Kasi Lemmons

Kasi Lemmons ( born February 24, 1961 in St. Louis, Missouri; born Karen Lemmons ) is an American actress, director and screenwriter.

Life and achievements

Lemmons is the daughter of a biology teacher and a psychotherapist. She made her debut as an actress in the TV movie The eleventh victim from the year 1979. 's Horror comedy Vampire's Kiss (1989 ) joined them in a larger role alongside Nicolas Cage, Maria Conchita Alonso and Jennifer Beals. In the thriller The Silence of the Lambs (1991 ) she played the role of Clarice Starling ( Jodie Foster) fellow student at the FBI Academy, Ardelia Mapp. One of the major roles they played on the side of Virginia Madsen in the horror film Candyman (1992).

As director and screenwriter Lemmons made ​​his debut with the film drama Eve 's Bayou (1997) with Meagan Good and Samuel L. Jackson. For this work she received in 1997 as Best Director debutante the National Board of Review Award and the 1998 Independent Spirit Award and the Black Film Award at the Acapulco Black Film Festival. In 2001 she was a jury member at the Sundance Film Festival. As a director of the biopic Talk To Me with Don Cheadle in the lead role, she was honored at the Image Awards in 2008 as best director.

Lemmon is married to actor Vondie Curtis - Hall since 1995. She has two children.

Filmography (selection)

As an actress

As a director

As a screenwriter

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