Luenell
Luenell | |
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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
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
Luenell lived in Castro Valley, California, through most of her teen years. On June 18, 2001, Luenell married her husband, whom she refers to as Mr. Rarely. She also has a daughter, Da'Nelle.[4] Although Luenell and Mr. Rarely eventually divorced, they remained close. She revealed that he had undergone treatment for prostate cancer and was living with COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease).[5] On June 23, 2024, Luenell announced on Instagram that he had died following a prolonged illness: “No more breathing machines, no more needles, no more suffering… Even though we were no longer legally married, we remained in each other’s hearts until the very end.”[6]
Filmography
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 | Dog Man | Milly (voice) | |
| All-Star Weekend † | Monique | Completed[7][8] |
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[9] |
| 2024 | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA | Herself | Episode: "Earthquakes"[10] |
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Luenell's Daughter Opens Up About Feeling Abandoned". Oprah.com. Archived from the original on 2024-09-20. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
- ^ https://voxhour.com/luenell-said-her-husband-was-better-than-any-other-man-even-when-he-was-sick/
- ^ https://hypersclub.com/hypealerts/luenells-longtime-husband-passes-away
- ^ Tangonan, EJ (August 13, 2024). "Jamie Foxx leaks the trailer to his "unreleasable" film All-Star Weekend". JoBlo. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
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