Tanika Anderson

Tanika Mei Anderson is an Australian actress and performer, best known as a former member of Australian children's musical group Hi-5 from 2014 to 2016.

She has also starred in the Australian stage productions of Frozen and Beauty and the Beast, as well as a guest role in the television series Fisk.

Early life Anderson's mother is Chinese Singaporean and her father is an Australian of Scottish heritage. Anderson is also a graduate of the Brent Street Studios. Anderson departed the group at the end of 2016. During a promotional tour to Myanmar in 2015, Anderson experienced young women living and working in poverty, which led her to found her own ethical fashion business, You & Mei. She returned to the group as a guest performer in December 2018 and November 2019.

Anderson was cast in her first musical production, Frozen, in March 2020, as Queen Iduna. 2021 – 2022 Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 14 July 2021 – 26 January 2022

Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane 12 February 2022 – 8 May 2022 Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide 26 May 2022 – 7 August 2022 2023 Marina Bay Sands, Singapore 5 February 2023 – 19 March 2023 2023 – 2024

Capitol Theatre, Sydney 14 June 2023 – 28 January 2024

2024 Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane 15 February 2024 – 9 June 2024

2024 – 2025 Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne 27 June 2024 – 16 January 2025

Adelaide Festival Centre, Adelaide 8 May 2025 – 6 July 2025

Crown Theatre, Perth 24 July 2025 – 12 October 2025

Filmography + Television roles Year Title Role Notes 2014–2016 Hi-5 House Presenter Series 2 to 3 2022 Fisk Jess Bunting Series 2, Episode 6