Lela Rochon

Tall, shapely, comely--and determined, Lela Rochon jumped to the head of casting lists after the success of "Waiting to Exhale," in which she was Robin, the woman who wants a man, but ends up as the type they only want to score with.

Rochon began modeling and acting while still in college and appeared as one of the "girls" surrounding the dog Spuds MacKenzie in numerous Bud Light beer commercials. She made her TV acting debut in "A Bunny's Tale" (1985), played a recurring role on the sitcom "Better Days" (CBS, 1986), appeared on the NBC daytime soap "Generations" and made numerous guest