Luenell
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 Luenell at the 79th Annual Academy Awards Children Uniting Nations/Billboard afterparty |
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| Born | March 12, 1960 Tollette, Arkansas. USA |
Luenell Campbell (born March 12, 1960) is an American comedienne and actress.
She was born in Tollette, Arkansas and uses only her first name. She is the youngest of eight children.[1] She 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, Luenell 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.
Luenell was raised in Northern California and attended Castro Valley High School.[1]
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.[2]
Luenell has one daughter, and lives in Los Angeles, California.
[edit] Filmography
- So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
- The Rock (1996)
- Never Die Alone (2004)
- So Fresh, So Clean... a Down and Dirty Comedy (2005)
- Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006)
- American Hustle (2007)
[edit] References
- ^ a b Luenell biography, thestar.com
- ^ Josh Richman and Douglas Fischer (2007-08-03). Bailey's career in news spanned globe for decades. Oakland Tribune.
