- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- December 16, 1961
- Place of Birth
- St. Augustine, Florida, USA
LaChanze
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
movieBy Any Means
2026
movieBroadway's Leading Ladies
2025 · Self
movieHighest 2 Lowest
2025 · Sgt. Bell
movieGenie
2023 · Grandma Patty
movieBirth/Rebirth
2023 · Colleen
tvEast New York
2022 · Simone Bentley
tvThe Underground Railroad
2021 · Ms Reva
tvStars in the House
2020 · Self
tvTamron Hall
2019 · Self - Guest
movieDiane
2019 · Jennifer
tvThe Good Fight
2017 · , Julius' Wife
tvThe Night Of
2016 · Dwight's Mom
tvThe Blacklist
2013 · Anne
movieSide Effects
2013 · Wards Island Desk Nurse
tvPerson of Interest
2011 · Mona
movieThe Help
2011 · Rachel
movieBreaking Upwards
2009 · Maggie
movieLucy
2003 · Harriett
movieHeartbreak Hospital
2002 · Lisa
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Ms. Pivik, Rosa Freeman, Amber
movieHercules: Zero to Hero
1999 · Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
tvHercules
1998 · Terpsichore (voice)
tvSex and the City
1998 · Hostess
movieA Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
1997 · Self
tvThe View
1997 · Self
movieHercules
1997 · Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
movieDavid Searching
1997 · God Truth
tvNew York Undercover
1994
movieFor Love or Money
1993 · Nora
movieLeap of Faith
1992 · Georgette
movieMy New Gun
1992 · Kelly Jane
tvThe Cosby Show
1984 · Sylvia
movieBroadway: The Next Generation
— · Self