Shondrella Avery

Shondrella Avery
Shondrella Avery, December 2007
Born	Shondrella Dupre Avery (1971-04-26) April 26, 1971 (age 45) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress, model, comedian
Years active	1999–present

Shondrella Dupre Avery (born April 26, 1971) is an American actress, model and comedian.

Avery began her career as a stand-up comic. She and her family produced four different "workout" spots for up-and-coming and seasoned comics throughout Los Angeles County, while working a corporate job. Avery felt she had to produce her own spots because the famed clubs only allowed three minutes. She has been quoted as saying: "It takes me three minutes to say my name." Her first big break came in 2001 during a Fourth of July celebration on Martha's Vineyard hosted by local politicians related to her high school friend. She and good friend Tony Rock (brother to Chris Rock) performed, with an overwhelming response.

From 2002 until 2005, Avery had a recurring role as Candy Taylor on the situation comedy One on One and later became a cast member on the spinoff Cuts, playing the same role. Simultaneously, she was a cast member for five seasons on the first ever all-female reality/prank television series, Girls Behaving Badly.

In movies, Avery played internet girlfriend "LaFawnduh Lucas-Dynamite" in the 2004 film Napoleon Dynamite and had roles in Trippin' and Domino. She also appeared in Déjà Vu with Denzel Washington, in which she was directed by Tony Scott for the second time. In 2012, Avery appeared in End of Watch, starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena. The movie was filmed in her native South Central Los Angeles, and was written and directed by Training Day writer David Ayer.