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Rochelle Aytes

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Rochelle Aytes
Melanie and Jake follows a path of twists and turns till they uncover the shocking truth of Melanie's missing childhood friend Tony in her small town of Cherry springs.
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Rochelle Aytes was born in New York City. She attended LaGuardia High School and graduated with a Bachelor's of Fine Arts degree in Dance from SUNY Purchase College Conservatory for Dance. She is best-known for her role in White Chicks (2004) as Denise Porter; her role in Left 4 Dead 2 (2009) as a news producer; and more recently in the TV series The Forgotten (2009) as Detective Grace Russell, who teams up with a volunteer group, including a former Chicago police detective played by Christian Slater, to solve cases of missing or unidentified homicide victims. Rochelle also played Lisa Breaux in Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (2006), in which she plays a woman who is caught in a relationship in which her fiancé (Blair Underwood) beats and threatens her.

In 2006, She played Nicole Jamieson in the test pilot of Tyler Perry's House of Payne (2006). In 2007 she guest-starred in the hit Fox series Bones (2005) as Felicia Saroyan, the sister of lab supervisor Cam. She also played Leigh Barnthouse in the Fox series Drive (2007). In 2009 she played Tara Kole in the CBS TV show NCIS (2003) and had a role in the independent film Trick 'r Treat (2007). In 2010 she played Eva in the hit TNT series Dark Blue (2009). In 2011 she had a recurring role in the ABC series Detroit 1-8-7 (2010) as prosecutor Alice Williams, until her character was murdered in the 1-11-2011 episode "Key to the City." She also plays the part of Amber James, the former girlfriend of Keith Watson, on ABC's Desperate Housewives (2004).

She is represented by Ryan Daly of Zero Gravity Management.
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    Known for

    Quinn Lord in Trick 'r Treat (2007)
    Trick 'r Treat
    6.7
    • Maria
    • 2007
    Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in White Chicks (2004)
    White Chicks
    5.9
    • Denise Porter
    • 2004
    Cicely Tyson, Henry Simmons, Blair Underwood, Lynn Whitfield, Lisa Arrindell, Boris Kodjoe, Jenifer Lewis, Tyler Perry, Rochelle Aytes, and Keke Palmer in Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
    Madea's Family Reunion
    5.3
    • Lisa
    • 2006
    Left 4 Dead 2 (2009)
    Left 4 Dead 2
    8.3
    Video Game
    • Rochelle(voice)
    • 2009

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    Actress



    • Lacktate
      • Debbie
      • Completed
      • Short



    • Morris Chestnut in Watson (2024)
      Watson
      5.3
      TV Series
      • Dr. Mary Morstan
      • Mary Morstan
      • 2024–2025
    • Shemar Moore in S.W.A.T. (2017)
      S.W.A.T.
      7.2
      TV Series
      • Nichelle Carmichael
      • 2019–2024
    • Susan Sarandon, Trace Adkins, Anna Friel, and Rachel Ann Kearns in Monarch (2022)
      Monarch
      4.6
      TV Series
      • Mackenzie
      • 2022
    • All the Men in My Life (2022)
      All the Men in My Life
      5.9
      • Tish Helms
      • 2022
    • Keith D. Robinson and Rochelle Aytes in Redemption in Cherry Springs (2021)
      Redemption in Cherry Springs
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Melanie Abrams
      • 2021
    • The Lost Boys
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • 2020
    • Mark Taylor and Rochelle Aytes in A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado (2020)
      A Christmas Tree Grows in Colorado
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Erin
      • 2020
    • Gillian Jacobs, Adam Devine, Cole Sand, Isabella Crovetti, Josie Totah, Izabella Alvarez, Bianca Grava, Hayden Crawford, and Nathaniel Logan McIntyre in Magic Camp (2020)
      Magic Camp
      6.3
      • Theo's Mom
      • 2020
    • The Lost Boys
      6.4
      TV Movie
      • Jackie
      • 2019
    • The Purge (2018)
      The Purge
      6.6
      TV Series
      • Michelle Moore
      • 2019
    • Dolly Parton in Dolly Parton's Heartstrings (2019)
      Dolly Parton's Heartstrings
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Scarlett
      • 2019
    • Scott Caan, Chi McBride, Meaghan Rath, Ian Anthony Dale, Alex O'Loughlin, and Beulah Koale in Hawaii Five-0 (2010)
      Hawaii Five-0
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Greer
      • 2018–2019
    • Kiefer Sutherland in Designated Survivor (2016)
      Designated Survivor
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Senator Cowling
      • 2017–2018
    • Doomsday (2017)
      Doomsday
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Elle
      • 2017
    • Yunjin Kim, Rochelle Aytes, and Jes Macallan in Mistresses (2013)
      Mistresses
      7.1
      TV Series
      • April Malloy
      • 2013–2016

    Producer



    • All the Men in My Life (2022)
      All the Men in My Life
      5.9
      • producer
      • 2022

    Additional Crew



    • David Copperfield in Copperfield: Tornado of Fire (2001)
      Copperfield: Tornado of Fire
      7.6
      TV Special
      • dancer
      • 2001

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    • Height
      • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
    • Born
      • May 17
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Spouse
      • C.J. LindseyAugust 28, 2016 - present
    • Other works
      Stage: Appeared in "Aida" by Elton John and Tim Rice, in both the Broadway show and US tour.
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      She has played the main love interest for the actor Shemar Moore in two different TV shows he has starred in. She played Savannah Hayes in Criminal Minds, wife of the character Derek Morgan and played Nichelle Carmichael, who is the love interest of Daniel "Hondo" Harrelson Jr.

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