Luenell

Luenell
Luenell at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty in February 2007
Born	Luenell Campbell (1959-03-12) March 12, 1959 (age 65)[1] Tollette, Arkansas, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Comedian, actress
Years active	1993–present
Children	1

Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1959), known mononymously as Luenell, is an American comedian and actress.

Career

In the early-1990s, Luenell appeared regularly on Soul Beat TV on the Oakland, California cable station KSBT, along with prominent Bay Area African-American journalist Chauncey Bailey, an interviewer and talk show host on the program.^[2] Luenell was one of the hired actors in the 2006 hit mockumentary comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan, playing the role of a prostitute.^[3]

Personal life

On June 18, 2001, Luenell married her husband, whom she refers to as Mr. Rarely. She also has a daughter, Da'Nelle.^{[citation needed]}

Filmography

Luenell in December 2010

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	So I Married an Axe Murderer	Police Records Officer
1996	The Rock	Female Tourist
2004	Never Die Alone	Jasper
2005	So Fresh, So Clean... a Down and Dirty Comedy	Mrs. Keyes
2006	Borat	Luenell
2007	Katt Williams: American Hustle	Herself	Video
	Divine Intervention	Sister Jones
2008	The Hustle	Metermaid
2009	Spring Breakdown	Hooker
	All About Steve	Protester Lydia
2011	Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie	Herself	Video
	35 and Ticking	Donya
	Budz House	Mary Jane Howard
2012	Think Like a Man	Aunt Winnie
	That's My Boy	Champale
	C'mon Man	Joyce
	Mac & Devin Go to High School	Principal Cummings
	Taken 2	Driving Instructor
	Hotel Transylvania	Shrunken Heads (voice)
2013	In Transition	Marla Stevens	Video
	Dealin' with Idiots	Big Time Sara
	A Christmas Blessing	Sheila	TV movie
2014	Think Like a Man Too	Aunt Winnie
	School Dance	Mamma Tawanna
	Matthew 18	Aunt Jessie
2015	Where Have All the Fathers Gone	Herself	Documentary
	Hotel Transylvania 2	Shrunken Heads (voice)
	The HOA	Chanel	TV movie
2016	Definitely Divorcing	Eunice
	LAPD African Cops	Mylanta
	What Are the Chances?	Miss King
	The Clean	Dr. Anastasia Sparks
2017	Sremm Break	Doña Escopeda	Short
	Broken Dreams Blvd	Shelley	TV movie
2018	Don't Get Caught	Mrs. King	Video
	A Star Is Born	Cashier
2019	Funny Women of a Certain Age	Herself	TV movie
	I Got the Hook Up 2	Ms. Pam Dickerson
	Dolemite Is My Name	Rudy’s Aunt
2020	Ballbuster	Cari
	She Ball	Mrs. Mack
2021	Coming 2 America	Aunt Livia
	Miracles Across 125th Street	-	TV movie
2022	The American King-As told by an African Priestess	Herself
	Block Party	Debra
	God Save the Queens	God
2025	All-Star Weekend †	Monique	Completed[4][5]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1993	Hip Hop Slam TV	Herself/host	Episode: "9 & 16 Oct 1993"
1996	Nash Bridges	Street Car Reporter	Episode: "Vanishing Act"
2004	The Tracy Morgan Show	Woman In Hat	Episode: "Church"
2005	ComicView	Herself	Episode: "Episode #14.2"
2006	Laffapalooza	Herself	Episode: "Laffapalooza Volume 7"
2007	Comics Unleashed	Herself	Episode: "23 February 2007"
	Comedy Central Roast	Herself	Episode: ″Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav″
2008	I Love the New Millennium	Herself	Recurring Guest
	Reality Bites Back	Herself	Episode: "Shock of Love"
	1st Amendment Stand Up	Herself	Episode: "Angelo Lozada/Luenell/Rod Man/Will-E Robo"
	Reality Bites Back	Herself	Episode: ″Episode 2″
	Head Case	Twinkle Finkelstein	Episode: "Come Together"
	Chocolate News	Candleabra's Mother/Monica Jefferson	Episode: "Episode #1.5" & "#1.9"
2009	Black to the Future	Herself	Episode: "Hour 4: The 00s"
2009-14	Californication	Rhonda	Recurring cast: season 3, guest: season 7
2010	Undateable	Herself	Episode: "Hour 1-5"
	The Boondocks	Nellie Ruckus (voice)	Episode: "The Color Ruckus"
2010-11	Latino 101	Herself	Main Guest
2011	Way Black When: Primetime	Herself	Episode: "Episode #1.4"
	Laugh Out Loud Comedy Festival	Herself	Episode: "Luenell 'Hey Luenell'"
	Funny or Die Presents	Herself	Episode: "Episode #2.6"
	In the Flow with Affion Crockett	Herself	Episode: "Glee Auditions"
	Breaking In	Lunch Truck Lady	Episode: "Tis Better to Have Loved and Flossed"
