Anika Noni Rose

{{Short description|American actress (born 1972)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=April 2014}}

{{Infobox person

| image = Anika Noni Rose Photo Op GalaxyCon Raleigh 2024 (cropped).jpg

| name = Anika Noni Rose

| caption = Rose at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2024

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|9|6}}

| birth_place = Bloomfield, Connecticut, U.S.

| education = Florida A&M University {{small|(BA)}}
American Conservatory Theater {{small|(MFA)}}

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 1998–present

| spouse = {{marriage|Jason Dirden|2022}}

}}

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.{{Cite web |title=Anika Noni Rose {{!}} Artist |url=https://grammy.com/artists/anika-noni-rose/5968 |access-date=2024-04-05 |website=grammy.com}} 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.

Early life and education

Rose was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut, to Claudia and John Rose, a corporate counsel.[http://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/rose-anika-noni "Rose, Anika Noni"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170503033959/http://www.encyclopedia.com/education/news-wires-white-papers-and-books/rose-anika-noni |date=May 3, 2017 }}, Encyclopedia.com. She attended Bloomfield High School, appearing in a school production during her freshman year. She earned a bachelor's degree in theatre from Florida A&M University,{{cite web|title=Anika Noni Rose: A Shining Star in Hollywood has a Star Named after Her|url=https://www.starregistry.com/name-a-star/r/anika-noni-rose-blog/}} then studied drama at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California.

Career

=Early career=

Rose moved to New York without a job. After three months, she played the role of Rusty in Broadway's Footloose. She followed Footloose with numerous workshops and two musicals using pre-existing song catalogs, Eli's Comin' Off-BroadwayGutman, Les.[http://www.curtainup.com/eliscomin.html "ACurtainUpReview:Eli's Comin'"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090909032807/http://www.curtainup.com/eliscomin.html |date=September 9, 2009 }} Curtain Up.com, based on 5/2/01 performance, accessed September 1, 2011 and Me and Mrs. Jones with Lou Rawls in Philadelphia. Both of the full-scale tuners{{refn|name=tuner|group=N|"Tuner": theatre parlance introduced by Variety trade newspaper.{{Cite web |url=https://variety.com/static-pages/slanguage-dictionary/#t |title=Variety slanguage dictionary, glossary "t". |date=February 20, 2013 |access-date=June 28, 2018 |archive-date=December 18, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151218071350/https://variety.com/static-pages/slanguage-dictionary/#t |url-status=live }}}} were rumored for transfers, but neither made it anywhere after their limited engagements ended. Rose's big Broadway break was getting cast as Emmie Thibodeaux in Caroline, or Change. In 2004, she was awarded the Theatre World Award, the Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress, and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for Caroline, or Change.

After her film debut, King of the Bingo Game, she played the role of Kaya in From Justin to Kelly in 2003 and 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 and Razor.

Rose also starred alongside Jill Scott in The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency directed by Anthony Minghella.{{cite news|author=Kimberly Nordyke |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i1d4af5a7ea85ee1bfce281f286d97805 |title=Rose lands 'Agency' role |date=June 25, 2007 |access-date=June 29, 2007 |work=The Hollywood Reporter |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070630022615/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/film/news/e3i1d4af5a7ea85ee1bfce281f286d97805 |archive-date=June 30, 2007 }}

=''The Princess and the Frog''=

File:Anika Noni Rose (8281946306) (cropped).jpg]]

Rose is best known for her role in Disney's 2009 animated feature The Princess and the Frog as the voice of the lead character Tiana. Rose was named a Disney Legend on August 19, 2011.[http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Lea-Salonga-Anika-Noni-Rose-Paige-OHara-et-al-Honored-at-D23-Expo-20110820 "Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose, Paige O'Hara et al. Honored at D23 Expo"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908160837/http://broadwayworld.com/article/Photo-Flash-Lea-Salonga-Anika-Noni-Rose-Paige-OHara-et-al-Honored-at-D23-Expo-20110820 |date=September 8, 2011 }} BroadwayWorld.com, August 20, 2011 Rose said, "I always dreamed of being a voice in a Disney movie, but even in those dreams, I never once dreamed of being a princess... I feel like what an honor that this is and how the dream comes true, bigger and stronger than I had even imagined it."{{cite news|url=https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/anika-noni-rose/|title=D23: Anika Noni Rose|access-date=June 26, 2020|archive-date=January 25, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125105754/https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/anika-noni-rose/|url-status=live}}

