LaChanze
Acting
Rhonda LaChanze Sapp (born December 16, 1961), known professionally as LaChanze, is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She won the Tony Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role in a Musical in 2006 for her role as Celie Harris Johnson in The Color Purple. She is also known for The Help (2011), Hercules (1997), and Hercules (1998).
Known For
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · tv
2013
The Blacklist
2013 · tv
2011
Person of Interest
2011 · tv
1997
The View
1997 · tv
1998
Sex and the City
1998 · tv
2017
The Good Fight
2017 · tv
1984
The Cosby Show
1984 · tv
2019
Tamron Hall
2019 · tv
1998
Hercules
1998 · tv
1994
New York Undercover
1994 · tv
2020
Stars in the House
2020 · tv
1997
Hercules
1997 · movie
2022
East New York
2022 · tv
2011
The Help
2011 · movie
2016
The Night Of
2016 · tv
2025
Highest 2 Lowest
2025 · movie
2021
The Underground Railroad
2021 · tv
2013
Side Effects
2013 · movie
2026
By Any Means
2026 · movie
2023
Genie
2023 · movie
2023
Birth/Rebirth
2023 · movie
1992
Leap of Faith
1992 · movie
1993
For Love or Money
1993 · movie
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999 · movie
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Broadway: The Next Generation
— · movie
2019
Diane
2019 · movie
1992
My New Gun
1992 · movie
2003
Lucy
2003 · movie
2025
Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025 · movie
2002
Heartbreak Hospital
2002 · movie