Place of Birth: Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA
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.
| Movie | Cast | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Dreamgirls | Lorrell Robinson | 2006 |
| The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain | Candace Wade | 2021 |
| The Princess and the Frog | Tiana (voice) | 2009 |
| Outlaw Johnny Black | Jessie Lee | 2023 |
| Just Add Water | R'ch'lle | 2008 |
| For Colored Girls | Yasmine / Yellow | 2010 |
| As Cool as I Am | Frances | 2013 |
| Have a Little Faith | Annette | 2011 |
| Company | Marta | 2011 |
| LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest | Tiana (voice) | 2023 |
| Khumba | Lungisa (voice) | 2013 |
| Half of a Yellow Sun | Kainene | 2013 |
| Surviving Christmas | Choir | 2004 |
| The Watsons Go to Birmingham | Wilona | 2013 |
| Once Upon a Studio | Tiana (voice) | 2023 |
| From Justin to Kelly | Kaya | 2003 |
| The Blue Mauritius | Makeda | 2016 |
| Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City | 2004 | |
| Mufasa: The Lion King | Afia (voice) | 2024 |
| Everything, Everything | Dr. Pauline Whittier | 2017 |
| ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway | Self | 2007 |
| Assassination Nation | Nancey Lacey | 2018 |
| Vixen: The Movie | Kuasa (voice) | 2017 |
| Throne of Elves | eyla (voice) | 2016 |
| Ralph Breaks the Internet | Tiana (voice) | 2018 |
| Imperial Dreams | Miss Price | 2014 |
| Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart | Lorraine Hansberry (voice) | 2017 |
| A Day Late and a Dollar Short | Paris | 2014 |
| Body Cam | Taneesha Branz | 2020 |
| Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey | Jessica | 2020 |
| Grace for President | Narrator | 2016 |
| The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II | Self | 2020 |
| Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess | Self | 2010 |
| Limbo | 1970 | |
| Injustice | Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice) | 2021 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular | Self - Performer | 2024 |
| Series | Cast | Year |
| Third Watch | Monay | 1999 |
| The View | Self | 1997 |
| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency | Grace Makutsi | 2009 |
| Star Wars: Visions | Eureka / Mother (voice) | 2021 |
| Power | Jukebox | 2014 |
| GMTV | Self | 1993 |
| Tiana | Tiana (voice) | 1970 |
| Amphibia | Dr. Jan (voice) | 2019 |
| Bag of Bones | Sara Tidwell | 2011 |
| Elementary | Dr. Carrie Dwyer | 2012 |
| Power | LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner | 2014 |
| Them | Ella Mae Johnson | 2021 |
| Bates Motel | Special Agent Liz Babbit | 2013 |
| Tony Awards | Self - Performer | 1956 |
| Pantheon | Ballet Teacher / News Anchor / Nurse (voice) | 2022 |
| Pantheon | Facility Manager / Side-Pony (voice) | 2022 |
| Pantheon | Nicole / Side-Pony (voice) | 2022 |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark | 1988 | |
| Let the Right One In | Naomi Cole | 2022 |
| Lip Sync Battle | 2015 | |
| The Quad | Dr. Eva Fletcher | 2017 |
| Roots | Kizzy | 2016 |
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Miriam Deng | 1999 |
| The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | 2022 |
| The Good Wife | Wendy Scott-Carr | 2009 |
| The Simpsons | Rita LaFleur (voice) | 1989 |
| LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Pantheon | Joey Coupet (voice) | 2022 |
| Sofia the First | Princess Tiana (voice) | 2013 |
| Hack | 2002 | |
| Little Fires Everywhere | Pauline Hawthorne | 2020 |
| Bates Motel | Special Agent Liz Babbitt (uncredited) | 2013 |
| Vixen | Kuasa (voice) | 2015 |
| Maid | Regina | 2021 |
| 100 Centre Street | 2001 | |
| Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | Self | 2020 |