=2010s=

File:Anika Noni Rose at 2010 Oscars.jpg|235x235px]]

In 2010, Rose played the role of Yasmine in the film For Colored Girls directed by Tyler Perry and co-starring Phylicia Rashad and Janet Jackson. One critic described Rose's performance as "especially fierce".{{cite magazine |author-link=Lisa Schwarzbaum|author=Schwarzbaum, Lisa |title=For Colored Girls |url=https://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20438884,00.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101105193946/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20438884,00.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2010 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |date=November 3, 2010 |access-date=December 26, 2010}} From 2010 to 2013, Rose had a guest-starring role in the legal TV drama The Good Wife. She played the role of Sara Tidwell in the A&E miniseries Bag of Bones in 2011, based on the Stephen King novel of the same name.{{cite news |url=https://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040844/ |title=Rose lands role in 'Bag of Bones' |work=Variety |first=Stuart |last=Levine |date=August 3, 2011 |access-date=August 8, 2011 |archive-date=November 8, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108200947/http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118040844/ |url-status=dead }}

In 2012, Rose guest-starred in The Simpsons episode "Gone Abie Gone", voicing Abe Simpson's second wife, Rita LaFleur.

In 2014, Rose returned to Broadway in a revival of A Raisin in the Sun, receiving a nomination for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.[http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2014-Tony-Award-Nominations-The-Complete-List-20140429#.U2A-D_ldVfg 2014 Tony Award Nominations - The Complete List; A GENTLEMAN'S GUIDE Leads With 10!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112033440/http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/2014-Tony-Award-Nominations-The-Complete-List-20140429#.U2A-D_ldVfg|date=November 12, 2020}} broadwayworld.com, Retrieved May 5, 2014

Rose played the adult Kizzy in two episodes of Roots, an adaptation of the novel by Alex Haley and a remake of the 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".Alan Sepinwall, [http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/if-i-had-an-emmy-ballot-2016-edition "These shows would make great Emmy nominees"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627115950/http://www.hitfix.com/whats-alan-watching/if-i-had-an-emmy-ballot-2016-edition |date=June 27, 2016 }}, June 14, 2016. She had a role in the Starz series Power{{cite web|title=Anika Noni Rose: "Half of a Yellow Sun" actress joins TV series "Power"|url=http://pulse.ng/movies/anika-noni-rose-half-of-a-yellow-sun-actress-joins-tv-series-power-id4443997.html|website=Pulse Nigeria|date=December 9, 2015|publisher=Chidumga Izuzu|access-date=9 December 2015|archive-date=December 12, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212193644/http://pulse.ng/movies/anika-noni-rose-half-of-a-yellow-sun-actress-joins-tv-series-power-id4443997.html|url-status=live}} and the leading role in the 2017 BET drama The Quad.{{cite news|title=TV Review: 'The Quad' on BET|url=https://variety.com/2017/tv/reviews/the-quad-review-bet-anika-noni-rose-1201968664/}} In 2019, a star was named after Rose through the International Star Registry.

=2020s=

File:Anika Noni Rose Super Festivals 2024 (cropped).jpg's Super Festival]]

