Actor

Anika Noni Rose

September 6, 1972 · Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Tiana in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Rose starred as Lorrell Robinson in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (2006). Her contribution to the film's soundtrack earned her a nomination for a Grammy Award. She is also known for her performances in theatre, particularly for starring 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.

Notable work

8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Rita LaFleur (voice)
7.2
Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018)
as Tiana (voice)
7.2
The Princess and the Frog (2009)
as Tiana (voice)
8
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999)
as Miriam Deng
7.2
Everything, Everything (2017)
as Dr. Pauline Whittier
7.7
Zootopia 2 (2025)
as Squeal of Fortune (voice)
7.3
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024)
as Afia (voice)
7.6
Elementary (2012)
as Dr. Carrie Dwyer
8.1
Bates Motel (2013)
as Liz Babbit
7.7
Power (2014)
as LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner
6.7
Dreamgirls (2006)
as Lorrell Robinson
8
Maid (2021)
as Regina

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