Lela Rochon Fuqua was born on April 17,1964 and is an American actress.
18 Facts About Lela Rochon
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Lela Rochon is best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film Waiting to Exhale.
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Lela Rochon was born in the Los Angeles suburb of Torrance, the daughter of Zelma, a nurse practitioner, and Samuel Staples, a business owner and graphic artist.
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Lela Rochon is a 1982 graduate of Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California.
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In 2016, Lela Rochon returned to CSUDH as the keynote speaker at the commencement ceremonies for the College of Arts and Humanities.
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Lela Rochon appeared in the 1985 made-for-television film A Bunny's Tale starring Kirstie Alley and Delta Burke, based on Gloria Steinem's experiences as a Playboy Bunny.
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Lela Rochon appeared as the love interest of Gerald Levert in the video for "My Forever Love" by Levert, and in Luther Vandross' "It's Over Now" video.
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Lela Rochon had many guest starring roles in a number of sitcoms, include The Cosby Show, Amen, 227, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Hangin' with Mr Cooper.
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Lela Rochon made her film debut in 1985, when she starred opposite Fred Williamson in Fox Trap.
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In 1989, Lela Rochon acted opposite Eddie Murphy in 1989's Harlem Nights, as the memorable "Sunshine" character.
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Lela Rochon again worked with Murphy in the successful 1992 romantic comedy, Boomerang.
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In 1995, Lela Rochon landed one of the lead roles opposite Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett and Loretta Devine in the adaptation of the Terry McMillan novel and highly successful drama film Waiting to Exhale.
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Lela Rochon played the character Robin Stokes, for which she was nominated for an MTV Movie Award for Best Breakthrough Performance and NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture.
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In 1996, Lela Rochon starred opposite Timothy Hutton in the Showtime cable network film Mr and Mrs Loving, receiving a Cable Ace Award nomination for Best Actress.
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In 1998, Rochon had the leading role alongside Halle Berry and Vivica A Fox in the romantic drama Why Do Fools Fall in Love, and well starred in Knock Off with Jean-Claude Van Damme, and The Big Hit, as love interest to Mark Wahlberg's leading character.
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In 2001, Lela Rochon made her return to television with one of leading roles alongside Bonnie Bedelia, Nancy McKeon, Tracey Needham, and Lisa Vidal in the Lifetime crime drama series, The Division.
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In 2004, Lela Rochon co-starred opposite Katie Holmes in the romantic comedy film First Daughter.
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Lela Rochon later had roles in films Supremacy with Danny Glover and Derek Luke, and Reversion, playing Aja Naomi King's character's mother.