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Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972 in Bloomfield, Connecticut) is a Tony Award winning American singer and actress.
Early life
Anika Noni Rose was born in Bloomfield, Connecticut. When Rose was young she always wanted to be a vet. In her freshman year in high school, she appeared in a school production and caught the acting bug. "That's also when I started singing--I didn't know I could sing at all before. I was in the school chorus, but who wasn't in that? You could be tone deaf and be in that chorus. So it was really a delight when I found out that this was something I not only could do, but could do well and really love." She then attended Florida A&M University where she earned a Bachelor's Degree in Theatre. Then after studying drama at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, CA, Rose moved to New York without a job. After three months she secured the role of Rusty in Broadway's Footloose. "I had one more unemployment check coming, period," she states. "I got Footloose the week before that check came. It was a fabulous introduction to Broadway. It was a big showcase role. People like to hate on Footloose, but I am telling you, it was so much fun."
Broadway career
Rose followed Footloose up with numerous workshops and two musicals using pre-existing song catalogs, Eli's Comin' off-Broadway and Me and Mrs. Jones with Lou Rawls in Philadelphia. Both of the full-scale tuners were rumored for transfers, but neither made it anywhere after their limited engagements ended. She was down to $20 in the bank before she landed her next gig, a movie musical. Rose's big Broadway break was getting cast as Tonya Pinkins' daughter in Caroline, or Change. In 2004, Rose was awarded the Theatre World Award, Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress and the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, for Caroline, or Change.
Broadway Musicals
Year Show Role
1998 Valley Song Veronica Jonkers
1998 Hydriotaphia, or the Death of Dr. Browne His Soul
1999 Tartuffe Marianne
1999 Threepenny Opera Polly Peachum
2000 Footloose (musical) Rusty
2001 Carmen Jones Cindy Lou
2001 Eli's Comin' The Woman
2001 Me and Mrs. Jones Cookie
2003 Caroline, or Change Emmie Thibodeaux
2004 Caroline, or Change Emmie Thibodeaux
Movie career
Anika Noni Rose began her movie career in 1999 in the movie "King of the Bingo Game" as Film Noir Female. After her debut, she was later featured in From Justin to Kelly as Kaya in 2003. In 2004, Rose made her third movie "Temptation" and later appeared in "Surviving Christmas" as the choir. In 2006 Anika starred in Dreamgirls as Lorrell Robinson with Beyoncé Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Jamie Foxx, and Eddie Murphy. Rose is scheduled to appear in the upcoming films One Part Sugar, Starter Wife and Razor.
Movies
Year Movie Character
1999 King of the Bingo Game Film Noir Female
2003 From Justin to Kelly Kaya
2004 Temptation Fog
2004 Surviving Christmas Choir
2006 Dreamgirls Lorrell Robinson
2007 One Part Sugar(post-production) R'ch'lle
2007 "Starter Wife"(mini tv series) ?
2007 Razor(pre-production) Kay
Television Works
Television Appearances
Year Show Role
2001 100 Centre Street(1 Episode) -
2002 Third Watch(1 Episode) Monay
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