LaChanze

About

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

Law & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999The BlacklistSeries • 2013Person of InterestSeries • 2011Sex and the CitySeries • 1998The Cosby ShowSeries • 1984The Good FightSeries • 2017By Any MeansMovie • 2026HerculesSeries • 1998New York UndercoverSeries • 1994The Night OfSeries • 2016The HelpMovie • 2011HerculesMovie • 1997Highest 2 LowestMovie • 2025East New YorkSeries • 2022Side EffectsMovie • 2013The Underground RailroadSeries • 2021For Love or MoneyMovie • 1993Leap of FaithMovie • 1992Birth/RebirthMovie • 2023GenieMovie • 2023My New GunMovie • 1992Hercules: Zero to HeroMovie • 1999DianeMovie • 2019Breaking UpwardsMovie • 2009