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Anika Noni Rose
0 FOLLOWERS • 35 CREDITS • SEP 6, 1972 • 51
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
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
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LIVE with Kelly and Mark
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The Simpsons
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Tony Awards
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The Good Wife
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Bates Motel
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AYmEExaBgjiEIwrLPb7AoH4nqy.jpg)
Lip Sync Battle
![](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zdfIl0Nddmo9G5BWG5L0UoW1WMy.jpg)
Hack
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Star Wars: Visions
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Amphibia
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Third Watch
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Elementary
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Power
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Sofia the First
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Pantheon
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Them
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Little Fires Everywhere
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Surviving Christmas
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Imperial Dreams
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Ralph Breaks the Internet
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Mufasa: The Lion King
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Once Upon a Studio
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Dreamgirls
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Injustice
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Assassination Nation
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Let the Right One In
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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
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LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
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Body Cam
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Everything, Everything
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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
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Maid
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Outlaw Johnny Black
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The Princess and the Frog
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Tiana
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