The Princess and the Frog

BIRTH PLACE:

Bloomfield, Connecticut(September 6, 1972)

ACADEMICS:

Bachelor's Degree in Theatre, Florida A&M University. Studied drama at the American Conservatory Theatre in San Francisco, California.

AWARDS:

1998: Dean Goodman Choice Award – Valley Song
1998: Garland/Drama Logue Award – Valley Song
1999: S.F. Bay Guardian Upstage/Downstage Award – Valley Song and Threepenny Opera
2001: OBIE Award – Eli's Comin'
2004: Clarence Derwent Award – Caroline, or Change
2004: Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Featured Actress – Caroline, or Change
2004: Theatre World Award – Caroline, or Change
2004: Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Musical – Caroline, or Change

FILMOGRAPHY(CHARACTER):

2003 From Justin to Kelly (Kaya)
2004 Temptation (Fog)
2004 Surviving Christmas (Choir)
2006 Dreamgirls (Lorrell Maya Robinson)
2007 Just Add Water (R'ch'lle)
2008 The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency (Grace Makutsi)
2009 The Princess and the Frog (voice of Princess Tiana)

LINKS:

Anika Noni Rose at the Internet Broadway Database
Anika Noni Rose at the Internet Movie Database

Oprah Winfrey will be joining the cast of The Princess and the Frog playing Eudora, the mother of the titular New Orleans princess, Tiana, voiced by Anika Noni Rose. No stranger to the world of animation, Oprah's voice was also featured in "Charlotte's Web" and the "Bee Movie."