Birthday: 1972-09-06
Birthplace: Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
Gender: Female
Owned By: Unowned
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.
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2024-12-18 | Mufasa: The Lion King | Afia (voice) |
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2023-09-24 | Once Upon a Studio | Tiana (voice) |
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2023-09-15 | Outlaw Johnny Black | Jessie Lee |
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2023-08-18 | LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest | Tiana (voice) |
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2021-10-09 | Injustice | Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice) |
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2021-09-17 | The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | Candace Wade |
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2020-11-06 | Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Jessica |
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2020-05-19 | Body Cam | Taneesha Branz |
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2018-11-20 | Ralph Breaks the Internet | Tiana (voice) |
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2018-09-21 | Assassination Nation | Nancey Lacey |
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2017-10-14 | Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart | Lorraine Hansberry (voice) |
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2017-05-18 | Everything, Everything | Dr. Pauline Whittier |
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2017-05-08 | Vixen: The Movie | Kuasa (voice) |
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2016-07-31 | Throne of Elves | eyla (voice) |
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2016-01-01 | The Blue Mauritius | Makeda |
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2014-04-19 | A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Paris |
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2014-01-20 | Imperial Dreams | Miss Price |
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2013-09-20 | The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Wilona |
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2013-09-08 | Half of a Yellow Sun | Kainene |
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2013-07-18 | Khumba | Lungisa (voice) |
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2013-06-21 | As Cool as I Am | Frances |
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2011-11-27 | Have a Little Faith | Annette |
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2011-06-15 | Company | Marta |
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2010-11-05 | For Colored Girls | Yasmine / Yellow |
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2009-12-08 | The Princess and the Frog | Tiana (voice) |
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2008-03-18 | Just Add Water | R'ch'lle |
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2006-12-25 | Dreamgirls | Lorrell Robinson |
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2004-09-21 | Surviving Christmas | Choir |
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2004-08-31 | Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City | |
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2003-06-20 | From Justin to Kelly | Kaya |