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actor; singer

Personal Information

Born Raven-Symone Christina Pearman on December 10, 1985, in Atlanta, GA; daughter of Christopher Barnard and Lydia (Gaulden) Pearman.
Memberships: American Federation of Television and Radio Artists; Screen Actors Guild.

Career

Model, 1986-89; appeared in television commercials for Cool Whip, Ritz Crackers, and other products as a child, 1986-89; actress, 1989-; recording artist, 1993-.

Life's Work

Actress Raven dropped the "Symone" from her name when she emerged as one of the Disney Channel's newest stars. Her sitcom for the cable network, That's So Raven, debuted in 2003 and prompted industry-watchers to compare Raven to famous television comediennes from Lucille Ball to Hilary Duff. Though just over 18, the actress was already a veteran performer, having charmed audiences as the preschooler Olivia, the youngest resident of the Huxtable household, in the hit NBC sitcom The Cosby Show during its final three seasons, from 1989 to 1992. With the Disney job, she was pleased to be working once again on such a positive, multicultural series. "I just want to represent my people well," she told Essence journalist Heather Keets Wright. "I'm not going to be ghetto on the show. I don't want people to think that's all we can do."

The actress was born Raven-Symone Christina Pearman on December 10, 1985, to Christopher Barnard and Lydia Pearman of Atlanta, Georgia. She was modeling before her second birthday, and proved such an early success that her parents decided to relocate the family to New York City when she landed a major contract for television-commercial work. Despite her young age, Raven was adept at memorizing lines, and when she watched The Cosby Show--for several years in the 1980s the top-rated sitcom on broadcast television--she identified with the youngest daughter, Rudy, in the Bill Cosby series about a Brooklyn family. As Christopher Pearman, Raven's father, recalled in an interview with Ebony writer Douglas C. Lyons, his daughter "would always say, 'I can do that. Why can't I be on The Cosby Show?'"

Raven eventually landed an audition for a part in a Bill Cosby film, Ghost Dad, but was offered a recurring role on his hit show instead during its sixth season. She made her Cosby debut in 1989 as the newest member of the family: a toddler named Olivia. In the program, Olivia was introduced as the stepdaughter of the second Huxtable daughter, Denise, who had recently married a naval officer named Martin. Raven proved an adorable addition to the series and stayed until its final episode in 1992.

Raven had ambitions for a recording career as well, and signed with MCA when she was five years old, becoming the youngest artist ever signed to the label. Her debut single, "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of," was released in 1993, the year she turned eight, as part of the LP Here's To New Dreams. That same year she was cast in Hangin' With Mr. Cooper, another top-rated sitcom, as Nicole, the young daughter of Cooper's cousin. She made her film debut in 1994 in the remake of the 1930s series Little Rascals, playing Stymie's girlfriend. In 1998 she was cast in the Eddie Murphy comedy, Doctor Dolittle, about a man who can communicate with animals. Raven played Charisse, one of the beleaguered doctor's two daughters, and she reprised the role for the 2001 sequel.

Raven had a hit with her second LP, Undeniable, released in 1999, and she even opened for the pop ban N'Sync on tour. She balanced a busy career with schoolwork back home in Atlanta. Her parents allowed her to work, she explained in an interview with Jet, but cautioned, "'You can be in the business all you want but you better graduate with honors.'" By the time she became the voice of Monique on the popular animated kids' television series Kim Possible, she had dropped the "Symone" from her name.

Raven received star billing under her new name when she signed with Disney to do her own sitcom, That's So Raven, which premiered in January of 2003. Within weeks the series about a psychic teenager and her comic escapades was pulling in 1.9 million viewers weekly, and she was hailed as the Disney Channel's next Hilary Duff, star of the hit "tween" series and feature film Lizzie McGuire. Disney executive Rich Ross told Entertainment Weekly that Raven's show surpassed expectations at the network. "Lizzie was on for a year and a half before it exploded," Ross explained to writer Nicholas Fonseca. "Raven was on for six months. We expect her to be a big star for this company." That assertion seemed borne out by her young fans' behavior when they spotted Raven in public. "Little kids are coming up to me asking me, 'What's my future?'" she told Jet. "I [tell them], 'I'm not really psychic.' And they are like, 'No, what's my future?' And I am like, 'OK, you are going to have a good future.'"

