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Loni Love

Loni Love

Actor, also writer and producer · Born July 14, 1967 (59) · Detroit, Michigan, USA

Loni Love (born July 14, 1967) is an American comedian, Emmy and NAACP Image Award-winning talk show host, actress, TV personality, author, and former electrical engineer. After graduating high school, she worked for a time on the General Motors assembly line putting doors on 1993 Oldsmobile Cutlasses, work which ignited her interest in electrical engineering. She then received her bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from Prairie View A&M University in Texas. She started doing stand-up during her college years. She found work as an engineer at Xerox in California and she continued to do stand-up after work in clubs and became a regular at the Laugh Factory. After eight years of working at Xerox, Love resigned to pursue comedy during a layoff to prevent someone else from losing their job. Love did a series on VH1 called I Love the 2000s in which she gives her view on pop culture highlights. She was also a panelist in the late-night talk show Chelsea Lately. Love also appeared in an episode of Supermarket Sweep on July 24, 2000. Love started her comedic career in 2003, after appearing on Star Search, reaching the finals and was chosen runner-up in a close competition to winner John Roy. She was awarded the Jury Prize for best stand-up at the 2003 US Comedy Arts Festival. Since then, she has appeared in films and numerous television shows. In 2008 Love became the CNN correspondent for D. L. Hughley Breaks the News and covered the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Love was named "Hot Comic" for 2009 in Campus Activity magazine and one of the "Top 10 Comics to Watch" in both Variety and Comedy Central. In late 2009, Love recorded her first one-hour Comedy Central special, America's Sister, which aired on May 8, 2010. In July 2013, she released her first comedy advice book titled "Love Him Or Leave Him But Don't Get Stuck With The Tab". From July 15, 2013 to June 3, 2022, Love served as one of the co-hosts of the syndicated daytime talk show The Real originally alongside Adrienne Bailon, Tamar Braxton, Jeannie Mai, and Tamera Mowry. In 2018, Love and her Real co-hosts won the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host for their work. In 2015, she appeared in the comedy film Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, with Kevin James, and the action film Bad Asses on the Bayou, with Danny Trejo and Danny Glover. In 2016, she appeared as a contestant on the ninth season of Worst Cooks in America, competing for $50,000 for her chosen charity. In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Love hosts a show on Instagram Live under the hashtag #quarantinewithloni. Since January 2021, Love has been a recurring guest judge on Season 13 of Rupaul's Drag Race.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 14, 1967 (59)
From
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
22 on MovieCove · 29 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 64 days to Oct 27Down 16% in 30 days

What are Loni Love's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
33%
Society
27%
Self
25%
Ideas
8%
Morality
7%
Fame3 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 5 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 2 · Charged 3 · Intense 1

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 2 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

Funny: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their funny movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 0 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 2

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 5 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 6 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

2 analyzed roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
6
Absurd
6
Thrilling
4
Tense
3
Manic
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Fun7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Loni Love's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 20 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Loni Love's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

29 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page; 33 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Binged to Death(2023)

    as Kristen

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all films

  • Pictionary(2022)

    Show 29 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all shows

  • Celebrity Beef(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Home Town: Ben's Workshop (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 1 episode · as Loni Love

  • I Can See Your Voice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Mary J. Ross - Contestant

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all shows

  • Adopt a Highway(2019)

    as Cher

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Fuega

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Kevin Can Wait(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Yvette

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all shows

  • Mother's Day(2016)

    as Kimberly

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2(2015)

    as Donna Ericone

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Bad Asses on the Bayou(2015)

    as Carmen Gutierrez

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Gutshot Straight(2014)

    as Ms. Love

    Midcredits score: 4th percentile of all films

  • The Real (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Show 558 episodes · as Host

  • Bad Ass 2: Bad Asses(2014)

    as Carmen

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Whitney(2011)

    Show 2 episodes · as Nurse

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows

  • Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension(2011)

    as Carl in Disguise (voice)

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Kickin' It(2011)

    Show 5 episodes · as Marge

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • Loni Love: America's Sister(2010)

    Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • The Great Debate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide: Field Trips, Permission Slips, Signs, and Weasels (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Lunchlady

  • The Axis of Evil Comedy Tour (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Airport Security

  • Cuts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Iris (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows

  • Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide(2004)

    Show 12 episodes · as Rose, the Lunch Lady

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows

  • Soul Plane(2004)

    as Shaniece

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films

  • With or Without You(2003)

    as Waitress

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Girlfriends(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Woman

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows

  • Comedy Central Presents(1998)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows

Career shape

Star power in the 87th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 30 titles from 1998 to 2023; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Soul Plane (2004)

$15M worldwide

Highest rated

RuPaul's Secret Celebrity Drag Race (2020)

Midcredits 27th

Film career

19982023

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting29 of 30: 29 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score26thWriting1 of 30: 1 only writing, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · acting2000s9 · acting2010s14 · 13 acting · 1 crew2020s6 · acting

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 7 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Loni Love's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 24th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 27th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

18thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive4
  • Crowd Pleaser4
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Pictionary (2022)

94th percentile spread · 30% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension (2011)

Midcredits 92nd · 80% liked

Reviewers score the acting 52/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 75, detractors 17. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Who does Loni Love work with?

People who share at least 2 of Loni Love's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Craig Moss shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors

Editors