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Lela Rochon is a Actor American born on 17 april 1964 at Los Angeles (USA)

Lela Rochon

Lela Rochon
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Birth name Lela Rochon Staples
Nationality USA
Birth 17 april 1964 (59 years) at Los Angeles (USA)

Lela Rochon (born Lela Rochon Staples; April 17, 1964) is an American actress who is best known for her role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 movie Waiting to Exhale. Rochon was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 most beautiful people in the world" in 1996.

Biography

Rochon was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Zelma, a nurse practitioner, and Samuel Staples, a business owner and graphic artist, who are both of Haitian descent. She graduated Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California. She attended California State University, Dominguez Hills where she earned a BA in Broadcast Journalism, with minors in Sociology and Theatre.

From 1984 to 1987, she was married to dancer Adolfo Quinones. In 1998, she and director Antoine Fuqua were engaged and they married on April 9, 1999. Daughter Asia Rochon Fuqua was born on July 28, 2002, followed by son Brando in May 2004. Fuqua has a son Zachary, from a previous relationship.

Best films

Waiting to Exhale (1995)
(Actress)

Usually with

Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy
(2 films)
Oliver Stone
Oliver Stone
(1 films)
Jeb Stuart
Jeb Stuart
(1 films)
Source : Wikidata

Filmography of Lela Rochon (18 films)

