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Kasi Lemmons BiographyKasi Lemmons is an American film director and actress. Lemmons began making her acting debut in the television movie “11th Victim” (1979). She attended the University of California, Los Angeles to major in history. However, she eventually left U.C.L.A. and enrolled in the film program at the New School for Social Research. As a young child, Lemmons got her first role on TV on a local soap opera called “You Got a Right”, a courtroom drama. She played the first and only black girl who integrated to an all-white school. Her acting credits include episodic parts on shows like “As the World Turns,” “Murder,” “She Wrote,” “The Cosby Show” or “ER” and films such as “Spike Lee's School Daze” (1988), “Vampire's Kiss” (1988), the Academy Award winner for Best Picture “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991), “Candyman” (1992), “Hard Target” (1993), “Fear of a Black Hat” (1993), “Gridlock'd” (1997) and “'Til There Was You” (1997).
In 1997, Lemmons directed the film “Eve's Bayou” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Diahann Carroll, and Jurnee Smollett. Lemmons wrote a narrative that wove together family drama in the story of a ten-year-old girl and her family. She created and directed the movie with intentional use of universal significance. The movie expresses certain themes and promotes an ambiance of mystery, sultry eroticism, and passion that transforms the characters throughout the movie. The film was not meant to be based on African-American film work; however, it was meant to perceive human relationships in a different way. It attracted more white audiences than black.
The casting for “Talk to Me” was done by Lemmons as well. She felt that Martin Sheen would fit the role of E. G. Sonderling, who was the head of the radio station. She also selected Mike Epps, Cedric the Entertainer, and Taraji Henson, the female lead, as actors for the movie. She had the opportunity to cast her husband, Vondie Curtis-Hall. The film was well-received among critics (currently holding an 80% rate of approval on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes) and won Lemmons an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature as well as a National Board of Review award for Outstanding Directorial Debut. In 2002 Lemmons conceived and helmed the tribute to “Sidney Poitier” for the 74th Annual Academy Award show. In 2007 Lemmons directed the movie” Talk to Me” about an ex-con (played by Don Cheadle) who became a popular talk show host and community activist. The film and the actors were the target of much praise and Lemmons herself won an Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture.
Lemmons adapted Broadway musical “Black Nativity” which was filmed in 2013 starring Academy Award winners Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson as well as Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett. Lemmons is also attached to direct the Apartheid-set drama “Agaat,” based on Marlene van Niekerk's novel, in addition to an adaptation of Zadie Smith's best-selling novel “On Beauty.”
Lemmons directed the 2019 film Harriet, a biopic based on the life of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. The film stars Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman, following her escape from slavery and subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves through the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-Civil War adversity.
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-"Our responsibility is to not give up. Our responsibility is to maybe try harder than everybody else. Our responsibility is to persevere and to keep creating. And from a place of honesty," she tells ESSENCE.
... are set as showrunners on the Zero Gravity-produced series about the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist, with Kasi Lemmons (Eve's ...
The film, Harriet, will be directed by Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou, The Caveman's Valentine, Talk to Me and Black Nativity) and produced by Debra Martin Chase ...
Indigenous Media announced Wednesday it is partnering with Lesli Linka Glatter (“Homeland”), Mimi Leder (“The Leftovers”), Kasi Lemmons (“Eves Bayou”), Betty Thomas (“Private Parts”) and Sarah Treem (“The Affair”) to launch a mentorship program for a new group of female writers and directors. Indigenous Media, led by co-CEOs Jon Avnet, Rodrigo Garcia and Jake Avnet, is...
Another doubled-down writer/director, Kasi Lemmons debuted in Hollywood in 1997 with Eve's Bayou, a Southern gothic indie, produced by and starring ...
