Personal Info
Birth date
1964-04-17 (61 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as
Lela Rochon Quinones
Lela Rochon Fuqua
Lela Rochon Staples
Lela Rochon
Biography
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 movie Waiting to Exhale. In 1996, Lela was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 most beautiful people in the world". Description above from the Wikipedia article Lela Rochon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.768
Overview:
Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.The Cosby Show
6.992
Overview:
The Cosby Show is an American television situation comedy starring Bill Cosby, which aired for eight seasons on NBC from September 20, 1984 until April 30, 1992. The show focuses on the Huxtable family, an upper middle-class African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.21 Jump Street
7.175
Overview:
21 Jump Street revolves around a group of young cops who would use their youthful appearance to go undercover and solve crimes involving teenagers and young adults.The Outer Limits
7.7
Overview:
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.Intimate Portrait
4.5
Overview:
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.Tales from the Crypt
7.962
Overview:
Cadaverous scream legend the Crypt Keeper is your macabre host for these forays of fright and fun based on the classic E.C. Comics tales from back in the day. So shamble up to the bar and pick your poison. Will it be an insane Santa on a personal slay ride? Honeymooners out to fulfill the "til death do we part" vow ASAP?The Division
7
Overview:
The Division is an American crime drama television series created by Deborah Joy LeVine and starring Bonnie Bedelia. The series focused on a team of women police officers in the San Francisco Police Department. The series premiered on Lifetime on January 7, 2001 and ended on June 28, 2004 after 88 episodes.The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
7.923
Overview:
Will, a street-smart teenager, moves from the tough streets of West Philly to posh Bel-Air to live with his Uncle Philip, Aunt Vivian, his cousins — spoiled Hilary, preppy Carlton and young Ashley — and their sophisticated British butler, Geoffrey. Though Will’s antics and upbringing contrast greatly with the upper-class lifestyle of his extended relatives, he soon finds himself right at home as a loved part of the family.The Facts of Life
7.1
Overview:
Mrs. Edna Garrett, housemother and dietitian at the Eastland School, teaches a group of girls in her charge how to solve those problems that every teenager has to face.Insecure
7.216
Overview:
Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.227
6.7
Overview:
A housewife sits on the stoop of her apartment building in a black neighborhood of Washington, D.C., and discusses all manner of things with her neighbors.The Meteor Man
5.8
Overview:
One night Jefferson Reed gets hit in the chest by a souped-up chunk of meteor. So he can fly, but he's scared of heights. He can master the information in any book ... for about thirty seconds. Now his friends and family want him to protect their community from the dreaded Golden Lords.Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
6.4
Overview:
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper is an American television sitcom that originally aired on ABC from 1992 to 1997, starring Mark Curry and Holly Robinson. The show took place in Curry's hometown of Oakland, California. Hangin' with Mr. Cooper was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television, and also became produced by Bickley-Warren Productions by the third season. The show originally aired on Tuesdays in prime time after sister series Full House. The show found its niche as an addition to the already successful TGIF Friday night lineup on ABC, and was part of the lineup from September 1993 to May 1996, before moving to Saturdays for its fifth and final season.Brooklyn's Finest
6.3
Overview:
Enforcing the law within the notoriously rough Brownsville section of the city and especially within the Van Dyke housing projects is the NYPD's sixty-fifth precinct. Three police officers struggle with the sometimes fine line between right and wrong.First Daughter
6.166
Overview:
Samantha MacKenzie, the daughter of the president of the United States, arrives at college with a group of Secret Service agents. Samantha, however, resents their presence and decides she wants to attend school just like a normal student. Her father agrees to recall the agents but secretly assigns James, an undercover agent, to pose as a student.Labor Pains
3
Overview:
A New York City columnist falls in love with -- and quickly gets pregnant by -- a free-spirited artist who promptly vanishes for eight months.Any Given Sunday
6.828
Overview:
A star quarterback gets knocked out of the game and an unknown third stringer is called in to replace him. The unknown gives a stunning performance and forces the aging coach to reevaluate his game plans and life. A new co-owner/president adds to the pressure of winning. The new owner must prove herself in a male dominated world.The Big Hit
5.945
Overview:
Affable hit man Melvin Smiley is constantly being scammed by his cutthroat colleagues in the life-ending business. So, when he and his fellow assassins kidnap the daughter of an electronics mogul, it's naturally Melvin who takes the fall when their prime score turns sour. That's because the girl is the goddaughter of the gang's ruthless crime boss. But, even while dodging bullets, Melvin has to keep his real job secret from his unsuspecting fiancée, Pam.The Rosie O'Donnell Show
