Actor
· Acting
LaChanze
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).
Filmography 35
Broadway's Leading Ladies
as Self
2025
Highest 2 Lowest
as Sgt. Bell
2025
Genie
as Grandma Patty
2023
Birth/Rebirth
as Colleen
2023
East New York
as Simone Bentley
2022
The Underground Railroad
as Ms Reva
2021
Stars in the House
as Self
2020
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
Diane
as Jennifer
2019
The Good Fight
2017
The Good Fight
as Julius' Wife
2017
The Night Of
as Dwight's Mom
2016
The Blacklist
as Anne
2013
Side Effects
as Wards Island Desk Nurse
2013
Person of Interest
as Mona
2011
The Help
as Rachel
2011
Breaking Upwards
as Maggie
2009
Lucy
as Harriett
2003
Heartbreak Hospital
as Lisa
2002
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)
1999
Hercules
as Terpsichore (voice)
1998
Sex and the City
as Hostess
1998
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
as Self
1997
The View
as Self
1997
Hercules
as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
1997
David Searching
as God Truth
1997
New York Undercover
1994
For Love or Money
as Nora
1993
Leap of Faith
as Georgette
1992
My New Gun
as Kelly Jane
1992
The Cosby Show
as Sylvia
1984
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self