Lela Rochon

Acting

Lela Rochon

Born April 17, 1964Los Angeles, California, USA54 credits

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.

Known For

The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story

The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story

Movie

2026

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love

Movie

2026

The Family Business: New Orleans

The Family Business: New Orleans

TV

2025

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love

Movie

2024

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

TV

2022

David Makes Man

David Makes Man

TV

2019

Filmography

The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story

2026The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Storyas Monica WhiteMovie

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love

2026Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Loveas DeenaMovie

The Family Business: New Orleans

2025The Family Business: New Orleansas Big Shirley DuncanTV

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love

2024Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Loveas DeenaMovie

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas SelfTV

David Makes Man

2019David Makes Manas AlmaTV

Alone Together

2018Alone Togetheras RoseTV

Training Day

2017Training Dayas Mrs. CraigTV

Insecure

2016Insecureas JackieTV

Reversion

2015Reversionas MayaMovie

Supremacy

2014Supremacyas MotherMovie

Let the Church Say Amen

2013Let the Church Say AmenMovie

Brooklyn's Finest

2010Brooklyn's Finestas Investigator #1 (as Lela Rochon Fuqua)Movie

Blood Done Sign My Name

2010Blood Done Sign My Nameas Roseanna AllenMovie

Fatal Secrets

2009Fatal Secretsas SharleneMovie

The Reichen Show

2005The Reichen Showas SelfTV

First Daughter

2004First Daughteras Liz PappasMovie

The Division

2001The Divisionas Angela ReidTV

2000Labor Painsas Lulu BrownMovie

Any Given Sunday

1999Any Given Sundayas Vanessa StruthersMovie

Knock Off

1998Knock Offas Karen LeeMovie

Why Do Fools Fall In Love

1998Why Do Fools Fall In Loveas Emira EagleMovie

The Big Hit

1998The Big Hitas ChantelMovie

Ruby Bridges

1998Ruby Bridgesas Lucielle 'Lucy' BridgesMovie

Legal Deceit

1997Legal DeceitMovie

Gang Related

1997Gang Relatedas Cynthia WebbMovie

The Chamber

1996The Chamberas Nora StarkMovie

The Rosie O'Donnell Show

1996The Rosie O'Donnell Showas Self - GuestTV

Mr. and Mrs. Loving

1996Mr. and Mrs. Lovingas Mildred 'Bean' JeterMovie

Waiting to Exhale

1995Waiting to Exhaleas RobinMovie

The Outer Limits

1995The Outer Limitsas Beth CarterTV

The Wayans Bros.

1995The Wayans Bros.as Lisa SaundersTV

Intimate Portrait

1993Intimate Portraitas SelfTV

The Meteor Man

1993The Meteor Manas VanessaMovie

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper

1992Hangin' with Mr. Cooperas Denise, Mark's Old Girl FriendTV

1992Out All Nightas VictoriaTV

Boomerang

1992Boomerangas ChristieMovie

Detective Extralarge

1991Detective Extralargeas WendyTV

Roc

1991Rocas CarolTV

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air

1990The Fresh Prince of Bel-Airas CindyTV

Harlem Nights

1989Harlem Nightsas SunshineMovie

Tales from the Crypt

1989Tales from the Cryptas MercedesTV

Into the Homeland

1987Into the Homelandas Exquisite WomanMovie

The Wild Pair

1987The Wild Pairas DebbyMovie

21 Jump Street

198721 Jump Streetas Denise PriceTV

Stewardess School

1986Stewardess Schoolas School InstructorMovie

Foxtrap

1986Foxtrapas LindyMovie

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A Bunny's Tale

1985A Bunny's Taleas CharlotteMovie

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo

1984Breakin' 2: Electric Boogalooas DancerMovie

The Cosby Show

1984The Cosby Showas VeronicaTV

Breakin'

1984Breakin'as Extra in First Scene (uncredited)Movie

The Facts of Life

1979The Facts of LifeTV

—Shopping Cart Killeras MonicaMovie