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Personal Info

Gender

Female

Birthday

1972-09-06 (52 years old)

Place of Birth

Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

Anika Noni Rose

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.

Known For

Acting

2024

Mufasa: The Lion King as Afia (voice)

2023

Outlaw Johnny Black as Jessie Lee
Once Upon a Studio as Tiana (voice)

2022

Pantheon as Ballet Teacher / News Anchor / Nurse (voice)
Pantheon as Facility Manager / Side-Pony (voice)
Pantheon as Nicole / Side-Pony (voice)
Let the Right One In as Naomi Cole
Pantheon as Joey Coupet (voice)
Pantheon as Josephine (Joey) Coupet (voice)

2021

Injustice as Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)
Star Wars: Visions as Eureka / Mother (voice)
Them as Ella Mae Johnson
Maid as Regina

2020

Body Cam as Taneesha Branz
Little Fires Everywhere as Pauline Hawthorne

2019

Amphibia as Dr. Jan (voice)

2018

Assassination Nation as Nancey Lacey
Ralph Breaks the Internet as Tiana (voice)

2017

Everything, Everything as Dr. Pauline Whittier
Vixen: The Movie as Kuasa (voice)
The Quad as Dr. Eva Fletcher

2016

Throne of Elves as eyla (voice)
Roots as Kizzy

2015

Vixen as Kuasa (voice)

2014

Imperial Dreams as Miss Price
Power as Jukebox
Power as LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner

2013

As Cool as I Am as Frances
Khumba as Lungisa (voice)
Bates Motel as Special Agent Liz Babbit
Sofia the First as Princess Tiana (voice)
Bates Motel as Special Agent Liz Babbitt (uncredited)

2012

Elementary as Dr. Carrie Dwyer

2011

Company as Marta
Bag of Bones as Sara Tidwell

2010

For Colored Girls as Yasmine / Yellow

2009

The Princess and the Frog as Tiana (voice)
The Good Wife as Wendy Scott-Carr

2008

Just Add Water as R'ch'lle

2007

Private Practice as Corinne Bennett

2006

Dreamgirls as Lorrell Robinson

2004

2003

2002

2001

1999

Third Watch as Monay

1997

The View as Self

1993

GMTV as Self

1989

The Simpsons as Rita LaFleur (voice)

1988

LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest

1956

Tony Awards as Self - Performer

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