LaChanze

Known for

Acting

Born

December 16, 1961 (age 64)

Birthplace

St. Augustine, Florida, USA

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).

Best known work

The Help

2011

Hercules

1997

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999

The Blacklist

2013

Side Effects

2013

Sex and the City

1998

Person of Interest

2011

The Night Of

2016

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

The Cosby Show

1984

Filmography

TBA
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
2026
By Any Means
as Hattie Dahmer
2025
Broadway's Leading Ladies
as Self
2025
Highest 2 Lowest
as Sgt. Bell
2023
Genie
as Grandma Patty
2023
Birth/Rebirth
as Colleen
2022
East New YorkTV
as Simone Bentley (3 episodes)
2021
The Underground RailroadTV
as Ms Reva (1 episode)
2020
Stars in the HouseTV
as Self (1 episode)
2019
The Tamron Hall ShowTV
as Self - Guest (1 episode)
2019
Diane
as Jennifer
2017
The Good FightTV
as Julius' Wife (1 episode)
2016
The Night OfTV
as Dwight's Mom (1 episode)
2013
The BlacklistTV
as Anne (4 episodes)
2013
Side Effects
as Wards Island Desk Nurse
2011
Person of InterestTV
as Mona (1 episode)
2011
The Help
as Rachel
2009
Breaking Upwards
as Maggie
2003
Lucy
as Harriett
2002
Heartbreak Hospital
as Lisa
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims UnitTV
as Ms. Pivik (1 episode), as Rosa Freeman (1 episode), as Amber (1 episode)
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
1998
HerculesTV
as Terpsichore (voice) (14 episodes)
1998
Sex and the CityTV
as Hostess (1 episode)
1997
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
as Self