LaChanze
Department: Acting
Biography
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
Hercules
1997
For Love or Money
1993
The Help
2011
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
Birth/Rebirth
2023
Leap of Faith
1992
Genie
2023
Lucy
2003
Broadway: The Next Generation
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Breaking Upwards
2009
David Searching
1997
My New Gun
1992
Diane
2019
Heartbreak Hospital
2002
Side Effects
2013
Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
By Any Means
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A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
1997
The Cosby Show
1984
The View
1997
Tamron Hall
2019
The Blacklist
2013
New York Undercover
1994
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Underground Railroad
2021
Sex and the City
1998
Person of Interest
2011
Hercules
1998
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
East New York
2022
Stars in the House
2020
The Good Fight
2017
The Night Of
2016
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Good Fight
2017