Anika Noni Rose

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Anika Noni Rose
Birth name Anika Noni Rose
Born September 6, 1972 (age 34)
Bloomfield, Connecticut
Notable roles Lorrell Robinson, Dreamgirls
Emmie Thibodeaux, Caroline, or Change
Tony Awards
Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Musical
2004, Caroline, or Change

Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972 in Bloomfield, Connecticut) is a Tony Award winning American singer and actress.

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[edit] 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."

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] 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.

[edit] 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

[edit] Television Works

[edit] Television Appearances

Year Show Role
2001 100 Centre Street(1 Episode) -
2002 Third Watch(1 Episode) Monay


[edit] Awards and Nominations


[edit] Awards & Nominations

Year Award Show Award/Nomination
1998  ? Garland/Drama-Logue Award
1998  ? Dean Goodman Choice Award
1999  ? S.F Bay Guardian Upstage/Downstage Award
2001 OBIE Award Performance
2004 Theatre World Award  ?
2004 Lucille Lortel Award Best Featured Actress
2004 Drama Desk Award Oustanding Featured Actress in a Musical
2004 Tony Award Best Featured Actress in a Musical


Preceded by
Jane Krakowski
for Nine		 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical
2004
for Caroline, or Change		 Succeeded by
Sara Ramirez
for Monty Python's Spamalot

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