During the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown of 2020, Rose created a weekly series, Bedtime Stories for the Littles, where she read bedtime stories to small children to help ease their fear during the lockdown. Rose said, "I love reading to kids, and I wanted to give our little people something soft and soothing in this very jarring moment in time. I thought a bedtime story would be the perfect way. I can give my voice to the ones who know it best, without anyone leaving home."{{cite news |title=Once Upon a Time: Tony Winner Anika Noni Rose Launches Bedtime Stories for the Littles! |url=https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198992/once-upon-a-time-tony-winner-anika-noni-rose-launches-bedtime-stories-for-the-littles/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815015723/https://www.broadway.com/buzz/198992/once-upon-a-time-tony-winner-anika-noni-rose-launches-bedtime-stories-for-the-littles/ |archive-date=August 15, 2020}} She also said that she wanted to help children act silly, use their imaginations, and find a love of books that Rose said she had as a child.{{cite news |title=Anika Noni Rose Wants to Help Children Find Their Love of Books Like She Had as a Child |url=https://www.fox10tv.com/video_magazines/people/anika-noni-rose-wants-to-help-children-find-their-love-of-books-like-she-had/video_88fdff94-eaf3-5f15-9449-8c106d984744.html |url-status=live |access-date=August 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210123095956/https://www.fox10tv.com/video_magazines/people/anika-noni-rose-wants-to-help-children-find-their-love-of-books-like-she-had/video_88fdff94-eaf3-5f15-9449-8c106d984744.html |archive-date=January 23, 2021}}{{cite news |title=Anika Noni Rose On Why She Decided to Start Her Weekly Bedtime Stories For the Littles! |url=https://people.com/books/anika-noni-rose-on-why-she-decided-to-start-her-weekly-bedtime-stories-for-the-littles/ |url-status=live |access-date=August 23, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818193629/https://people.com/books/anika-noni-rose-on-why-she-decided-to-start-her-weekly-bedtime-stories-for-the-littles/ |archive-date=August 18, 2020}} As one of the stories in the series, Rose chose the Princess and the Frog book "Tiana's Growing Experiment."{{cite news |title=Tiana's Growing Experiment, Storytime with Anika Noni Rose |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1wePprAw0E |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211219/F1wePprAw0E |archive-date=2021-12-19}}{{cbignore}}

In 2020, Rose starred in the Netflix musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey playing Jessica Jangle.{{cite news |url=https://ew.com/movies/how-jingle-jangle-forged-showstopper-musical-number-make-it-work-again/ |title=How Jingle Jangle Forged a Showstopper with Musical Number 'Make It Work Again' |access-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-date=November 17, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201117154103/https://ew.com/movies/how-jingle-jangle-forged-showstopper-musical-number-make-it-work-again/ |url-status=live }} Rose applauded the film's portrayal of black and brown professionals in an English Victorian setting.{{cite news |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/11/13/jingle-jangles-anika-noni-rose-and-madalen-mills-explain-the.html |title=Jingle Jangle's Anika Noni Rose and Madalen Mills Explain their Deep Connection to the New Inspirational Christmas Film |access-date=November 19, 2020 |archive-date=January 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210131222538/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/11/13/jingle-jangles-anika-noni-rose-and-madalen-mills-explain-the.html |url-status=live }} In 2021, she played in the Netflix limited series Maid and in the Amazon horror-series Them.{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Nellie Andreeva,Denise |date=September 14, 2020 |title=Anika Noni Rose Joins Netflix Series 'Maid' Produced By John Wells & Margot Robbie |url=https://deadline.com/2020/09/anika-noni-rose-netflix-dramedy-series-maid-john-wells-margot-robbie-1234576669/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=Deadline}}{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=December 2, 2019 |title='Them': Brooke Smith, Anika Noni Rose, P.J. Byrne, Malcolm Mays, Jeremiah Birkett & Sophie Guest To Recur on Amazon Anthology Series |url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/them-brooke-smith-anika-noni-rose-pj-byrne-malcolm-mays-jeremiah-birkett-sophie-guest-amazon-anthology-series-1202796372/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=Deadline}} Between 2022 and 2023, she acted as Naomi Cole on Showtime series Let the Right One In and returned to voice the character of Tiana in Disney special film Once Upon a Studio and series Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest.{{Cite web |last=Otterson |first=Joe |date=April 15, 2021 |title=Anika Noni Rose Joins 'Let the Right One In' Pilot at Showtime Opposite Demián Bichir |url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/anika-noni-rose-let-the-right-one-in-pilot-showtime-1234952576/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=Variety}}