Raven's Disney deal also came with a television movie that premiered in August of 2003, The Cheetah Girls, about an all-girl pop group hoping for stardom. She sang on the soundtrack to the project as well, and was planning on making another solo record soon. Done with high school and contemplating culinary school, she was looking forward to more film roles as well. She was slated to star in a remake of a 1976 film about a Supremes-like singing group, Sparkle, that originally starred Irene Cara and Lonette McKee. An updated version, with Whitney Houston as one of the executive producers, had long been in the works, and Aaliyah was once pegged for the starring role before her death in a plane crash. Raven planned to watch the original, she conceded to Fonseca in Entertainment Weekly, but only once. "Just to make sure I'm on the right track," she told the magazine, "I don't want to follow in anybody else's footsteps." Disney also offered her the lead in a planned feature film, All American Girl, about a teen who inadvertently rescues the U.S. president.

Despite the years that have passed since the Cosby Show went off the air, many fans still recognize a grown-up Raven from her days as the preschooler Olivia. She told Jet that she always remembers the advice Bill Cosby gave her: "'Stay professional and always stay sweet,'" and admitted she still catches syndicated Cosby Show reruns occasionally. "It's kind of cool seeing yourself that young," she told Houston Chronicle writers Jessica Shevlin and Katie Nappi. "I'm not able to remember much of it, so it's kind of like looking at someone else."

Awards

Young Artists Award for exceptional performance by a young artist under nine, for The Cosby Show, 1991; Image Award for outstanding performance in a youth/children's program, for That's So Raven, 2004.

Works

Selected works

Albums

Here's To New Dreams, MCA, 1993.
Undeniable, Crash, 1999.

Films

Little Rascals, 1994.
Doctor Dolittle, 1998.
Doctor Dolittle 2, 2001.
Cheetah Girls, 2003.

Singles

"That's What Little Girls Are Made Of," MCA, 1993.
"Raven Is the Flavor," MCA, 1993.
"With a Child's Heart," Crash, 1999.

Television

The Cosby Show, NBC, 1989-92.
Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, ABC, 1993-97.
(Voice) Kim Possible, Disney, 2002--.
That's So Raven, Disney, 2003--.

Raven-Symoné
Birth name	Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman
Also known as	Raven, Raven-Symoné
Born	December 10, 1985 (1985-12-10) (age 23) Atlanta, Georgia, United States^[1]^[2]^[3]
Genres	R&B, Pop, Hip Hop, Dance pop, Electro pop
Occupations	Actress, singer-songwriter, dancer, television producer, fashion designer
Years active	1989–present
Labels	MCA (1990—1994) Crash Records (1996-2000) Walt Disney (2001-2007) Hollywood (2003—2008) CMG (2009-Present)
Associated acts	The Cheetah Girls, Belinda, Anneliese van der Pol, Disney Channel Circle of Stars
Website	www.ravensymonepresents.com www.ravensymoneofficial.com

Early life

Raven-Symoné was born in Atlanta, Georgia to Lydia (née Gaulden) and Christopher B. Pearman. Raven-Symoné lived in Ossining, New York where she attended Park School.^[6]^[7] As an infant, she worked for Atlanta's Young Faces Inc. Modeling Agency and was featured in local print advertisements. At age two, she worked with Ford Models in New York City and appeared in ads for Ritz crackers, Jell-O, Fisher-Price, and Cool Whip. At age three, she auditioned for the film Ghost Dad. She was considered too young for the role, but was recommended for a part on The Cosby Show and was eventually cast as Olivia in September 1989. The character was the three-year-old stepdaughter of Denise Huxtable (Lisa Bonet), the main character's daughter. Raven-Symoné played the part until the series ended in 1992. In Fall 1993, Raven-Symoné joined the cast of ABC's sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Nicole, the cousin of Mark Curry's character Mark Cooper. Raven-Symoné went on to have roles in films such as 1998's Dr. Dolittle, 1999's Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century, and 2001's Dr. Dolittle 2

Career

1989-2002: Early roles

When she was just two, she was signed by the Ford Modeling Agency to help advance her career. In 1989, Raven-Symoné auditioned for a part in the Bill Cosby movie, Ghost Dad. She was too young for the role, but Bill Cosby liked her so much that he found a part for her on his show, The Cosby Show, as his granddaughter Olivia. Raven-Symoné played the part of Olivia until 1992. She also appeared as the younger version of Halle Berry's title role as a headstrong biracial slave in the acclaimed TV adaptation of Queen: The Story of an American Family, based on the book by Alex Haley. Within a year after The Cosby Show ended, she landed the role of Nicole Lee on the show Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. During her time on the show, she managed to land her first big screen role in the movie The Little Rascals, playing Stymie's girlfriend. She was then cast in the Eddie Murphy comedy Dr. Dolittle and Dr. Dolittle 2 as Charisse Dolittle playing Eddie Murphy's oldest daughter.

