LaChanze
Acting
Born 1961-12-16 · 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).
Filmography
Broadway's Leading Ladies
Nov 28, 2025
Highest 2 Lowest
Aug 14, 2025
Genie
Nov 22, 2023
Birth/Rebirth
Aug 18, 2023
Diane
Mar 28, 2019
Side Effects
Feb 7, 2013
The Help
Aug 9, 2011
Breaking Upwards
Mar 14, 2009
Lucy
May 4, 2003
Heartbreak Hospital
Dec 20, 2002
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Aug 17, 1999
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
Dec 25, 1997
Hercules
Jun 13, 1997
David Searching
Feb 25, 1997
For Love or Money
Oct 1, 1993
Leap of Faith
Dec 18, 1992
My New Gun
Oct 26, 1992