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Actress

Supremacy
Supremacy (2014)
, 1h46
Directed by Deon Taylor
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Films about racism
Actors Joe Anderson, Dawn Olivieri, Danny Glover, Julie Benz, Derek Luke, Evan Ross
Roles Mother
Rating57% 2.850932.850932.850932.850932.85093
Recently paroled after serving a fifteen-year prison sentence, Garrett Tully meets Doreen to complete a drug errand for their incarcerated Aryan Brotherhood boss, Paul Sobecki. After fatally shooting a cop, Tully breaks into a house, where he and Doreen take an African-American family hostage. An ex-con himself, the family patriarch, Sonny Walker, attempts to understand the Neo-Nazi's motives and get his family out alive.
Brooklyn's Finest, 2h12
Directed by Antoine Fuqua
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Gangster films
Actors Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke, Wesley Snipes, Will Patton, Vincent D'Onofrio
Roles Investigator #1 (as Lela Rochon Fuqua)
Rating66% 3.347373.347373.347373.347373.34737
Bobby "Carlo" Powers and Detective Salvatore "Sal" Procida are having a conversation in a car when Sal unexpectedly shoots Carlo, grabs a bag of money from Carlo's lap and flees, then confesses to a priest, asking for help with his dire situation; his wife is pregnant with twins, in a house too small for their four children and has wood mold, which jeopardizes his family's health. Desperate to move, Sal has arranged to purchase a larger home through a woman who owes him a favor. The down payment is due the following Tuesday, and Sal is still short. Sal is a highly skilled and accomplished narcotics detective, but has begun to pocket drug money from raids.
Blood Done Sign My Name, 2h8
Directed by Jeb Stuart
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Crime
Themes Political films
Actors Rick Schroder, Omar Benson Miller, Lee Norris, Michael Rooker, Nick Searcy, Lela Rochon
Roles Roseanna Allen
Rating64% 3.242123.242123.242123.242123.24212
A drama based on the true story in which a black Vietnam-era veteran is allegedly murdered by a local white businessman who is later exonerated. The plot focuses on the role of a local high-school teacher and the civil unrest that followed the acquittal.
First Daughter, 1h44
Directed by Forest Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Political films, Children's films, White House in fiction
Actors Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas, Amerie, Michael Keaton, Margaret Colin, Lela Rochon
Roles Liz Pappas
Rating51% 2.565512.565512.565512.565512.56551
Samantha MacKenzie (Katie Holmes) is the daughter of United States president John MacKenzie (Michael Keaton). She has been in the public eye her whole life. Having to deal with lack of privacy and public scrutiny for the most ridiculous things. She has recently spent a sheltered existence in the White House with her parents, but her father is usually too busy to look after her. Accompanied by Secret Service agents everywhere she goes, including the ladies room, Samantha finally believes she has the chance to break out of her cocoon when she is given the opportunity to attend college in California.
Any Given Sunday, 2h30
Directed by Oliver Stone
Origin USA
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films, American football films
Actors Al Pacino, Dennis Quaid, Cameron Diaz, James Woods, Jamie Foxx, LL Cool J
Roles Vanessa Struthers
Rating68% 3.4494253.4494253.4494253.4494253.449425
The Miami Sharks, a once-great American football team, are now in turmoil and struggling to make the 2001 Associated Football Franchises of America (AFFA) playoffs. They are coached by 30-year veteran Tony D'Amato (Al Pacino), who has fallen out of favor with young owner Christina Pagniacci (Cameron Diaz), who inherited the team, and offensive coordinator Nick Crozier (Aaron Eckhart), who is expected to succeed D'Amato as head coach.
Knock Off
Knock Off (1998)
, 1h31
Directed by Tsui Hark
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Action, Adventure, Crime
Actors Jean-Claude Van Damme, Lela Rochon, Michael Wong, Rob Schneider, Paul Sorvino, Mike Ian Lambert
Roles Karen Lee
Rating48% 2.4061652.4061652.4061652.4061652.406165
Marcus Ray (Jean-Claude Van Damme), a sales representative for "V SIX" jeans, and his partner, Tommy Hendricks (Rob Schneider), are about to be busted for selling "knock off" jeans (a low-quality imitation of well-known products). Their American contact, Karen Leigh (Lela Rochon), who is not only their employer but a CIA agent sent to find the mole in their operation, is threatening them with a jail term if they do not prove their innocence.
Ruby Bridges
Directed by Euzhan Palcy
Genres Drama, Historical
Themes Children's films
Actors Penelope Ann Miller, Kevin Pollak, Michael Beach, Lela Rochon, Jean Louisa Kelly, Peter Francis James
Roles Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges
Rating71% 3.5753.5753.5753.5753.575
La Nouvelle-Orléans, dans les années 60. La jeune Ruby Bridges, une petite fille noire, intègre une école exclusivement constituée d'enfants blancs. Elle et sa famille doivent alors affronter une véritable hostilité de la part des autres parents d'élèves. Une histoire vraie qui a bouleversé la face du monde.
The Big Hit, 1h31
Directed by Kirk Wong
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Action, Adventure, Crime
Themes Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Bokeem Woodbine, Antonio Sabàto, Jr., Avery Brooks
Roles Chantel
Rating59% 2.9994152.9994152.9994152.9994152.999415
Melvin Smiley (Mark Wahlberg) is a hitman leading a secret life and maintaining two relationships, one with the demanding and demeaning Chantel (Lela Rochon), who does not accept his work, and another with Pam (Christina Applegate), who knows nothing of his job. Melvin is somewhat of a pushover, trying to appease all of Chantel's demands, even her most expensive wishes, as well as rolling over whenever one of his co-workers takes credit for his achievements. Perhaps as a result of his helplessness in asserting himself, throughout the early scenes Melvin is often seen drinking Maalox to relieve an incipient ulcer.
