Birth Place: Bloomfield, CT
ANIKA NONI ROSE won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical for her role in Caroline, or Change (also receiving the Lucille Lortel, Theatre World, Obie and Clarence Derwent awards and a Drama Desk nomination). Her additional Broadway credits include A Raisin in the Sun (Tony Award and Outer Critics Circle nominations), Cat on A Hot Tin Roof directed by Debbie Allen and Footloose. Additional stage credits include Carmen Jones (Lucille Lortel and AUDELCO awards; Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle nominations); and the New York Philharmonic's production of Company. Rose drew notice for her acclaimed performance as Regina in Netflix’s most-watched limited series to date, “Maid” (2022 NAACP Image Awards nomination, one of nine she has received). Rose appeared in Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (Netflix), Lena Waithe’s “Them” (Amazon) and “Little Fires Everywhere” (Hulu). Additionally, Anika led the cast of BET’s series “The Quad”as Eva Fletcher, starred in the film Everything, Everything and in the History Channel’s adaptation of “Roots” as Kizzy (NAACP Image Award nomination). Anika starred as Lorell Robinson in Dreamgirls (AFI Ensemble Award, SAG Award nomination, Grammy Award nomination). Additional TV and film credits include “The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency” (HBO), For Colored Girls, Half of A Yellow Sun, Assassination Nation and recently, Showtime’s “Let the Right One In.” Anika voiced Princess Tiana in Disney’s The Princess and The Frog, featuring the first African American Disney Princess. The film received three Oscar nominations and Anika became the youngest inductee to ever be honored as a Disney Legend.
Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones
Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones
Anika Noni Rose, Carmen Jones
Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun
Anika Noni Rose, A Raisin in the Sun
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Anika Noni Rose, Caroline, or Change
Anika Noni Rose has appeared on Broadway in 5 shows.
Anika Noni Rose has not appeared in the West End.
Anika Noni Rose has received several nominations for her outstanding performances. She was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Carmen Jones. Additionally, she received the Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards, also for Carmen Jones. Rose was nominated for Outstanding Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for Carmen Jones, as well as Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for A Raisin in the Sun. She earned a nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for A Raisin in the Sun. Furthermore, she was nominated for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Caroline, or Change, and for Outstanding Featured Actress at The Lortels for the same production. Rose also received a Theatre World Award nomination for her performance in Caroline, or Change, and was nominated for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical at the Tony Awards for Caroline, or Change.
Anika Noni Rose has won several awards, including Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Drama Desk Awards for Caroline, or Change. She also received the Outstanding Featured Actress award at The Lortels for the same production. Additionally, she won a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for Caroline, or Change, and was honored with the Tony Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Musical, also for Caroline, or Change.
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