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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.

Anika Noni Rose
Rose at the 69th Annual Peabody Awards in 2010
Born	(1972-09-06) September 6, 1972 (age 50) Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Florida A&M University (BA) American Conservatory Theater (MFA)
Occupation	Actress, singer
Years active	1998–present

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.

Early life

Rose was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut, to Claudia and John Rose, a corporate counsel.[1] She began her acting career in Bloomfield high school, appearing in a school production during her freshman year. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in theatre from Florida A&M University, then studied drama at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco.

Career

Early career

Rose moved to New York without a job. After three months, she played the role of Rusty in Broadway's Footloose. She followed Footloose with numerous workshops and two musicals using pre-existing song catalogs, Eli's Comin' Off-Broadway[2] and Me and Mrs. Jones with Lou Rawls in Philadelphia. Both of the full-scale tuners[N 1] were rumored for transfers, but neither made it anywhere after their limited engagements ended. Rose's big Broadway break was getting cast as Emmie Thibodeaux in Caroline, or Change. In 2004, she was awarded the Theatre World Award, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress, and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change. In 2010 she starred in Tyler Perry's For Colored Girls with Phylicia Rashad and Janet Jackson. In 2014, Rose returned to Broadway in a revival of A Raisin in the Sun, receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.[4]

After her film debut, King of the Bingo Game, she played the role of Kaya in From Justin to Kelly in 2003 and performed in Temptation in 2004, followed by Surviving Christmas as a singer in the choir. In 2006, Rose starred in Dreamgirls as Lorrell Robinson with Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy. Rose appeared in the films Just Add Water and Razor.

Rose also starred alongside Jill Scott in The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency directed by Anthony Minghella.[5]

The Princess and the Frog

Rose is best known for her role in Disney's 2009 animated feature The Princess and the Frog as the voice of the lead character Tiana; the character is Disney's first African-American princess. Rose said at the time, "Not only is [Tiana] the first black princess, she's the first American princess. So, the scope and the significance is larger than people even realize."[6] Rose added that she hoped her role in the film would help affirm young brown-skinned children by seeing someone who looks like them in a Disney film. The film being released in 2009, the same year that Barack Obama and Michelle Obama entered the White House was completely coincidental, according to the creators. But several commentators noted how the coincidence reinforced the positive portrayal of African-Americans.[7][8]

Rose hosted a hometown screening of The Princess and the Frog for children from the Charter Oak Cultural Center, a non-profit multi-cultural arts center that provides free after-school programs in Hartford, Connecticut.[9] Rose's performance in the film garnered one nomination for an NAACP Image Award and three nominations for the Black Reel Awards. She won the Black Reel Award for Best Outstanding Voice Performance.

Rose was named a Disney Legend on August 19, 2011.[10] Rose said, "I always dreamed of being a voice in a Disney movie, but even in those dreams, I never once dreamed of being a princess... I feel like what an honor that this is and how the dream comes true, bigger and stronger than I had even imagined it."[11]

Upcoming Princess and the Frog ride

In June 2020, Disney announced that they would be reworking their flume ride Splash Mountain in their U.S. theme parks with characters from The Princess and the Frog. Rose said, "It's thrilling. People are amped and ready. I think it's awesome, particularly now, to be reinvigorating her story." Disney has stated that the ride will take place after the events of the film, during Carnival season.[12] Rose also added that she would love for Disney to create a Tiana's Palace Restaurant at the theme parks. "I've been looking forward to a Tiana's Palace for years... I have dreams of them partnering with Café du Monde on some real deal beignets, having some fantastic shrimp and grits and king cake during Mardi Gras season. And the occasional second line through the joint. Basically all the things I love!"[13][14][15] In June 2022, Rose mentioned that she has been involved with discussions with Disney on what they want the ride to be like.[16] In July 2022, Disney announced that the ride will be called Tiana's Bayou Adventure and will open in Disneyland and Magic Kingdom in late 2024.[17] In September 2022, it was confirmed that Rose would reprise her role as Tiana for the ride.[18]

2010s

In 2010, Rose played the role of Yasmine in the movie For Colored Girls. One critic described Rose's performance as "especially fierce".[19] From 2010 to 2013, Rose had a guest-starring role in the legal TV drama The Good Wife. She played the role of Sara Tidwell in the A&E miniseries Bag of Bones in 2011, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.[20]

In 2012, she guest-starred in the "Gone Abie Gone" episode in season 24 of The Simpsons, voicing Abe Simpson's second wife, Rita LaFleur.

