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Kasi Lemmons
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Eve's bayou
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Film & TV
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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…
Known for
- The Projectionist — Ramona2026
- Legacy of Screams: The Evolution of Horror Movies — Self - (archive footage)2025
- Hollywood Black — Self2024
- One Perfect Shot — Self2022
- Half the Picture — Self2018
- Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' — Self2018
- Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter — Self2015
- Disconnect — Roberta Washington2013
- Finding Your Roots — Self2012
- Waist Deep — Angry Black Woman2006
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1961-02-24
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 29
- Total plays
- 48
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- St. Louis
- Spouse
- Vondie Curtis-Hall
- Occupation
- film actor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
- Number of children
- 4
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- related category
- Category:Films directed by Kasi Lemmons
- date of birth
- 1961-02-24
- start of work period
- 1979-00-00
- writing language
- English language
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