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.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 · Eyes of Wakanda as (voice)
- 2024 · Mufasa: The Lion King as Afia (voice)
- 2023 · Once Upon a Studio as Tiana (voice)
- 2023 · Outlaw Johnny Black as Jessie Lee
- 2023 · LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest as Tiana (voice)
- 2022 · Let the Right One In as Naomi Cole
- 2022 · The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self
- 2022 · Pantheon as Nicole / Side-Pony (voice)
- 2022 · Pantheon as Facility Manager / Side-Pony (voice)
- 2022 · Pantheon as Ballet Teacher / News Anchor / Nurse (voice)
- 2022 · Pantheon as Joey Coupet (voice)
- 2021 · Injustice as Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)
- 2021 · Maid as Regina
- 2021 · Star Wars: Visions as Eureka / Mother (voice)
- 2021 · The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain as Candace Wade
- 2021 · Them as Ella Mae Johnson
- 2020 · Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey as Jessica
- 2020 · Body Cam as Taneesha Branz
- 2020 · The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II as Self
- 2020 · Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self
- 2020 · Little Fires Everywhere as Pauline Hawthorne
- 2019 · Amphibia as Dr. Jan (voice)
- 2018 · Ralph Breaks the Internet as Tiana (voice)
- 2018 · Assassination Nation as Nancey Lacey
- 2017 · Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart as Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
- 2017 · Everything, Everything as Dr. Pauline Whittier
- 2017 · Vixen: The Movie as Kuasa (voice)
- 2017 · The Quad as Dr. Eva Fletcher
- 2016 · Throne of Elves as eyla (voice)
- 2016 · Roots as Kizzy
- 2016 · Grace for President as Narrator
- 2016 · The Blue Mauritius as Makeda
- 2015 · Vixen as Kuasa (voice)
- 2015 · Lip Sync Battle as
- 2014 · Power as Jukebox
- 2014 · Power as LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner
- 2014 · A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Paris
- 2014 · Imperial Dreams as Miss Price
- 2013 · The Watsons Go to Birmingham as Wilona
- 2013 · Half of a Yellow Sun as Kainene
- 2013 · Khumba as Lungisa (voice)
- 2013 · As Cool as I Am as Frances
- 2013 · Bates Motel as Special Agent Liz Babbit
- 2013 · Bates Motel as Special Agent Liz Babbitt (uncredited)
- 2013 · Sofia the First as Princess Tiana (voice)
- 2012 · Elementary as Dr. Carrie Dwyer
- 2011 · Bag of Bones as Sara Tidwell
- 2011 · Have a Little Faith as Annette
- 2011 · Company as Marta
- 2010 · For Colored Girls as Yasmine / Yellow
- 2010 · Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess as Self
- 2009 · The Princess and the Frog as Tiana (voice)
- 2009 · The Good Wife as Wendy Scott-Carr
- 2009 · The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency as Grace Makutsi
- 2008 · Just Add Water as R'ch'lle
- 2007 · ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- 2006 · Dreamgirls as Lorrell Robinson
- 2004 · Surviving Christmas as Choir
- 2004 · Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City as
- 2003 · From Justin to Kelly as Kaya
- 2002 · Hack as
- 2001 · 100 Centre Street as
- 1999 · Third Watch as Monay
- 1999 · Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Miriam Deng
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1993 · GMTV as Self
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Rita LaFleur (voice)
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as
- 1988 · LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
- 1956 · Tony Awards as Self - Performer
- Future · Tiana as Tiana (voice)
- Future · Limbo as