LaChanze

1961 (64) • Acting

Born: 12/16/1961 (64) in St. Augustine, Florida, USA

Known for: Acting

LaChanze

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).

Known For

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Ms. Pivik / Rosa Freeman / Amber

1999

The Blacklist

76%

Anne

2013

Sex and the City

73%

Hostess

1998

Person of Interest

81%

Mona

2011

The Night Of

80%

Dwight's Mom

2016

Highest 2 Lowest

55%

Sgt. Bell

2025

The Cosby Show

70%

Sylvia

1984

For Love or Money

62%

Nora

1993

By Any Means

78%

Hattie Dahmer

2026

Broadway's Leading Ladies

Self

2025

Highest 2 Lowest

55%

Sgt. Bell

2025

Genie

65%

Grandma Patty

2023

Birth/Rebirth

65%

Colleen

2023

East New York

71%

Simone Bentley

2022

The Underground Railroad

72%

Ms Reva

2021

Stars in the House

Self

2020

Tamron Hall

47%

Self - Guest

2019

Diane

61%

Jennifer

2019

The Good Fight

76%

Julius' Wife /

2017

The Night Of

80%

Dwight's Mom

2016

The Blacklist

76%

Anne

2013

Side Effects

66%

Wards Island Desk Nurse

2013

Person of Interest

81%

Mona

2011

The Help

82%

Rachel

2011

Breaking Upwards

54%

Maggie

2009

Lucy

67%

Harriett

2003

Heartbreak Hospital

73%

Lisa

2002

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

80%

Ms. Pivik / Rosa Freeman / Amber

1999

Hercules: Zero to Hero

65%

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

1999

Hercules

69%

Terpsichore (voice)

1998

Sex and the City

73%

Hostess

1998

A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas

90%

Self

1997

The View

43%

Self

1997

Hercules

75%

Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)

1997

David Searching

56%

God Truth

1997

New York Undercover

73%

Unknown

1994