In 2024, she returned to acting in the theater after four years, playing the role of Elena in the Lincoln Center Theatre revival of the Anton Chekov play Uncle Vanya at the Vivian Beaumont Theatre.{{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/production/uncle-vanya-broadway-vivian-beaumont-theater-2024|title= Uncle Vanya (Broadway, 2024)|website= April 5, 2024}} The same year Rose worked as a voice actress in season two of SuperKitties, where she voiced Cat Burglar's country cousin Sassy,{{cite web|url=https://www.animationmagazine.net/2024/02/superkitties-returns-with-a-su-purr-charged-s2-next-month/|title='SuperKitties' Returns with a 'Su-Purr Charged' S2 Next Month|website=Animation Magazine|first=Mercedes|last=Milligan|date=February 27, 2024|access-date=June 5, 2024}} and in Barry Jenkins' film Mufasa: The Lion King as Afia, being nominated at the 56th NAACP Image Awards for her performance.{{Cite web |last=Ibarra |first=Dominoe |date=December 10, 2024 |title=Anika Noni Rose Dishes on Her Character Afia in 'Mufasa: The Lion King' {{!}} THR Video |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/video/anika-noni-rose-character-afia-mufasa-the-lion-king/ |access-date=January 13, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

==Tiana's Bayou Adventure==

In June 2020, Disney announced that they would be reworking the ride Splash Mountain in their U.S. theme parks with characters from The Princess and the Frog due to controversy regarding its base film, Song of the South. Rose said: "It's thrilling. People are amped and ready. I think it's awesome, particularly now, to be reinvigorating her story." Disney stated that the ride would take place after the events of the film, during Carnival season.{{cite news |date=September 11, 2022 |title=Storyline Revealed for Tiana's Bayou Adventure Coming to Disneyland and Walt Disney World |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/09/11/tianas-bayou-adventure-storyline-revealed/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220912104835/https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2022/09/11/tianas-bayou-adventure-storyline-revealed/ |archive-date=September 12, 2022 |access-date=September 14, 2022 |work=Laughingplace}} Rose also added that she would love for Disney to create a Tiana's Palace Restaurant at the theme parks. "I've been looking forward to a Tiana's Palace for years... I have dreams of them partnering with [New Orleans'] Café du Monde on some real deal beignets, having some fantastic shrimp and grits and king cake during Mardi Gras season. And the occasional second line through the joint. Basically all the things I love!"{{cite news |last=Tracy |first=Brianne |date=July 22, 2020 |title=What to Expect From Disney's New Princess and the Frog Ride, According to Star Anika Noni Rose |url=https://people.com/travel/splash-mountain-princess-and-the-frog-anika-noni-rose-disney-world-disneyland/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805090456/https://people.com/travel/splash-mountain-princess-and-the-frog-anika-noni-rose-disney-world-disneyland/ |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=August 23, 2020}}{{cite news |title='The Princess And The Frog' Is Coming To Disney's Splash Mountain |url=https://www.bet.com/article/7q6h5x/the-princess-and-the-frog-is-coming-to-splash-mountain |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628061556/https://www.bet.com/celebrities/news/2020/06/26/princess-the-frog-disney-ride.html |archive-date=June 28, 2020 |access-date=August 23, 2020}}{{cite news |title=What The Princess And The Frog Voice Actress Wants To See In Splash Mountain Redesign At Disneyland |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2551292/what-the-princess-and-the-frog-voice-actress-wants-to-see-in-splash-mountain-redesign-at-disneyland |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200805172824/https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2551292/what-the-princess-and-the-frog-voice-actress-wants-to-see-in-splash-mountain-redesign-at-disneyland |archive-date=August 5, 2020 |access-date=August 23, 2020}} In June 2022, Rose mentioned that she was involved with discussions with Disney on what they wanted the ride to be like.{{cite magazine |last=Barnes |first=Brooks |date=June 2, 2022 |title=Anika Noni Rose says Splash Mountain's Princess and the Frog revamp will open in 2024 |url=https://ew.com/movies/anika-noni-rose-princess-frog-splash-mountain-retheme-opening-date/ |access-date=June 2, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} In July 2022, Disney announced that the ride would be called Tiana's Bayou Adventure, setting and opening date of "late 2024" at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom.{{cite news |last=Becker |first=Emma |date=July 1, 2022 |title=Disney Reveals Splash Mountain Will Be Transformed Into Tiana's Bayou Adventure by 2024 |url=https://people.com/travel/disneys-splash-mountain-will-be-fully-transformed-into-tianas-bayou-adventure-by-2024/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701162528/https://people.com/travel/disneys-splash-mountain-will-be-fully-transformed-into-tianas-bayou-adventure-by-2024/ |archive-date=July 1, 2022 |access-date=July 1, 2022 |work=People magazine}} In September 2022, it was confirmed that Rose would reprise her role as Tiana for the ride.{{cite news |last=Leishman |first=Rachel |date=September 11, 2022 |title=Tiana's Bayou Adventure Concept Art Shows Stunning Splash Mountain Redesign at D23 Expo |url=https://collider.com/tianas-bayou-adventure-splash-mountain-redesign-images-d23-expo/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220911234410/https://collider.com/tianas-bayou-adventure-splash-mountain-redesign-images-d23-expo/ |archive-date=September 11, 2022 |access-date=September 13, 2022 |work=Collider}} In January 2023, it was announced that Disneyland would convert its French Market Restaurant in the New Orleans Square section of the park into a Tiana's Palace restaurant.{{cite news |date=January 12, 2023 |title=Tiana's Palace to Replace The French Market at Disneyland Later This Year |url=https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2023/01/12/tianas-palace-to-replace-the-french-market-at-disneyland-later-this-year/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230112172153/https://www.laughingplace.com/w/news/2023/01/12/tianas-palace-to-replace-the-french-market-at-disneyland-later-this-year/ |archive-date=January 12, 2023 |access-date=January 12, 2023 |work=Laughing Place}} Tiana's Palace opened in September 2023.{{cite news |last=Gailey |first=Jackie |date=September 6, 2023 |title=Take a Virtual Tour Inside Tiana's Palace and See the New Food |url=https://www.wdwinfo.com/news-stories/take-a-virtual-tour-inside-tianas-palace-and-see-the-new-food/ |accessdate=September 7, 2023 |website=wdwinfo.com}} Tianas Bayou Adventure opened at Magic Kingdom in June 2024, and at Disneyland in November 2024.{{cite news |last=Chen |first=Eve |date=May 12, 2024 |title=Tiana's Bayou Adventure, Splash Mountain's replacement, will open at Disney World in June |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/experience/theme-parks/2024/05/12/tiana-bayou-adventure-opening-disney-world/73663426007/ |accessdate=June 28, 2024 |website=usatoday.com}}{{cite news |last=Palm |first=Iman |date=August 14, 2024 |title=Disneyland's Critter Country to be renamed Bayou Country |url=https://ktla.com/news/theme-parks/disneyland/disneylands-critter-country-to-be-renamed-bayou-country/ |access-date=August 17, 2024 |website=ktla.com}}

