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Lela Rochon
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Born
April 17
,
1964
·
Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth name
Lela Rochon Staples
Height
5′ 9″ (1.75 m)
Mini Bio
Lela Rochon was born on April 17, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress and producer, known for
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
,
Any Given Sunday (1999)
and
Gang Related (1997)
. She has been married to
Antoine Fuqua
since April 9, 1999. They have two children. She was previously married to
Adolfo Quinones
.
Family
Spouses
Antoine Fuqua
(April 9, 1999 - present) (2 children)
Adolfo Quinones
(December 12, 1982 - 1987) (divorced)
Children
Asia Fuqua
Parents
Samuel Staples
Zelma Staples
Trivia
Chosen by People (USA) magazine as one of the 50 most beautiful people in the world.
Lela graduated from California State University with a BA in broadcast journalism in 1986.
From 1984-1986 while in college, Lela was one of the Spudettes in over 20 spots for the famous Spud Mckenzie Budweiser/Bud Light TV commercials.
Voted by the readers of Black Men Magazine as one of "The 10 Sexiest Women of the Year".
Gave birth to her 2nd child at age 40, a son Brando Fuqua in May 2004. Child's father is her 2nd husband,
Antoine Fuqua
.
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