LaChanze
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 LaChanze in 2006 |
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| Born | Rhonda LaChanze Sapp December 16, 1961 St. Augustine, Florida, U.S. |
| Other names | Rhonda Sapp, LaChanze Sapp, La Chanze Sapp-Gooding, R. Lachanze Sapp |
| Occupation | Actress, singer, dancer |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Spouse | Calvin J. Gooding (1998-2001) Derek Fordjour (2005-present) |
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LaChanze /ləʃɑnz/ (born December 16, 1961) is an American actress, singer, and dancer. She won the Tony Award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress in a Musical in 2006 for her role in The Color Purple.
While LaChanze was pregnant with her second child, her husband, securities trader Calvin Gooding, was killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks. He was at work at Cantor Fitzgerald in Tower One of the World Trade Center.[1] On September 6, 2002, she sang the National Anthem at a joint meeting of Congress in Federal Hall, the first meeting of Congress in New York since 1790. [2]
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[edit] Work
[edit] Stage
- "The Wiz" (2009)
- The Color Purple (2005)
- Dessa Rose (2005)
- Once on This Island (2002)
- Funny Girl (2002)
- Ragtime (1998)
- Company (1995)
- Once on This Island (1990)
- Dreamgirls (1987)
- Uptown...It's Hot! (1986)
[edit] Filmography
- The Cosby Show (1988) (TV)
- Leap of Faith (1992)
- For Love or Money (1993)
- The Cosby Mysteries (1994) (TV)
- David Searching (1997)
- Hercules (1997)
- Sex and the City (1999) (TV)
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (2000, 2008) (TV)
- Breaking Upwards (2009)
- The Help (2011) (Film)
[edit] Awards and nominations
- Awards
- 1991 Theatre World Award - Once on This Island
- 2005 Obie Award for Performance - Dessa Rose
- 2006 Tony Award for Best Leading Actress in a Musical - The Color Purple
- Nominations
- 1991 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Once on This Island
- 1991 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical - Once on This Island
- 2001 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin
- 2005 Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical - Dessa Rose
[edit] External links
- LaChanze official website
- LaChanze at the Internet Broadway Database
- LaChanze at the Internet Movie Database
- The Color Purple at the Internet Broadway Database
- LaChanze - Downstage Center interview at American Theatre Wing.org
[edit] References
- ^ Strauss, Chris; Herbst, Diane. "Second Lachanze". People Magazine. http://www.people.com/people/archive/article/0,,20171092,00.html. Retrieved May 13, 2001.
- ^ http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/JointMeet
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