Rose played the adult Kizzy in two episodes of television's Roots, an adaptation of the novel by Alex Haley and remake of the 1977 miniseries. Critic Alan Sepinwall, in suggesting Emmy nominees to the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, called her "one of the best parts of the outstanding Roots ensemble".[21] She had a role in the Starz series Power[22] and the leading role in the 2017 BET drama The Quad.

Bedtime Stories for the Littles

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020, Rose created a weekly series where she read bedtime stories to small children to help ease their fear during the lockdown. Rose said, "I love reading to kids, and I wanted to give our little people something soft and soothing in this very jarring moment in time. I thought a bedtime story would be the perfect way. I can give my voice to the ones who know it best, without anyone leaving home."[23] She also said that she wanted to help children act silly, use their imaginations, and find a love of books that Rose said she had as a child.[24][25] As one of the stories in the series, Rose chose the Princess and the Frog book "Tiana's Growing Experiment."[26]

2020s

In 2020, Rose starred in the Netflix musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey playing Jessica Jangle.[27] Noni Rose applauded the film's portrayal of black and brown professionals in an English Victorian setting.[28]

In 2021, she played an affluent, unhappy lawyer who employs a young mother fleeing an abusive relationship in the Netflix limited series Maid.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1999	King of the Bingo Game	Film Noir Female	Short
2003	From Justin to Kelly	Kaya
2004	Temptation	Fog
	Surviving Christmas	Choir
2006	Dreamgirls	Lorrell Maya Robinson
2008	Just Add Water	R'ch'lle
2009	The Princess and the Frog	Tiana (voice)
2010	For Colored Girls	Yasmine
2011	Company	Marta
2012	Skyler	Therapist
2013	As Cool as I Am	Frances
	Khumba	Lungisa (voice)
	Half of a Yellow Sun	Kainene
2014	Imperial Dreams	Miss Price
2016	Throne of Elves	Meyla (voice)
	Grace for President	Narrator	Video short
2017	Vixen	Kuasa (voice)	Video
	Everything, Everything	Dr. Pauline Whittier
2018	Assassination Nation	Nance
	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Tiana (voice)
2020	Body Cam	Taneesha Branz
	Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey	Jessica Jangle	[29]
2021	The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain	Candace Wade
	Injustice	Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)
	The Outlaw Johnny Black	Jessie Lee

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2001	100 Centre Street	Woman	Episode: "Domestic Abuses"
2002	Third Watch	Monay	Episode: "Thicker Than Water"
2003	Hack		Episode: "Hidden Agenda"
2007	The Starter Wife	Lavender	Main cast
2008–09	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency	Grace Makutsi	Main cast
2010–13	The Good Wife	Wendy Scott-Carr	Recurring role (season 2–3), guest (season 4)
2011	LA Phil Live	Juliet	Episode: "Dudamel Conducts Tchaikovsky"
	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit	Miriam Deng	Episode: "Scorched Earth"
	Have a Little Faith	Annette	TV movie
	Bag of Bones	Sara Tidwell	Episode: "Part 1 & 2"
2012	Private Practice	Corinne Bennett	Recurring role (season 5)
	Elementary	Dr. Carrie Dwyer	Episode: "Lesser Evils"
	The Simpsons	Rita LaFleur (voice)	Episode: "Gone Abie Gone"
2013	The Watsons Go to Birmingham	Wilona Sands Watson	TV movie
2014	A Day Late and a Dollar Short	Paris Price	TV movie
	Sofia the First	Princess Tiana (voice)	Episode: "Winter's Gift"
2015	For Justice	Natalia Chapin	TV movie
2015–16	Bates Motel	Liz Babbitt	Recurring role (season 3-4)
2016	Roots	Kizzy Waller	Episode: "Part 3 & 4"
2016–17	Power	LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner	Recurring role (season 3–4)
2017–18	The Quad	Dr. Eva Fletcher	Main cast
2018	American Masters	Lorraine Hansberry (voice)	Episode: "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart"
2018–19	Disney Comics in Motion	Tiana (voice)	2 episodes
2019	Avengers Assemble	Yemandi (voice)	Episode: "Yemandi"
	Beast Mode	Marsha Blackstone	TV movie
2020	Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins	Nut (voice)	Main cast
	Little Fires Everywhere	Pauline Hawthorne	Episode: "The Spark" & "The Uncanny"
2021	Family Reunion	Miss Karen	Episode: "Remember Mazzi's First Love?"
	Them	Ella Mae Johnson	Recurring role
	Maid	Regina	Main role
2021-22	Amphibia	Dr. Jan (voice)	Recurring role (season 3)
2022	Let the Right One In	Naomi Cole	Main role

Web

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2015–2016	Vixen	Kuasa (voice)	Main role
2017	Voltron: Legendary Defender	Acxa (voice)	2 episodes; role recast with Erica Luttrell.

