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LaChanze

LaChanze

Acting • 1961-12-16 • 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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The Blacklist7.6

The Blacklist

2013

Hercules6.9

Hercules

1998

For Love or Money6.2

For Love or Money

1993

Highest 2 Lowest5.5

Highest 2 Lowest

2025

Birth/Rebirth6.5

Birth/Rebirth

2023

Genie6.5

Genie

2023

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