Personal life

Rose married actor Jason Dirden in October 2022. The wedding, which was officiated by Colman Domingo, took place at the Paramour Estate in Los Angeles. The couple kept their nuptials a secret before announcing they were married in Brides magazine on January 16, 2023.{{Cite web |title=Anika Noni Rose and Jason Dirden's Los Angeles Wedding |url=https://www.brides.com/anika-noni-rose-jason-dirden-wedding-photos-6829014 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=Brides |language=en |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119221059/https://www.brides.com/anika-noni-rose-jason-dirden-wedding-photos-6829014 |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=Anika Noni Rose and Jason Dirden reveal they tied the knot last year in first public announcement |url=https://www.today.com/popculture/news/anika-noni-rose-jason-dirden-married-rcna66170 |access-date=2023-01-19 |website=today.com |date=January 17, 2023 |language=en |archive-date=January 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230119221313/https://www.today.com/popculture/news/anika-noni-rose-jason-dirden-married-rcna66170 |url-status=live }}

Acting credits

=Film=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

1999

| King of the Bingo Game

| Film Noir Female

| Short film

2003

| From Justin to Kelly

| Kaya

|

rowspan="2"| 2004

| Temptation

| Fog

|

Surviving Christmas

| Choir

|

2006

| Dreamgirls

| Lorrell Maya Robinson

|

2008

| Just Add Water

| R'ch'lle

|

2009

| The Princess and the Frog

| Tiana (voice)

|{{cite web |title=Anika Noni Rose (visual voices guide) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/Anika-Noni-Rose/ |access-date=September 6, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.

