LaChanze
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1961-12-16 (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).
Acting
(2025)
Highest 2 Lowest
as Sgt. Bell
(2025)
(2023)
Genie
as Grandma Patty
(2023)
Birth/Rebirth
as Colleen
(2019)
Diane
as Jennifer
(2017)
(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)
Hercules
as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
(1997)
David Searching
as God Truth
(1993)
For Love or Money
as Nora
(1992)
Leap of Faith
as Georgette
(1992)
My New Gun
as Kelly Jane