Anika Noni Rose's 'Power' Character Is No Princess
by EG
Anika Noni Rose has traded in her tiara for a police belt.
At 44, the Tony Award-winning actress is enjoying a drastic change of roles, most recently portraying lesbian cop LaVerne “Jukebox” Thomas in the Starz crime drama Power.
Known for her earlier work as Lorrell Maya Robinson in Dreamgirls and Tiana in Disney’s The Princess and the Frog, Rose takes on a completely different persona in Power — and it’s one that she says has been completely worthwhile.
“It has been one of the joys of my career. I really liked the show, I liked writing, I like how New York it is,” Rose tells PEOPLE of her decision to join the series. “I get to be completely unhinged and open. I get to be completely against the ties, completely against what we have been brought up to be as good girls. Completely against from what people assume of me when they see me.”
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Power is executive produced by rapper 50 Cent.