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LaChanze

LaChanze

Birthday: 1961-12-16 | Place of Birth: 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 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

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Broadway's Leading Ladies

as    Self

2025
Highest 2 Lowest

as    Sgt. Bell

2023
Birth/Rebirth

as    Colleen

2023
Genie

as    Grandma Patty

2009
Breaking Upwards

as    Maggie

2003
Lucy

as    Harriett

1997
David Searching

as    God Truth

1993
For Love or Money

as    Nora

1992
Leap of Faith

as    Georgette