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LaChanze | |
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 LaChanze at the 2022 Tony Awards | |
| Born | Rhonda LaChanze Sapp December 16, 1961 |
| 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 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] 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.[3]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "LaChanze". Oprah.com. Archived from the original on April 29, 2013. Retrieved August 13, 2013.
- ^ "'I Added a New Hyphen!' LaChanze Is Now a Two-Time Tony-Winning Producer". Playbill. June 12, 2023. Retrieved June 22, 2023.