2002-2007: That's so Raven and Cheetah Girls

In 2002, Raven-Symoné auditioned for a role on an up-and-coming series for the Disney Channel titled Absolutely Psychic, about a teenager with psychic abilities.^[8] Initially, Raven-Symoné was cast as the role of the best friend. But after being reviewed, Disney executives decided to cast her as the lead character Raven Baxter and change the series name to That's So Raven, which débuted on January 17, 2003. It is Disney Channel's highest-rated and longest-running series. It spawned Disney's most successful franchise, including soundtracks, dolls, episode DVDs, and video games. During her time on the show, Raven-Symoné provided the voice of Danielle in Fat Albert and made an appearance in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement both in 2004. In 2005 and 2007, That's So Raven was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Program. The show also was the first show in Disney history to have a spin-off, Cory in the House. Raven-Symoné guest-starred on an episode of Cory in the House; that episode brought in 5 million viewers, making it the highest rated one of the series.

In 2003, Raven-Symoné starred as lead singer Galleria Garibaldi in The Cheetah Girls, a Disney Channel Original Movie about four city girls who dream of becoming superstars. The movie was Disney Channel's first musical and spawned a massive franchise, much like That's So Raven, including dolls, video games, platinum-selling soundtracks and more.^[9] In 2006, Raven-Symoné reprised her role as Galleria Garibaldi and starred in The Cheetah Girls 2. The film and its soundtrack were huge commercial hits and brought in more than 8 million viewers opening night, making it (at the time) Disney Channel's most-watched movie. Its soundtrack also débuted at number five, on the Billboard Top 200 and went on to become certified for platinum-level sales by the RIAA. Raven-Symoné also served as executive producer of the film.^[10]

The Cheetah Girls: One World began production, but Raven-Symoné did not return to reprise her role as Galleria, allegedly due to problems with the other Cheetah Girls on the set of Cheetah Girls 2. According to an interview in June 2006, she stated that there were "territorial issues" and "catfights", which led to a strained friendship with the other three girls.^[11] In a later interview, Adrienne Bailon, Sabrina Bryan and Kiely Williams denied the rumors, saying they all get along well.^[12]

2008-present: New projects

During summer 2007, Raven-Symoné began filming her first lead film role in College Road Trip, which co-starred Martin Lawrence. In 2008, College Road Trip opened in at #2 in the Box Office, grossing $13,601,419 in its opening weekend. The franchise went on to gross $50,873,923 worldwide.

As part as the Tinker Bell franchise, Raven-Symoné will also be reprising her role as Iridessa in 2009's Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure and 2010's Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue.

Raven-Symoné also is starring in Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair which opened October 2009. She appeared on the Tyra Show to promote the movie on October 8.

Music

1990-1999: Career development

Raven-Symoné began her career when her father had her signed to MCA Records in 1990, age five. She spent that year and the next taking vocal lessons from Melissa Elliott. She then began recording her album and, Here's to New Dreams, was released on June 22, 1993. It spawned two commercially released singles: "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" and "Raven Is the Flavor". "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" was Raven-Symoné's most successful single, reaching number sixty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100. The album itself however was not very successful, and she was dropped from MCA Records. She spent a year away from music, before looking for a new label.

In 1996, Raven-Symoné was signed to Crash Records, and the next year she and her father founded RayBlaize Records. RayBlaize then began recording Raven's sophomore album, which was to be distributed by Crash. Undeniable was released on May 4, 1999. The album only spawned one single With a Child's Heart, a remake of a classic Michael Jackson tune. Although her first album was full of kid-rap, she used this album to display her vocal ability while still holding true to her rap roots.

