Anika Noni Rose

Born: 1972-09-06

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.


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The Princess and the Frog

as Tiana (voice)
Released: 2009-12-08

A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a...

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as Tiana (voice)
Released: 2018-11-20

Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling...

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Mufasa: The Lion King

as Afia (voice)
Released: 2024-12-18

Rafiki relays the legend of Mufasa to lion cub Kiara, daughter of Simba and Nala. Told in...

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Assassination Nation

as Nancey Lacey
Released: 2018-09-21

After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small...

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Once Upon a Studio

as Tiana (voice)
Released: 2023-09-24

Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of...

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LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest

as Tiana (voice)
Released: 2023-08-18

Tiana, Moana, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Ariel are off on an adventure as they are each...

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Dreamgirls

as Lorrell Robinson
Released: 2006-12-25

A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own...

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Khumba

as Lungisa (voice)
Released: 2013-07-18

A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing...

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Everything, Everything

as Dr. Pauline Whittier
Released: 2017-05-18

A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy...

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Injustice

as Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)
Released: 2021-10-09

When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined...

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Throne of Elves

as eyla (voice)
Released: 2016-07-31

In the mythical Elven world of Altera, an epic battle unfolds between the beautiful Princess...

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Surviving Christmas

as Choir
Released: 2004-09-21

Drew Latham is an executive leading an empty, shallow life with only wealth on his side. Facing...

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Body Cam

as Taneesha Branz
Released: 2020-05-19

As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a...

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Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

as Jessica
Released: 2020-11-06

An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous...

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Imperial Dreams

as Miss Price
Released: 2014-01-20

A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when...

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Vixen: The Movie

as Kuasa (voice)
Released: 2017-05-08

Originally from Africa, Mari McCabe grew up an orphan after her parents were killed by local...

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For Colored Girls

as Yasmine / Yellow
Released: 2010-11-05

About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one...

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Outlaw Johnny Black

as Jessie Lee
Released: 2023-09-15

Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and...

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From Justin to Kelly

as Kaya
Released: 2003-06-20

A waitress from Texas and a college student from Pennsylvania meet during spring break in Fort...

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as Candace Wade
Released: 2021-09-17

Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an...

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Half of a Yellow Sun

as Kainene
Released: 2013-09-08

An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in...

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As Cool as I Am

as Frances
Released: 2013-06-21

A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her...

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Company

as Marta
Released: 2011-06-15

Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the...

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Just Add Water

as R'ch'lle
Released: 2008-03-18

An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end...

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Have a Little Faith

as Annette
Released: 2011-11-27

At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give...

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The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

as Self
Released: 2020-05-10

Ryan Seacrest hosts the second Disney Family Singalong featuring celebrities and their families...

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A Day Late and a Dollar Short

as Paris
Released: 2014-04-19

When irascible matriarch Viola Price learns that her next asthma attack will likely kill her,...

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The Blue Mauritius

as Makeda
Released: 2016-01-01

Five international thieves meet in Cape Town to steal the most valuable stamp in the world.

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ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

as Self
Released: 2007-04-19

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is an American documentary film, directed by Dori Berinstein,...

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The Watsons Go to Birmingham

as Wilona
Released: 2013-09-20

In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15...

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Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess

as Self
Released: 2010-03-10

Featurette on the making of Disney's Princess and the Frog

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Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

as Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
Released: 2017-10-14

On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the...

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Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City

as uncredited
Released: 2004-08-31

Timeless traditions and contemporary anxieties clash musically and theatrically in Leonard...

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Grace for President

as Narrator
Released: 2016-04-22

When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Miriam Deng
First aired: 1999-09-20

In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In...

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The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self
First aired: 2022-09-12

Talented entertainer and newly-minted EGOT Jennifer Hudson takes on the daytime talk show landscape.

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The Good Wife

as Wendy Scott-Carr
First aired: 2009-09-22

Alicia Florrick boldly assumes full responsibility for her family and re-enters the workforce...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as uncredited
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest
First aired: 1988-09-05

A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind...