Video games

Year	Title	Voice role
2011	Kinect Disneyland Adventures	Princess Tiana
2012	Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

Stage

Year	Title	Role	Venue	Notes
1998	Insurrection: Holding History	Katie Lynn	American Conservatory Theater
	Valley Song	Veronica Jonkers	Berkeley Repertory Theater
	Hydriotaphia, or the Death of Dr. Browne	His Soul	Berkeley Repertory Theater
1999	Tartuffe	Marianne	American Conservatory Theater
	Threepenny Opera	Polly Peachum	American Conservatory Theater
2000	Footloose	Rusty	Richard Rodgers Theatre
2001	Carmen Jones	Cindy Lou	York Theatre
	Eli's Comin'	The Woman	Vineyard Theatre
	Me and Mrs. Jones	Cookie	Prince Music Theater
2003	Caroline, or Change	Emmie Thibodeaux	The Public Theatre
2004			Eugene O'Neill Theatre
			Ahmanson Theatre
2008	Cat on a Hot Tin Roof	Maggie "The Cat"	Broadhurst Theater
2011	Company	Marta	Avery Fisher Hall	New York Philharmonic concert
2013	Hamilton	Angelica Schuyler	Vassar College	Workshop
2014	A Raisin in the Sun	Beneatha Younger	Ethel Barrymore Theatre
2018	Carmen Jones	Carmen Jones	Classic Stage Company

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Nominated work	Result
2001	Obie Award	Best Performance	Eli's Comin'	Won
2004	Clarence Derwent Award	Best Supporting Female	Caroline, or Change	Won
	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Featured Actress		Won
	Theatre World Award	Theatre World Award		Won
	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Musical		Won
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical		Nominated
2007	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture	Dreamgirls	Nominated
	Screen Actors Guild Award	Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture|		Nominated
2008	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Actress in a Television Movie, Mini-Series or Dramatic Special	The Starter Wife	Nominated
	Grammy Award	Best Compilation Soundtrack for Motion Pictures, Television, or Other Visual Media	Dreamgirls	Nominated
2009	Satellite Award	Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film	The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency	Nominated
2010	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series		Nominated
		Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture	The Princess and the Frog	Nominated
	Black Reel Award	Outstanding Voice Performance		Won
		Outstanding Original Song	"Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog	Nominated
		Outstanding Original Song	"Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog	Won
2011		Outstanding Ensemble	For Colored Girls	Won
		Outstanding Supporting Actress		Nominated
	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture		Nominated
	Disney Legend Award	Animation – Voice	The Princess and the Frog	Won
2012	NAACP Image Award	Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit[30]	Nominated
2014	Tony Award	Best Featured Actress in a Play	A Raisin in the Sun	Nominated
2019	Lucille Lortel Award	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical	Carmen Jones	Won
	Outer Critics Circle Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		Nominated
	Drama Desk Award	Outstanding Actress in a Musical		Nominated

Notes

References

External links

• Anika Noni Rose at the Internet Broadway Database
• Anika Noni Rose at the Internet Off-Broadway Database
• Anika Noni Rose at IMDb
• Anika Noni Rose at the Disney Legends Website

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[es] Anika Noni Rose

Anika Noni Rose (n. Bloomfield, Connecticut el 6 de septiembre de 1972) es una actriz y cantante estadounidense conocida por ser ganadora del premio Tony interpretando a Emmie Thibodeaux en el musical Caroline, or Change y sus papeles protagónicos en las películas Dreamgirls y La princesa y el sapo.

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[ru] Роуз, Аника Нони

Аника Нони Роуз (англ. Anika Noni Rose; род. 6 сентября 1972) — американская актриса и певица. Наиболее известна по ролям в фильмах «Девушки мечты» и «Принцесса и лягушка».

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