Portrait of Kasi Lemmons

Acting

Kasi Lemmons

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 1994 with 3 main titles.

Average score
GoodWatch score62/100
Highest rated
Poster for Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou
GoodWatch score77/100

Characters

1

The characters Kasi Lemmons played, best-known titles first.

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 31 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.8 versus catalog average 4.5EnergyHeart: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.2 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.8 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.4 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Kasi Lemmons Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Absurdist Humor
    0.9, average 2.0
  • Physical Comedy
    1.3, average 2.4
  • Situational Comedy
    1.9, average 2.7
  • Futuristic
    0.3, average 0.9

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Family Drama 3
  • Inspirational 3
  • Social Commentary 3
  • Coming-of-Age 2
  • Gospel Music 2
  • Unreliable Narrator 2
  • Racial Tensions 2
  • Social Justice 2
  • Period Piece 2
  • Biographical Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

38
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home
I Miss My Mom & Dream of Our New Home

Thanks

2020s

3 titles ยท average score 57
The Projectionist
The Projectionist (2026)

as Ramona

Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody (2022)
GoodWatch score 57

Director, Executive Producer

Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones
Blanchard: Fire Shut Up in My Bones (2021)

Writer

2010s

4 titles ยท average score 64
Harriet
Harriet (2019)
GoodWatch score 71

Director, Screenplay

Beauty
Beauty (2018)

Executive Producer

Black Nativity
Black Nativity (2013)
GoodWatch score 50

Director, Writer

Disconnect
Disconnect (2013)
GoodWatch score 70

as Roberta Washington

2000s

3 titles ยท average score 57
Talk to Me
Talk to Me (2007)
GoodWatch score 72

Director

Waist Deep
Waist Deep (2006)
GoodWatch score 49

as Angry Black Woman

The Caveman's Valentine
The Caveman's Valentine (2001)
GoodWatch score 49

Director

1990s

18 titles ยท average score 61
Eve's Bayou
Eve's Bayou (1997)
GoodWatch score 77

Writer, Director

Gridlock'd
Gridlock'd (1997)
GoodWatch score 79

as Madonna

Dr. Hugo
Dr. Hugo (1996)

Writer, Director

ER
ER (1994)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show ยท as Gamma Knife Tech

Fear of a Black Hat
Fear of a Black Hat (1994)
GoodWatch score 63

as Nina Blackburn

Drop Squad
Drop Squad (1994)
GoodWatch score 30

as June Vanderpool

Walker, Texas Ranger
Walker, Texas Ranger (1993)
GoodWatch score 53

TV show ยท as Diane Warren

Hard Target
Hard Target (1993)
GoodWatch score 62

as Det. Marie Mitchell

Candyman
Candyman (1992)
GoodWatch score 69

as Bernadette Walsh

The Silence of the Lambs
The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
GoodWatch score 86

as Ardelia Mapp

Before the Storm
Before the Storm (1991)

as Alex Robbins

The Five Heartbeats
The Five Heartbeats (1991)
GoodWatch score 59

as Cookie

1980s

8 titles ยท average score 62
Vampire's Kiss
Vampire's Kiss (1989)
GoodWatch score 55

as Jackie

A Man Called Hawk
A Man Called Hawk (1989)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show

School Daze
School Daze (1988)
GoodWatch score 59

as Perry

The Gift of Amazing Grace
The Gift of Amazing Grace (1986)

as Subaya

The Equalizer
The Equalizer (1985)
GoodWatch score 62

TV show ยท as Zandili

Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show ยท as Paula Raynor

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 76

TV show ยท as Miss McKegney

11th Victim
11th Victim (1984)

as Hostage

1960s

1 title ยท average score 42
Another World
Another World (1964)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show