Song:Almost There
Album:The Princess and the Frog: Original Songs and Score
Anika Noni Rose is a black actress who sings occasionally on stage and in films. She has never released an album and I don't think she has plans to do that. Her two most notable singing performances were in Dreamgirls and the 2009 Disney film The Princess and the Frog where she played the lead character. She was born Sept. 6, 1972 in Bloomfield, CT. She earned a degree in theater at Florida A&M University. Her big break on Broadway was in the 2003 musical Caroline, or Change for which she won a Tony. That led to the 2006 film of the hit Broadway show Dreamgirls. That was a supporting role but it was enough to get a call from Disney to voice the lead character of Tiana in the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog. So she was the first black princess in a Disney animated film. The film is set in 1920s New Orleans. Randy Newman composed the music. The soundtrack included appearances by Ne-Yo, Dr. John and Terence Blanchard. Almost There was nominated for an Oscar. Anika was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Since then she has had success mostly on TV in The Good Wife and more recently the Starz series Power and the BET series The Quad. She is currently starring in an off-Broadway revival of the musical Carmen Jones. Here's Anika Noni Rose performing Almost There in the 2009 film The Princess and the Frog.
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