LaChanze
December 16, 1961 (62 years old) in St. Augustine, Florida, USA
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
Credits
- 2023 · Genie as Grandma Patty
- 2023 · Birth/Rebirth as Colleen
- 2022 · East New York as Simone Bentley
- 2021 · The Underground Railroad as Ms Reva
- 2020 · Stars in the House as Self
- 2019 · Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- 2019 · Diane as Jennifer
- 2018 · Hot Stuff: Backstage at 'Summer' with Ariana DeBose as Herself
- 2017 · Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
- 2017 · The Good Fight as
- 2017 · The Good Fight as Julius' Wife
- 2016 · The Night Of as Dwight's Mom
- 2013 · The Blacklist as Anne
- 2013 · Side Effects as Wards Island Desk Nurse
- 2011 · Person of Interest as Mona
- 2011 · The Help as Rachel
- 2009 · Breaking Upwards as Maggie
- 2003 · Lucy as Harriett
- 2002 · Heartbreak Hospital as Lisa
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ms. Pivik
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rosa Freeman
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Amber
- 1999 · Hercules: Zero to Hero as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
- 1998 · Hercules as Terpsichore (voice)
- 1998 · Sex and the City as Hostess
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1997 · Hercules as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
- 1997 · David Searching as God Truth
- 1994 · New York Undercover as
- 1993 · For Love or Money as Nora
- 1992 · Leap of Faith as Georgette
- 1992 · My New Gun as Kelly Jane
- 1984 · The Cosby Show as Sylvia