Why Do Fools Fall In Love, 1h56
Directed by Gregory Nava
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Musical theatre, Documentary, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate, Paul Mazursky, Pamela Reed
Roles Emira Eagle
Rating64% 3.2008253.2008253.2008253.2008253.200825
Lymon was thirteen years old when the teenage group Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers erupted from radios and jukeboxes with their 1956 hit "Why Do Fools Fall in Love?" and appeared in the movie Rock, Rock, Rock (1956).
Gang Related, 1h42
Directed by Jim Kouf
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Gangster films
Actors James Belushi, James Earl Jones, Dennis Quaid, David Paymer, Gary Cole, Tupac Shakur
Roles Cynthia Webb
Rating63% 3.1990553.1990553.1990553.1990553.199055
Vice police detectives Frank Divinci (James Belushi) and Jake Rodriguez (Tupac Shakur) gun down narcotics dealer Lionel Hudd (Kool Moe Dee), after the three engage illegally in drug trafficking; this is in order to recover the cocaine Hudd purchased from them. When Divinci and Rodriguez find out Hudd was actually a "deep cover" DEA agent—because Hudd's partner, Richard Simms (Gary Cole) drops by their precinct for help sniffing out the killers—they try to frame anyone else with the murder. It does not help that Rodriguez has outstanding gambling debts, and that a huge man known only as "Mr. Cutlass Supreme" (Tiny Lister) is on his case for it. After arresting numerous felons without success (because they cannot possibly link Hudd's murder to any of them), Divinci and Rodriguez arrest a homeless drunk by the name of Joe Doe (Dennis Quaid). While Joe is still intoxicated, the detectives convince him that he shot Hudd. They even make him sign a confession. Divinci and Rodriguez convince local stripper Cynthia Webb (Lela Rochon), also Divinci's mistress, who was the "bait" in their trap for Hudd, to "identify" Joe in a police line-up.
The Chamber, 1h53
Directed by James Foley
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Crime
Themes Prison films, Films about capital punishment
Actors Chris O'Donnell, Gene Hackman, Faye Dunaway, Lela Rochon, Robert Prosky, Raymond J. Barry
Roles Nora Stark
Rating60% 3.000053.000053.000053.000053.00005
Having survived the hatred and bigotry that was his Klansman grandfather Sam Cayhall's (Hackman) only legacy, young attorney Adam Hall (O'Donnell) seeks to appeal the old man's death sentence for the murder of two Jewish children 30 years ago. Only 28 days before Cayhall is to be executed, Adam meets his grandfather for the first time in the Mississippi State Penitentiary which has held him since his conviction in 1980. The meeting is predictably tense when the educated, young Mr. "Hall" confronts his venom-spewing elder, Mr. "Cayhall" about the murders. The next day, headlines run proclaiming Adam the grandson who has come to the state to save his grandfather, the infamous Ku Klux Klan bomber.
Waiting to Exhale, 2h7
Directed by Forest Whitaker
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Feminist films, Political films, Buddy films, Children's films
Actors Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, Lela Rochon, Gregory Hines, Dennis Haysbert
Roles Robin
Rating60% 3.0012353.0012353.0012353.0012353.001235
"Friends are the People who let you be yourself—and Never let you forget it"
The Meteor Man, 1h40
Directed by Robert Townsend
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Action, Comic science fiction
Themes Comedy science fiction films, Superhero films
Actors Marla Gibbs, Robert Townsend, Robert Guillaume, James Earl Jones, Eddie Griffin, Roy Fegan
Roles Vanessa
Rating52% 2.6051652.6051652.6051652.6051652.605165
Jefferson Reed (Robert Townsend) is a mild mannered school teacher in Washington D.C. His neighborhood is terrorized by a local gang called The Golden Lords led by Simon Caine (Roy Fegan) and allied with drug lord Anthony Byers (Frank Gorshin). One night, Jeff steps in to rescue a woman from the gang only to end up running from them himself. Hiding in a garbage dumpster, he manages to escape. As he climbs out, he is struck down by a glowing green meteorite. His spine is crushed and he receives severe burns. A small fragment of the meteor was left over and taken by a mute vagrant named Marvin (Bill Cosby). Reed awakens several days later in the hospital, but when his bandages are taken off, he is miraculously healed of all injuries.
Boomerang
Boomerang (1992)
, 1h57
Directed by Reginald Hudlin
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Erotic films
Actors Halle Berry, Robin Givens, David Alan Grier, Martin Lawrence, Grace Jones, Geoffrey Holder
Roles Christie
Rating56% 2.800982.800982.800982.800982.80098
The film begins as Marcus (Eddie Murphy) enters Chantress, the company that he works for as an advertisement executive. It is quickly established that he is quite the ladies' man, as he tells his assistant to send flowers to nine different women, with cards reading "only thinking of you." When he enters his office, Nelson (Geoffrey Holder), one of the creative minds also in Marcus' department, shows Marcus a re-cut he's done of one of the ads they've been working on. Marcus tells Nelson, who's very creative but also very risqué and overtly sexual with his style, that he must re-edit the ad, as some of the material may be offensive to women and may also cause problems with the U.S. Federal Communications Commission. Nelson reluctantly agrees, then leaves.
Harlem Nights, 1h56
Directed by Eddie Murphy
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Films about music and musicians, Hip hop films, Heist films, Gangster films, Escroquerie
Actors Eddie Murphy, Redd Foxx, Danny Aiello, Richard Pryor, Michael Lerner, Della Reese
Roles Sunshine
Rating60% 3.0499953.0499953.0499953.0499953.049995
In Harlem, New York, 1918, Sugar Ray has a dice game. Nearly killed by an angry customer, Ray is saved when seven-year-old errand boy "Quick" shoots the man. After being told that his parents are dead, Ray decides to raise Quick.