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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.
In 2010, Rose played the role of Yasmine in the movie For Colored Girls. 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.
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". She had a role in the Starz series Power and the leading role in the 2017 BET drama The Quad.
In 2020, Rose starred in the Netflix musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey playing Jessica Jangle.
In 2021, she played an affluent, unhappy lawyer who employs a young mother fleeing an abusive relationship in the Netflix limited series Maid.
Anika won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in Caroline, or Change. She starred in in Deborah Allen's Broadway revival of Cat On A Hot Tin Roof, opposite James Earl Jones and Phylicia Rashad. She also starred in Footloose and the Off-Broadway production of the Laura Nyro musical Eli’s Comin’, the Stephen Sondheim’s Company for the NY Philharmonic and PBS. Other stage work includes Juliet opposite Orlando Bloom with Gustavo Dudamel conducting Tchaikovsky live with the LA Philharmonic.
In addition to the winning the Tony Award, Anika has also received The Theater World Award, The Clarence Derwent Award, a Drama Desk nomination, the Los Angeles Critics’ Circle Award, an Ovation Award and an Obie Award. She has also received NAACP Image nominations for her work on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (NBC), and Hallmark Hall of Fame: Mitch Albom’s Have A Little Faith (ABC).
Anika has sung all over the world, including at the 79th Annual Academy Awards, concerts in London’s West End with Jason Robert Brown, the Vatican, the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall. She made her solo cabaret debut in New York as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook Series, followed by a concert at the Broad Stage in Los Angeles and appearances at the legendary Venetian Room in San Francisco. She is the celebrity spokesperson for the American Lung Association and has lobbied on Capitol Hill on their behalf, and started The Cora Lee Bentley Radcliffe memorial Fund, to assist mentally challenged children. She received her MFA from American Conservatory Theater and holds an honorary Doctorate from Florida A&M University.
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From: Photo Flash: Julianne Moore Toasts Tony Nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson!
From: Photo Flash: Julianne Moore Toasts Tony Nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson!
From: Photo Flash: Julianne Moore Toasts Tony Nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson!
From: Photo Flash: Julianne Moore Toasts Tony Nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson!
From: Photo Flash: Julianne Moore Toasts Tony Nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson!
From: Photo Flash: Julianne Moore Toasts Tony Nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson!
From: Photo Flash: Julianne Moore Toasts Tony Nominee LaTanya Richardson Jackson!
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From: Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose, Paige O'Hara et al. Honored at D23 Expo
From: Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose, Paige O'Hara et al. Honored at D23 Expo
From: Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose, Paige O'Hara et al. Honored at D23 Expo
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[2003]From Justin to Kelly Kaya
[2004]Surviving Christmas Choir
[2004]Temptation Fog
[2006]Dreamgirls Lorrell Robinson
[2008]Just Add Water R ch lle
[2009]The Princess and the Frog Tiana
[2010]For Colored Girls Ymine, Yellow
[2011]Company Marta
[2012]Skyler Therapist
[2013]Half of a Yellow Sun Kainene
[2013]Khumba Lungisa
[2013]As Cool as I Am Frances
[2014]Imperial Dreams Miss Price
[2016]Throne of Elves Meyla
[2017]Everything, Everything Pauline
[2018]Assassination Nation Nance
[2018]Ralph Breaks the Internet Tiana
[2019]The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain Candace Wade
[2020]Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey Jessica
[2020]Body Cam Taneesha Branz
[2021]Injustice Catwoman
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Power Jukebox
The Good Wife Wendy Scott-Carr
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency Grace Makutsi
The Quad Dr. Eva Fletcher
Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones
Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones
Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones
Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun
Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
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Anika Noni Rose has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Anika Noni Rose has not appeared in the West End.
Anika Noni Rose has been nominated for several awards throughout her career. She was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for her role in "Carmen Jones." She also received a nomination for the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards for the same production. Additionally, Rose was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for her performance in "Carmen Jones." In another production, "A Raisin in the Sun," Rose was nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards. For her role in "Caroline, or Change," Rose received nominations for Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical at the Drama Desk Awards, Outstanding Featured Actress at The Lortels, and Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards. She also won the Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for her performance in the same production.
Anika Noni Rose has won several awards for her performance in the musical "Caroline, or Change." She received the Outstanding Featured Actress - Musical award from the Drama Desk Awards, as well as the Outstanding Featured Actress award from the Lortels. She was also recognized with the Performance award from the Theatre World Awards. Additionally, Rose won the prestigious Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical for her role in "Caroline, or Change."
Anika Noni Rose's next show will be Uncle Vanya which opens on 4/24/2024 on Broadway.
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