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Anika Noni Rose: Biography

Anika Noni Rose
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  • Birth Place: Bloomfield, CT
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 09/06/1972, Virgo
  • Profession: Actor; singer
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Anika Noni Rose Fast Facts:
  • Made her Broadway debut in 1998 as Rusty in the musical Footloose.
  • Won a 2001 Obie Award, along with the rest of the cast, for the off-Broadway play Eli's Comin'. 
  • First major movie role was in the 2003 comedy From Justin to Kelly.
  • Auditioned for a back-up-singer role in the 2004 Broadway musical Caroline, or Change but got the supporting role of Emmie, which earned her many accolades as well as a Tony.
  • Had to wear 6-inch heels in Dreamgirls to appear in frame with much taller costars Beyoncé Knowles and Jennifer Hudson.
  • Played Maggie in the all-black 2008 Broadway revival of Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
  • Provided the voice for Princess Tiana, Disney's first black princess, in the 2009 animated movie The Princess and the Frog. 
  • Anika Noni Rose Relationships:
  • Claudia Rose - Mother
  • John Rose Jr. - Father
  • Anika Noni Rose Awards:
  • 2004 Tony: Actress (Featured Role--Musical) - Winner
  • 2006 Screen Actors Guild Awards: Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture - Nominee
  • College:
  • Florida A&M University, Tallahassee, FL (BA in Theater); American Conservatory Theater, San Francisco, CA (MFA, 1997)

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