LaChanze

Actor

Born: December 16, 1961 (age 64)
From: St. Augustine, Florida, USA

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).

Filmography (19)

By Any Means (2026)
Broadway's Leading Ladies (2025)
Self
Highest 2 Lowest (2025)
Sgt. Bell
Genie (2023)
Grandma Patty
Birth/Rebirth (2023)
Colleen
Diane (2019)
Jennifer
Side Effects (2013)
Wards Island Desk Nurse
The Help (2011)
Rachel
Breaking Upwards (2009)
Maggie
Lucy (2003)
Harriett
Heartbreak Hospital (2002)
Lisa
Hercules: Zero to Hero (1999)
Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas (1997)
Self
Hercules (1997)
Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
David Searching (1997)
God Truth
For Love or Money (1993)
Nora
Leap of Faith (1992)
Georgette
My New Gun (1992)
Kelly Jane
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self