LaChanze
Acting1961St. 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).
Known For
Acting History
Future
2025
Broadway's Leading Ladies
as Self
Highest 2 Lowest
as Sgt. Bell
2023
Birth/Rebirth
as Colleen
Genie
as Grandma Patty
2022
East New York
TVas Simone Bentley• 3 eps
2021
The Blacklist
TVas Anne• 4 eps
The Underground Railroad
TVas Ms Reva• 1 eps
2020
Stars in the House
TVas Self• 1 eps
The Good Fight
TVas Julius' Wife• 1 eps
2019
Diane
as Jennifer
Tamron Hall
TVas Self - Guest• 1 eps
2016
Person of Interest
TVas Mona• 1 eps
The Night Of
TVas Dwight's Mom• 1 eps
2013
Side Effects
as Wards Island Desk Nurse
2011
The Help
as Rachel
2009
Breaking Upwards
as Maggie
2008
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TVas Rosa Freeman / Ms. Pivik / Amber• 1 eps
2003
Lucy
as Harriett
2002
Heartbreak Hospital
as Lisa
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
Sex and the City
TVas Hostess• 1 eps
1998
Hercules
TVas Terpsichore (voice)• 14 eps
1997
1993
The Concierge
as Nora
1992
Leap of Faith
as Georgette
My New Gun
as Kelly Jane
1988
The Cosby Show
TVas Sylvia• 2 eps