LaChanze
Acting • Born 1961-12-16
Biography
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
36 credits
Hercules
Movie • 1997
Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
For Love or Money
Movie • 1993
Nora
The Help
Movie • 2011
Rachel
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie • 1999
Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
Birth/Rebirth
Movie • 2023
Colleen
Leap of Faith
Movie • 1992
Georgette
Genie
Movie • 2023
Grandma Patty
Lucy
Movie • 2003
Harriett
Broadway: The Next Generation
Movie
Self
Breaking Upwards
Movie • 2009
Maggie
David Searching
Movie • 1997
God Truth
My New Gun
Movie • 1992
Kelly Jane
Diane
Movie • 2019
Jennifer
Heartbreak Hospital
Movie • 2002
Lisa
Side Effects
Movie • 2013
Wards Island Desk Nurse
Broadway's Leading Ladies
Movie • 2025
Self
Highest 2 Lowest
Movie • 2025
Sgt. Bell
By Any Means
Movie
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
Movie • 1997
Self
The Cosby Show
TV • 1984
Sylvia
The View
TV • 1997
Self
Tamron Hall
TV • 2019
Self - Guest
The Blacklist
TV • 2013
Anne
New York Undercover
TV • 1994
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Ms. Pivik
The Underground Railroad
TV • 2021
Ms Reva
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Hostess
Person of Interest
TV • 2011
Mona
Hercules
TV • 1998
Terpsichore (voice)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Rosa Freeman
East New York
TV • 2022
Simone Bentley
Stars in the House
TV • 2020
Self
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
The Night Of
TV • 2016
Dwight's Mom
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV • 1999
Amber
The Good Fight
TV • 2017
Julius' Wife