Kasi Lemmons Biography (1961?-)

Original name, Karen Lemmons; born February 24, 1961 (some sources cite 1959), in St. Louis, MO (some sources cite Boston, MA); father, a biology teacher;mother, a poet/psychotherapist; married Vondie Curtis-Hall (an actor, writer, and director), 1995; children: Henry Hunter, Zora. Addresses: Agent:The Gersh Agency, 232 N. Canon Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90210.; Manager: Artist Management Group, 9465 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Actress, writer, producer, editor, director
Birth Details
February 24, 1961?
St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Appearances
  • Perry, School Daze, Columbia, 1988
  • Jackie, Vampire's Kiss, Hemdale Releasing, 1989
  • Cookie, The Five Heartbeats, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991
  • FBI Special Agent Ardelia Mapp, The Silence of the Lambs, Orion, 1991
  • Bernadette Walsh, Candyman, TriStar, 1992
  • Nina Blackburn, Fear of a Black Hat, Samuel Goldwyn, 1993
  • Carmine Mitchell, Hard Target, Universal, 1993
  • June Vanderpool, DROP Squad, Gramercy, 1994
  • Madonna and Child, Gridlock'd, Gramercy, 1997
  • Angenelle, 'Til There Was You, Paramount, 1997
  • Teresa, Liar's Dice, 1998
  • (In archive footage) Bernadette Walsh (Candyman), Boogeymen: The Killer Compilation, Paramount, 2001
  • Film Work
  • Director, cinematographer, and editor, Fall from Grace, 1987
  • Director, Eve's Bayou, Trimark, 1997
  • Director, The Caveman's Valentine, MCA/Universal, 2001
  • Television Appearances
  • Movies
  • Hostage, Eleventh Victim (also known as The Lakeside Killer), CBS, 1979
  • Rachel Isum Robinson, The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson, TNT, 1990
  • Carol, Afterburn (also known as The Janet Harduval Story),HBO, 1992
  • Grace, Zooman (also known as Zooman and the Sign), Showtime, 1995
  • Miniseries
  • Melanie Bryant, The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (also known as Earthquake Los Angeles: The Big One), NBC, 1990
  • Specials
  • Subaya, "The Gift of Amazing Grace," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1986
  • Host, Puzzle Weekend, syndicated, 1987
  • Clerk, "Override," Directed By, Showtime, 1994
  • Episodic
  • "Resurrection," Spenser: For Hire, 1985
  • "The Birth," The Cosby Show, 1988
  • Zandili, "The Day of the Covenant," The Equalizer, CBS, 1988
  • Lois, "Life after Death," A Man Called Hawk, 1989
  • Alex Robbins, "Spy Games," Under Cover, ABC, 1991
  • Alex Robbins, "Before the Storm," Under Cover, ABC, 1991
  • Alex Robbins, "Sacrifice," Under Cover, ABC, 1991
  • Paula Raynor, "The Survivor," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1993
  • Diane Warren, "Night of the Gladiator," Walker, Texas Ranger, CBS,1993
  • Chemo tech, "It's All in Your Head," ER, NBC, 2002
  • Pilots
  • Marci Potts, Adams Apple, 1986
  • Television Work
  • Movies
  • Director, Dr. Hugo, Lifetime, 1994
  • Stage Appearances
  • Shakespeare's Sonnets, Globe Playhouse, Los Angeles, 1980
  • Balm in Gilead, off-Broadway production, 1984
  • WRITINGS
  • Screenplays
  • Eve's Bayou, Trimark, 1997
  • Television Movies
  • Dr. Hugo, Lifetime, 1994
  • Television Episodes
  • Wrote episodes of The Cosby Show, CBS.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Books
    • Contemporary Black Biography, Volume 20, Gale Group, 1998
    Periodicals
    • Los Angeles Times/Weekend, November 6, 1997, p. 12

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