LaChanze

LaChanze Sapp-Gooding, known professionally as LaChanze (/ləˈʃɑːnz/; born December 16, 1961), 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. In 2023, LaChanze received two more Tony Awards, this time as a producer. She served as co-producer on Kimberly Akimbo, which won the Tony for Best New Musical and Topdog/Underdog, which won for Best Revival of a Play.

LaChanze
LaChanze at the 2022 Tony Awards
Born
Rhonda LaChanze Sapp

(1961-12-16) December 16, 1961
St. Augustine, Florida, U.S
Other namesLaChanze Sapp, La Chanze Sapp-Gooding, R. Lachanze Sapp
Occupation(s)Actress, singer, dancer
Years active1986–present
Spouses
Calvin J. Gooding
(m. 1998; died 2001)
    (m. 2005; div. 2014)
    Children2, including Celia Rose Gooding
    Websitemslachanze.com
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