2002-2005: First commercial success

Raven sang some songs on the That's So Raven soundtrack album to the Disney Channel original series of the same name. The album debuted and peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.^[13]

In early 2003, Raven-Symoné signed a deal with Hollywood Records ,a Disney owned label. In January 1, 2004, prior to the release of her first album on Hollywood, she released a five-song EP, This Is My Time Advance EP to promote the album. On September 21, 2004, she released her third album This Is My Time. The album spawned one commercially released single, "Backflip", which received heavy rotation on both Disney Channel, as well on BET and MTV. The album debuted and peaked at number fifty-one on the Billboard 200 selling 19,000 copies in its first week of release and becoming her most successful album yet. This Is My Time has sold 235,000 copies in the U.S. and 1,235,000 copies worldwide.

In 2005 Raven-Symoné embarked on a mini-concert tour to promote the album. She made guest spots during summer 2005.

To promote her second album, "Undeniable" was bought by TMG Records, who re-released it as, "From Then Until..." in November 2006. She then launched the "This Is My Time Tour", and she also sang some tracks on the That's So Raven Too!, which is the second soundtrack album from the series, That's So Raven, also released in 2006. The soundtrack debuted and peaked at #44, on the Billboard 200, selling 22,600 copies in its first week.^{[citation needed]} Since then, the soundtrack has sold 200,000 copies (as of 2007). During the tour for the album, Raven-Symoné recorded the show on DVD format on June 25, 2006 in the show house Coliseo Roberto Clemente in Puerto Rico, and additional recordings on July 22, 2006 in Los Angeles, in High Definition.

2007-2009: Raven-Symoné

Raven-Symoné's fourth studio album Raven-Symoné was released on April 29, 2008.^[14] The album features production by Sean Garrett (Beyoncé), The J.A.M. (Leona Lewis), Knightwritaz (singer Mario's production team), and The Clutch (Timbaland, Ciara). The first and only single released was "Double Dutch Bus" a remake of Frankie Smith's 1981 funk track. The single was released to radio on February 9, while the video was released on February 18, 2008. The album debuted at #159 on Billboard's Top 200. Raven-Symoné also planned on headlining her first all arena tour The Pajama Party Tour in Spring 2008, to promote her album but due to what promoters call "unforeseen difficulties" the tour was postponed until further notice.

Also, during the Summer of 2008, Raven-Symoné was the special host of Disney's Block Party Tour.^[15] During the middle of Raven-Symoné's 2008 Summer tour, it was officially announced that Raven-Symoné and Hollywood Records had parted ways; after Raven-Symoné had completed her 2 CD deal with the company, she decided not to renew her contract.

2009-present

In a recent interview with Teenmag.com Raven-Symoné announced that in late 2009, she would return to the studio to record her next album. She also stated that this would be her most mature album yet. This will be Raven-Symoné's first studio album that she's released since she has left Disney's Hollywood Records.^[16] Symoné said that the album will be "R&B, most definitely.....with an alternative base for the lyrics". Symone said the following about who she would like to collaborate with: "It's good to go out there and spread your wings and find new talent and work with people you haven't worked with before. I'd love to find the next Pharrell or the next someone who's coming up and no one really knows yet, At the same time, I'd love to work with the Clutch and the J.A.M. again".^[17] In May 2009, Symone has signed with CMG (Coalition Media Group), as well as Universal Motown Republic Group.

Musical style, records and sellers

Raven-Symoné's music is predominantly R&B and Hip Hop and has included ballads and pop. She co-wrote several songs on her third studio albums and Soundtrack That's So Raven Too!. Her musical influences include Janet Jackson, Brandy, Madonna. Raven-Symoné has her third contract with a major label, MCA Records - the first and only youngest artist who signed with MCA, and Hollywood Records. She has sold more than 6 million records worldwide and is the fourth Disney Channel artist to achieve best-selling albums during the 2000s.

