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Luenell

Luenell

Department: Acting

Biography

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. 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.

Known For

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan

2006

Never Die Alone

Never Die Alone

2004

All About Steve

All About Steve

2009

Think Like a Man Too

Think Like a Man Too

2014

LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special

LCD Soundsystem Holiday Special

2021

Miracles Across 125th Street

Miracles Across 125th Street

2021

Snoop Dogg Presents The Bad Girls of Comedy

Snoop Dogg Presents The Bad Girls of Comedy

2012

Budz House

Budz House

2011

C'mon Man

C'mon Man

2012

God Save the Queens

God Save the Queens

2022

In Transition

In Transition

2013

Chappelle's Home Team - Luenell: Town Business

Chappelle's Home Team - Luenell: Town Business

2023

Block Party

Block Party

2022

The Rock

The Rock

1996

Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man

2012

The World According to Allee Willis

The World According to Allee Willis

2024

So I Married an Axe Murderer

So I Married an Axe Murderer

1993

The Nasty Show hosted by Artie Lange

The Nasty Show hosted by Artie Lange

2015

The Nasty Show hosted by Artie Lange

The Nasty Show hosted by Artie Lange

2015

Taken 2

Taken 2

2012

Definitely Divorcing

Definitely Divorcing

2016

I Got the Hook Up 2

I Got the Hook Up 2

2019

That's My Boy

That's My Boy

2012

All-Star Weekend

All-Star Weekend

Hotel Transylvania

Hotel Transylvania

2012

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

2018

Funny Women of a Certain Age

Funny Women of a Certain Age

2019

Don't Get Caught

Don't Get Caught

2018

The Comedian's Guide to Survival

The Comedian's Guide to Survival

2016

So Fresh, So Clean

So Fresh, So Clean

2005

The Hustle

The Hustle

2008

She Ball

She Ball

2020

Dolemite Is My Name

Dolemite Is My Name

2019

Hotel Transylvania 2

Hotel Transylvania 2

2015

School Dance

School Dance

2014

35 and Ticking

35 and Ticking

2011

Spring Breakdown

Spring Breakdown

2009

Mac & Devin Go to High School

Mac & Devin Go to High School

2012

Coming 2 America

Coming 2 America

2021

Luenell: Hey Luenell!

Luenell: Hey Luenell!

2011

Dog Man

Dog Man

2025

2 Minutes of Fame

2 Minutes of Fame

2020

LowKey Comedy Special

LowKey Comedy Special

2025

Nash Bridges

Nash Bridges

1996

The Middle

The Middle

2009

Californication

Californication

2007

DTLA

DTLA

2012

Reality Bites Back

Reality Bites Back

2008

Chocolate News

Chocolate News

2008

Hacks

Hacks

2021

The Great Debate

The Great Debate

2009

The Wendy Williams Show

The Wendy Williams Show

2008

Power Book II: Ghost

Power Book II: Ghost

2020

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003

Sherri

Sherri

2022

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021

The Tracy Morgan Show

The Tracy Morgan Show

2003

Head Case

Head Case

2007

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

Phat Tuesdays: The Era of Hip Hop Comedy

2022

Apple & Onion

Apple & Onion

2018

The Last O.G.

The Last O.G.

2018

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in L.A.

2024

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

GAME ON: A Comedy Crossover Event

2020

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

2005

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

2025

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

Everybody's Live with John Mulaney

2025

The $100,000 Pyramid

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016

Breaking In

Breaking In

2011

Crutch

Crutch

2025

Gastronauts

Gastronauts

2024

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

2013

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

Lucas Bros. Moving Co.

2013