LaChanze
Acting
Born 1961-12-16 · 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
7.5
Hercules
1997 · Movie
8.2
The Help
2011 · Movie
5.5
Highest 2 Lowest
2025 · Movie
6.6
Side Effects
2013 · Movie
6.2
For Love or Money
1993 · Movie
6.6
Genie
2023 · Movie
6.5
Birth/Rebirth
2023 · Movie
5.8
Leap of Faith
1992 · Movie
6.5
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999 · Movie
9.0
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
1997 · Movie
7.3
Heartbreak Hospital
2002 · Movie
6.1
Diane
2019 · Movie
6.6
Lucy
2003 · Movie
5.4
Breaking Upwards
2009 · Movie
4.3
My New Gun
1992 · Movie
5.3
David Searching
1997 · Movie
Broadway: The Next Generation
— · Movie
Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025 · Movie