Kasi Lemmons
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Kasi Lemmons (/ˈkeɪsi/;[2] 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).[3] She also directed the Netflix limited series Self Made (2020), and an episode of ABC's Women of the Movement (2022).
Kasi Lemmons | |
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| Born | Karen Lemmons (1961-02-24) February 24, 1961 (age 63)[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, film director, writer |
| Years active | 1979–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 4, including Henry Hunter Hall |
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".[4]