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KASI LEMMONS

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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 Somebod...
BORN February 24, 1959
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HEIGHT 5'4" (1.63 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 1964 – Present
KASI LEMMONS

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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1995
ACADEMY AWARDS

Best Lead Performance (ER)

WINNER
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1985
GOLDEN GLOBES

Best Actor/Actress in a Motion Picture (Murder, She Wrote)

WINNER
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1985
BAFTA FILM AWARDS

Outstanding Cinematic Achievement (The Cosby Show)

WINNER
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1986
CRITICS' CHOICE

Best Performance (The Equalizer)

WINNER

👤 BIOGRAPHY

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 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). Film scholar Wheeler Winston Dixon described her as "an ongoing testament to the creative possibilities of film".

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🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Kasey Lemmons
  • Born February 24, 1959
  • Height 5'4" (1.63 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education She made her film debut in Spike Lee's School Daze (1988).
  • Current Status Active (Recently in The Projectionist, Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies)
  • Years Active 1964 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career She is also known as an actress, having started her career with roles in commercials with McDonald's and Levi's.
  • Partner Private
  • Children 1
  • Social

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