LaChanze
December 16, 1961St. 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).
Filmography
The Help
2011 · 8.2
Person of Interest
2011 · 8.1
The Night Of
2016 · 8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0
The Blacklist
2013 · 7.6
The Good Fight
2017 · 7.5
Hercules
1997 · 7.5
Sex and the City
1998 · 7.4
New York Undercover
1994 · 7.3
The Underground Railroad
2021 · 7.2
Heartbreak Hospital
2002 · 7.2
East New York
2022 · 7.0
The Cosby Show
1984 · 7.0
Hercules
1998 · 6.9
Side Effects
2013 · 6.6
By Any Means
2026 · 6.6
Genie
2023 · 6.5
Birth/Rebirth
2023 · 6.5
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999 · 6.4
For Love or Money
1993 · 6.2
Diane
2019 · 6.1
Leap of Faith
1992 · 5.8
David Searching
1997 · 5.6
Highest 2 Lowest
2025 · 5.5
Breaking Upwards
2009 · 5.4
My New Gun
1992 · 4.1