Luenell
Appearance
Luenell | |
---|---|
Luenell at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty in February 2007 | |
Born | Luenell Campbell March 12, 1959[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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]Film
[edit]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 | Protestor 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 |
Television
[edit]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[4] |
2024 | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA | Herself | Episode: "Earthquakes"[5] |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "'Borat' star Luenell who played a prostitute says she's still propositioned 10 years later". New York Daily News. 30 May 2016.
- ^ "Guests Announced for ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!,' Oct. 4-6". Pressparty. Retrieved 2023-10-05.
- ^ Cobb, Kayla (2024-04-30). "'John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA' Sets Live Guests". TheWrap. Retrieved 2024-05-11.
External links
[edit]Wikimedia Commons has media related to Luenell.
Categories:
- 1959 births
- Living people
- People from Howard County, Arkansas
- Actresses from Arkansas
- African-American actresses
- African-American female comedians
- Actresses from Oakland, California
- People from Castro Valley, California
- Comedians from Oakland, California
- 20th-century American comedians
- 21st-century American comedians
- 20th-century African-American women
- 21st-century African-American women
- Comedians from Arkansas
- American women comedians