Roquemore was born in in Los Angeles. She has stated that her father learned of the existence of the
Xhosa people of South Africa while directing a play about
Shaka Zulu and "liked the look of [the name], but switched the
h and
o to make it easier [to pronounce]." Roquemore began acting when she joined The Amazing Grace Conservatory, in ninth grade. After graduating from high school, she moved to
New York City and graduated from the Tisch program at
New York University. ==Career==