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Lela Rochon Fuqua (born Lela Rochon Staples; April 17, 1964) [2] is an American actress. She is best known for her starring role as Robin Stokes in the 1995 romantic drama film Waiting to Exhale . [ 3 ]
Based on the novel of the same name by Terry McMillan, Waiting to Exhale was lauded for featuring an all-African-American cast led by Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Lela Rochon, and the great ...
For her own senior prom, Asia Rochon Fuqua (left), the daughter of actress Lela Rochon, donned the dress her mom wore (right) for the premiere of “Waiting to Exhale” 25 years ago.
Lela Rochon as Robin Stokes, an executive and the long-time mistress of Russell; Gregory Hines as Marvin King, Gloria's neighbor with whom she falls in love, decides to move from Nevada to Phoenix, Arizona; Dennis Haysbert as Kenneth Dawkins, Savannah's married lover; Mykelti Williamson as Troy, Robin's one-time lover
Quiñones was married twice and had two children. His first marriage was to Gwendolyn Powell from 1976 until 1982. After divorcing Powell, Quiñones married actress Lela Rochon in 1982. Quiñones and Rochon were married until 1987. He died at his home from arteriosclerotic cardiovascular disease on December 29, 2020, at age 65. [18] [19]
Written by Tina Andrews, Why Do Fools Fall in Love stars Halle Berry, Vivica A. Fox, Lela Rochon, and Larenz Tate, who portrays Lymon. Little Richard also appears in the film as himself. [2] "I Want You Back", one of the singles from the soundtrack, by Melanie Brown featuring Missy Elliott, peaked at number one on the UK Singles Chart. [3]
Lela Rochon, who was known for her role in Murphy's 1989 film Harlem Nights, was brought back for a small role in Boomerang. Chris Rock, who was a protege of Murphy's, and had acted in small roles in a few other films at the time, was also given a bit part. The role of Lady Eloise's butler was played by Jonathan Hicks, a friend of the director ...
He was cast as Saint Martin de Porres in Madonna's controversial 1989 music video "Like a Prayer". Leon's early film roles included a football teammate of Tom Cruise in All the Right Moves (1983) as Shadow Nading, and the Notre Dame -bound basketball-playing co-worker of Matt Dillon , in The Flamingo Kid (1984). [ 2 ]