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LaChanze

LaChanze

Known for: Acting

Born: December 16, 1961

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

Broadway's Leading Ladies
Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025
Lucy
Lucy
2003
For Love or Money
For Love or Money
1993
Birth/Rebirth
Birth/Rebirth
2023
Breaking Upwards
Breaking Upwards
2009
Genie
Genie
2023
Highest 2 Lowest
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
Leap of Faith
Leap of Faith
1992
David Searching
David Searching
1997
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
1997
By Any Means
By Any Means
2026
Heartbreak Hospital
Heartbreak Hospital
2002
My New Gun
My New Gun
1992
Hercules
Hercules
1997
The Cosby Show
The Cosby Show
1984
The View
The View
1997
The Blacklist
The Blacklist
2013
Tamron Hall
Tamron Hall
2019
New York Undercover
New York Undercover
1994
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
The Underground Railroad
The Underground Railroad
2021
Sex and the City
Sex and the City
1998
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
Person of Interest
Person of Interest
2011
Hercules
Hercules
1998
Diane
Diane
2019
East New York
East New York
2022
Stars in the House
Stars in the House
2020
The Good Fight
The Good Fight
2017
The Help
The Help
2011
The Night Of
The Night Of
2016
Side Effects
Side Effects
2013
Broadway: The Next Generation
Broadway: The Next Generation
 
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