# Luenell

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. 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.

## Personal life

On June 18, 2001, Luenell married her husband, whom she refers to as Mr. Rarely. She also has a daughter, Da'Nelle.

## 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 |
| 2007 | Divine Intervention | Sister Jones | |
| 2008 | The Hustle | Metermaid | |
| 2009 | Spring Breakdown | Hooker | |
| 2009 | All About Steve | Protester Lydia | |
| 2011 | Kiss and Tell: The History of Black Romance in Movie | Herself | Video |
| 2011 | 35 and Ticking | Donya | |
| 2011 | Budz House | Mary Jane Howard | |
| 2012 | Think Like a Man | Aunt Winnie | |
| 2012 | That's My Boy | Champale | |
| 2012 | C'mon Man | Joyce | |
| 2012 | Mac & Devin Go to High School | Principal Cummings | |
| 2012 | Taken 2 | Driving Instructor | |
| 2012 | Hotel Transylvania | Shrunken Heads (voice) | |
| 2013 | In Transition | Marla Stevens | Video |
| 2013 | Dealin' with Idiots | Big Time Sara | |
| 2013 | A Christmas Blessing | Sheila | TV movie |
| 2014 | Think Like a Man Too | Aunt Winnie | |
| 2014 | School Dance | Mamma Tawanna | |
| 2014 | Matthew 18 | Aunt Jessie | |
| 2015 | Where Have All the Fathers Gone | Herself | Documentary |
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Shrunken Heads (voice) | |
| 2015 | The HOA | Chanel | TV movie |
| 2016 | Definitely Divorcing | Eunice | |
| 2016 | LAPD African Cops | Mylanta | |
| 2016 | What Are the Chances? | Miss King | |
| 2016 | The Clean | Dr. Anastasia Sparks | |
| 2017 | Sremm Break | Doña Escopeda | Short |
| 2017 | Broken Dreams Blvd | Shelley | TV movie |
| 2018 | Don't Get Caught | Mrs. King | Video |
| 2018 | A Star Is Born | Cashier | |
| 2019 | Funny Women of a Certain Age | Herself | TV movie |
| 2019 | I Got the Hook Up 2 | Ms. Pam Dickerson | |
| 2019 | Dolemite Is My Name | Rudy’s Aunt | |
| 2020 | Ballbuster | Cari | |
| 2020 | She Ball | Mrs. Mack | |
| 2021 | Coming 2 America | Aunt Livia | |
| 2021 | Miracles Across 125th Street | - | TV movie |
| 2022 | The American King-As told by an African Priestess | Herself | |
| 2022 | Block Party | Debra | |
| 2022 | God Save the Queens | God | |
| 2025 | Dog Man | Milly (voice) | |
| 2025 | All-Star Weekend † | Monique | Completed |

### 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" |
| 2007 | Comedy Central Roast | Herself | Episode: ″Comedy Central Roast of Flavor Flav″ |
| 2008 | I Love the New Millennium | Herself | Recurring Guest |
| 2008 | Reality Bites Back | Herself | Episode: "Shock of Love" |
| 2008 | 1st Amendment Stand Up | Herself | Episode: "Angelo Lozada/Luenell/Rod Man/Will-E Robo" |
| 2008 | Reality Bites Back | Herself | Episode: ″Episode 2″ |
| 2008 | Head Case | Twinkle Finkelstein | Episode: "Come Together" |
| 2008 | 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" |
| 2010 | 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" |
| 2011 | Laugh Out Loud Comedy Festival | Herself | Episode: "Luenell 'Hey Luenell'" |
| 2011 | Funny or Die Presents | Herself | Episode: "Episode #2.6" |
| 2011 | In the Flow with Affion Crockett | Herself | Episode: "Glee Auditions" |
| 2011 | Breaking In | Lunch Truck Lady | Episode: "Tis Better to Have Loved and Flossed" |
| 2011 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Catfish | Episode: "The ANTI-Social Network" |
| 2011 | 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" |
| 2012 | StandUp in Stilettos | Herself | Episode: "StandUp in Stilettos, Best of - Melissa Villasenor, Luenell and Nadine Rajabi" |
| 2012 | 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" |
| 2014 | Comedy Underground with Dave Attell | Herself | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |
| 2014 | 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" |
| 2015 | Real Husbands of Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "When Kevin Met Salli" |
| 2015 | Raising Whitley | Herself | Episode: "Beauty Shop Returns" |
| 2015 | Lucas Bros. Moving Co. | DMV Lady (voice) | Episode: "Lucas Burgers" & "Escape from Momma" |
| 2015 | Breaking In | Lunch Truck Lady | Episode: "Tis Better to Have Loved and Flossed" |
| 2015 | Axe Cop | Waitress | Episode: "Axe Cop Saves God" |
| 2015 | Black Jesus | Laverne | Episode: "Tasty Tudi's" |
| 2016 | Botched | Herself | Episode: "Pinched Perfect" |
| 2016 | Shahs of Sunset | Herself | Episode: "Six Persians Walk Into a Bar" |
| 2016 | Unsung Hollywood | Herself | Episode: "Rudy Ray Moore" & "Guy and Joe Torry" |
| 2016 | Bunnicula | Ted's Wife | Episode: "Alligator Tears" |
| 2017 | Unsung | Herself | Episode: "Lenny Williams" |
| 2017 | Lopez | Miss Wendy | Recurring cast |
| 2018 | Black Card Revoked | Herself | Episode: "K. Michelle, Andra Fuller, Luenell" |
| 2018 | Braxton Family Values | Herself | Recurring cast: season 6 |
| 2018 | Comedians and Cocktails | Herself | Episode: "Grown People Talk" |
| 2018 | Abelism | Neighbor | Episode: "Roomful of Assholes" |
| 2019 | Black Jesus | Laverne | Episode: "Hair Tudi" |
| 2020 | Iyanla: Fix My Life | Herself | Episode: "The Masks We Wear" |
| 2020 | The Last O.G. | Aunt Elaine | Episode: "Family Feud" |
| 2020 | Game On: A Comedy Crossover Event | Peaches | Episode: "Family Reunion: Remember the Family's Feud?" |
| 2020 | Power Book II: Ghost | Ms. Richards | Episode: "Family First" |
| 2021 | Dark Humor | Herself | Recurring Guest |
| 2021 | Joseline's Cabaret | Herself/co-host | Episode: "Joseline's Cabaret Atlanta: The Reunion Part 1 & 2" |
| 2021 | Let's Talk Hair | Herself | Episode: "The Big Chop" |
| 2021 | Dad Stop Embarrassing Me! | Sheila | Episode: "BlackPeopleDontGoToTherapy" |
| 2021 | 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 |
| 2022 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Herself/Celebrity Contestant | Episode: "Paul Scheer, Luenell and Mary Lynn Rajskub" |
| 2023 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself/Guest | Episode: October 4 |
| 2024 | John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA | Herself | Episode: "Earthquakes" |