Anika Noni Rose (born September 6, 1972) is a
Tony Award-winning American singer and actress.
Biography
Early life
Rose was born in
Bloomfield, Connecticut to Claudia and John Rose, Jr., a corporate counsel for the city of Hartford.
In her freshman year in high school, she appeared in a school production and caught the acting bug. She then attended
Florida A&M University where she earned a
Bachelor's Degree in Theatre, thereafter studying drama at the
American Conservatory Theatre in
San Francisco, California.