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The Simpsons

as Rita LaFleur (voice)
First aired: 1989-12-17

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday...

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Lip Sync Battle

as uncredited
First aired: 2015-04-02

Each episode features two A-list celebrities like you've never seen them before - syncing their...

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Star Wars: Visions

as Eureka / Mother (voice)
First aired: 2021-09-22

This anthology of animated shorts from around the world celebrates the myth of Star Wars through...

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Sofia the First

as Princess Tiana (voice)
First aired: 2013-01-11

Set in the storybook world of Enchancia, this is the story of Princess Sofia, an adventurous...

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Third Watch

as uncredited
First aired: 1999-09-23

The exploits of a group of men and women who serve the City of New York as police officers,...

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Power

as Jukebox
First aired: 2014-06-07

A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves...

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Power

as LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner
First aired: 2014-06-07

A successful New York entrepreneur lives a double life as the head of a drug empire that serves...

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Elementary

as Dr. Carrie Dwyer
First aired: 2012-09-27

A modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD's most impossible cases....

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Bates Motel

as Special Agent Liz Babbit
First aired: 2013-03-18

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his...

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Bates Motel

as Special Agent Liz Babbitt (uncredited)
First aired: 2013-03-18

A "contemporary prequel" to the 1960 film Psycho, depicting the life of Norman Bates and his...

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Pantheon

as Joey Coupet (voice)
First aired: 2022-09-01

A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her...

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Pantheon

as Nicole / Side-Pony (voice)
First aired: 2022-09-01

A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her...

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Pantheon

as Facility Manager / Side-Pony (voice)
First aired: 2022-09-01

A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her...

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Pantheon

as Ballet Teacher / News Anchor / Nurse (voice)
First aired: 2022-09-01

A bullied teen receives mysterious help from someone online: a stranger soon revealed to be her...

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Tony Awards

as Self - Performer
First aired: 1956-04-01

The Antoinette Perry Award for Excellence in Theatre, more commonly known as a Tony Award,...

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Little Fires Everywhere

as Pauline Hawthorne
First aired: 2020-03-18

The intertwined fates of the picture-perfect Richardson family and an enigmatic mother and...

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The View

as Self
First aired: 1997-08-11

ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin,...

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Let the Right One In

as Naomi Cole
First aired: 2022-10-09

Mark and his 12-year-old daughter’s lives were changed forever 10 years earlier when she was...

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Them

as Ella Mae Johnson
First aired: 2021-04-09

A limited anthology series that explores terror in America.

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Amphibia

as Dr. Jan (voice)
First aired: 2019-06-17

The adventures of 13-year-old, self-centered Anne Boonchuy who is magically transported to the...

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Vixen

as Kuasa (voice)
First aired: 2015-08-25

Originally from Africa, Mari McGabe's parents were killed by local greed, corruption and wanton...

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Roots

as Kizzy
First aired: 2016-05-30

An adaptation of Alex Haley's "Roots", chronicling the history of an African slave, Kunta Kinte...

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Hack

as uncredited
First aired: 2002-09-27

Hack is a television series that aired on the American CBS television network from 2002 to 2004....

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Bag of Bones

as Sara Tidwell
First aired: 2011-12-11

Bestselling novelist Mike Noonan, unable to cope after his wife's sudden death, returns to the...

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The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

as Grace Makutsi
First aired: 2009-03-15

The adventures of Mma Ramotswe, a Motswana woman who starts Botswana's first female-owned...

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GMTV

as Self
First aired: 1993-01-01

GMTV is the name of the national Channel 3 breakfast television contractor/licensee,...

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Maid

as Regina
First aired: 2021-10-01

After fleeing an abusive relationship, a young mother finds a job cleaning houses as she fights...

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The Quad

as Dr. Eva Fletcher
First aired: 2017-01-30

Dr. Eva Fletcher is the newly-elected President of the fictional Georgia A&M University. Upon...

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Tiana

as Tiana (voice)
First aired:

Tiana sets off for a grand new adventure as the newly crowned Princess of Maldonia, but a...

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