Anika Noni Rose is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actress who was born on September 6, 1972 in Bloomfield, Connecticut, United States. Actress who was awarded an Tony Award for her role in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change in 2004. She was also in the role of Lorrell Robinson on the musical Dreamgirls. She also voiced the character for Disney’s princess Tiana in the production The Princess and the Frog.
She co-starred alongside She co-starred with Jamie Foxx, Eddie Murphy, Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson in the 2006 musical film Dreamgirls., Eddie Murphy, Beyonce Knowles and Jennifer Hudson in the musical film of 2006 Dreamgirls.
Rose played the adult “Kizzy” in two episodes of television’s Roots, an adaptation of the novel by Alex Haley and remake of the ground-breaking 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 has a role in the Starz series Power and the leading role in the 2017 BET drama The Quad.
After her film debut, King of the Bingo Game, she played the role of Kaya in From Justin to Kelly in 2003 and she performed in Temptation in 2004, followed by Surviving Christmas as a singer in the choir. In 2006, Rose starred in Dreamgirls as Lorrell Robinson with Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy. Rose appeared in the films Just Add Water, Razor, and 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. Rose hosted a hometown screening of The Princess and the Frog for children from the Charter Oak Cultural Center, a non-profit multi-cultural arts center that provides free after-school programs in Hartford, Connecticut. Rose also stars alongside Jill Scott in The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency directed by Anthony Minghella.
She was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut. Parents include Claudia John Rose and Claudia John Rose.
