Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972 in Bloomfield, Connecticut) is an American actress and singer.
She is best known for her roles as Lorrell Robinson in the 2006 Oscar-winning film version of Dreamgirls, as the voice of Princess Tiana in The Princess and the Frog and as Beneatha Younger in the Broadway revival of A Raisin in the Sun.
For her film and theatre roles, she has received several accolades or nominations, including a Tony Award for her role in Caroline, Or Change and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Dreamgirls. She was also named a Disney Legend in 2011.
Partial Filmography:
- Third Watch
- From Justin to Kelly
- Dreamgirls
- The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
- The Princess and the Frog
- For Colored Girls
- The Good Wife
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
- Bag of Bones
- Private Practice
- The Simpsons
- Bates Motel
- Roots2016
- Sofia the First
- Vixen
- Voltron: Legendary Defender
- Ralph Breaks the Internet
- Avengers Assemble
- Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
- Injustice (2021)
- Amphibia
- Once Upon a Studio
Related Tropes:
- Older Than She Looks: Although she was the oldest actress of the trio in Dreamgirls, she was cast as the youngest girl. Her youthful looks and small stature of 5'2" certainly helps.
- Old Shame: Like everyone else who starred in the film, she is not proud of From Justin to Kelly.
