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).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

The Blacklist

Person of Interest

The View

Sex and the City

The Cosby Show

All Movies (19)

By Any Means2026
Broadway's Leading Ladies2025 · as Self
Highest 2 Lowest2025 · as Sgt. Bell
Genie2023 · as Grandma Patty
Birth/Rebirth2023 · as Colleen
Diane2019 · as Jennifer
Side Effects2013 · as Wards Island Desk Nurse
The Help2011 · as Rachel
Breaking Upwards2009 · as Maggie
Lucy2003 · as Harriett
Heartbreak Hospital2002 · as Lisa
Hercules: Zero to Hero1999 · as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas1997 · as Self
Hercules1997 · as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
David Searching1997 · as God Truth
For Love or Money1993 · as Nora
Leap of Faith1992 · as Georgette
My New Gun1992 · as Kelly Jane
Broadway: The Next Generation— · as Self

All TV Shows (17)

East New York2022 · as Simone Bentley
The Underground Railroad2021 · as Ms Reva
Stars in the House2020 · as Self
Tamron Hall2019 · as Self - Guest
The Good Fight2017
The Good Fight2017 · as Julius' Wife
The Night Of2016 · as Dwight's Mom
The Blacklist2013 · as Anne
Person of Interest2011 · as Mona
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Ms. Pivik
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Rosa Freeman
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit1999 · as Amber
Hercules1998 · as Terpsichore (voice)
Sex and the City1998 · as Hostess
The View1997 · as Self
New York Undercover1994
The Cosby Show1984 · as Sylvia