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Luenell

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Luenell

Born March 12, 1959 in Tollette, Arkansas, USA36 films

Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1959), known professionally as Luenell, is an American comedienne and actress. She is the youngest of eight children. 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 interview and talk show host on the program.

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Luenell was one of the few actual actors in the 2006 hit mockumentary-styled comedy film Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan. In it, she plays a prostitute of the same name, a hooker with a heart of gold. She has also been seen on the BET comedy series, Comicview, and is featured on the new season of Wild 'N Out. She was in the second episode of the Comedy Central comedic reality show, Reality Bites Back.

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Essential films

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Hotel Transylvania poster7.0Hotel Transylvania2012The Rock poster7.2The Rock1996Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan poster6.8Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan2006Hotel Transylvania 2 poster6.8Hotel Transylvania 22015Taken 2 poster6.4Taken 22012Dolemite Is My Name poster7.0Dolemite Is My Name2019Coming 2 America poster6.3Coming 2 America2021Think Like a Man poster6.8Think Like a Man2012

Filmography

36 films as actor
  1. TBAAll-Star WeekendMonique
  2. TBASchmoolie the DeathwatcherRhonda
  3. 2025Dog ManMilly (voice)
  4. 2022God Save the QueensGod
  5. 2022Block PartyDebra
  6. 2021LCD Soundsystem Holiday SpecialTour Manager
  7. 2021Miracles Across 125th StreetSister Crystal
  8. 2021Coming 2 AmericaLivia
  9. 2020She BallMrs. Mack
  10. 2019Dolemite Is My NameAunt
  11. 2019I Got the Hook Up 2Ms. Pam Dickerson
  12. 2018A Star Is BornCashier
  13. 2018Don't Get CaughtMrs. King
  14. 2016Definitely DivorcingEunice
  15. 2015Hotel Transylvania 2Shrunken Heads (voice)
  16. 2015The Nasty Show hosted by Artie Lange
  17. 2014School DanceMamma Tawanna
  18. 2014Think Like a Man TooAunt Winnie
  19. 2013In TransitionMarla Stevens
  20. 2012Taken 2Driving Instructor
  21. 2012Hotel TransylvaniaShrunken Head (voice)
  22. 2012Mac & Devin Go to High SchoolPrincipal Cummings
  23. 2012C'mon ManJoyce
  24. 2012That's My BoyChampale
  25. 2012Think Like a ManAunt Winnie
  26. 2011Budz HouseMary Jane Howard
  27. 201135 and TickingDonya
  28. 2011Luenell: Hey Luenell!
  29. 2009All About SteveProtestor Lydia
  30. 2009Spring BreakdownHooker
  31. 2008The HustleMetermaid
  32. 2006Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of KazakhstanLuenell
  33. 2005So Fresh, So CleanMrs. Keyes
  34. 2004Never Die AloneJasper
  35. 1996The RockFemale Tourist
  36. 1993So I Married an Axe MurdererPolice Records Officer