Anika Noni Rose, last seen onstage in the Classic Stage Company production of Carmen Jones, celebrates her birthday September 6.
Rose, who earned a Tony Award for Caroline, or Change, last appeared on Broadway in the 2014 revival of A Raisin in the Sun (earning a Tony nomination). Her additional stage credits include Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and the Encores! presentations of Purlie and The Cradle Will Rock. She is also known for her work on the screen in Dreamgirls, The Princess and the Frog, and BET's The Quad.
Celebrate Rose with a look back at her theatre highlights.
Ronnell Bey, Mandy Gonzalez, Anika Noni Rose, and Judy Kuhn in Eli's Comin'
Mandy Gonzalez, Judy Kuhn, Anika Noni Rose, and Ronnell Bey in Eli's Comin'
Chandra Wilson, Tonya Pinkins and Anika Noni Rose in Caroline, or Change
Michael Daniel
Lillias White (l.) and Anika Noni Rose in a scene from the Encores! production of Purlie
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Anika Noni Rose, Beyoncé Knowles, and Jennifer Hudson in the film version of Dreamgirls
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Tony Award winner Anika Noni Rose in "Dreamgirls."
Dreamworks SKG
Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose in the film version of Dreamgirls
Dreamworks SKG
Anika Noni Rose and Terrence Howard in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.
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Anika Noni Rose
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Terrence Howard as Brick and Anika Noni Rose in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Terrence Howard as Brick and Anika Noni Rose in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
Tiana in The Princess and the Frog
Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, Loretta Devine, Tessa Thompson, and Thandie Newton in For Colored Girls
Tyler Perry Studios
Anika Noni Rose and Neil Patrick Harris
Neil Patrick Harris and Anika Noni Rose in the 2011 concert production
Neil Patrick Harris, Jon Cryer, Anika Noni Rose, Christina Hendricks and Chryssie Whitehead
Kevin Kline, Jonathan Groff, Martin Short, Anika Noni Rose, Glenn Close, Eric Idle and the company
Kevin Kline, Jonathan Groff, Martin Short, Anika Noni Rose and Eric Idle
Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose and Raul Esparza
Anika Noni Rose
David Cromer, Bryce Kyle Jenkins, LaTanya Richardson Jackson, Anika Noni Rose, Denzel Washington and Sophie Okonedo in the 2014 Broadway production A Raisin in the Sun.
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Sophie Okonedo, Denzel Washington and Anika Noni Rose in A Raisin in the Sun, nominated for Best Revival of a Play
Anika Noni Rose, LaTanya Richardson Jackson and Denzel Washington
Anika Noni Rose
Joan Marcus
Anika Noni Rose
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Anika Noni Rose and Tramell Tillman
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Clifton Duncan and Anika Noni Rose
Anika Noni Rose in Jingle Jangle
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Madalen Mills and Anika Noni Rose in Jingle Jangle
