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

• 2026By Any Means — Hattie Dahmer
• 2025Highest 2 Lowest — Sgt. Bell
• 2023Birth/Rebirth — Colleen
• 2023Genie — Grandma Patty
• East New York — Simone Bentley
• The Underground Railroad — Ms Reva
• 2019Diane — Jennifer
• The Good Fight — Julius' Wife
• The Night Of — Dwight's Mom
• 2013Side Effects — Wards Island Desk Nurse
• The Blacklist — Anne
• Person of Interest — Mona
• 2011The Help — Rachel
• 2009Breaking Upwards — Maggie
• 2003Lucy — Harriett
• 2002Heartbreak Hospital — Lisa
• 1999Hercules: Zero to Hero — Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Ms. Pivik, Rosa Freeman, Amber
• Hercules — Terpsichore (voice)
• Sex and the City — Hostess
• 1997David Searching — God Truth
• 1997Hercules — Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
• New York Undercover
• 1993For Love or Money — Nora
• 1992Leap of Faith — Georgette
• 1992My New Gun — Kelly Jane
• The Cosby Show — Sylvia

Appearances as themselves (6)

• 2025Broadway's Leading Ladies — Self
• Stars in the House — Self
• The Tamron Hall Show — Self - Guest
• 1997A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas — Self
• The View — Self
• Broadway: The Next Generation — Self