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Anika Noni Rose

Stage Actress / Film Actress / Voice Actress / Television Actress | * 09/06/1972 (51) | Bloomfield, Connecticut (United States of America (USA))
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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, in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Rose starred as Lorrell Robinson in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (2006). She is also known for her performances in theatre, particularly for starring 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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Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) could be an American actress and singer. She might be best known for voicing Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess, as seen in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She might have been named a Disney Legend in 2011.She may 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 may also be 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 might have 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 might have been nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Animation | Comedies

Known for these Movies & Shows

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to face the same problem after she kisses him. ...

The Princess and the Frog

G

2009 | 3.6/5 | 1h 38min
Romance / Love, Kids & Family, Animation
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A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way. ...

Dreamgirls

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2006 | 3.4/5 | 2h 14min
Drama, Music
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Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part to save Vanellope's video game, Sugar Rush. In way ...

Ralph Breaks the Internet

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2018 | 3.6/5 | 1h 52min
Kids & Family, Animation, Comedy, Adventure
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A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door. ...

Everything, Everything

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2017 | 3.6/5 | 1h 36min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for Anika Noni Rose

Theatre World Award Disney Legends Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play
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Movies with Anika Noni Rose as Actress(31)

as Jessie Lee2023 Outlaw Johnny Black
as Tiana (voice)2023 Once Upon a Studio
as Tiana (voice)2023 LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
as Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)2021 Injustice
as Candace Wade2021 The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
as Taneesha Branz2020 Body Cam
as Jessica2020 Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
as herself2020 The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
as Tiana (voice)2018 Ralph Breaks the Internet
as Nancey Lacey2018 Assassination Nation
as Lorraine Hansberry (voice)2017 Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
as Dr. Pauline Whittier2017 Everything, Everything
as Kuasa (voice)2017 Vixen: The Movie
as eyla (voice)2016 Throne of Elves
as Narrator2016 Grace for President
as Makeda2016 The Blue Mauritius
as Natalia Chapin2015 For Justice
as Miss Price2014 Imperial Dreams
as Paris2014 A Day Late and a Dollar Short
as Kainene2013 Half of a Yellow Sun
as Frances2013 As Cool as I Am
as Wilona2013 The Watsons Go to Birmingham
as Lungisa (voice)2013 Khumba
as Marta2011 Company
as Annette2011 Have a Little Faith
as Yasmine / Yellow2010 For Colored Girls
as Tiana (voice)2009 The Princess and the Frog
as R'ch'lle2008 Just Add Water
2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Lorrell Robinson2006 Dreamgirls
as Kaya2003 From Justin to Kelly

TV Shows/Series with Anika Noni Rose as Actress(32)

as Tiana (voice)2024 Tiana
as Naomi Cole2022 Let the Right One In
as Nicole (voice)2022 Pantheon
as Side-Pony (voice)2022 Pantheon
as Facility Manager (voice)2022 Pantheon
as Ballet Teacher (voice)2022 Pantheon
as News Anchor (voice)2022 Pantheon
as Nurse (voice)2022 Pantheon
as Joey (voice)2022 Pantheon
as Eureka / Mother (voice)2021 Star Wars: Visions
as Ella Mae Johnson2021 Them
as Regina2021 Maid
as Pauline Hawthorne2020 Little Fires Everywhere
as Dr. Jan (voice)2019 Amphibia
as Dr. Eva Fletcher2017 The Quad
as Kizzy2016 Roots
as Kuasa (voice)2015 Vixen
2015 Lip Sync Battle
as Jukebox2014 Power
as LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner2014 Power
as Special Agent Liz Babbit2013 Bates Motel
as Special Agent Liz Babbitt (uncredited)2013 Bates Motel
as Dr. Carrie Dwyer2012 Elementary
as Wendy Scott-Carr2009 The Good Wife
as Grace Makutsi2009 The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
2002 Hack
1999 Third Watch
as herself1997 The View
as herself1993 GMTV
as Rita LaFleur (voice)1989 The Simpsons
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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Full Name: Anika Noni Rose
Born: Wednesday, 09/06 1972 (September) in Bloomfield, Connecticut (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 51 years + 232 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rat)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Florida A&M University, Bloomfield High School
Anika Noni Rose frequently works together with these people:
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Kevin Michael Richardson (18x, Actor)
Maggie Roswell (17x, Actress)
Grey DeLisle (12x, Actress)
Phil Hartman (9x, Actor)
Daniel Radcliffe (8x, Actor)
Freddie Highmore (8x, Actor)
Kevin Durand (8x, Actor)
Chris Edgerly (8x, Actor)
Dawnn Lewis (7x, Actress)
Eric Goldberg (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:2079, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024