Filmography

Film
Year	Film	Role	Notes
1994	The Little Rascals	Stymie's Girlfriend
1998	Dr. Dolittle	Charisse Dolittle
2001	Dr. Dolittle 2	Charisse Dolittle
2003	Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time	Monique	Voice
2004	The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement	Princess Asana
2004	Fat Albert	Danielle	Voice
2005	Kim Possible: So the Drama	Monique	Voice
2006	Everyone's Hero	Marti Brewster	Voice
2006	For One Night	Briana McCallister
2008	College Road Trip	Melanie Porter
2008	Tinker Bell	Iridessa	Voice
2009	Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure^[18]	Iridessa	Voice
2009	Good Hair^[19]	Herself
2010	Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue^[20]	Iridessa	In production
2011	Tinker Bell: A Winter Story IMDB: Tinker Bell: A WInter Story	Iridessa	In production
TV Films
Year	Title	Role	Channel
1999	Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century	Nebula Wade	Disney Channel
2003	The Cheetah Girls	Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi	Disney Channel
2004	Zenon: Z3	Nebula Wade	Disney Channel
2006	For One Night	Brianna McCallister	Lifetime Movie
2006	The Cheetah Girls 2	Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi	Disney Channel
Television
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989—1992	The Cosby Show	Olivia Kendall	Seasons 6–8
1993—1997	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Nicole Lee	Seasons 2–5
2002—2007	Kim Possible	Monique	Voice / Recurring role
2003—2007	That's So Raven	Raven Baxter	Main Character
Television guest appearances
Year	Title	Role	Notes
1989	Different WorldA Different World	Olivia Kendall	"Forever Hold Your Peace" (episode 5, season 3)
1990	Muppets at Walt Disney WorldThe Muppets at Walt Disney World	Young girl	Television special
1992	Fresh Prince of Bel-AirThe Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Claudia	"Vying for Attention" (episode 21, season 2)
1993	Blindsided	Singer
1993	Queen: The Story of an American Family	5-year-old Queen	uncredited
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Olivia/Zoe (voice)	"The Princess and the Pauper"
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Goldilocks (voice)	"Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
1996	Bill Nye the Science Guy	Herself	"Human Transportation" (episode 56, season 3)
1997	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Herself	"Piledriver" (episode 51)
2001	My Wife and Kids	Charmaine	"Mom's Away (Part 1)" (episode 1, season 2) "Mom's Away (Part 2)" (episode 2, season 2)
2001	Proud FamilyThe Proud Family	Stephanie (voice)	"Seven Days of Kwanzaa" (episode 11, season 1)
2002	The Weakest Link	Herself (contestant)	"NBC All-Stars Editon", Fifth one voted off
2004	Fillmore!	Maryanne Greene (voice) Alexandria Quarry (voice)	"Code Name: Electric Haircut" (episode 9, season 2)
2005	Higglytown Heroes	Playground Monitor Hero (voice)	"Wayne's Ripping Adventure/Meet Eubie's Cousin" (episode 14, season 1)
2005	50 Cutest Child Stars: All Grown Up	Herself	Listed as cutest child star, #17
2006	Suite Life of Zack and CodyThe Suite Life of Zack and Cody	Raven Baxter	"That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" (episode 20, season 2)
2006	Good Morning America	Herself	Performing “The Party’s Just Begun” with The Cheetah Girls
2007	Cory in the House	Raven Baxter	Guest star in "That's So in the House" episode
2007	Live with Regis and Kelly	Herself	Performing "Friends" with Anneliese Van Der Pol
2008	WrestleMania XXIV	Herself	Guest announcer
	American Dad!	Katie Wife	"Office Spaceman" (Episode 14, Season 3) "Stanny Slickers II" (Episode 15, Season 3)
	Celebrity Family Feud	Herself	Was the team captain of Team Symoné and competed alongside her mother, brother and her on-screen mother and father from That's So Raven.
	Chelsea Lately	Herself	Talk Show Guest
	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Herself	Talk Show Guest
	The Bonnie Hunt Show	Herself	Talk Show Guest
2009	The Morning Show with Mike and Juliet	Herself	Talk Show Guest
	Progressive Skating and Gymnastics Spectacular	Herself	Performing "What Are You Gonna Do?", "In Your Skin", "Keep a Friend", "Some Call It Magic"
	An Evening of Stars: Tribute to Patti LaBelle	Herself	Talk Show Guest
	The Today Show	Herself	Talk Show Guest
	The Tyra Show	Herself	Talk Show Guest

Production

The Cheetah Girls (as Executive Producer) That's So Raven (as Producer of Season 4) The Cheetah Girls 2 (as Co-Executive Producer) College Road Trip (as Executive Producer)

Discography

Main article: Raven-Symoné discography

Studio albums

DVDs

2008: Raven-Symoné Presents

Other Albums

2009: Thick Girls, Big Girls - EP

Soundtracks

Concert tours

2006: This Is My Time Tour
2008/2009: Raven-Symoné: Live in Concert Tour^[21]

