Biography
Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for voicing Tiana, Disney's first African-American princess, as seen in The Princess and the Frog (2009). She was named a Disney Legend in 2011. She is also known for her starring role as Lorrell Robinson in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (2006) and for playing LaVerne "Jukebox" Ganner in the Starz series Power. She is also known for her performances in theatre, particularly for her starring...
Known For
Complete Filmography

Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade
2024
as Self
Welcome to the Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade! Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro take over Main Street, USA to...

Mufasa: The Lion King
2024
as Afia (voice)
Mufasa, a cub lost and alone, meets a sympathetic lion named Taka, the heir to a royal bloodline. The chance meeting sets in motion an expansive journ...

The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular
2024
as Self - Performer
Hosted by Julianne Hough and Alfonso Ribeiro, The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular returns for its dazzling ninth year. This festive cel...

Once Upon a Studio
2023
as Tiana (voice)
Created for Disney's 100th anniversary, the short features Mickey Mouse corralling a gallery of legendary Disney characters for a group photo.

Outlaw Johnny Black
2023
as Jessie Lee
Hell bent on avenging the death of his father, Johnny Black vows to gun down Brett Clayton and becomes a wanted man in the process while posing as a p...

LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest
2023
as Tiana (voice)
Tiana, Moana, Snow White, Rapunzel, and Ariel are off on an adventure as they are each unexpectedly transported to a mysterious castle. Shortly after ...

Injustice
2021
as Selina Kyle / Catwoman (voice)
When Lois Lane is killed, an unhinged Superman decides to take control of the Earth. Determined to stop him, Batman creates a team of freedom-fighting...

The Killing of Kenneth Chamberlain
2021
as Candace Wade
Based on the true story of the events that led to the death of Kenneth Chamberlain Sr., an elderly African American veteran with bipolar disorder, who...

Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey
2020
as Jessica
An imaginary world comes to life in a holiday tale of an eccentric toymaker, his adventurous granddaughter, and a magical invention that has the power...

Body Cam
2020
as Taneesha Branz
As a police officer investigates the gruesome murder of her colleague, she discovers that a mysterious supernatural force is behind it.

The Disney Family Singalong - Volume II
2020
as Self
Ryan Seacrest hosts the second Disney Family Singalong featuring celebrities and their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their...

Ralph Breaks the Internet
2018
as Tiana (voice)
Video game bad guy Ralph and fellow misfit Vanellope von Schweetz must risk it all by traveling to the World Wide Web in search of a replacement part ...

Assassination Nation
2018
as Nancey Lacey
After an anonymous hacker begins leaking the private data of thousands living in a small American town, the townspeople spiral into madness, with four...

Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes / Feeling Heart
2017
as Lorraine Hansberry (voice)
On March 11, 1959, Lorraine Hansberry’s 'A Raisin in the Sun' opened on Broadway and changed the face of American theater forever. As the first-ever b...

Everything, Everything
2017
as Dr. Pauline Whittier
A teenager who's lived a sheltered life because she's allergic to everything, falls for the boy who moves in next door.

Vixen: The Movie
2017
as Kuasa (voice)
Originally from Africa, Mari McCabe grew up an orphan after her parents were killed by local greed, corruption and wanton violence. But Mari refuses t...

Throne of Elves
2016
as eyla (voice)
In the mythical Elven world of Altera, an epic battle unfolds between the beautiful Princess Liya and the Dark Elf Elena, who has gained possession of...

Grace for President
2016
as Narrator
When Grace's teacher reveals that the United States has never had a female president, Grace decides to be the first. And she immediately starts off he...

The Blue Mauritius
2016
as Makeda
Five international thieves meet in Cape Town to steal the most valuable stamp in the world.

A Day Late and a Dollar Short
2014
as Paris
When irascible matriarch Viola Price learns that her next asthma attack will likely kill her, she is determined to fix her fractured family before she...

Imperial Dreams
2014
as Miss Price
A 21-year-old reformed gangster's devotion to his family and his future is put to the test when he is released from prison and returns to his old stom...

The Watsons Go to Birmingham
2013
as Wilona
In the Summer of 1963, Flint, Michigan is home to the Watsons, a close knit family. When 15 year-old Byron’s antics go over the top, his parents reali...

Half of a Yellow Sun
2013
as Kainene
An epic love story: Olanna and Kainene are glamorous twins, living a privileged city life in newly independent 1960s Nigeria. The two women make very ...

Khumba
2013
as Lungisa (voice)
A half-striped zebra is blamed for the drought and leaves his herd in search of his missing stripes. He is joined on his quest by an overprotective wi...

As Cool as I Am
2013
as Frances
A smart teenage girl comes of age in a small town with her self-centered parents who had her when they were teenagers.

Have a Little Faith
2011
as Annette
At age 82, Mitch Albom's former rabbi Albert Lewis wants the famous Detroit sportswriter to give his eulogy when the time comes. Albom makes a visit t...

Company
2011
as Marta
Set in modern upper-crust Manhattan, an exploration of love and commitment as seen through the eyes of a charming perpetual bachelor questioning his s...

For Colored Girls
2010
as Yasmine / Yellow
About existence from the perspective of 20 nameless black females. Each of the women portray one of the characters represented in the collection of tw...

Magic in the Bayou: The Making of a Princess
2010
as Self
Featurette on the making of Disney's Princess and the Frog

The Princess and the Frog
2009
as Tiana (voice)
A waitress, desperate to fulfill her dreams as a restaurant owner, is set on a journey to turn a frog prince back into a human being, but she has to f...

Just Add Water
2008
as R'ch'lle
An offbeat romantic comedy about a decent guy, Ray Tuckby, with a dead-end life in the dead-end town of Trona, CA. After encouragement from a stranger...

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway is an American documentary film, directed by Dori Berinstein, a Broadway Producer, Writer and Filmmaker. Berinstei...

Dreamgirls
2006
as Lorrell Robinson
A trio of female soul singers cross over to the pop charts in the early 1960s, facing their own personal struggles along the way.

Surviving Christmas
2004
as Choir
A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When h...

Leonard Bernstein: Mass At The Vatican City
2004
Timeless traditions and contemporary anxieties clash musically and theatrically in Leonard Bernstein's powerful but rather neglected "Theatre Piece fo...

From Justin to Kelly
2003
as Kaya
A waitress from Texas and a college student from Pennsylvania meet during spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and come together through their sha...
Limbo
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The protagonist is forced to protect her loved ones while also finding a way back to her body before it's too late.