LaChanze

LaChanze
LaChanze at the 2022 Tony Awards
Born
Rhonda LaChanze Sapp

(1961-12-16) December 16, 1961 (age 62)
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
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(m. 1998; died 2001)​
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(m. 2005; div. 2014)​
Children2, including Celia Rose Gooding
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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.[1][2] LaChanze has subsequently received three more Tony Awards, this time as a producer, for co-producing Kimberly Akimbo, Topdog/Underdog, and The Outsiders.[3]

  1. ^ Gioia, Michael (August 4, 2013). "Anthony Rapp Will Join Tony Winners Idina Menzel and LaChanze in Broadway-Bound Musical If/Then". Playbill. Archived from the original on August 4, 2013.
  2. ^ "LaChanze". Oprah.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
  3. ^ "'I Added a New Hyphen!' LaChanze Is Now a Two-Time Tony-Winning Producer". Playbill. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.