2010

| For Colored Girls

| Yasmine

|

2011

| Company

| Marta

|

2012

| Skyler

| Therapist

|

rowspan="3"| 2013

| As Cool as I Am

| Frances

|

Khumba

| Lungisa (voice)

|

Half of a Yellow Sun

| Kainene

|

rowspan="2"| 2014

| Imperial Dreams

| Miss Price

|

A Day Late and a Dollar Short

| Paris

|

rowspan="2"| 2016

| Throne of Elves

| Meyla (voice)

|

Grace for President

| Narrator

| Video short

rowspan="2"| 2017

| Vixen

| Kuasa (voice)

| Video

Everything, Everything

| Dr. Pauline Whittier

|

rowspan="2"| 2018

| Assassination Nation

| Nance

|

Ralph Breaks the Internet

| Tiana (voice)

|

rowspan="2"| 2020

| Body Cam

| Taneesha Branz

|{{Cite web |last=Petski |first=Denise |date=2018-09-17 |title=Anika Noni Rose Joins Mary J. Blige & Nat Wolff In Body Cam |url=https://deadline.com/2018/09/anika-noni-rose-joins-mary-j-blige-nat-wolff-in-body-cam-1202466080/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey

| Jessica Jangle

| {{Cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2019/04/netflix-jingle-jangle-musical-keegan-michael-key-phylicia-rashad-anika-noni-rose-madalen-mills-1202594080/ |title=Netflix 'Jingle Jangle' Musical Adds Keegan-Michael Key, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose & Madalen Mills |date=April 11, 2019 |access-date=June 11, 2019 |archive-date=April 14, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190414084728/https://deadline.com/2019/04/netflix-jingle-jangle-musical-keegan-michael-key-phylicia-rashad-anika-noni-rose-madalen-mills-1202594080/ |url-status=live }}

rowspan="2"| 2021

| The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain

| Candace Wade

|{{Cite web |last=Gardner |first=Chris |date=2020-09-28 |title=Film About Kenneth Chamberlain, Black Man Killed by Police, Wins Top Prize at Urbanworld Fest |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/film-about-kenneth-chamberlain-black-man-killed-by-police-wins-top-prize-at-urbanworld-fest-4066866/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

Injustice

| Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)

|{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=2021-07-21 |title=DC's Injustice Sets Cast for Animated Movie (Exclusive) |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/injustice-gods-among-us-movie-dc-1234985568/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}

rowspan="2" |2023

| Once Upon a Studio

| Tiana (voice)

| Short film

Outlaw Johnny Black

| Jessie Lee

|{{Cite web |last=Leydon |first=Joe |date=2023-09-14 |title=Outlaw Johnny Black Review: An Amusing Homage to Spaghetti Western and Blaxploitation Elements |url=https://variety.com/2023/film/reviews/outlaw-johnny-black-review-michael-jai-white-1235723044/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}

2024

| Mufasa: The Lion King

| Afia (voice)

| {{Cite web |last=Frank |date=2024-04-29 |title=Disney Debuts First Teaser Trailer for Mufasa: The Lion King |url=https://thewaltdisneycompany.com/mufasa-lion-king-trailer-disney/ |access-date=2024-09-06 |website=The Walt Disney Company |language=en-US}}

=Television=

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2001

| 100 Centre Street

| Woman

| Episode: "Domestic Abuses"

2002

| Third Watch

| Monay

| Episode: "Thicker Than Water"

2003

| Hack

|

| Episode: "Hidden Agenda"

2007

| The Starter Wife

| Lavender

| Main cast

2008–09

| The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

| Grace Makutsi

| Main cast

2010–13

| The Good Wife

| Wendy Scott-Carr

| Recurring role (season 2–3), guest (season 4)

rowspan="4"| 2011

| LA Phil Live

| Juliet

| Episode: "Dudamel Conducts Tchaikovsky"

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| Miriam Deng

| Episode: "Scorched Earth"

Have a Little Faith

| Annette

| TV film

Bag of Bones

| Sara Tidwell

| Episode: "Part 1 & 2"

rowspan="3"| 2012

| Private Practice

| Corinne Bennett

| Recurring role (season 5)

Elementary

| Dr. Carrie Dwyer

| Episode: "Lesser Evils"

The Simpsons

| Rita LaFleur (voice)

| Episode: "Gone Abie Gone"

2013

| The Watsons Go to Birmingham

| Wilona Sands Watson

| TV film

rowspan="2"| 2014

| A Day Late and a Dollar Short

| Paris Price

| TV film

Sofia the First

| Princess Tiana (voice)

| Episode: "Winter's Gift"

