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Birth Name:Lela Rochon Staples
Famous As: Actress
Date of Birth: April 17, 1964
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Height: 5' 9
Nationality: American

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  • AWARD: Pianist/Composer Earl R. Johnson Jr. Wins "2009 Jazz Artist ...
    All About Jazz - Found May. 8, 2009
    ... conducted orchestras for a variety of musical situations including the wedding of actress Lela Rochon (?Waiting to Exhale?) and Director...
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    Miami Herald - Found Apr. 17, 2009
    ... guitarist Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks is 54. Actor Sean Bean (Lord of the Rings) is 50. Actress Lela Rochon is 45. Actress Kimberly Elise is...
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    Actor Sean Bean (?Lord of the Rings?) is 50. Singer Maynard James Keenan of Tool is 45. Actress Lela Rochon is 45. Actress Kimberly Elise...
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    PR inside - Found Apr. 9, 2009
    Actor Sean Bean (''Lord of the Rings») is 50. Singer Maynard James Keenan of Tool is 45. Actress Lela Rochon is 45. Actress Kimberly Elise...
    Celebrity birthdays on April 10 - Miami Herald
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    North Texas e-News - Found Apr. 17, 2009
    ... singer (Tool and A Perfect Circle) 1964 ? Ken Daneyko, Canadian ice hockey player 1964 ? Lela Rochon, American actress 1965 ? William...
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    Town Hall - Found Apr. 17, 2009
    Shelley (Buzzcocks) is 54. Actor Sean Bean is 50. Rock singer Maynard James Keenan is 45. Actress Lela Rochon is 45. Actor William Mapother is...
  • Today in History - April 17
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    Shelley (Buzzcocks) is 54. Actor Sean Bean is 50. Rock singer Maynard James Keenan is 45. Actress Lela Rochon is 45. Actor William Mapother is...
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    SGV Tribune - Found Apr. 17, 2009
    Shelley (Buzzcocks) is 54. Actor Sean Bean is 50. Rock singer Maynard James Keenan is 45. Actress Lela Rochon is 45. Actor William Mapother is...
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    Star News Online - Found Apr. 17, 2009
    Shelley (Buzzcocks) is 54. Actor Sean Bean is 50. Rock singer Maynard James Keenan is 45. Actress Lela Rochon is 45. Actor William Mapother is...
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    Wichita Eagle - Found Apr. 17, 2009
    ... actor Sean Bean, 50... actress Lela Rochon, 45... actress Leslie Bega, 42... actress Kimberly Elise, 42... singer Liz Phair, 42...
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Lela Rochon

Lela Rochon as Emira Eagle in the Warner Bros. movie Why Do Fools Fall In Love?
Born Lela Rochon Staples
April 17, 1964 (1964-04-17) (age 45)
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 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".

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Biography

Lela Rochon was born in Los Angeles, California on April 17 1964. Her parents are Haitian-American.

She graduated Cerritos High School in Cerritos, California. She attended 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.

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 1998, she and director Antoine Fuqua were engaged and they married on 9 April 1999. After a miscarriagecitation needed, daughter Asia Rochon Fuqua was born on 28 July 2002, followed by son Brando in May 2004. Fuqua has son Zachary from a previous relationship.

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.Her biggest films are Waiting to Exhale and Why Do Fools Fall in Love (film). She also appeared in the music video for Lionel Richie's single All Night Long (All Night).

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