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).
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Acting History
2025
Broadway's Leading Ladies as Self
2025Highest 2 Lowest as Sgt. Bell
2023Genie as Grandma Patty
2023Birth/Rebirth as Colleen
2022East New York as Simone Bentley
2021The Underground Railroad as Ms Reva
2020Stars in the House as Self
2019Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
2019Diane as Jennifer
2017Broadway: The Next Generation as Self
2017The Good Fight
2017The Good Fight as Julius' Wife
2016The Night Of as Dwight's Mom
2013The Blacklist as Anne
2013Side Effects as Wards Island Desk Nurse
2011Person of Interest as Mona
2011The Help as Rachel
2009Breaking Upwards as Maggie
2003Lucy as Harriett
2002Heartbreak Hospital as Lisa
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Ms. Pivik
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Rosa Freeman
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Amber
1999Hercules: Zero to Hero as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
1998Hercules as Terpsichore (voice)
1998Sex and the City as Hostess
1997The View as Self
1997Hercules as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
1997David Searching as God Truth
1994New York Undercover
1993For Love or Money as Nora
1992Leap of Faith as Georgette
1992My New Gun as Kelly Jane
1984The Cosby Show as Sylvia
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