rising star’s life. De’Leon continued making a name
for herself with a host of subsequent movie and
television series appearances including the
blockbuster comedy, We’re the Millers, alongside
Jennifer Aniston (F.R.I.E.N.D.S), Jason Sudeikis
(Horrible Bosses), and Ed Helms (The Hangover.)
De’Leon was also featured on the Award-nominated
drama, Somebody’s Child, with Lynn Whitfield
( Josephine Baker Story) and Michael Jai White
(Batman Returns). More recently, she joined the cast
of the Investigation Discovery Channel series, Murder
Chose Me, portraying the role of Ms. Demery.
De’Leon’s biggest break came when she launched her
very own record label, Dirrty Records. The label’s
major success in its Los Angeles headquarters made
it possible for a second branch to set up in South
Carolina — a place the entrepreneur still recalls as
home.
With an eclectic roster of artists signed to her label
including the Seattle-based punk band, The Slumps,
and the British indie rock quartet, The Fades —whose
music has already been featured on the NBC hits, Life
and Friday Night Lights — De’Leon proved that she
was an innovative force to be reckoned.
People took notice.
De’Leon’s emergence as “one of the most significant
women in entertainment” was followed by induction
into the Caribbean Hall of Fame alongside
entertainment legends like Bob Marley and Sidney
Poitier.
Since then, De’Leon, proud recipient of her day in
Los Angeles (February 7) as proclaimed by its former
mayor, James K. Hahn, has been careful to avoid
complacency with her laurels.
De’Leon started her movie production company,
Palmetto Film Studios in Marion, South Carolina,
which distributes between five and seven films a
year. Her legacy is furthered by her creation of The
Lunden De’Leon Foundation in which young children
are encouraged to follow their dreams in the same
determined manner where her roots can be traced.