	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Catfish	Episode: "The ANTI-Social Network"
	The Middle	Security Woman	Episode: "Hecks on a Plane"
2012	Dishing Tea with Big Meach	Herself	Episode: "From Tollette, AK to Hotel Transylvania, SHE Is Going Places"
	StandUp in Stilettos	Herself	Episode: "StandUp in Stilettos, Best of - Melissa Villasenor, Luenell and Nadine Rajabi"
	DTLA	Racine	Episode: "Episode #1.5"
2013	Who Gets the Last Laugh?	Herself	Episode: "Finesse Mitchell/Luenell Campbell/Alan Thicke"
2013-16	Apollo Night LA	Herself/Celebrity Host	TV series
2014	Camille Solari's Glaminlalaland	Herself	Episode: "One Year Anniversary at The Comedy Store Hosted by Camille Solari & Adam Barnhardt with Tom Rhodes"
	Comedy Underground with Dave Attell	Herself	Episode: "Episode #1.6"
	Black Dynamite	Moms Mabley (voice)	Episode: "‘Sweet Bill's Badass Singalong Song’ or ‘Bill Cosby Ain't Himself’"
2015	The Real Housewives of Atlanta	Herself	Episode: "Fix It Therapy"
	Real Husbands of Hollywood	Herself	Episode: "When Kevin Met Salli"
	Raising Whitley	Herself	Episode: "Beauty Shop Returns"
	Lucas Bros. Moving Co.	DMV Lady (voice)	Episode: "Lucas Burgers" & "Escape from Momma"
	Breaking In	Lunch Truck Lady	Episode: "Tis Better to Have Loved and Flossed"
	Axe Cop	Waitress	Episode: "Axe Cop Saves God"
	Black Jesus	Laverne	Episode: "Tasty Tudi's"
2016	Botched	Herself	Episode: "Pinched Perfect"
	Shahs of Sunset	Herself	Episode: "Six Persians Walk Into a Bar"
	Unsung Hollywood	Herself	Episode: "Rudy Ray Moore" & "Guy and Joe Torry"
	Bunnicula	Ted's Wife	Episode: "Alligator Tears"
2017	Unsung	Herself	Episode: "Lenny Williams"
	Lopez	Miss Wendy	Recurring cast
2018	Black Card Revoked	Herself	Episode: "K. Michelle, Andra Fuller, Luenell"
	Braxton Family Values	Herself	Recurring cast: season 6
	Comedians and Cocktails	Herself	Episode: "Grown People Talk"
	Abelism	Neighbor	Episode: "Roomful of Assholes"
2019	Black Jesus	Laverne	Episode: "Hair Tudi"
2020	Iyanla: Fix My Life	Herself	Episode: "The Masks We Wear"
	The Last O.G.	Aunt Elaine	Episode: "Family Feud"
	Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event	Peaches	Episode: "Family Reunion: Remember the Family's Feud?"
	Power Book II: Ghost	Ms. Richards	Episode: "Family First"
2021	Dark Humor	Herself	Recurring Guest
	Joseline's Cabaret	Herself/co-host	Episode: "Joseline's Cabaret Atlanta: The Reunion Part 1 & 2"
	Let's Talk Hair	Herself	Episode: "The Big Chop"
	Dad Stop Embarrassing Me!	Sheila	Episode: "BlackPeopleDontGoToTherapy"
	Ten Year Old Tom	Lunch Lady (voice)	Recurring cast
2021-22	Hacks	Miss Loretta	Guest: season 1, recurring cast: season 2
2022	Phat Tuesdays: The Era Of Hip Hop Comedy	Herself	Main Guest
	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	Herself/Celebrity Contestant	Episode: "Paul Scheer, Luenell and Mary Lynn Rajskub"
2023	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Herself/Guest	Episode: October 4[6]
2024	John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA	Herself	Episode: "Earthquakes"[7]

References

1. Krefting, Rebecca (2014). All Joking Aside: American Humor and Its Discontents. JHU Press. p. 307. ISBN 978-1-4214-1429-4. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
2. Richman, Josh; Fischer, Douglas (2007-08-03). "Bailey's career in news spanned globe for decades". Oakland Tribune. Archived from the original on 2017-09-17.
3. "'Borat' star Luenell who played a prostitute says she's still propositioned 10 years later". New York Daily News. 30 May 2016.
4. Tangonan, EJ (August 13, 2024). "Jamie Foxx leaks the trailer to his "unreleasable" film All-Star Weekend". JoBlo. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
5. Geschwind, Max (August 6, 2018). "Jamie Foxx on Directorial Debut, LeBron-Curry Rivalry". The Hollywood Reporter. Valence Media. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
6. "Guests Announced for ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!,' Oct. 4-6". Pressparty. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
7. Cobb, Kayla (2024-04-30). "'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA' Sets Live Guests". TheWrap. Retrieved 2024-05-11.

External links

• Official website
• Luenell at IMDb