American women theatre managers and producers

American actress, theatre manager and producer (1893-1974)

British-American actress (1883–1974)

LaChanze Sapp-Gooding, known professionally as LaChanze (; born December 16, 1961), is an American actress, theater producer, singer, and dancer. She won a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Musical in 2006 for her role as Celie Harris Johnson in The Color Purple. LaChanze has subsequently received four more Tony Awards for co-producing Kimberly Akimbo, Topdog/Underdog, The Outsiders, and Purpose.

British actress (1820-1897)

Canadian stage actress and theater director

English actress (1823-1881)

actor

American musician