Dettagli
Nomi alternativi: Kasey Lemmons
Caratteristiche fisiche: N/A
Carriera
Prime apparizioni: - 11th Victim (1984) come Hostage
Ruoli più importanti: - The Silence of the Lambs (1991) come Ardelia Mapp
- Fear of a Black Hat (1994) come Nina Blackburn
- Vampire's Kiss (1989) come Jackie
- Candyman (1992) come Bernadette 'Bernie' Walsh
- Waist Deep (2006) come Angry Black Woman
- Gridlock'd (1997) come Madonna
- The Five Heartbeats (1991) come Cookie
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990) come Melanie Bryant
- Drop Squad (1994) come June Vanderpool
- Disconnect (2013) come Roberta Washington
Punti salienti della carriera: - The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
- Vampire's Kiss (1989)
- Candyman (1992)
- Waist Deep (2006)
- Gridlock'd (1997)
- The Five Heartbeats (1991)
- The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (1990)
- Drop Squad (1994)
- Disconnect (2013)
Premi
Premi: - Nominated for 1 Hollywood Award - Best Screenplay (2014)
- Won Black Film Award - Best Director (1998)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Film) (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Image Award - Outstanding Writing in a Motion Picture (Film) (2020)
- Won Image Award - Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture (Theatrical or Television) (2008)
- Won Independent Spirit Award - Best First Feature (1998)
- Won NBR Award - Outstanding Directorial Debut (1997)
- Won Director's Achievement Award (1998)
- Nominated for 1 Black Reel - Outstanding Director, Motion Picture (2020)
- Nominated for 1 Black Reel - Outstanding Screenplay (Adapted or Original), Motion Picture (2014)
- Won Audience Award - Mind the Gap (2019)
- Nominated for 1 Cinema for Peace Award - Cinema for Peace Award for The Most Valuable Film of the Year (2020)
- Nominated for 1 EDA Special Mention Award - Best Leap from Actress to Director (2007)
- Nominated for 1 EDA Female Focus Award - Best Woman Director (2007)
- Won AAFCA Award - Best Director (2007)
- Nominated for 1 OFTA Film Award - Best First Feature Film (1998)
- Won WIN Award - Outstanding Film Directed by a Woman (2020)
- Nominated for 1 WIN Award - Outstanding Film Written by a Woman (2020)
Biografia completa
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).
Kasi Lemmons
