Anika Noni Rose to Star as Ann Wolfe in Beast Mode Pilot

Tony winner Anika Noni Rose is set to star as former boxer and trainer Ann Wolfe in the pilot for Beast Mode. The new show from TNT is inspired by the life of the legendary fighter, who once held world titles in three different weight classes simultaneously.

Beast Mode is written and executive produced by David Schneiderman with executive producers Stefanie Huie, Charles D. King, Kim Roth, and Poppy Hanks. Rose will also serve as a co-executive producer, and Tina Mabry (Pose) is attached to direct.

Rose most recently appeared onstage in Classic Stage Company’s Carmen Jones. She made her Broadway debut in 1998 in Footloose and won a Tony Award for her performance in 2004’s Caroline, or Change. In 2008, she came back to Broadway in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof and later earned her second Tony nomination for A Raisin in the Sun.

She recently wrapped filming on Body Cam and was last seen in the movie Assassination Nation. She starred alongside Jennifer Hudson and Beyoncé in the film adaptation of Dreamgirls, has appeared on Power, led the TV series The Quad, and is known for voicing Princess Tiana in Disney’s The Princess and the Frog (she brings the character back to life in Ralph Breaks the Internet).

From Caroline, or Change to Carmen Jones: Look Back at the Performances of Anika Noni Rose

Eli's_Comin'_Vineyard_Theatre_Production_Photo_2001_Ronnell Bey_Mandy Gonzalez_Anika Noni Rose_Judy Kuhn_HR — From Caroline, or Change to Carmen Jones: Look Back at the Performances of Anika Noni Rose

Rose is a Tony Award winner for her performance in *Caroline, or Change* in 2004.
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Eli's_Comin'_Vineyard_Theatre_Production_Photo_2001_Mandy Gonzalez_Judy Kuhn_Anika Noni Rose_Ronnell Bey_HR — Mandy Gonzalez, Judy Kuhn, Anika Noni Rose, and Ronnell Bey in *Eli's Comin'*

Chandra Wilson, Tonya Pinkins and Anika Noni Rose in <i>Caroline, or Change</i> — Chandra Wilson, Tonya Pinkins and Anika Noni Rose in *Caroline, or Change*

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Lillias White (l.) and Anika Noni Rose in a scene from the Encores! production of <i>Purlie</i> — Lillias White (l.) and Anika Noni Rose in a scene from the Encores! production of *Purlie*

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Dreamgirls_Film_Production_Photo_2006_Anika Noni Rose_Beyoncé Knowles_Jennifer Hudson_HR — 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."

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Dreamgirls_Film_Production_Photo_2006_Jennifer Hudson_Beyoncé Knowles_Anika Noni Rose_HR — Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé Knowles, and Anika Noni Rose in the film version of *Dreamgirls*

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Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof_Broadway_Production_Photo_2008_Anika Noni Rose_Terrence Howard_HR — Anika Noni Rose and Terrence Howard in *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof.*

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Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof_Broadway_Production_Photo_2008_Cat068r_HR.jpg — Terrence Howard as Brick and Anika Noni Rose in *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof*

Cat_on_a_Hot_Tin_Roof_Broadway_Production_Photo_2008_Cat725r_HR.jpg — Terrence Howard as Brick and Anika Noni Rose in *Cat on a Hot Tin Roof*

For Colored Girls_Film_2010_Cast_Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, Loretta Devine, Tessa Thompson, and Thandie Newton_HR — Anika Noni Rose, Kerry Washington, Janet Jackson, Kimberly Elise, Phylicia Rashad, Loretta Devine, Tessa Thompson, and Thandie Newton in *For Colored Girls*

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Neil Patrick Harris and Anika Noni Rose in the 2011 concert production

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