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Anika Noni Rose Speaker Profile: At A Glance
A motivated young woman with big dreams, Anika Noni Rose provided the voice of “Princess Tiana” in Disney’s animated hit movie The Princess and the Frog, leading the film to three Oscar nominations, including Best Animated Feature and Best Song (“Almost There”). On the big screen, she played “Lorrell Robinson” in Bill Condon’s Dreamgirls. Rose received a nomination for an NAACP Award and both the soundtrack and the song “Patience” were nominated for Oscars. In her keynotes, she shares her journey to stardom and encourages her audiences to dream big.
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