Cast & creator
LaChanze
Best known for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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).
19
film credits
17
television credits
36
1984–2026 · acting roles
6.8
average across scored titles
Signature credits
Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (36)
Showing 36 of 36 credits
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Ms. Pivik
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Rosa Freeman
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Amber
1999
The Blacklist
Anne
2013
The View
Self
1997
Person of Interest
Mona
2011
The Tamron Hall Show
Self - Guest
2019
Sex and the City
Hostess
1998
The Cosby Show
Sylvia
1984
The Good Fight
2017The Good Fight
Julius' Wife
2017
Hercules
Terpsichore (voice)
1998
Stars in the House
Self
2020
New York Undercover
1994
By Any Means
Hattie Dahmer
2026
The Help
Rachel
2011
Hercules
Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
1997
The Night Of
Dwight's Mom
2016
East New York
Simone Bentley
2022
Highest 2 Lowest
Sgt. Bell
2025
The Underground Railroad
Ms Reva
2021
Side Effects
Wards Island Desk Nurse
2013
For Love or Money
Nora
1993
Leap of Faith
Georgette
1992
Hercules: Zero to Hero
Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
1999
Genie
Grandma Patty
2023
Birth/Rebirth
Colleen
2023
Broadway: The Next Generation
Self
Broadway's Leading Ladies
Self
2025
My New Gun
Kelly Jane
1992
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas
Self
1997
Breaking Upwards
Maggie
2009
Diane
Jennifer
2019
Lucy
Harriett
2003
David Searching
God Truth
1997
Heartbreak Hospital
Lisa
2002