LaChanze

LaChanze Sapp-Gooding, known professionally as LaChanze (; 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. Provided by Wikipedia