LaChanze
Known for acting · Born 16 December 1961 · 64 · St. Augustine, Florida, USA
33 credits
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
1998
For Love or Money
1993
The Blacklist
2013
Birth/Rebirth
2023
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
The Cosby Show
1984
Genie
2023
Leap of Faith
1992
Breaking Upwards
2009
The Help
2011
Lucy
2003
Hercules
1997
Acting (33)
2026By Any MeansHattie DahmerFilm
2025Highest 2 LowestSgt. BellFilm
2025Broadway's Leading LadiesSelfFilm
2023GenieGrandma PattyFilm
2023Birth/RebirthColleenFilm
2022East New YorkSimone Bentley · 3 episodesSeries
2021The Underground RailroadMs RevaSeries
2020Stars in the HouseSelfSeries
2019DianeJenniferFilm
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2017The Good Fight, Julius' WifeSeries
2016The Night OfDwight's MomSeries
2013The BlacklistAnne · 4 episodesSeries
2013Side EffectsWards Island Desk NurseFilm
2011The HelpRachelFilm
2011Person of InterestMonaSeries
2009Breaking UpwardsMaggieFilm
2003LucyHarriettFilm
2002Heartbreak HospitalLisaFilm
1999Law & Order: Special Victims UnitMs. Pivik, Rosa Freeman, AmberSeries
1999Hercules: Zero to HeroTerpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)Film
1998Sex and the CityHostessSeries
1998HerculesTerpsichore (voice) · 14 episodesSeries
1997HerculesTerpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)Film
1997The ViewSelfSeries
1997David SearchingGod TruthFilm
1997A Magical Walt Disney World ChristmasSelfFilm
1994New York UndercoverSeries
1993For Love or MoneyNoraFilm
1992Leap of FaithGeorgetteFilm
1992My New GunKelly JaneFilm
1984The Cosby ShowSylvia · 2 episodesSeries
—Broadway: The Next GenerationSelfFilm