Anika Noni Rose

Actor Sep 6 (age 53) Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA 1988–2025 (37 year career)

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Biography

Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Tiana in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Rose starred as Lorrell Robinson in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (2006). Her contribution to the film's soundtrack earned her a nomination for a Grammy Award. She is also known for her performances in theatre, particularly for starring as Emmie Thibodeaux in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change (20…

Known For

Film

Ralph Breaks the Internet

Tiana (voice)

Film

The Princess and the Frog

Tiana (voice)

Film

Everything, Everything

Dr. Pauline Whittier

Film

Zootopia 2

Squeal of Fortune (voice)

Film

Mufasa: The Lion King

Afia (voice)

Film

Once Upon a Studio

Tiana (voice)

Film

Injustice

Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)

Film

Dreamgirls

Lorrell Robinson

Filmography

Acting (80)

Movies (45)

Zootopia 2

2025

as Squeal of Fortune (voice)

7.6

LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite

2025

as Tiana (voice)

7.3

Disney Princess Concert: Celebrating 70 Years of Disneyland

2025

as Self

1.0

Tiana's Bayou Adventure | Disneyland Resort

2025

as Tiana (Voice)

5.7

Mufasa: The Lion King

2024

as Afia (voice)

7.3

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular

2024

as Self - Performer

4.9

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade

as Self

Once Upon a Studio

as Tiana (voice)

Outlaw Johnny Black

as Jessie Lee

Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest

as Tiana (voice)

Amphibia: All In

as Dr. Jan

Injustice

as Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)

7.3

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

as Candace Wade

Body Cam

as Taneesha Branz

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

2020

as Jessica

6.6

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II

2020

as Self

6.9

Ralph Breaks the Internet

as Tiana (voice)

Assassination Nation

as Nancey Lacey

Everything, Everything

2017

as Dr. Pauline Whittier

7.2

Vixen: The Movie

2017

as Kuasa (voice)

6.8

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart

2017

as Lorraine Hansberry (voice)

Grace for President

as Narrator

Throne of Elves

as eyla (voice)

The Blue Mauritius

as Makeda

Imperial Dreams

2014

as Miss Price

6.6

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

as Paris

Khumba

as Lungisa (voice)

As Cool as I Am

as Frances

Half of a Yellow Sun

as Kainene

The Watsons Go to Birmingham

as Wilona

Have a Little Faith

as Annette

Company

as Marta

For Colored Girls

as Yasmine / Yellow

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess

2010

as Self

10.0

The Princess and the Frog

as Tiana (voice)

Just Add Water

as R'ch'lle

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

as Self

Dreamgirls

as Lorrell Robinson

Surviving Christmas

as Choir

Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City

2004

From Justin to Kelly

2003

as Kaya

3.2

King of the Bingo Game

1999

as Film Noir Female

Shadow Dance

as Jemma Jordan

Limbo

Disney's Once Upon a Studio

as tiana

Television (35)

The Mighty Nein

2025

as Self - Guest

8.0

Eyes of Wakanda

2025

as The Intruder / Black Panther (voice)

6.2

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022

as Self

5.6

Pantheon

2022

as Nicole / Side-Pony (voice)

Let the Right One In

as Naomi Cole

Star Wars: Visions

as Eureka / Mother (voice)

Maid

as Regina

Them

as Ella Mae Johnson

Little Fires Everywhere

2020

as Pauline Hawthorne

7.5

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

as Self

Amphibia

as Dr. Jan (voice)

The Quad

as Dr. Eva Fletcher

Roots

as Kizzy

Lip Sync Battle

Vixen

as Kuasa (voice)

Power

as LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner

Bates Motel

as Liz Babbit

Sofia the First

as Princess Tiana (voice)

Marvel's Avengers

as Yemandi (voice)

Elementary

as Dr. Carrie Dwyer

Bag of Bones

as Sara Tidwell

The Good Wife

as Wendy Scott-Carr

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

as Grace Makutsi

Private Practice

as Corinne Bennett

The Starter Wife

as Lavender

Hack

100 Centre Street

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Miriam Deng

Third Watch

as Monay

The View

as Self

GMTV

as Self

The Simpsons

as Rita LaFleur (voice)

8.0

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer

Tony Awards

as Self - Performer