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 · 14 shows
Broadway's Leading Ladies
2025·0.0
Highest 2 Lowest
2025·5.5
Genie
2023·6.5
Birth/Rebirth
2023·6.5
Diane
2019·6.1
Side Effects
2013·6.6
The Help
2011·8.2
Breaking Upwards
2009·5.4
Lucy
2003·6.7
Heartbreak Hospital
2002·7.3
Hercules: Zero to Hero
1999·6.5
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
1997·9.0
Hercules
1997·7.5
David Searching
1997·5.6
For Love or Money
1993·6.2
Leap of Faith
1992·5.8
My New Gun
1992·4.1