Anika Noni Rose pictures & biography

Hot Videos

Female Celeb
Wallpapers

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

Latest news about Anika Noni Rose

Showing Out » Blog Archive » Clip: Anika Noni Rose Intro's ... Anika Noni Rose, who voices Princess Tiana in the film, introduces the soundtrack and her character, all while clips from the film play and give you a better glimpse of what you can expect in the film. Rose speaks on what she loves most ... Continue reading Soundtrack with Anika Noni Rose Found this on Youtube just now, Anika Noni Rose goes through some of the songs on the Frog soundtrack - and yes, there's footage we haven't seen before! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2LAG-_jb3hQ ... Continue reading Classic Sounds of New Orleans Celebrated on New Walt Disney ... The soundtrack features performances by Dr. John, the film's Anika Noni Rose, Jim Cummings, Keith David, Michael Leon-Wooley, and Jenifer Lewis, with performances on trumpet by Terence Blanchard. Continue reading Composer Randy Newman and the Classic Sounds of New Orleans ... From the creators of The Little Mermaid and Aladdin comes a modern twist on a classic tale, featuring a beautiful girl named Tiana (Anika Noni Rose), a frog prince who desperately wants to be human again, and a fateful kiss that leads ... Continue reading Disney's The Princess and the Frog Facilier”; When We're Human – Performed by Michael Leon-Wooley as “Louis,” Bruno Campos as “Prince Naveen” and Anika Noni Rose as “Tiana” featuring Terence Blanchard on Trumpet; Gonna Take You There – Performed by Jim Cummings as “Ray” ... Continue reading SHORT TAKE: “The Princess and the Frog” (***) Anika Noni Rose and especially Bruce Campos add a lot of flavor with their vocal depictions of Princess Tiana and Prince Naveeen, respectively. Michael-Leon Wooley, as a swamp gator in love with music, and Jim Cummings, as a creole fire ... Continue reading Ne-Yo Never Knew I Needed Video: The Princess and the Frog ... The highly anticipated movie is set in New Orleans and features the first ever African-American princess, Tiana (voice actress Anika Noni Rose), as the star of a Disney animated theatrical motion picture. It is also is the first from ... Continue reading The Princess and the Frog: Behind the Music — The Disney Blog Anika Noni Rose, Princess Tiana, takes us on a very special journey through the music from The Princess and the Frog. The soundtrack hits stores November 24th or pre-order it now from Amazon. Save over 25% if you pre-order. ... Continue reading Stars Celebrate La Dolce Italia - StyleList Anika Noni Rose fêtes the 'Made in Italy' campaign. Photo: Rob Loud, Getty Images While the rest of New York City was still in a pleasant, Continue reading Anika Noni Rose hosts journey through African diaspora | Welcome ... Tony Award-winning actress Anika Noni Rose is hosting the second season of “AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange” that airs on public TV stations starting in mid-October. In the series, Anika will introduce four eye-popping ... Continue reading Hollywood Actors Jessica alba Anika Noni Rose pictures and Anika Noni Rose biography

List of celebrities

Carlos Santana Carly Pope Carmen Campuzano Carmen Electra Caroline Aaron Caroline Munro Carrie-Anne Moss Cary Elwes Casey Affleck Casper Van Dien Catalina Sandino Moreno Cate Blanchett Catherine Bach Catherine Bell Catherine Deneuve Catherine Frot Catherine Keener Catherine Mary Stewart Catherine McCormack Catherine Oxenberg Catherine Zeta-Jones Cecilia Roth Cedric the Entertainer Celina Jaitley Chad Michael Murray Chae Jung-an Channing Tatum Chara Charisma Carpenter Charlene Gonzales Charles Durning Charles Martin Smith Charlie Hunnam Charlie Schlatter Charlie Sheen Charlize Theron Charlotte Church Charlton Heston Chayanne Chazz Palminteri Cheech Marin Chevy Chase Chi McBride Chiaki Kuriyama Chiba Reiko Chloë Sevigny Choi Ji-woo Choi Min-sik Chris Carmack Chris Evans Chris Kattan Chris Klein Chris Noth Chris Rock Christa Miller Christian Bale Christian Bautista Christina Aguilera Christina Applegate Christina Milian Complete list of all celebrities