LaChanze
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1961
- Birthplace
- 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
Broadway: The Next Generation TBA
as Self
By Any Means 2026
as Hattie Dahmer
Broadway's Leading Ladies 2025
as Self
Highest 2 Lowest 2025
as Sgt. Bell
Genie 2023
as Grandma Patty
Birth/Rebirth 2023
as Colleen
Diane 2019
as Jennifer
Side Effects 2013
as Wards Island Desk Nurse
The Help 2011
as Rachel
Breaking Upwards 2009
as Maggie
Lucy 2003
as Harriett
Heartbreak Hospital 2002
as Lisa
Hercules: Zero to Hero 1999
as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas 1997
as Self
Hercules 1997
as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
David Searching 1997
as God Truth
For Love or Money 1993
as Nora
Leap of Faith 1992
as Georgette
My New Gun 1992
as Kelly Jane
Credits from TMDB.