Lela rochon and tupac shakur biography
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Lela Rochon Fuqua (1964–)
Lela Rochon Fuqua, whose professional name is Lela Rochon, has appeared in nearly fifty movies and television shows, starring alongside some of Hollywood’s elite actors, including Angela Bassett, Halle Berry, Gene Hackman, Whitney Houston, Timothy Hutton, Eddie Murphy, and Tupac Shakur. She is a member of the Arkansas Black Hall of Fame.
She was born Lela Rochon Staples in Torrance, California, on April 17, 1964, to Samuel Staples and Zelma Staples of Camden (Ouachita County). Her parents, both alumni of Lincoln High School, attended Arkansas Agricultural, Mechanical, and Normal College, now the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB). Her father graduated from Arkansas AM&N and went on to own and operate Aladdin Enterprises, a graphic-arts business in California, from 1968 until his retirement in 2002. Her mother became a nurse practitioner at the University of Southern California Medical Center and retired in 2000. She has an older half-brother named Kenneth, but she grew up living in an only-child household. Her parents are of Haitian descent, and she was named for her paternal grandmother.
During her formative years, she spent time in Arkansas with her parents’ families in Camden and at Arkansas AM&N for various alumni functions. Sh
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CO-STARS REMEMBERS TUPAC SHAKUR'S FINAL Years ON Puncture
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Rochon, Lela 1965(?)–
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Original name, Lela Rochon Staples; name is pronounced "Lay–la Ro–shon"; born April 17, 1964 (some sources cite 1965 or 1966), in Torrance, CA; daughter of Samuel (a graphic artist and business owner) and Zelma (a nurse practitioner) Staples; married Adolfo Quinones (an actor and choreographer), 1984 (divorced, 1987); married Antoine Fuqua (a director), April 9, 1999; children: Asia Rochon (daughter); stepchildren: Zachary Fuqua. Education: California State University, Dominguez Hills, B.A., communications, c. 1986.
Addresses:Agent— International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211. Manager— Brillstein–Grey Entertainment, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 350, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.
Career: Actress. Fred Amsel and Associates, Inc., worked as a model; also worked as a dancer. Appeared in commercials, including as a Spudette in Spud Mckenzie commercials for Bud Lite beer, 1984–86.
Awards, Honors: Image Award nomination, outstanding supporting actress in a motion picture drama, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and MTV Movie Award nomination, best breakthrough performance, both 1996, for Waiting to Exhale; Annual CableACE Award nomina