LaChanze

Acting

LaChanze

Born December 16, 1961St. Augustine, Florida, USA33 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

Filmography

Highest 2 Lowest
2025Highest 2 Lowest
as Sgt. BellMovie
Genie
2023Genie
as Grandma PattyMovie
Birth/Rebirth
2023Birth/Rebirth
as ColleenMovie
East New York
2022East New York
as Simone BentleyTV
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hall
as Self - GuestTV
Diane
2019Diane
as JenniferMovie
The Night Of
2016The Night Of
as Dwight's MomTV
Side Effects
2013Side Effects
as Wards Island Desk NurseMovie
The Help
2011The Help
as RachelMovie
Breaking Upwards
2009Breaking Upwards
as MaggieMovie
Lucy
2003Lucy
as HarriettMovie
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)Movie
Hercules
1998Hercules
as Terpsichore (voice)TV
The View
1997The View
as SelfTV
Hercules
1997Hercules
as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)Movie
David Searching
1997David Searching
as God TruthMovie
Leap of Faith
1992Leap of Faith
as GeorgetteMovie
My New Gun
1992My New Gun
as Kelly JaneMovie