2015

| For Justice

| Natalia Chapin

| TV film

2015–16

| Bates Motel

| Liz Babbitt

| Recurring role (season 34)

2015–16

| Vixen

| Kuasa (voice)

| Main role

2016

| Roots

| Kizzy Waller

| Episode: "Part 3 & 4"

2016–17

| Power

| LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner

| Recurring role (season 3–4)

2017

| Voltron: Legendary Defender

| Acxa (voice)

| 2 episodes; role recast with Erica Luttrell

2017–18

| The Quad

| Dr. Eva Fletcher

| Main cast

2018

| American Masters

| Lorraine Hansberry (voice)

| Episode: "Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart"

2018–19

| Disney Comics in Motion

| Tiana (voice)

| 2 episodes

rowspan="2"| 2019

| Avengers Assemble

| Yemandi (voice)

| Episode: "Yemandi"

Beast Mode

| Marsha Blackstone

| TV film

rowspan="2"| 2020

| Magical Girl Friendship Squad: Origins

| Nut (voice)

| Main cast

Little Fires Everywhere

| Pauline Hawthorne

| 2 episodes

rowspan="3"| 2021

| Family Reunion

| Miss Karen

| Episode: "Remember Mazzi's First Love?"

Them

| Ella Mae Johnson

| Recurring role

Maid

| Regina

| Main role

2021–22

| Amphibia

| Dr. Jan (voice)

| Recurring role (season 3)

rowspan="2" | 2022

| Let the Right One In

| Naomi Cole

| Main role

Pantheon

| Various roles

| Voice; 4 episodes

rowspan=2|2023

| Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest

| Princess Tiana (voice)

| TV special

Star Wars: Visions

| Eureka, Livy's Mother (voice)

| Episode: "The Pit"

2024

| SuperKitties

| Cousin Sassy (voice)

| 2 episodes

2025

| Eyes of Wakanda

| {{TBA}} (voice)

| In production

= Theatre =

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

! Title

! Role

! Venue

! Notes

rowspan="3" |1998

|Insurrection: Holding History

| Katie Lynn

|American Conservatory Theater

| San Francisco

Valley Song

| Veronica Jonkers

|Berkeley Repertory Theater

| Berkeley

Hydriotaphia, or the Death of Dr. Browne

| His Soul

|Berkeley Repertory Theater

| Berkeley

rowspan="2" |1999

|Tartuffe

| Marianne

|American Conservatory Theater

| San Francisco

Threepenny Opera

| Polly Peachum

|American Conservatory Theater

| San Francisco

rowspan="1" |2000

|Footloose

| Rusty

|Richard Rodgers Theatre

| Broadway debut; replacement

rowspan="3" |2001

|Carmen Jones

| Cindy Lou

|York Theatre

| Off-Broadway

Eli's Comin'

| The Woman

|Vineyard Theatre

|Off-Broadway

Me and Mrs. Jones

| Cookie

|Prince Music Theater

|Philadelphia

2003

| rowspan="3" |Caroline, or Change

| rowspan="3" | Emmie Thibodeaux

|The Public Theater

| Off-Broadway

rowspan="2" | 2004

|Eugene O'Neill Theatre

| Broadway

Ahmanson Theatre

|Los Angeles

2008

|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

| Maggie "The Cat"

|Broadhurst Theatre

| Broadway

2011

|Company

| Marta

|David Geffen Hall

|New York Philharmonic concert

2013

|Hamilton

| Angelica Schuyler

|Vassar College

| Workshop

2014

|A Raisin in the Sun

| Beneatha Younger

|Ethel Barrymore Theatre

| Broadway

2018

|Carmen Jones

| Carmen Jones

|Classic Stage Company

| Off-Broadway

2024

|Uncle Vanya

| Elena

| Vivian Beaumont Theatre

| Broadway

2025

|Wonderful Town

|Ruth Sherwood

|New York City Center

|Off-Broadway

=Video games=

class="wikitable"
Year

! Title

! Voice role

2011

| Kinect: Disneyland Adventures

| rowspan="3" | Princess Tiana

2012

| Disney Princess: My Fairytale Adventure

2024

| Disney Dreamlight Valley

Awards and nominations

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Award

!Category

!Nominated work

!Result

!class=unsortable|Ref.

