New York Times - Found Mar. 9, 2010 WITH: Ricky Schroder (Vernon Tyson), Nate Parker (Ben Chavis), Nick Searcy (Robert Teel), Lela Rochon (Roseana Allen) and Afemo Omilami...
NewsBlaze - Found Mar. 1, 2010 ... saga, directed by Antoine Fuqua, which co-stars Don Cheadle, Richard Gere, Ethan Hawke, Ellen Barkin, Lela Rochon, Will Patton and Vincent D...
Metacritic - Found Feb. 16, 2010 ... racism, and for language Starring Michael Rooker, Lee Norris, Rick Shroder, Omar Benson Miller, Lela Rochon, Nate Parker, Susan Walters, and...
Chippewa Falls Online - Found Feb. 16, 2010 Rating: PG-13 () Genre: Drama Cast: Michael Rooker, Omar Benson Miller, Lee Norris, Rick Schroder, Lela Rochon Director: Jeb Stuart Running...
NewsBlaze - Found Feb. 8, 2010 Valentine is the creative mastermind behind the weddings of Usher, Toni Braxton, Kelis, Lela Rochon and Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman.
Birmingham Business Journal - Found Feb. 8, 2010 Valentine is the creative mastermind behind the weddings of Usher, Toni Braxton, Kelis, Lela Rochon and Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman.
Puget Sound Business Journal - Found Feb. 8, 2010 Valentine is the creative mastermind behind the weddings of Usher, Toni Braxton, Kelis, Lela Rochon and Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman.
San Francisco Business Times - Found Feb. 8, 2010 Valentine is the creative mastermind behind the weddings of Usher, Toni Braxton, Kelis, Lela Rochon and Boyz II Men's Shawn Stockman.
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 movieWaiting to Exhale.
In 1996, Lela was chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the "50 most beautiful people in the world".
Rochon was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Zelma, a nurse practitioner, and Samuel Staples, a business owner and graphic artist.1 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 1984–1987, 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.