LaChanze

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LaChanze

Acting 64 December 16, 1961

St. Augustine, Florida, USA

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 R…

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The Help

The Help

8.2 2011 Movie
Hercules

Hercules

7.5 1997 Movie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

8.0 1999 TV Show
The Blacklist

The Blacklist

7.6 2013 TV Show
Side Effects

Side Effects

6.6 2013 Movie
Person of Interest

Person of Interest

8.1 2011 TV Show
Sex and the City

Sex and the City

7.3 1998 TV Show
The View

The View

4.3 1997 TV Show
The Night Of

The Night Of

8.0 2016 TV Show
The Cosby Show

The Cosby Show

7.0 1984 TV Show
The Good Fight

The Good Fight

7.6 2017 TV Show
Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

5.5 2025 Movie

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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

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2026
    By Any Means

    Movie Hattie Dahmer

  2. 2025
    Broadway's Leading Ladies

    Movie Self

  3. 2025
    Highest 2 Lowest

    Movie Sgt. Bell

  4. 2023
    Genie

    Movie Grandma Patty

  5. 2023
    Birth/Rebirth

    Movie Colleen

  6. 2022
    East New York

    TV show Simone Bentley

  7. 2021
    The Underground Railroad

    TV show Ms Reva

  8. 2020
    Stars in the House

    TV show Self

  9. 2019
    Tamron Hall

    TV show Self - Guest

  10. 2019
    Diane

    Movie Jennifer

  11. 2017
    The Good Fight

    TV show

  12. 2016
    The Night Of

    TV show Dwight's Mom

  13. 2013
    The Blacklist

    TV show Anne

  14. 2013
    Side Effects

    Movie Wards Island Desk Nurse

  15. 2011
    Person of Interest

    TV show Mona

  16. 2011
    The Help

    Movie Rachel

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  1. 2009
    Breaking Upwards

    Movie Maggie

  2. 2003
    Lucy

    Movie Harriett

  3. 2002
    Heartbreak Hospital

    Movie Lisa

  4. 1999
    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    TV show Ms. Pivik

  5. 1999
    Hercules: Zero to Hero

    Movie Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)

  6. 1998
    Hercules

    TV show Terpsichore (voice)

  7. 1998
    Sex and the City

    TV show Hostess

  8. 1997
    A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas

    Movie Self

  9. 1997
    The View

    TV show Self

  10. 1997
    Hercules

    Movie Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)

  11. 1997
    David Searching

    Movie God Truth

  12. 1994
    New York Undercover

    TV show

  13. 1993
    For Love or Money

    Movie Nora

  14. 1992
    Leap of Faith

    Movie Georgette

  15. 1992
    My New Gun

    Movie Kelly Jane

  16. 1984
    The Cosby Show

    TV show Sylvia

  17. —
    Broadway: The Next Generation

    Movie Self