Actor profile

LaChanze

16th December 1961 St. Augustine, Florida, USA Acting

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).

17 Movies 17 TV Shows 1 In Production 36 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Broadway's Leading Ladies poster

Broadway's Leading Ladies 28th November 2025 as Self

Highest 2 Lowest poster

Highest 2 Lowest 14th August 2025 as Sgt. Bell

Genie poster

Genie 22nd November 2023 as Grandma Patty

Birth/Rebirth poster

Birth/Rebirth 18th August 2023 as Colleen

Diane poster

Diane 28th March 2019 as Jennifer

Side Effects poster

Side Effects 7th February 2013 as Wards Island Desk Nurse

The Help poster

The Help 9th August 2011 as Rachel

Breaking Upwards poster

Breaking Upwards 14th March 2009 as Maggie

Lucy poster

Lucy 4th May 2003 as Harriett

Heartbreak Hospital poster

Heartbreak Hospital 20th December 2002 as Lisa

Hercules: Zero to Hero poster

Hercules: Zero to Hero 17th August 1999 as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)

A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas poster

A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas 25th December 1997 as Self

Hercules poster

Hercules 13th June 1997 as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)

David Searching poster

David Searching 25th February 1997 as God Truth

For Love or Money poster

For Love or Money 1st October 1993 as Nora

Leap of Faith poster

Leap of Faith 18th December 1992 as Georgette

My New Gun poster

My New Gun 26th October 1992 as Kelly Jane

East New York poster

East New York 2nd October 2022 as Simone Bentley

The Underground Railroad poster

The Underground Railroad 13th May 2021 as Ms Reva

Stars in the House poster

Stars in the House 16th March 2020 as Self

Tamron Hall poster

Tamron Hall 9th September 2019 as Self - Guest

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017

The Good Fight poster

The Good Fight 19th February 2017 as Julius' Wife

The Night Of poster

The Night Of 10th July 2016 as Dwight's Mom

The Blacklist poster

The Blacklist 23rd September 2013 as Anne

Person of Interest poster

Person of Interest 22nd September 2011 as Mona

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Ms. Pivik

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Rosa Freeman

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Amber

Hercules poster

Hercules 31st August 1998 as Terpsichore (voice)

Sex and the City poster

Sex and the City 6th June 1998 as Hostess

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

New York Undercover poster

New York Undercover 8th September 1994

The Cosby Show poster

The Cosby Show 20th September 1984 as Sylvia

By Any Means poster

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By Any Means 2nd September 2026