Portrait of Lela Rochon

Acting

Lela Rochon

Career

Active from 1986 to 2026, busiest in 1998 with 3 main titles.

Leading roles
10
top three billing
Average score
GoodWatch score51/100
Highest rated
Poster for Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges
GoodWatch score80/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 40 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.7 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 4.0 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.9 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 5.3 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 5.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Lela Rochon Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Historical
    0.9, average 2.6
  • Wonder
    2.0, average 3.4
  • Fantasy
    0.7, average 1.7
  • Uncanny
    1.7, average 2.5

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Psychological Thriller 2
  • Complex Relationships 2
  • Tense Atmosphere 2
  • Character-Driven Mystery 2
  • 90s Nostalgia 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Legal Drama 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

49
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

1 title
Shopping Cart Killer
Shopping Cart Killer

as Monica

2020s

4 titles · average score 63
The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story
The Dating App Killer: The Monica White Story (2026)
GoodWatch score 49

as Monica White

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted 2 Love (2026)

as Deena

The Family Business: New Orleans
The Family Business: New Orleans (2025)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Big Shirley Duncan

Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love
Terry McMillan Presents: Tempted by Love (2024)
GoodWatch score 68

as Deena

2010s

9 titles · average score 58
David Makes Man
David Makes Man (2019)
GoodWatch score 79

TV show · as Alma

The Chi
The Chi (2018)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Wedding Planner

Alone Together
Alone Together (2018)
GoodWatch score 65

TV show · as Rose

Training Day
Training Day (2017)
GoodWatch score 44

TV show · as Mrs. Craig

Insecure
Insecure (2016)
GoodWatch score 83

TV show · as Jackie

Reversion
Reversion (2015)
GoodWatch score 34

as Maya

Supremacy
Supremacy (2014)
GoodWatch score 49

as Mother

Brooklyn's Finest
Brooklyn's Finest (2010)
GoodWatch score 51

as Investigator #1 (as Lela Rochon Fuqua)

Blood Done Sign My Name
Blood Done Sign My Name (2010)
GoodWatch score 47

as Roseanna Allen

2000s

4 titles · average score 40
Fatal Secrets
Fatal Secrets (2009)
GoodWatch score 39

as Sharlene

First Daughter
First Daughter (2004)
GoodWatch score 35

as Liz Pappas

The Division
The Division (2001)
GoodWatch score 45

TV show · as Angela Reid

Labor Pains
Labor Pains (2000)
GoodWatch score 43

as Lulu Brown

1990s

18 titles · average score 57
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday (1999)
GoodWatch score 60

as Vanessa Struthers

Knock Off
Knock Off (1998)
GoodWatch score 35

as Karen Lee

Why Do Fools Fall In Love
Why Do Fools Fall In Love (1998)
GoodWatch score 61

as Emira Eagle

Ruby Bridges
Ruby Bridges (1998)
GoodWatch score 80

as Lucielle 'Lucy' Bridges

Gang Related
Gang Related (1997)
GoodWatch score 50

as Cynthia Webb

Mr. and Mrs. Loving
Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
GoodWatch score 71

as Mildred 'Bean' Jeter

The Chamber
The Chamber (1996)
GoodWatch score 42

as Nora Stark

The Wayans Bros.
The Wayans Bros. (1995)
GoodWatch score 48

TV show · as Lisa Saunders

Waiting to Exhale
Waiting to Exhale (1995)
GoodWatch score 61

as Robin

The Outer Limits
The Outer Limits (1995)
GoodWatch score 82

TV show · as Beth Carter

Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992)
GoodWatch score 43

TV show · as Paula / Denise, Mark's Old Girl Friend

The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990)
GoodWatch score 71

TV show · as Cindy

1980s

12 titles · average score 54
Tales from the Crypt
Tales from the Crypt (1989)
GoodWatch score 75

TV show · as Mercedes

Harlem Nights
Harlem Nights (1989)
GoodWatch score 43

as Sunshine

21 Jump Street
21 Jump Street (1987)
GoodWatch score 42

TV show · as Denise Price

The Wild Pair
The Wild Pair (1987)
GoodWatch score 49

as Debby

Into the Homeland
Into the Homeland (1987)
GoodWatch score 63

as Exquisite Woman

Foxtrap
Foxtrap (1986)
GoodWatch score 34

as Lindy

Stewardess School
Stewardess School (1986)
GoodWatch score 29

as School Instructor

227
227 (1985)
GoodWatch score 78

TV show

A Bunny's Tale
A Bunny's Tale (1985)
GoodWatch score 55

as Charlotte

The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show (1984)
GoodWatch score 74

TV show · as Veronica

Breakin'
Breakin' (1984)
GoodWatch score 55

as Extra in First Scene (uncredited)

Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
GoodWatch score 51

as Dancer

1970s

1 title · average score 46
The Facts of Life
The Facts of Life (1979)
GoodWatch score 46

TV show