Anika Noni Rose (born September , ) is an American actress and singer.
She is best known for voicing Tiana, Disney's first African-American
princess, in The Princess and the Frog (). She was named a Disney
Legend in .She is also known for her starring role as Lorrell Robinson
in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (). 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 (),
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 (), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best
Featured Actress in a Play.Rose was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut to
Claudia and John Rose, a corporate counsel. She began her acting
career in high school, appearing in a school production during her
freshman year. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in theatre from Florida
A&M University, then studied drama at the American Conservatory
Theater in San Francisco, California.
She is best known for voicing Tiana, Disney's first African-American
princess, in The Princess and the Frog (). She was named a Disney
Legend in .She is also known for her starring role as Lorrell Robinson
in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (). 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 (),
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 (), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best
Featured Actress in a Play.Rose was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut to
Claudia and John Rose, a corporate counsel. She began her acting
career in high school, appearing in a school production during her
freshman year. She earned a Bachelor's Degree in theatre from Florida
A&M University, then studied drama at the American Conservatory
Theater in San Francisco, California.
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