Acting
May 16, 1976
New York City, New York, USA
Rochelle Aytes
Acting
Biography
Rochelle Aytes (born May 17, 1976) is an American actress and model. She is best known for her role as April Malloy on ABC's drama series Mistresses, and as the voice of Rochelle in the critically acclaimed video game Left 4 Dead 2. Aytes made her film debut in the 2004 comedy White Chicks, as Denise Porter. She also starred in the autobiographical film of TLC titled CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story, as Perri "Pebbles" Reid. She is also known for playing Lisa Breaux in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion. In 2007, she guest starred on the FOX series Bones as Felicia Saroyan, the sister of Lab Supervisor, Cam. She's s also had recurring roles as Leigh Barnthouse in the 2007 FOX series Drive; Tara Kole on NCIS; Detective Grace Russell on ABC's drama series The Forgotten (2009-2010); prosecutor Alice Williams in the ABC series Detroit 1-8-7 (2010-2011); starred in the short-lived ABC sitcom Work It in 2012; and as Agent Greer, an ex-CIA officer, on the CBS series Hawaii Five-0. She starred as one of the four leads, along with Alyssa Milano, Yunjin Kim and Jes Macallan, in the ABC drama series Mistresses. In 2013, she started in a recurring role as Savannah Hayes, Derek Morgan's (Shemar Moore) girlfriend on the CBS series, Criminal Minds. When Moore moved to S.W.A.T., her character was written out. However, she was then cast as his character Hondo's girlfriend Nichelle on S.W.A.T., as well, starting in Season 3.
Feature Films (14)
Four interwoven stories that occur on Halloween: an everyday high school principal has a secret life as a serial killer; a college virgin might have just met the one guy for her; a group of teenagers pull a mean prank, and a bitter old recluse receives an uninvited guest.
Trick 'r Treat
Two FBI agent brothers, Marcus and Kevin Copeland, accidentally foil a drug bust. To avoid being fired they accept a mission escorting a pair of socialites to the Hamptons--but when the girls are disfigured in a car accident, they refuse to go. Left without options, Marcus and Kevin decide to pose as the sisters, transforming themselves from black men into rich white women.
White Chicks
Five ambitious cousins set out on a family reunion during the dead of winter. The purpose of the retreat is to secure their inheritance, a fortune that dates back many generations. Upon their arrival, Uncle Melvin welcomes them with open arms, but warns them to respect their family traditions. During the weekend, as each of the cousins mysteriously disappear, they learn the truth about their family legacy, blood ancestry and the ultimate sacrifice they must make in exchange for their beloved inheritance.
The Inheritance
Southern matriarch Madea has a lot on her plate. Her nieces, Vanessa and Lisa, have relationship troubles - Vanessa moves into Madea's house with her 2 young children and Lisa is engaged to a controlling man that her mother set her up with. In addition, Madea has just been court-ordered to become the guardian of Nikki, a rebellious runaway teenager. Madea must keep the peace and her family together while simultaneously planning her clan's reunion.
Madea's Family Reunion
TLC's humble beginnings in Atlanta quickly led to an unprecedented rise to fame in the 1990's as one of the world's most talented, celebrated and highest-selling female groups of all time. Through very public and high profile success, turmoil and tragedy, TLC left an indelible stamp of female empowerment that changed the face of the music industry forever.
Crazy Sexy Cool: The TLC Story
Television & Series (26)
Dirt is an American television serial broadcast on the FX network. It premiered on January 2, 2007 and starred Courteney Cox as Lucy Spiller, the editor-in-chief of the first-of-its-kind "glossy tabloid" magazine DirtNow, which was previously two separate publications: drrt and Now.
Dirt
Half & Half is an American sitcom that aired on UPN from September 23, 2002, to May 15, 2006. The show focuses on the lives of two paternal half-sisters in their twenties who were estranged throughout their childhood, and are finally developing a close relationship. The series is set in San Francisco. It was the second-most-watched show on UPN's Monday night line-up and fourth overall on the network. The show was on The CW's first draft line-up in March 2006, but due to several circumstances—including The CW's contractual obligation to pick up Reba, the uncancelling of All of Us, and the pick-up of the Girlfriends spin-off The Game—Half & Half was left off the final Fall 2006 schedule and ended production. The series has aired in reruns on Global TV in Canada, Trouble in the UK and in local syndication in the United States. It also airs in the United States on TV One.
Half & Half
Notorious Los Angeles defense attorney Sebastian Stark becomes disillusioned with his career after his successful defense of a wife-abuser results in the wife's death. After more than a month trying to come to grips with his situation, he is invited by the Los Angeles district attorney to become a public prosecutor so he can apply his unorthodox-but-effective talents to putting guilty people away instead of putting them back on the street.
Shark
An American action drama television series set against the backdrop of an illegal cross-country automobile road race, focusing on the willing and unwilling competitors and, as the plot develops, the unseen puppet masters who sponsor the race.
