Anika Noni Rose
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.
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
Mufasa: The Lion King
Once Upon a Studio
Outlaw Johnny Black
LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
Let the Right One In
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Pantheon
Injustice
Maid
Star Wars: Visions
The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
Them
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Body Cam
The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
Little Fires Everywhere
Amphibia
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Assassination Nation
Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
Everything, Everything
Vixen: The Movie
The Quad
Throne of Elves
Roots
Grace for President
The Blue Mauritius
Vixen
Lip Sync Battle
Power
A Day Late and a Dollar Short
Imperial Dreams
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
Half of a Yellow Sun
Khumba
As Cool as I Am
Bates Motel
Sofia the First
Elementary
Bag of Bones
Have a Little Faith
Company
For Colored Girls
Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
The Princess and the Frog
The Good Wife
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Just Add Water
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Dreamgirls
Surviving Christmas
Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City
From Justin to Kelly
Hack
Third Watch
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
The View
GMTV
The Simpsons
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tony Awards