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Anika Noni Rose
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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.
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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.
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Tony Awards
The Simpsons
The Good Wife
Bates Motel
Lip Sync Battle
Hack
Star Wars: Visions
Amphibia
Third Watch
Elementary
Pantheon
Power
Sofia the First
Eyes of Wakanda
Them
Little Fires Everywhere
Surviving Christmas
Imperial Dreams
Mufasa: The Lion King
Ralph Breaks the Internet
Once Upon a Studio
Injustice
Dreamgirls
Assassination Nation
Body Cam
LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
Let the Right One In
Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
Everything, Everything
Maid
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
Outlaw Johnny Black
Tiana
The Princess and the Frog
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