person

LaChanze

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1961-12-16

Place of Birth

St. Augustine, Florida, USA

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).

Also Known For

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Hercules

Jun 13, 1997

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For Love or Money

Oct 01, 1993

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82

The Help

Aug 09, 2011

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65

Hercules: Zero to Hero

Aug 17, 1999

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63

Birth/Rebirth

Aug 18, 2023

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58

Leap of Faith

Dec 18, 1992

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66

Genie

Nov 22, 2023

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66

Lucy

May 04, 2003

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100

Broadway: The Next Generation

Nov 16, 2017

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52

Breaking Upwards

Mar 14, 2009

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48

David Searching

Feb 25, 1997

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39

My New Gun

Oct 26, 1992

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61

Diane

Mar 28, 2019

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63

Heartbreak Hospital

Dec 20, 2002

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66

Side Effects

Feb 07, 2013

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NA

Broadway's Leading Ladies

Nov 28, 2025

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56

Highest 2 Lowest

Aug 14, 2025

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NA

By Any Means

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69

The Cosby Show

Sep 20, 1984

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43

The View

Aug 11, 1997

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76

The Blacklist

Sep 23, 2013

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48

Tamron Hall

Sep 09, 2019

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72

New York Undercover

Sep 08, 1994

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79

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

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73

The Underground Railroad

May 13, 2021

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73

Sex and the City

Jun 06, 1998

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80

Person of Interest

Sep 22, 2011

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68

Hercules

Aug 31, 1998

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79

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

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73

East New York

Oct 02, 2022

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NA

Stars in the House

Mar 16, 2020

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75

The Good Fight

Feb 19, 2017

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79

The Night Of

Jul 10, 2016

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79

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Sep 20, 1999

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75

The Good Fight

Feb 19, 2017