Judy Lynn Tenuta (born November 7, 1949 but with a claimed birthdate of 1965) was an American comedian, actress, and comedy musician. She was known for her whimsical and brash persona of "The Love Goddess," mixing insult comedy, observational humor, self-promotion, and bawdy onstage antics. Throughout her career, Tenuta built a niche but devoted following, particularly among members of the LGBTQ community. Tenuta wrote two comedy books and received two Grammy nominations for "Best Comedy Album". Description above from the Wikipedia article Judy Tenuta, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
| Birth Location | Chicago, Illinois, USA |
|---|---|
| Born | 1949-11-07 |
| Died | 2022-10-06 |
Movies
2023
There's No Such Thing as Vampires
as Barbecue Becky
2020
Deadly Crush
as Claire Voyant
2020
Celluloid Soul
as Dr. Mulavey
2018
Garlic and Gunpowder
as Evelyn 'Evvy' Hancock
2018
I Am Sam Kinison
as Herself
2017
Scales: Mermaids Are Real
as Shopkeeper
2017
First Period
as Madame Mulva
2013
Gibsonburg
as Pinkus' Mother
2013
Why We Laugh: Funny Women
as Self
2013
Sister Mary
as Older Nun
2011
Going Down in LA-LA Land
as Zinnea
2011
Doctor Spine
as Mother Spine
2011
Material Girls
as Margo Thorness
2006
'Weird Al' Yankovic: White & Nerdy
as Woman Who Gets a Surge Protector
2006
Flirting with Anthony
as Jayleen the Motel Lady
2005
10 Attitudes
as Glenda
2001
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
as Self (archive footage)
2001
1999
Sam Kinison: Why Did We Laugh?
as Herself
1999
Desperation Boulevard
as Joan
1998
Plump Fiction
as Rhonda
1997
Butch Camp
as Samantha Rottweiler
1996
Plughead Rewired: Circuitry Man II
as Transportation Officer
1994
Love Bites
as Sgt. Farfalloni
1993
Night of 100 Stars III
as Self
1990
Negligee and Underpants Party
as Herself
1988
On Location: Women of the Night
as Self
1987
Deep Throat Part II
as Office Girl
1974
Stalking Emo
as Self
-
Judy Tenuta hasn't worked on any movies or TV shows