltimore who has been raised by a single mother travels to New York City to spend the Christmas holiday with his estranged...

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  • 2018
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    Beauty

    Beauty

    1 2018 HD

    Set in 1934, a black woman with mysterious abilities interviews to be the housekeeper to an eccentric white widow, but in order to get the job she...

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  • 1970
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    I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home

    I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home

    1 1970 HD

    Matoom, a young Thai boy comes to the gradual understanding on the ephemerality of his family life through his re-collected memories - inspired by...

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  • 2019
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    Harriet

    Harriet

    7.332 2019 HD

    The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and...

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  • 2019
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    Harriet

    Harriet

    7.332 2019 HD

    The extraordinary tale of Harriet Tubman's escape from slavery and transformation into one of America's greatest heroes. Her courage, ingenuity and...

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  • 1984
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    Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

    7.6 1984 HD

    An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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  • 1989
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    A Man Called Hawk

    A Man Called Hawk

    6.6 1989 HD

    A Man Called Hawk is a prime time television series that ran on the ABC television network between January 1989 and May 1989. The series is a...

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  • 1984
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    The Cosby Show

    The Cosby Show

    7.006 1984 HD

    The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until...

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  • 1993
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    Walker, Texas Ranger

    Walker, Texas Ranger

    7 1993 HD

    Modern-day Texas Ranger, Cordell Walker's independent crime-solving methods have their roots in the rugged traditions of the Old West. Walker's...

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  • 2012
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    Finding Your Roots

    Finding Your Roots

    6.2 2012 HD

    Noted Harvard scholar Henry Louis Gates, Jr. has been helping people discover long-lost relatives hidden for generations within the branches of...

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  • 1985
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    The Equalizer

    The Equalizer

    7.1 1985 HD

    Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself...

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  • 1964
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    Another World

    Another World

    5 1964 HD

    Another World is an American television soap opera that ran on NBC for 35 years from May 4, 1964 to June 25, 1999. Set in the fictional town of Bay...

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  • 1994
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    ER

    ER

    7.8 1994 HD

    ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened...

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  • 2022
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    One Perfect Shot

    One Perfect Shot

    4.7 2022 HD

    This docuseries celebrates some of the most iconic moments in filmmaking with each episode featuring one acclaimed director pulling back the curtain...

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  • 2015
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    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

    5.7 2015 HD

    Some of this year's most talked about talent open up about the challenges and triumphs of creating critically acclaimed series and performances.

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  • 2018
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    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    6.3 2018 HD

    A unique portrait of how art and activism for black people in film are indivisible from race and cinema.

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  • 1970
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    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    6.939 1970 HD

    Given superstrength and durability by a sabotaged experiment, a wrongly accused man escapes prison to become a superhero for hire.

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  • 1970
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    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    7.433 1970 HD

    This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.

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  • 1970
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    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    7.433 1970 HD

    This limited series chronicles the incredible true story of Madam C.J. Walker, who was the first African American self-made millionaire.

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  • 1970
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    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us'

    6 1970 HD

    A media storm sets off when an African-American cop kills a white teenager in a small North Carolina town.

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