Lela Rochon: Age, Wiki, Bio, Height, Husband, Movies, Net Worth & Career

Lela Rochon is a prominent American actress and producer, most recognized for her iconic character of Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama Waiting to Exhale. Born April 17, 1964, in Torrance, California, the former model transitioned from modeling and commercials to music video appearances, small film roles, and eventually became a recognizable Hollywood actress. Throughout the years, Rochon has featured in notable films and series including Harlem Nights, Boomerang, The Meteor Man, The Chamber, Why Do Fools Fall in Love?, Any Given Sunday, The Division, David Makes Man, and Insecure. Not limited to acting, she has producer credits as well and has continued to have a presence on television and in made-for-TV productions. Lela Rochon has had a long career, making her perhaps the biggest star in America to achieve some fame, but also married to filmmaker Antoine Fuqua and has a family life. This is a biography of Lela Rochon, including her age, height, education, family, husband, career, movies and awards, and lifestyle, as well as her social media accounts and estimated net worth.

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1. She was born Lela Rochon in Torrance, California, and raised in Southern California
2. Lela Rochon Staples is her birth name.
3. She later adopted the professional name Lela Rochon.
4. She has Haitian descent from her family history.
5. Rochon was a graduate of Cerritos High School, class of 1982.
6. She graduated with a communications degree from California State University, Dominguez Hills.
7. In college, she also minored in sociology and theatre.
8. She has modeled to support college expenses before establishing herself as an actress.
9. In the 1980s, she was featured in a Budweiser advertising campaign revolving around the fictitious Spuds MacKenzie
10. She started out doing music videos for big-name recording artists.
11. Rochon also appeared in the music video for “All Night Long (All Night)” by Lionel Richie.
12. She also featured in The Rolling Stones’ music video for “Harlem Shuffle”.
13. Her film debut came in the 1984 breakdancing flick Breakin‘.
14. One of the greatest performances of her career came in the form of Robin Stokes in Waiting to Exhale (1995).
15. Waiting to Exhale earned Rochon a MTV Movie Award nomination for Best Breakthrough Performance.
16. Her turn in Waiting to Exhale earned her an NAACP Image Award nomination as well.
17. In 2016, she came back to speak at a commencement at California State University, Dominguez Hills.
18. Rochon has credits as an actress and a producer, with the latter being listed on her professional filmography.
19. Asia Rochon Fuqua, her daughter, is said to have worn an original Waiting to Exhale premiere gown by Rochon to prom, linking one of the defining career highlights in Rochon’s life with a new generation.
20. With a résumé that includes film, TV, commercials, modeling, and music videos in the decades since she first drew attention on the ’90s sitcom It Ain’t Over Till It’s Over Talk Now (2018), Rochon boasts one of the more eclectic entertainment careers among actresses who burst onto the scene in the 1980s.

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