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Lela Rochon

Acting · Born April 17, 1964 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies with Lela Rochon

• Any Given Sunday (1999) — Vanessa Struthers
• Brooklyn's Finest (2010) — Investigator #1 (as Lela Rochon Fuqua)
• Harlem Nights (1989) — Sunshine
• The Big Hit (1998) — Chantel
• First Daughter (2004) — Liz Pappas
• The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story (2026) — Monica White
• Gang Related (1997) — Cynthia Webb
• Waiting to Exhale (1995) — Robin
• Boomerang (1992) — Christie
• The Chamber (1996) — Nora Stark
• Knock Off (1998) — Karen Lee
• Breakin' (1984) — Extra in First Scene (uncredited)

TV shows with Lela Rochon

• The Division (2001) — Angela Reid
• The Wayans Bros. (1995) — Lisa Saunders
• The Family Business: New Orleans (2025) — Big Shirley Duncan