Actor profile

Anika Noni Rose

6th September 1972 Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA Acting

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 (2004), 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 (2014), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anika Noni Rose, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

42 Movies 37 TV Shows 81 Credits

Filmography

Movies & TV Shows

Disney Princess Concert: Celebrating 70 Years of Disneyland poster

Disney Princess Concert: Celebrating 70 Years of Disneyland 21st August 2026 as Self

Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration poster

Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration 16th August 2026 as Self

Zootopia 2 poster

Zootopia 2 26th November 2025 as Squeal of Fortune (voice)

LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite poster

LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite 24th August 2025 as Tiana (voice)

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade poster

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade 25th December 2024 as Self

Mufasa: The Lion King poster

Mufasa: The Lion King 18th December 2024 as Afia (voice)

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular poster

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular 1st December 2024 as Self - Performer

Once Upon a Studio poster

Once Upon a Studio 24th September 2023 as Tiana (voice)

Outlaw Johnny Black poster

Outlaw Johnny Black 15th September 2023 as Jessie Lee

Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest poster

Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest 18th August 2023 as Tiana (voice)

Injustice poster

Injustice 9th October 2021 as Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain poster

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain 17th September 2021 as Candace Wade

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey poster

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey 6th November 2020 as Jessica

Body Cam poster

Body Cam 19th May 2020 as Taneesha Branz

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II poster

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II 10th May 2020 as Self

Ralph Breaks the Internet poster

Ralph Breaks the Internet 20th November 2018 as Tiana (voice)

Assassination Nation poster

Assassination Nation 21st September 2018 as Nancey Lacey

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart poster

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart 14th October 2017 as Lorraine Hansberry (voice)

Everything, Everything poster

Everything, Everything 18th May 2017 as Dr. Pauline Whittier

Vixen: The Movie poster

Vixen: The Movie 8th May 2017 as Kuasa (voice)

Grace for President poster

Grace for President 22nd April 2016 as Narrator

The Blue Mauritius poster

The Blue Mauritius 1st January 2016 as Makeda

Sofia the First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection poster

Sofia the First: Dear Sofia...A Royal Collection 29th September 2015 as Princess Tiana (voice)

A Day Late and a Dollar Short poster

A Day Late and a Dollar Short 19th April 2014 as Paris

Imperial Dreams poster

Imperial Dreams 20th January 2014 as Miss Price

The Watsons Go to Birmingham poster

The Watsons Go to Birmingham 20th September 2013 as Wilona

Half of a Yellow Sun poster

Half of a Yellow Sun 8th September 2013 as Kainene

Khumba poster

Khumba 18th July 2013 as Lungisa (voice)

As Cool as I Am poster

As Cool as I Am 21st June 2013 as Frances

Have a Little Faith poster

Have a Little Faith 27th November 2011 as Annette

Company poster

Company 15th June 2011 as Marta

For Colored Girls poster

For Colored Girls 5th November 2010 as Yasmine / Yellow

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess poster

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess 10th March 2010 as Self

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade poster

Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade 25th December 2009 as Self

The Princess and the Frog poster

The Princess and the Frog 8th December 2009 as Tiana (voice)

Just Add Water poster

Just Add Water 18th March 2008 as R'ch'lle

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway poster

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway 19th April 2007 as Self

Dreamgirls poster

Dreamgirls 25th December 2006 as Lorrell Robinson

Surviving Christmas poster

Surviving Christmas 21st September 2004 as Choir

Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City poster

Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City 31st August 2004

From Justin to Kelly poster

From Justin to Kelly 20th June 2003 as Kaya

King of the Bingo Game poster

King of the Bingo Game 26th January 1999 as Film Noir Female

The Mighty Nein poster

The Mighty Nein 19th November 2025 as Marion (voice)

Eyes of Wakanda poster

Eyes of Wakanda 1st August 2025 as The Intruder / Black Panther (voice)

Let the Right One In poster

Let the Right One In 9th October 2022 as Naomi Cole

The Jennifer Hudson Show poster

The Jennifer Hudson Show 12th September 2022 as Self

Pantheon poster

Pantheon 1st September 2022 as Ballet Teacher / News Anchor / Nurse (voice)

Pantheon poster

Pantheon 1st September 2022 as Facility Manager / Side-Pony (voice)

Pantheon poster

Pantheon 1st September 2022 as Nicole / Side-Pony (voice)

Pantheon poster

Pantheon 1st September 2022 as Joey Coupet (voice)

Maid poster

Maid 30th September 2021 as Regina

Star Wars: Visions poster

Star Wars: Visions 22nd September 2021 as Eureka / Mother (voice)

Them poster

Them 9th April 2021 as Ella Mae Johnson

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's poster

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's 3rd May 2020 as Self

Little Fires Everywhere poster

Little Fires Everywhere 18th March 2020 as Pauline Hawthorne

Amphibia poster

Amphibia 17th June 2019 as Dr. Jan (voice)

The Quad poster

The Quad 30th January 2017 as Dr. Eva Fletcher

Roots poster

Roots 30th May 2016 as Kizzy

Vixen poster

Vixen 25th August 2015 as Kuasa (voice)

Power poster

Power 7th June 2014 as LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner

Marvel's Avengers poster

Marvel's Avengers 26th May 2013 as Yemandi (voice)

Bates Motel poster

Bates Motel 18th March 2013 as Liz Babbit

Sofia the First poster

Sofia the First 11th January 2013 as Princess Tiana (voice)

Elementary poster

Elementary 27th September 2012 as Dr. Carrie Dwyer

Bag of Bones poster

Bag of Bones 11th December 2011 as Sara Tidwell

The Good Wife poster

The Good Wife 22nd September 2009 as Wendy Scott-Carr

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency poster

The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency 15th March 2009 as Grace Makutsi

Private Practice poster

Private Practice 26th September 2007 as Corinne Bennett

The Starter Wife poster

The Starter Wife 31st May 2007 as Lavender

Hack poster

Hack 27th September 2002

100 Centre Street poster

100 Centre Street 15th January 2001

Third Watch poster

Third Watch 23rd September 1999 as Monay

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit poster

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 20th September 1999 as Miriam Deng

The View poster

The View 11th August 1997 as Self

GMTV poster

GMTV 1st January 1993 as Self

The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons 17th December 1989 as Rita LaFleur (voice)

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self

LIVE with Kelly and Mark poster

LIVE with Kelly and Mark 5th September 1988 as Self - Guest

Tony Awards poster

Tony Awards 1st April 1956 as Self - Performer