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Variety (1964) / A Trip to the Moon (1902) / The Art of the Moving Picture / Peaks of Japanese Cinema / Variety (1948) / The Mark of Zorro (1920) / A Million and One Nights: A History of the Motion Picture / The French New Wave / Screenland (1947) / The Lost World (1925) / Writing the Photoplay / Silent Cinema & the Avant-Garde / Cine-Mundial (1946) / He Walked by Night (1948) /
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LaChanze
Born
16 December 1961
Place
St. Augustine, Florida, USA
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).

As actor

By Any Means

By Any Means

2026
Broadway's Leading Ladies

Broadway's Leading Ladies

2025 · Self
Highest 2 Lowest

Highest 2 Lowest

2025 · Sgt. Bell
Birth/Rebirth

Birth/Rebirth

2023 · Colleen
Genie

Genie

2023 · Grandma Patty
Diane

Diane

2019 · Jennifer
Side Effects

Side Effects

2013 · Wards Island Desk Nurse
The Help

The Help

2011 · Rachel
Breaking Upwards

Breaking Upwards

2009 · Maggie
Lucy

Lucy

2003 · Harriett
Heartbreak Hospital

Heartbreak Hospital

2002 · Lisa
Hercules: Zero to Hero

Hercules: Zero to Hero

1999 · Terpsichore, Muse of Dance (voice) (archive sound)
Hercules

Hercules

1997 · Terpsichore the Muse of Dance (voice)
David Searching

David Searching

1997 · God Truth
A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas

A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas

1997 · Self
For Love or Money

For Love or Money

1993 · Nora
Leap of Faith

Leap of Faith

1992 · Georgette
My New Gun

My New Gun

1992 · Kelly Jane
Broadway: The Next Generation

Broadway: The Next Generation

Self