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Anika Noni Rose

Sep 06, 1972 (52 years old) in Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA

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

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Miriam Deng
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The Simpsons
Rita LaFleur (voice)
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Mufasa: The Lion King
Afia (voice)
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The Good Wife
Wendy Scott-Carr
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Elementary
Dr. Carrie Dwyer
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Third Watch
Monay
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Private Practice
Corinne Bennett
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Tony Awards
Self - Performer
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Sofia the First
Princess Tiana (voice)
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Power
Jukebox

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