3.9
Overview:
The Rosie O'Donnell Show was an American daytime television talk show hosted and produced by actress and comedian Rosie O'Donnell. It aired for six seasons from 1996 to 2002. Topics often discussed on the show include Broadway, children, extended families and charitable works, people and organizations. The show was based out of Studio 8G at NBC's Rockefeller Center studios in New York City, NY, USA and was produced and syndicated by KidRo Productions, Telepictures Productions and Warner Bros. Television.The Chamber
6
Overview:
Idealistic young attorney Adam Hall takes on the death row clemency case of his racist grandfather, Sam Cayhall, a former Ku Klux Klan member he has never met.Boomerang
5.642
Overview:
Marcus is a successful advertising executive who woos and beds women almost at will. After a company merger he finds that his new boss, the ravishing Jacqueline, is treating him in exactly the same way. Completely traumatised by this, his work goes badly downhill.Fatal Secrets
3.2
Overview:
An attractive woman enlists the help of her two best friends to confront a charming man with a secret background who has pushed her to the breaking point. The women underestimate the consequences when they take matters into their own hands as their opponent forces them into a desperate situation, and everyone pays a price.Why Do Fools Fall In Love
6.4
Overview:
In the mid-80s, three women (each with an attorney) arrive at the office of New York entertainment manager, Morris Levy. One is an L.A. singer, formerly of the Platters; one is a petty thief from Philly; one teaches school in a small Georgia town. Each claims to be the widow of long-dead doo-wop singer-songwriter Frankie Lyman, and each wants years of royalties due to his estate, money Levy has never shared. During an ensuing civil trial, flashbacks tell the story of each one's life with Lyman, a boyish, high-pitched, dynamic performer, lost to heroin. Slowly, the three wives establish their own bond.Waiting to Exhale
6.3
Overview:
Cheated on, mistreated and stepped on, the women are holding their breath, waiting for the elusive "good man" to break a string of less-than-stellar lovers. Friends and confidants Vannah, Bernie, Glo and Robin talk it all out, determined to find a better way to breathe.Ruby Bridges
6.7
Overview:
When six-year-old Ruby Bridges is chosen to be the first African-American to integrate her local elementary school, she is subjected to the true ugliness of racism for the first time.Knock Off
5.319
Overview:
A fashion designer and his CIA agent business partner must join forces to stop a group of terrorists from smuggling explosives in counterfeit jeans during the handover of Hong Kong.Blood Done Sign My Name
5.6
Overview:
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.Training Day
5.6
Overview:
Fifteen years after the events of the feature film, Kyle Craig is assigned to go undercover in an elite squad of the LAPD as Detective Frank Rourke’s trainee to spy on him and report on his off-book methods. As Frank starts teaching his principled trainee the way of the streets, they form an uneasy alliance that will change the course of both their lives irrevocably.Acting
2025The Family Business: New Orleans (8 Episodes) as Big Shirley Duncan
2024Tempted by Love as Deena
2022Martin: The Reunion as Unknown
2022The Jennifer Hudson Show (1 Episode) as Self
2019David Makes Man (3 Episodes) as Alma
2018Alone Together (1 Episode) as Rose
2017Training Day (1 Episode) as Mrs. Craig
2016Insecure (1 Episode) as Jackie
2015Reversion as Maya
2014Supremacy as Mother
2013Let the Church Say Amen as Unknown
2010Brooklyn's Finest as Investigator #1 (as Lela Rochon Fuqua)
2010Blood Done Sign My Name as Roseanna Allen
2009Fatal Secrets as Sharlene
2005The Reichen Show (1 Episode) as Self
2004First Daughter as Liz Pappas
2001The Division (22 Episodes) as Angela Reid
2000Labor Pains as Lulu Brown
1999Any Given Sunday as Vanessa Struthers
1998Knock Off as Karen Lee
1998Why Do Fools Fall In Love as Emira Eagle
1998The Big Hit as Chantel
1998Ruby Bridges as Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges
1997Legal Deceit as Unknown
1997Gang Related as Cynthia Webb
1996The Chamber as Nora Stark
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1996Mr. and Mrs. Loving as Mildred 'Bean' Jeter
1995Waiting to Exhale as Robin
1995The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Beth Carter
1993Intimate Portrait (1 Episode) as Self
1993The Meteor Man as Vanessa
1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1, 1 Episode) as Denise, Mark's Old Girl Friend, Paula
1992Out All Night (1 Episode) as Victoria
1992Boomerang as Christie
1991Detective Extralarge (1 Episode) as Wendy
1991Roc (1 Episode) as Carol
1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1 Episode) as Cindy
1989Harlem Nights as Sunshine
1989Tales from the Crypt (1 Episode) as Mercedes
1987The Wild Pair as Debby
198721 Jump Street (1 Episode) as Denise Price
1987Into the Homeland as Exquisite Woman
1986Stewardess School as School Instructor
1986Foxtrap as Lindy
1985227 (1 Episode) as Unknown
1985A Bunny's Tale as Charlotte
1984The Cosby Show (1 Episode) as Veronica
1984Breakin' as Extra in First Scene (uncredited)
1979The Facts of Life (1 Episode) as Unknown
Production
2025The Family Business: New Orleans (8 Episodes) ... Associate Producer
2009Fatal Secrets ... Associate Producer