LaChanze

Personal Info

Birthday

December 16, 1961

(63 years old)

Place of Birth

St. Augustine, Florida, USA

LaChanze

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).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Blacklist

Sex and the City

Person of Interest

The Cosby Show

The Good Fight

Hercules

The Help

Filmography

2025
Highest 2 Lowest
as Sgt. Bell
2023
Genie
as Grandma Patty
Birth/Rebirth
as Colleen
2019
Diane
as Jennifer
2017
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self
2013
Side Effects
as Wards Island Desk Nurse
2011
The Help
as Rachel
2009
Breaking Upwards
as Maggie
2003
Lucy
as Harriett
2002
Heartbreak Hospital
as Lisa
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
1997
David Searching
as God Truth
1993
For Love or Money
as Nora
1992
Leap of Faith
as Georgette
My New Gun
as Kelly Jane