Anjelah Johnson



Anjelah Nicole Johnson (born May 14, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and former NFL cheerleader. Johnson is most notable as a cast member on the seriesMADtv during its 13th season. Her characters included a Vietnamese nail salon employee and a rude fast food employee named Bon Qui Qui.



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[hide]  *1 Career  ==Career[edit] == Johnson moved to Los Angeles in 2005 to pursue a career in comedy, after a friend suggested that she join a joke writing class.[2]  She took improv classes,[2] [3]  and quickly began to headline her own shows. Her stand-up routine comprising her impression of a Vietnamese nail salon employee received much attention on YouTube,[2] and in 2007, Johnson joined the cast of sketch comedy show MADtv as a featured performer. Because of the impending writers strike, Johnson was often given only a few lines in the scripts during her tenure, as the writers had to produce more scripts at a faster pace.[2]  However, her character Bon Qui Qui, a fast food employee who treats customers rudely, which she wrote herself, was received well, and gained a similarly large YouTube following.[2]  In 2008, Johnson was nominated for an ALMA Award for Outstanding Female Performance in a Comedy Television Series for her work on MADtv.[4]
 * 2 Personal life
 * 3 Filmography
 * 3.1 Movie appearances
 * 3.2 Television appearances
 * 4 Awards and nominations
 * 5 References
 * 6 External links

Johnson was given her own one-hour Comedy Central special, "Anjelah Johnson: That's How We Do It", in 2009.[1]  She also appeared in the films Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and Our Family Wedding, and provided her voice for the live-action adaptation of Marmaduke.[4]  She was also featured on the late night talk show Lopez Tonight, hosted by George Lopez.

Johnson became the "TC Girl", a spokesperson for Mexican restaurant Taco Cabana in 2011.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-tcgirl_5-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[5]  In 2012, Johnson became the national campaign spokesperson for the "Don't be an S.O.V." campaign led by vRide,<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-vRide_6-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[6] the country's largest van pooling company, which encouraged single commuters (S.O.V.s) to rideshare, carpool, or vanpool.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">In 2013, Johnson reprised her role as her MADtv character Bon Qui Qui for a skit released by Alexander Wang. Anjelah doing a skit==Personal life<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[edit] == <p style="margin-top:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Johnson was born and raised in San Jose, California, in a devout Christian family.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-typepad_3-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[3]  She is of Mexican and Native American descent.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-7" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[7]  She was a Pop Warner cheerleader from the age of 8 and was active in soccer, softball and track.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raider_8-0" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  She also practiced hip hop and break dancing.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raider_8-1" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  She began acting as a senior in high school and was especially interested in affecting different accents.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raider_8-2" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  She later studied speech communications at De Anza College.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raider_8-3" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8] <sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-9" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[9]  She subsequently became a cheerleader for the Oakland Raidersafter being inducted in 2002.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-raider_8-4" style="line-height:1;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[8]  As a member of the Oakland Raiderettes she was named Rookie of the Year and performed at Super Bowl XXXVII.

<p style="margin-top:0.5em;margin-bottom:0.5em;line-height:22.399999618530273px;color:rgb(37,37,37);font-family:sans-serif;">Johnson married Group 1 Crew member Manwell Reyes in 2011. ==Filmography<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[edit] == ===Movie appearances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ===Television appearances<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;">[edit] === ==Awards and nominations<span class="mw-editsection" style="-webkit-user-select:none;font-size:small;margin-left:1em;line-height:1em;display:inline-block;white-space:nowrap;padding-right:0.25em;unicode-bidi:-webkit-isolate;font-family:sans-serif;">[edit] ==