Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
September 6, 1972
Place of Birth:
Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
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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
Filmography
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Pantheon | Nicole / Side-Pony (voice) |
| 2022 | Pantheon | Facility Manager / Side-Pony (voice) |
| 2022 | Pantheon | Ballet Teacher / News Anchor / Nurse (voice) |
| 2022 | Let the Right One In | Naomi Cole |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self |
| 2022 | Pantheon | Joey Coupet (voice) |
| 2022 | Pantheon | Josephine (Joey) Coupet (voice) |
| 2021 | Star Wars: Visions | Eureka / Mother (voice) |
| 2021 | Them | Ella Mae Johnson |
| 2021 | Maid | Regina |
| 2020 | Little Fires Everywhere | Pauline Hawthorne |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | Self |
| 2019 | Amphibia | Dr. Jan (voice) |
| 2017 | The Quad | Dr. Eva Fletcher |
| 2016 | Roots | Kizzy |
| 2015 | Vixen | Kuasa (voice) |
| 2014 | Power | Jukebox |
| 2014 | Power | LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner |
| 2013 | Bates Motel | Special Agent Liz Babbit |
| 2013 | Sofia the First | Princess Tiana (voice) |
| 2013 | Bates Motel | Special Agent Liz Babbitt (uncredited) |
| 2012 | Elementary | Dr. Carrie Dwyer |
| 2011 | Bag of Bones | Sara Tidwell |
| 2009 | The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Grace Makutsi |
| 2009 | The Good Wife | Wendy Scott-Carr |
| 2007 | Private Practice | Corinne Bennett |
| 2002 | Hack | |
| 2001 | 100 Centre Street | |
| 1999 | Third Watch | Monay |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Miriam Deng |
| 1997 | The View | Self |
| 1993 | GMTV | Self |
| 1989 | The Simpsons | Rita LaFleur (voice) |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest |
| 1956 | Tony Awards | Self - Performer |