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Kasi Lemmons' feature screenwriting and directorial debut, Eve's Bayou, was the highest-grossing independent film of 1997. The film went on to win the Independent Spirit Award for Best First Feature and receive seven NAACP Image Award nominations, including Best Picture. Eve's Bayou starred Samuel L. Jackson, Lynn Whitfield, Debbi Morgan, and Vondie Curtis Hall; and was an early showcase for young actors Meagan Good and Jurnee Smollett. Ms. Lemmons was also honored… (more)
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Hard Target (1993)
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Actress
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| 2012 |
Disconnect |
| 1998 |
Liars' Dice |
| 1997 |
'Til There Was You |
Gridlock'd |
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| 1995 |
Zooman (TV movie) |
| 1994 |
Drop Squad |
| 1993 |
Fear of a Black Hat |
Hard Target |
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| 1992 |
Afterburn (TV movie) |
Candyman |
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| 1991 |
The Five Heartbeats |
The Silence of the Lambs |
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| 1990 |
The Big One: The Great Los Angeles Earthquake (TV movie) |
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson (TV movie) |
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| 1988 |
School Daze |
Vampire's Kiss |
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| 1986 |
Adam's Apple (TV movie) |
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| 2002 |
ER |
It's All in Your Head (S08E15) |
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| 1993 |
Murder, She Wrote |
The Survivor (S09E21) |
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Walker, Texas Ranger |
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Night of the Gladiator (S02E10) |
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| 1991 |
Under Cover |
| 1988 |
The Cosby Show |
The Birth (S05E06) |
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| 1985 |
Spenser: For Hire |
Resurrection (S01E10) |
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| 1956 |
As the World Turns |
| Documentaries | |
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| 2023 |
See It Loud: The History of Black Television (series) - a.f. |
| 2022 |
One Perfect Shot (series) |
Kasi Lemmons (E03) |
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| 2018 |
Black Hollywood: 'They've Gotta Have Us' (series) |
Black is the New Hollywood (E03) |
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Black Film Is Not a Genre (E02) |
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Legends and Pioneers (E01) |
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| 2017 |
Half the Picture |
| 2003 |
Sisters in Cinema |
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| 1994 |
Override (TV movie) |
| 1986 |
Gift of Amazing Grace, The (TV movie) |
Director
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| 2022 |
I Wanna Dance with Somebody |
| 2019 |
Harriet |
| 2013 |
Black Nativity |
| 2007 |
Talk to Me |
| 2001 |
The Caveman's Valentine |
| 1997 |
Eve's Bayou |
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| 2022 |
Women of the Movement |
The Last Word (E06) |
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| 2020 |
Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker |
Bootstraps (E02) |
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The Fight of the Century (E01) |
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| 2018 |
Luke Cage |
All Souled Out (S02E05) |
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| 2017 |
Shots Fired |
Hour Five: Before the Storm (E05) |
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| 1996 |
Dr. Hugo |
Screenwriter
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| 2019 |
Harriet |
| 2013 |
Black Nativity |
| 1997 |
Eve's Bayou |
Guest
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| 2018 |
Hollywood Insider |
| 2015 |
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter |
| 2012 |
CBS This Morning: Saturday |
| 1998 |
29th NAACP Image Awards |