Acting
LaChanze
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
By Any Means
Film · 2026
Broadway's Leading Ladies
Film · 2025
Highest 2 Lowest
Film · 2025
Birth/Rebirth
Film · 2023
Genie
Film · 2023
East New York
Series · 2022
The Underground Railroad
Series · 2021
Stars in the House
Series · 2020
Diane
Film · 2019
The Tamron Hall Show
Series · 2019
The Good Fight
Series · 2017
The Good Fight
Series · 2017
The Night Of
Series · 2016
Side Effects
Film · 2013
The Blacklist
Series · 2013
The Help
Film · 2011
Person of Interest
Series · 2011
Breaking Upwards
Film · 2009
Lucy
Film · 2003
Heartbreak Hospital
Film · 2002
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Film · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Series · 1999
Sex and the City
Series · 1998
Hercules
Series · 1998
Hercules
Film · 1997
David Searching
Film · 1997
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
New York Undercover
Series · 1994
For Love or Money
Film · 1993
Leap of Faith
Film · 1992
My New Gun
Film · 1992
The Cosby Show
Series · 1984
Broadway: The Next Generation
Film