Lela Rochon
American actress and film producer · United States · On the map · Actors · Born 1964 · age 62
Lela Rochon Fuqua is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film Waiting to Exhale.
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Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 LoveFilm, Deena2025
The Family Business: New OrleansSeries, Big Shirley Duncan2019
David Makes ManSeries, Alma2017
Training DaySeries, Mrs. Craig2015
ReversionFilm, Maya2014
SupremacyFilm, Mother2010
Blood Done Sign My NameFilm, Roseanna Allen2009
Fatal SecretsFilm, Sharlene2005The Reichen ShowSeries2000Labor PainsFilm, Lulu Brown1999
Any Given SundayFilm, Vanessa Struthers1997
Gang RelatedFilm, Cynthia Webb1996
The Rosie O'Donnell ShowSeries
Mr. and Mrs. LovingFilm, 1996Mildred 'Bean' Jeter1993
Intimate PortraitSeries
The Meteor ManFilm, 1993Vanessa1992
BoomerangFilm, Christie1991
Detective ExtralargeSeries, Wendy1989
Tales from the CryptSeries, Mercedes1987
Into the HomelandFilm, Exquisite Woman1986
FoxtrapFilm, Lindy1985
227Series1984
Breakin'Film, Extra in First Scene (uncredited)1979
The Facts of LifeSeries1964Born17 April 1964People around Lela
Forest Whitaker Directed First Daughter and Waiting to Exhale
Brian Grazer Produced Boomerang and The Chamber
Eddie Murphy Directed Harlem Nights (1990)
John Witherspoon Also in The Meteor Man and The Wayans Bros.
Wesley Snipes Produced The Big Hit (1998)
Terry McMillan Produced Waiting to Exhale (1996)
Halle Berry Also in Why Do Fools Fall in Love and Boomerang
Jean-Claude Van Damme Also in Breakin' and Knock Off
Oliver Stone Produced Any Given Sunday (1999)
Ron Howard Produced The Chamber (1997)
James Earl Jones Also in Gang Related and The Meteor Man
Ice-T Also in Breakin' (1984)
Beau Bridges Directed The Wild Pair (1987)
Tsui Hark Directed Knock Off (1998)
Menahem Golan Produced Breakin' (1984)
Diana Scarwid Also in A Bunny's Tale and Ruby Bridges
Lesli Linka Glatter Directed Into the Homeland (1987)
Reginald Hudlin Directed Boomerang (1992)
Miguel A. Núñez Also in Harlem Nights (1989)
Robert Townsend Directed The Meteor Man (1993)
Stan Shaw Also in The Family Business: New Orleans
Ronald Bass Produced Waiting to Exhale (1996)
Nansun Shi Produced Knock Off (1998)
Warrington Hudlin Produced Boomerang (1992)
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Any Given Sunday 1999
Breakin' 1984
Why Do Fools Fall In Love 1998
Gang Related 1997
Brooklyn's Finest 2010
Filmography 32
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Television 23
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Rochon also had roles in the films Harlem Nights (1989), Boomerang (1992), The Chamber (1996), Gang Related (1997), Knock Off (1998), Why Do Fools Fall in Love (1998), and Any Given Sunday (1999).
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Elisabeth RöhmAlso in The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story (2026)
Garcelle BeauvaisAlso in Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love (2024)
MartikaAlso in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
Patrick St. EspritAlso in The Wild Pair (1987)
Moses ChanAlso in Knock Off (1998)Corey ParkerAlso in Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)