Kasi Lemmons (born February 24, 1961) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
and actress, notable for her films
Eve's BayouEve's Bayou is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this feature. Samuel L. Jackson starred in the film alongside Debbi Morgan, Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield, and Meagan Good.-Plot:Eve is the youngest daughter of one of Louisiana's most...
,
The Caveman's ValentineThe Caveman's Valentine aka Sign of the Killer is a 2001 mystery-drama starring Samuel L. Jackson based on the novel by George Dawes Green. The film was released by Universal Focus.-Plot:...
and
Talk to MeTalk To Me is a 2007 film about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist, and Dewey Hughes, his friend and manager...
.
Lemmons was born
Karen Lemmons in
St. LouisSt. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. With an estimated population of 354,361 in 2008, it is the principal municipality of Greater St. Louis, population 2,866,517, the largest urban area in Missouri and sixteenth largest in the United States...
, daughter of a
poetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
/psychotherapist mother and a
biologyBiology is the natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy...
teacher father. Her first name is "Casey".
Lemmons played Ardelia Mapp in
The Silence of the Lambs. She had a cameo appearance in
Spike LeeShelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He also teaches film at New York University and Columbia University...
's
School DazeSchool Daze is a 1988 musical-drama film, written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell-Martin. Based in part on Spike Lee's experiences at Atlanta's Morehouse College, it is a story about fraternity and sorority members clashing with...
during a montage of Half-Pint's (Spike Lee) potential conquests.
Lemmons is married to actor and director
Vondie Curtis-HallVondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor and film director.Curtis-Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis, who owned a construction company. Initially a stage actor, Curtis-Hall was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls...
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Kasi Lemmons (born February 24, 1961) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
filmFilm encompasses individual motion pictures, the field of film as an art form, and the motion picture industry. Films are produced by recording images from the world with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects....
directorA film director, or filmmaker is a person who directs the making or production of a film. Some also consider a film producer to be a filmmaker....
and actress, notable for her films
Eve's BayouEve's Bayou is a 1997 drama film written and directed by Kasi Lemmons, who made her directorial debut with this feature. Samuel L. Jackson starred in the film alongside Debbi Morgan, Jurnee Smollett, Lynn Whitfield, and Meagan Good.-Plot:Eve is the youngest daughter of one of Louisiana's most...
,
The Caveman's ValentineThe Caveman's Valentine aka Sign of the Killer is a 2001 mystery-drama starring Samuel L. Jackson based on the novel by George Dawes Green. The film was released by Universal Focus.-Plot:...
and
Talk to MeTalk To Me is a 2007 film about Washington, D.C. radio personality Ralph "Petey" Greene, an ex-con who became a popular talk show host and community activist, and Dewey Hughes, his friend and manager...
.
Lemmons was born
Karen Lemmons in
St. LouisSt. Louis is an independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. With an estimated population of 354,361 in 2008, it is the principal municipality of Greater St. Louis, population 2,866,517, the largest urban area in Missouri and sixteenth largest in the United States...
, daughter of a
poetA poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
/psychotherapist mother and a
biologyBiology is the natural science concerned with the study of life and living organisms, including their structure, function, growth, origin, evolution, distribution, and taxonomy...
teacher father. Her first name is "Casey".
Lemmons played Ardelia Mapp in
The Silence of the Lambs. She had a cameo appearance in
Spike LeeShelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. He also teaches film at New York University and Columbia University...
's
School DazeSchool Daze is a 1988 musical-drama film, written and directed by Spike Lee, and starring Laurence Fishburne, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tisha Campbell-Martin. Based in part on Spike Lee's experiences at Atlanta's Morehouse College, it is a story about fraternity and sorority members clashing with...
during a montage of Half-Pint's (Spike Lee) potential conquests.
Lemmons is married to actor and director
Vondie Curtis-HallVondie Curtis-Hall is an American actor and film director.Curtis-Hall was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Angeline, a nurse, and Curtis, who owned a construction company. Initially a stage actor, Curtis-Hall was a member of the original cast of the Broadway musical Dreamgirls...
. They have a son,
Henry Hunter HallHenry Hunter Hall is an American film actor. His parents are actors Vondie Curtis-Hall and Kasi Lemmons. He has a younger sister, Zora Hall.Hall now currently lives in Hollywood Hills. He attends the Lycée Français de Los Angeles and is fluent in French....
, and a daughter, Zora Hall.