Awards and nominations

**Raven-Symoné awards and nominations**
Award	Wins	Nominations
Young Artist Awards	1	3
NAACP Image Awards	7	2
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	2	3
Teen Choice Awards	1	3
Radio Disney Music Awards	1	1
BET Comedy Awards		2
Totals
Awards won	20
Nominations	40

Year	Result	Award	Category	Nominated Work
1990	Nominated	Young Artist Awards	Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age	Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show
1991	Won		Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress	Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show
1993	Nominated		Outstanding Actress Under Ten in a Television Series	Cosby ShowThe Cosby Show
1994	Nominated		Best Youth Comedian	Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
1996	Nominated	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress	Hangin' With Mr. Cooper
1999	Nominated	Young Star Awards	Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Mini-Series/Made for TV Film	Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century
2004	Won	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress	That's So Raven
	Won	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special	That's So Raven
	Won	Black Reel	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	Cheetah GirlsThe Cheetah Girls
	Nominated	BET Comedy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	That's So Raven
	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress — Comedy	That's So Raven
2005	Won	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress	That's So Raven
	Won	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special	That's So Raven
	Won	Radio Disney Music Awards	Best Actor/Actress-Turned-Singer
	Nominated	BET Comedy Awards	Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series	That's So Raven
	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress — Comedy	That's So Raven
	Nominated	BET Comedy Awards	Best Performance in an Animated Theatrical Film	Kim Possible: So the Drama
2006	Won	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special	That's So Raven
	Won	NAACP Image Awards	Junior Achievement Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special	That's So Raven
	Won	Teen Choice Awards	Choice TV Actress — Comedy	That's So Raven
	Nominated	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress	That's So Raven
2007	Won	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special	That's So Raven
	Won	NAMIC Vision Awards	2007 North Star Award (top award)
	Nominated	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series	That's So Raven
	Nominated	Radio Disney Music Awards	Favorite TV Star Who Sings
	Nominated	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress	That's So Raven
2008	Won	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program — Series or Special	That's So Raven
	Won	NAACP Image Awards	Outstanding Performance Program	That's So Raven
	Nominated	Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards	Favorite TV Actress	That's So Raven
	Nominated	Teen Choice Awards	Choice Summer Comedy Movie/Performance	College Road Trip^[22]
	Won	Summer Fort Myers Beach Film Festival	"Fav Summer Teen Flick Comedy"	College Road Trip
2009	Won	Trumpet Awards	Trumpet Awards Honorees - Pinnacle Award^[23]
2009	Won	Black Girls Rock Awards '09	"Young, Talented and Black"	Raven-Symoné

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^ IMDB: Tinker Bell: A Midsummer Storm
^ Raven-Symoné Live Tour to be contuined in 2009
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External links

v • d • e Raven-Symoné

Studio albums	Here's to New Dreams · Undeniable · This Is My Time · Raven-Symoné

Soundtrack albums	The Cheetah Girls · The Cheetah Girls 2 · That's So Raven · That's So Raven Too!

Associated groups	Disney Channel Circle of Stars · The Cheetah Girls

Related articles	Discography · Filmography · Awards and nominations · List of songs

v • d • e Raven-Symoné singles discography

Here's to New Dreams	"That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" · "Raven Is the Flavor"

Undeniable	"With a Child's Heart"

This Is My Time	"Grazing in the Grass" · "Backflip" · "Bump"

Raven-Symoné	"Double Dutch Bus" · "Anti-Love Song"

The Cheetah Girls	"Cinderella" · "Girl Power" · "Cheetah Sisters"

The Cheetah Girls 2	"The Party's Just Begun" · "Strut" · "Step Up" · "Amigas Cheetahs"

That's So Raven	"That's So Raven (Theme Song)" · "Supernatural" · "Shine"

That's So Raven Too!	"Some Call It Magic" · "Let's Stick Together"

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Raven-Symoné

Biography

Contents

Early life

Career

1989-2002: Early roles

2002-2007: That's so Raven and Cheetah Girls

2008-present: New projects

Music

1990-1999: Career development

2002-2005: First commercial success

2007-2009: Raven-Symoné

2009-present

Musical style, records and sellers

Filmography

Production

Discography

Awards and nominations

References

External links