Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
December 16, 1961
Age
64
Place of Birth
St. Augustine, Florida, USA
Popularity
1.1
LaChanze
Acting
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).
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Known For
8.0
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · TV
7.6
The Blacklist
2013 · TV
8.1
Person of Interest
2011 · TV
4.3
The View
1997 · TV
7.4
Sex and the City
1998 · TV
7.6
The Good Fight
2017 · TV
7.0
The Cosby Show
1984 · TV
4.5
Tamron Hall
2019 · TV
6.9
Hercules
1998 · TV
7.3
New York Undercover
1994 · TV
8.2
The Help
2011 · Movie
7.5
Hercules
1997 · Movie
Filmography
2026
By Any Means
Movie
0.0
2025
Broadway's Leading Ladies
Movie · Self
0.0
2025
Highest 2 Lowest
Movie · Sgt. Bell
5.5
2023
Genie
Movie · Grandma Patty
6.5
2023
Birth/Rebirth
Movie · Colleen
6.5
2022
East New York
TV · Simone Bentley
7.1
2021
The Underground Railroad
TV · Ms Reva
7.2
2020
Stars in the House
TV · Self
0.0
2019
Tamron Hall
TV · Self - Guest
4.5
2019
Diane
Movie · Jennifer
6.1
2017
The Good Fight
TV
7.6
2017
The Good Fight
TV · Julius' Wife
7.6
2016
The Night Of
TV · Dwight's Mom
8.0
2013
The Blacklist
TV · Anne
7.6
2013
Side Effects
Movie · Wards Island Desk Nurse
6.6
2011
Person of Interest
TV · Mona
8.1
2011
The Help
Movie · Rachel
8.2
2009
Breaking Upwards
Movie · Maggie
5.4
2003
Lucy
Movie · Harriett
6.7
2002
Heartbreak Hospital
Movie · Lisa
7.3
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · Ms. Pivik
8.0
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · Rosa Freeman
8.0
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
TV · Amber
8.0
1999
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Movie · Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
6.5