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Anika Noni Rose

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1972-09-06 (52 years old)

Biography

Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for voicing Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess, as seen in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011.

She is also known for her starring role as Lorrell Robinson in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (2006) and for playing LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner in the Starz series Power. She is also known for her performances in theatre, particularly for her starring roles as Emmie Thibodeaux in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change (2004), for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and Beneatha Younger in the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun (2014), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Filmography

all 66

Movies 37

TV Shows 29

Voice 11

self 10

Narrator 1

Afia (voice)

Anika Noni Rose

Biography

Filmography

all 66

Movies 37

TV Shows 29

Voice 11

self 10

Narrator 1

Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)

Once Upon a Studio (2023)

Outlaw Johnny Black (2023)

LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest (2023)

Let the Right One In (2022)

The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)

Pantheon (2022)

Injustice (2021)

Maid (2021)

Star Wars: Visions (2021)

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain (2021)

Them (2021)

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (2020)

Body Cam (2020)

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II (2020)

Little Fires Everywhere (2020)

Amphibia (2019)

Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)

Assassination Nation (2018)

Broadway: The Next Generation (2017)

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart (2017)

Everything, Everything (2017)

Vixen: The Movie (2017)

The Quad (2017)

Throne of Elves (2016)

Roots (2016)

Grace for President (2016)

The Blue Mauritius (2016)

Vixen (2015)

Power (2014)

A Day Late and a Dollar Short (2014)

Imperial Dreams (2014)

The Watsons Go to Birmingham (2013)

Half of a Yellow Sun (2013)

Khumba (2013)

As Cool as I Am (2013)

Bates Motel (2013)

Sofia the First (2013)

Elementary (2012)

Bag of Bones (2011)

Have a Little Faith (2011)

Company (2011)

For Colored Girls (2010)

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess (2010)

The Princess and the Frog (2009)

The Good Wife (2009)

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (2009)

Just Add Water (2008)

The Starter Wife (2007)

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)

Dreamgirls (2006)

Surviving Christmas (2004)

Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City (2004)

From Justin to Kelly (2003)

Hack (2002)

100 Centre Street (2001)

Third Watch (1999)

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)

King of the Bingo Game (1999)

The View (1997)

GMTV (1993)

The Simpsons (1989)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)

Tony Awards (1956)

Tiana

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Known ForActing

GenderFemale

Birthday1972-09-06 (52 years old)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1972-09-06 (52 years old)

Birth Place
Bloomfield, United States

Height
1.57-meter

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
阿妮卡·諾尼·羅斯

Awards
Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress, Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, Disney Legends, Theatre World Award