2001

|Obie Award

|Best Performance

|Eli's Comin'

|{{won}}

|

rowspan="5" |2004

|Clarence Derwent Award

|Best Supporting Female

| rowspan="5" |Caroline, or Change

|{{won}}

|

Lucille Lortel Award

|Outstanding Featured Actress

|{{won}}

|

Theatre World Award

|Theatre World Award

|{{won}}

|

Tony Award

|Best Featured Actress in a Musical

|{{won}}

| {{cite web|url= https://playbill.com/article/just-the-facts-a-list-of-the-2004-tony-award-winners-com-120176|title= Just the Facts: A List of the 2004 Tony Award Winners|website= Playbill|first=Kenneth|last=Jones|date=June 7, 2004|access-date= April 5, 2024}}

Drama Desk Award

|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical

| {{nom}}

|

rowspan="2" |2007

|NAACP Image Award

|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

| rowspan="2" |Dreamgirls

| {{nom}}

|

Screen Actors Guild Award

|Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url= https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/13th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title= 13th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|website= Screen Actors Guild Awards|accessdate= April 5, 2024}}

rowspan="2" |2008

|NAACP Image Award

|Outstanding Actress in a Miniseries or Movie

|The Starter Wife

| {{nom}}

|

Grammy Award

|Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

|Dreamgirls

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url= https://www.grammy.com/artists/anika-noni-rose/5968|title= Anika Noni Rose|website= Grammy Awards|accessdate= April 5, 2024}}

2009

|Satellite Award

|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film

| rowspan="2" |The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency

| {{nom}}

|

rowspan="5" |2010

| rowspan="2" |NAACP Image Award

|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

| {{nom}}

|

Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture

| rowspan="2" |The Princess and the Frog

| {{nom}}

|

rowspan="5" |Black Reel Award

|Outstanding Voice Performance

| {{won}}

|

Outstanding Original Song

|"Down in New Orleans" from The Princess and the Frog

| {{nom}}

|

Outstanding Original Song

|"Almost There" from The Princess and the Frog

| {{won}}

|

rowspan="4" |2011

|Outstanding Ensemble

| rowspan="3" |For Colored Girls

| {{won}}

|

Outstanding Supporting Actress

| {{nom}}

|

NAACP Image Award

|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture

| {{nom}}

|

Disney Legend Award

|Animation – Voice

|The Princess and the Frog

| {{won}}

| {{cite web|url= https://d23.com/walt-disney-legend/anika-noni-rose/|title= Legends Award Category: Voice|website= Disney|accessdate= April 5, 2024}}

2012

|NAACP Image Award

|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

|Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

| {{nom}}

| {{cite news|date=February 17, 2012|title=NAACP Image Awards Winner Include 'The Help,' Stars Octavia Spencer, Viola Davis|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/naacp-image-awards-winners-nominees-the-help-whitney-houston-292489?page=2|access-date=February 17, 2012|archive-date=September 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924210755/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/race/naacp-image-awards-winners-nominees-the-help-whitney-houston-292489?page=2|url-status=live}}

2014

|Tony Award

|Best Featured Actress in a Play

|A Raisin in the Sun

| {{nom}}

| {{cite web|url= https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tony-awards-2014-complete-results-710126/|title= Tony Awards 2014 Winners: The Complete List|website= The Hollywood Reporter|date= June 8, 2014|accessdate= April 5, 2024}}

rowspan="3" |2019

|Lucille Lortel Award

|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Musical

| rowspan="3" |Carmen Jones

| {{won}}

|

Outer Critics Circle Award

|Outstanding Actress in a Musical| Outstanding Actress in a Musical

| {{nom}}

|

Drama Desk Award

|Outstanding Actress in a Musical

| {{nom}}

|

2025

| NAACP Image Awards

| Outstanding Character Voice Performance – Motion Picture

| Mufasa: The Lion King

| {{nom}}

| {{Cite web |last=Lewis |first=Hilary |date=January 7, 2025 |title=NAACP Image Awards Nominations: 'The Piano Lesson' Leads Film Nods With 14 |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/naacp-image-awards-2025-nominations-nominees-list-1236102733/ |access-date=January 7, 2025 |website=The Hollywood Reporter}}

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