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Kasi Lemmons is an American film director and actress. Lemmons began making her acting debut in the television movie “11th Victim” (1979). She attended the University of California, Los Angeles to major in history. However, she eventually left U.C.L.A. and enrolled in the film program at the New School for Social Research. As a young child, Lemmons got her first role on TV on a local soap opera called “You Got a Right”, a courtroom drama. She played the first and only black girl who integrated to an all-white school. Her acting credits include episodic parts on shows like “As the World Turns,” “Murder,” “She Wrote,” “The Cosby Show” or “ER” and films such as “Spike Lee's School Daze” (1988), “Vampire's Kiss” (1988), the Academy Award winner for Best Picture “The Silence of the Lambs” (1991), “Candyman” (1992), “Hard Target” (1993), “Fear of a Black Hat” (1993), “Gridlock'd” (1997) and “'Til There Was You” (1997).
In 1997, Lemmons directed the film “Eve's Bayou” starring Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, Diahann Carroll, and Jurnee Smollett. Lemmons wrote a narrative that wove together family drama in the story of a ten-year-old girl and her family. She created and directed the movie with intentional use of universal significance. The movie expresses certain themes and promotes an ambiance of mystery, sultry eroticism, and passion that transforms the characters throughout the movie. The film was not meant to be based on African-American film work; however, it was meant to perceive human relationships in a different way. It attracted more white audiences than black.
The casting for “Talk to Me” was done by Lemmons as well. She felt that Martin Sheen would fit the role of E. G. Sonderling, who was the head of the radio station. She also selected Mike Epps, Cedric the Entertainer, and Taraji Henson, the female lead, as actors for the movie. She had the opportunity to cast her husband, Vondie Curtis-Hall. The film was well-received among critics (currently holding an 80% rate of approval on review aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes) and won Lemmons an Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature as well as a National Board of Review award for Outstanding Directorial Debut. In 2002 Lemmons conceived and helmed the tribute to “Sidney Poitier” for the 74th Annual Academy Award show. In 2007 Lemmons directed the movie” Talk to Me” about an ex-con (played by Don Cheadle) who became a popular talk show host and community activist. The film and the actors were the target of much praise and Lemmons herself won an Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Motion Picture.
Lemmons adapted Broadway musical “Black Nativity” which was filmed in 2013 starring Academy Award winners Forest Whitaker and Jennifer Hudson as well as Academy Award nominee Angela Bassett. Lemmons is also attached to direct the Apartheid-set drama “Agaat,” based on Marlene van Niekerk's novel, in addition to an adaptation of Zadie Smith's best-selling novel “On Beauty.”
Lemmons directed the 2019 film Harriet, a biopic based on the life of iconic freedom fighter Harriet Tubman. The film stars Cynthia Erivo as Harriet Tubman, following her escape from slavery and subsequent missions to free dozens of slaves through the Underground Railroad in the face of growing pre-Civil War adversity.
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Kasi Lemmons is a keynote speaker and industry expert who speaks on a wide range of topics . The estimated speaking fee range to book Kasi Lemmons for your event is available upon request. Kasi Lemmons generally travels from and can be booked for (private) corporate events, personal appearances, keynote speeches, or other performances. Similar motivational celebrity speakers are Ava DuVernay, Viola Davis, Cynthia Erivo, Marsai Martin and Issa Rae. Contact All American Speakers for ratings, reviews, videos and information on scheduling Kasi Lemmons for an upcoming event.
"Our responsibility is to not give up. Our responsibility is to maybe try harder than everybody else. Our responsibility is to persevere and to keep creating. And from a place of honesty," she tells ESSENCE.
... are set as showrunners on the Zero Gravity-produced series about the legendary African American entrepreneur and philanthropist, with Kasi Lemmons (Eve's ...
The film, Harriet, will be directed by Kasi Lemmons (Eve's Bayou, The Caveman's Valentine, Talk to Me and Black Nativity) and produced by Debra Martin Chase ...
Indigenous Media announced Wednesday it is partnering with Lesli Linka Glatter (“Homeland”), Mimi Leder (“The Leftovers”), Kasi Lemmons (“Eves Bayou”), Betty Thomas (“Private Parts”) and Sarah Treem (“The Affair”) to launch a mentorship program for a new group of female writers and directors. Indigenous Media, led by co-CEOs Jon Avnet, Rodrigo Garcia and Jake Avnet, is...
Another doubled-down writer/director, Kasi Lemmons debuted in Hollywood in 1997 with Eve's Bayou, a Southern gothic indie, produced by and starring ...
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