LaChanze
Acting
Born December 16, 1961 · 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).
Films (17)
Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
Genie
2023
Birth/Rebirth
2023
Diane
2019
Side Effects
2013
The Help
2011
Breaking Upwards
2009
Lucy
2003
Heartbreak Hospital
2002
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
1997
Hercules
1997
David Searching
1997
For Love or Money
1993
Leap of Faith
1992
My New Gun
1992