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How About Reggae At The Presidential Inauguration?

Caribbean World News - Found Nov. 26, 2008
... and followed with a turn as a disillusioned ex-jock in Above the Rim (1994). Leon also appeared as Lela Rochon's married lover in Waiting to...

Posted on November 26, 2008, 8:09 am

EARL JOHNSON JR. RELEASES 'JUICY': CD release party set for Saturday ...

EURweb - Found Oct. 13, 2008
... conducted orchestras for a variety of musical situations including the wedding of actress Lela Rochon ('Waiting to Exhale') and Director...

Posted on October 13, 2008, 4:59 am

Composer-Piainist Earl Johnson Jr. Releases 'Juicy'

Top40-Charts - Found Oct. 9, 2008
... conducted orchestras for a variety of musical situations including the wedding of actress Lela Rochon ('Waiting to Exhale') and Director...

Posted on October 9, 2008, 6:18 am

American Black Film Festival Culminates with the Awards Presentation ...

TickerTech.com - Found Aug. 28, 2008
London, Tatiana Ali, Anthony Mackie(ABFF Ambassador), Holly Robinson Peete, Nate Parker, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Mos Def...

Posted on August 28, 2008, 11:29 am

American Black Film Festival Culminates with the Awards Presentation ...

SmartBrief - Found Aug. 27, 2008
London, Tatiana Ali, Anthony Mackie(ABFF Ambassador), Holly Robinson Peete, Nate Parker, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Mos Def...

Posted on August 27, 2008, 7:32 am

American Black Film Festival Culminates with the Awards Presentation ...

KRON4 - Found Aug. 27, 2008
London, Tatiana Ali, Anthony Mackie(ABFF Ambassador), Holly Robinson Peete, Nate Parker, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Mos Def...

Posted on August 27, 2008, 9:47 am

American Black Film Festival Culminates with the Awards Presentation ...

KLFY - Found Aug. 27, 2008
London, Tatiana Ali, Anthony Mackie(ABFF Ambassador), Holly Robinson Peete, Nate Parker, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, Loretta Devine, Mos Def...

Posted on August 27, 2008, 2:22 am

STYLE CHILD: Vivica A. Fox dishes on her new reality show

Essence Magazine - Found Aug. 27, 2008
Last but not least, ?Why Do Fools Fall In Love?? I loved working with Halle (Berry), Lela Rochon, Larenz Tate, learning about prosthetics...

Posted on August 27, 2008, 1:17 pm

Lela Rochon Biography

Lela Rochon
extracted from Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia, distributed under the GNU Free Documentation License

Lela Rochon
Born Lela Rochon Staples
April 17, 1964 (1964-04-17) (age 44)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Other name(s) Lela Rochon Fuqua
Lela Rochon Quinones
Spouse(s) Antoine Fuqua
(1999-present)

Adolfo Quinones
(1984-1987 - divorced)

Lela Rochon (born Lela Rochon Staples on April 17, 1964) is an Haitian-American actress who is best known for her role as Robin Stokes in the movie Waiting to Exhale.

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Biography

Lela Rochon was born in Los Angeles,California on April 17. She attended Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California, graduating in 1982, before going on to attend California State University, Dominguez Hills where she earned a BA in Broadcast Journalism, with minors in Sociology and Theatre.From 1984–1986, while in college, Rochon was one of the "Spudettes" featured in over 20 spots for the Spuds Mckenzie Budweiser/Bud Light TV commercials.

Career

She appeared as the love interest of Gerald Levert in an early music video for the group Levert, and on Luther Vandross's "It's Over Now" video. Rochon starred for one season on The Wayans Bros. television series in 1995 and she has had small roles in several films including Any Given Sunday and First Daughter. She is currently filming Running Out of Time in Hollywood in Los Angeles. From 1984–1987 she was married to breakdancer Adolfo Quinones. The two met on the film set of Breakin' and Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. In 1996, Lela was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 most beautiful people in the world". In 1998, she and director Antoine Fuqua were engaged and they married on 9 April 1999. After a miscarriage, daughter Asia Rochon Fuqua was born on 28 July 2002, followed by son Brando in May 2004. Fuqua has sons Zachary and Ryan from a previous relationship.

Selected Filmography

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Lela Rochon Videos and Clips

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Lela Rochon video 1997 clip
Title: Lela Rochon Shaquil ONeil Halle Berry
Description: 1997
Lela Rochon video Trailer "Knock Off" (1998) with Jean Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon from Tsui Hark. clip
Title: Trailer "Knock Off" (1998)
Description: Trailer "Knock Off" (1998) with Jean Claude Van Damme, Rob Schneider, Lela Rochon from Tsui Hark.
Lela Rochon video Brandy (Lela Rochon) has a surprise for Eric (Randy Brooks) and Chantal (Debbi Morgan). clip
Title: Generations Episode: Next to Next to Last 1991 (4 of 4)
Description: Brandy (Lela Rochon) has a surprise for Eric (Randy Brooks) and Chantal (Debbi Morgan).
Lela Rochon video Eric (Randy Brooks) visits Brandy (Lela Rochon). clip
Title: Generations Episode: 11 Days to King Holiday 1991 (1 of 3)
Description: Eric (Randy Brooks) visits Brandy (Lela Rochon).
Lela Rochon video Chantal (Debbi Morgan) and Brandy (Lela Rochon) meet. clip
Title: Generations Episode: Next to Next to Last 1991 (3 of 4)
Description: Chantal (Debbi Morgan) and Brandy (Lela Rochon) meet.
Lela Rochon video Part Cooking show part Talk show is what is served up with the veteran actress Vanessa Bell Calloway. She shows us how to cook in the kitchen and ... clip
Title: Famous People In The Company of Friends w/Vanessa Bell
Description: Part Cooking show part Talk show is what is served up with the veteran actress Vanessa Bell Calloway. She shows us how to cook in the kitchen and ...
Lela Rochon video A Biography about Frankie Lymon a singer back from the 50s who marries 3 very different women in his life.Frankie Lymon played by Larenz Tate ... clip
Title: Why Do Fools Fall In Love Trailer
Description: A Biography about Frankie Lymon a singer back from the 50s who marries 3 very different women in his life.Frankie Lymon played by Larenz Tate ...
Lela Rochon video Part Cooking show part Talk show is what is served up with the veteran actress Vanessa Bell Calloway. She shows us how to cook in the kitchen and ... clip
Title: Famous People In The Company of Friends w/Vanessa Bell
Description: Part Cooking show part Talk show is what is served up with the veteran actress Vanessa Bell Calloway. She shows us how to cook in the kitchen and ...