LaChanze
Actor
- Born
- December 16, 1961 (age 64) · 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).
Known for
The Help
August 9, 2011
Hercules
June 13, 1997
Side Effects
February 7, 2013
Highest 2 Lowest
August 14, 2025
For Love or Money
October 1, 1993
Genie
November 22, 2023
Leap of Faith
December 18, 1992
Birth/Rebirth
August 18, 2023
By Any Means
September 2, 2026
Hercules: Zero to Hero
August 17, 1999
Diane
March 28, 2019
Breaking Upwards
March 14, 2009
Acting19
- 2026By Any Means as Hattie Dahmer
- 2025Broadway's Leading Ladies as Self
- 2025Highest 2 Lowest as Sgt. Bell
- 2023Genie as Grandma Patty
- 2023Birth/Rebirth as Colleen
- 2019Diane as Jennifer
- 2013Side Effects as Wards Island Desk Nurse
- 2011The Help as Rachel
- 2009Breaking Upwards as Maggie
- 2003Lucy as Harriett