LaChanze
LaChanze | |
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LaChanze at the 2022 Tony Awards | |
| Born | Rhonda LaChanze Sapp December 16, 1961 St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | LaChanze Sapp, La Chanze Sapp-Gooding, R. Lachanze Sapp |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Spouses | |
| Children | 2, including Celia Rose Gooding |
| Website | mslachanze |
LaChanze Sapp-Gooding, known professionally as LaChanze (/ləˈʃɑːnz/; born December 16, 1961), is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2006 for her role as Celie Harris Johnson in The Color Purple. LaChanze has subsequently received four more Tony Awards for co-producing Kimberly Akimbo, Topdog/Underdog, The Outsiders, and Purpose.