LaChanze

Actor

Born December 16, 1961 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).

Acting

By Any Means
Film, 2026
as Hattie Dahmer
Highest 2 Lowest
Film, 2025
as Sgt. Bell
Genie
Film, 2023
as Grandma Patty
Birth/Rebirth
Film, 2023
as Colleen
East New York
TV series, 2022
as Simone Bentley
The Underground Railroad
TV series, 2021
as Ms Reva
Diane
Film, 2019
as Jennifer
The Good Fight
TV series, 2017
1 episode
The Night Of
TV series, 2016
as Dwight's Mom
The Blacklist
TV series, 2013
as Anne
Side Effects
Film, 2013
as Wards Island Desk Nurse
Person of Interest
TV series, 2011
as Mona
The Help
Film, 2011
as Rachel
Breaking Upwards
Film, 2009
as Maggie
Lucy
Film, 2003
as Harriett
Heartbreak Hospital
Film, 2002
as Lisa
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV series, 1999
as Ms. Pivik
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Film, 1999
as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
Hercules
TV series, 1998
as Terpsichore (voice)
Sex and the City
TV series, 1998
as Hostess
Hercules
Film, 1997
as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
David Searching
Film, 1997
as God Truth
New York Undercover
TV series, 1994
1 episode
For Love or Money
Film, 1993
as Nora
Leap of Faith
Film, 1992
as Georgette
My New Gun
Film, 1992
as Kelly Jane
The Cosby Show
TV series, 1984
as Sylvia