Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose (52)

1972-09-06 | Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

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.

On Movies

  • Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
  • Mufasa: The Lion King
  • The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
  • Once Upon a Studio
  • Outlaw Johnny Black
  • LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
  • Injustice
  • The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
  • Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
  • Body Cam
  • The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
  • Ralph Breaks the Internet
  • Assassination Nation
  • Everything, Everything
  • Vixen: The Movie
  • Throne of Elves
  • Grace for President
  • The Blue Mauritius
  • A Day Late and a Dollar Short
  • Imperial Dreams
  • The Watsons Go to Birmingham
  • Half of a Yellow Sun
  • Khumba
  • As Cool as I Am
  • Have a Little Faith
  • Company
  • For Colored Girls
  • The Princess and the Frog
  • Just Add Water
  • Dreamgirls
  • Surviving Christmas
  • From Justin to Kelly

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