
Anika Noni Rose
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1972-09-06
Place of birth: Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
Biography
Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Tiana 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). Her contribution to the film's soundtrack earned her a nomination for a Grammy Award. 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anika Noni Rose, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

Dreamgirls
2006Lorrell Robinson
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021Candace Wade
The Princess and the Frog
2009Tiana (voice)
Outlaw Johnny Black
2023Jessie Lee
Just Add Water
2008R'ch'lle
For Colored Girls
2010Yasmine / Yellow
As Cool as I Am
2013Frances
Have a Little Faith
2011Annette
Company
2011Marta
Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
2023Tiana (voice)
Khumba
2013Lungisa (voice)
Half of a Yellow Sun
2013Kainene
Surviving Christmas
2004Choir
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013Wilona
Once Upon a Studio
2023Tiana (voice)
From Justin to Kelly
2003Kaya
The Blue Mauritius
2016Makeda
Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City
2004
Mufasa: The Lion King
2024Afia (voice)