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Anika Noni Rose is an American actress and singer known for her Tony Award-winning performance in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change and her starring role as Lorrell Robinson in the 2006 Academy Award winning film Dreamgirls. She also voiced Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess in Walt Disney Pictures' 2009 animated fantasy film The Princess and the Frog. In 2014, Rose played the role of Beneatha Younger in the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun, for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. She was named a Disney Legend in 2011.
Born
Wednesday, 06 September 1972
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Once Upon a Studio | Tiana | 2023 |
| Outlaw Johnny Black | Jessie Lee | 2023 |
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self - Actress - Them / Self - Actress - Private Practice | 2023 |
| LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest | Tiana | 2023 |
| Let the Right One In | Naomi Cole | 2022 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Pantheon | Nicole / Side-Pony / Joey / Facility Manager / Ballet Teacher / News Anchor / Nurse | 2022 |
| Injustice | Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice) / Catwoman | 2021 |
| Maid | Regina | 2021 |
| Star Wars: Visions | Eureka / Mother | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Once Upon a Studio | Tiana | 2023 |
| Outlaw Johnny Black | Jessie Lee | 2023 |
| See It Loud: The History of Black Television | Self - Actress - Them / Self - Actress - Private Practice | 2023 |
| LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest | Tiana | 2023 |
| Let the Right One In | Naomi Cole | 2022 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| Pantheon | Nicole / Side-Pony / Joey / Facility Manager / Ballet Teacher / News Anchor / Nurse | 2022 |
| Injustice | Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice) / Catwoman | 2021 |
| Maid | Regina | 2021 |
| Star Wars: Visions | Eureka / Mother | 2021 |
| The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | Candace Wade | 2021 |
| Them | Ella Mae Johnson | 2021 |
| Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Jessica | 2020 |
| Soundtrack of Our Lives: A Celebration for the Film & TV Music Community | Self | 2020 |
| GMA3: What You Need to Know | Self - Actress | 2020 |
| Body Cam | Taneesha Branz | 2020 |
| Little Fires Everywhere | Pauline / Pauline Hawthorne | 2020 |
| Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins | Nut | 2020 |
| Family Reunion | Miss Karen | 2019 |
| Amphibia | Dr. Jan | 2019 |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Tiana (voice) / Tiana | 2018 |
| Assassination Nation | Nance / Nancey Lacey | 2018 |
| Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart | Self / Lorraine Hansberry (voice) | 2017 |
| The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2017 |
| Everything, Everything | Dr. Pauline Whittier / Pauline | 2017 |
| Vixen: The Movie | Kuasa (voice) / Kuasa | 2017 |
| The Quad | Dr. Eva Fletcher | 2017 |
| Grace for President | Narrator | 2016 |
| Throne of Elves | Meyla / eyla (voice) | 2016 |
| Voltron: Legendary Defender | Acxa | 2016 |
| Roots: A New Vision | Kizzy | 2016 |
| Roots: A History Revealed | Kizzy | 2016 |
| Roots | Kizzy | 2016 |
| The Blue Mauritius | Makeda | 2016 |
| Chopped Junior | Self - Judge - Singer | 2015 |
| Hollywood Today Live | Self | 2015 |
| Vixen | Kuasa | 2015 |
| Imperial Dreams | Miss Price | 2015 |
| The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore | Self - Panelist | 2015 |
| The 68th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| Power | Jukebox | 2014 |
| A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Paris | 2014 |
| The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Wilona | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| Half of a Yellow Sun | Kainene | 2013 |
| Beat Bobby Flay | Self | 2013 |
| Khumba | Lungisa (voice) / Lungisa | 2013 |
| The Real | Self | 2013 |
| As Cool as I Am | Frances | 2013 |
| Bates Motel | Special Agent Liz Babbitt | 2013 |
| The Broadway.com Show | Self | 2013 |
| Sofia the First | Princess Tiana | 2012 |
| Elementary | Dr. Carrie Dwyer | 2012 |
| Katie | Self | 2012 |
| Avengers Assemble | Yemandi | 2012 |
| Steve Harvey | Self | 2012 |
| Skyler | Therapist | 2012 |
| Bag of Bones | Sara Tidwell | 2011 |
| Have a Little Faith | Annette | 2011 |
| The Chew | Self / Self - Guest / Herself | 2011 |
| Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular | Self - Performer | 2011 |
| Company | Marta | 2011 |
| LA Phil Live | Juliet | 2011 |
| Show People with Paul Wontorek | Self | 2010 |
| For Colored Girls | Yellow / Yasmine | 2010 |
| The Princess and the Frog | Tiana / Tiana (voice) | 2009 |
| The Brian McKnight Show | Self | 2009 |
| The Good Wife | Wendy Scott-Carr | 2009 |
| Disney Get Connected | Self | 2008 |
| The Wendy Williams Show | Self | 2008 |
| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Grace Makutsi | 2008 |
| Just Add Water | R'ch'lle | 2008 |
| Private Practice | Corinne Bennett | 2007 |
| The 61st Annual Tony Awards | Self - Presenter | 2007 |
| The Starter Wife | Lavender | 2007 |
| ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | 2007 |
| The 79th Annual Academy Awards | Self - Performer | 2007 |
| Dreamgirls | Lorrell Robinson | 2006 |
| Rachael Ray | Self | 2006 |
| Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
| Surviving Christmas | Choir | 2004 |
| The 58th Annual Tony Awards | Self - Winner | 2004 |
| Hollywood on Set | Self - Interviewee | 2003 |
| From Justin to Kelly | Kaya | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself | 2003 |
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire | Self - Celebrity Question Presenter | 2002 |
| Third Watch | Monay | 1999 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Miriam Deng | 1999 |
| The View | Herself | 1997 |
| Theater Talk | Self - Guest | 1996 |
| HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
| The Simpsons | Rita LaFleur | 1989 |
| American Masters | Lorraine Hansberry | 1986 |
| Great Performances | 1971 |
