LaChanze
Acting
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Acting Credits
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
Filmography
By Any Means
2026
as Hattie Dahmer
Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025
as Self
Highest 2 Lowest
2025
as Sgt. Bell
Birth/Rebirth
2023
as Colleen
Genie
2023
as Grandma Patty
East New York
2022
as Simone Bentley
The Underground Railroad
2021
as Ms Reva
Stars in the House
2020
as Self
Diane
2019
as Jennifer
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
The Good Fight
2017
The Good Fight
2017
as Julius' Wife
The Night Of
2016
as Dwight's Mom
Side Effects
2013
as Wards Island Desk Nurse
The Blacklist
2013
as Anne
The Help
2011
as Rachel
Person of Interest
2011
as Mona
Breaking Upwards
2009
as Maggie
Lucy
2003
as Harriett
Heartbreak Hospital
2002
as Lisa
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999
as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Ms. Pivik
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Rosa Freeman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Amber
Sex and the City
1998
as Hostess
Hercules
1998
as Terpsichore (voice)
Hercules
1997
as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
David Searching
1997
as God Truth
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
1997
as Self
The View
1997
as Self
New York Undercover
1994
For Love or Money
1993
as Nora
Leap of Faith
1992
as Georgette
My New Gun
1992
as Kelly Jane
The Cosby Show
1984
as Sylvia