LaChanze

Acting·Dec 16, 1961·St. Augustine, Florida, USA

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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).

Film	Credit
By Any Means2026 · Actor	Actor
Broadway's Leading Ladies2025 · Self	Self
Highest 2 Lowest2025 · Sgt. Bell	Sgt. Bell
Genie2023 · Grandma Patty	Grandma Patty
Birth/Rebirth2023 · Colleen	Colleen
Diane2019 · Jennifer	Jennifer
Side Effects2013 · Wards Island Desk Nurse	Wards Island Desk Nurse
The Help2011 · Rachel	Rachel
Breaking Upwards2009 · Maggie	Maggie
Lucy2003 · Harriett	Harriett
Heartbreak Hospital2002 · Lisa	Lisa
Hercules: Zero to Hero1999 · Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)	Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas1997 · Self	Self
Hercules1997 · Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)	Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
David Searching1997 · God Truth	God Truth
For Love or Money1993 · Nora	Nora
Leap of Faith1992 · Georgette	Georgette
My New Gun1992 · Kelly Jane	Kelly Jane
Broadway: The Next GenerationSelf	Self