Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Tiana in the animated film The Princess and the Frog (2009). In 2011, she was honored as a Disney Legend.

Rose played the role of Lorrell Robinson in the Academy Award-winning film Dreamgirls (2006). Her contribution to the film's soundtrack earned her a Grammy nomination. She is also known for her stage work, particularly as Emmy Thibodeaux in the Broadway production of Caroline, or Change (2004), for which she won the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical, and as Benita Younger in the Broadway revival of the play A Raisin in the Sun (2014), for which she was nominated for the Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play.

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