LaChanze
Actor
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).
Filmography
Hercules
as Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice) 1997
Side Effects
as Wards Island Desk Nurse 2013
Highest 2 Lowest
as Sgt. Bell 2025
For Love or Money
as Nora 1993
Genie
as Grandma Patty 2023
Leap of Faith
as Georgette 1992
Birth/Rebirth
as Colleen 2023
Hercules: Zero to Hero
as Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound) 1999
Diane
as Jennifer 2019
Breaking Upwards
as Maggie 2009
My New Gun
as Kelly Jane 1992
Lucy
as Harriett 2003
David Searching
as God Truth 1997
Heartbreak Hospital
as Lisa 2002
Broadway: The Next Generation
as Self 2017
Broadway's Leading Ladies
as Self 2025