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Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman was born on December 10, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. She is known professionally as Raven-Symoné and Raven. She is an African-American actress, singer, dancer, producer, and model. She is best known for her Disney Channel show, That's So Raven.

Biography

Raven-Symone is currently the star of the Disney Channel sitcom, That's So Raven (as Raven Baxter). She is well known for playing the role of Olivia on The Cosby Show. After The Cosby Show, she got the role of Nicole on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper. She later told her dad that she wanted to sing, and released her debut album when she was eight years old on MCA Records called, Here's to New Dreams. She was the youngest person ever to sign with them. While playing the role of Nicole, Raven had time for her first major movie role playing Stymie's girlfriend in the 1994 film, The Little Rascals. A year after Cooper was over, she appeared in the movie Dr. Dolittle, playing Charisse, the daughter of John Dolittle. Raven-Symone had her first venture with Disney in 1999 with the made-for-tv movie, Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. A few months after Zenon, Raven released her sophomore album, Undeniable, in which she worked with Stevie Wonder. At 15, Raven reprised her role as Charisse in Dr.Dolittle 2. Raven-Symone then auditioned once again for Disney for a television series originally called, Absolutely Psychic. Disney executives decided to re-arrange the show around her. They also renamed the show to "That's So Raven." It is now in its 4th season, a first for a Disney Channel show. The show will still be eligible to continue to develop more episodes as long as Raven wants to. She has also been booted to producer of the show. Now Raven-Symone is currently working on a handful of movies and Disney-related projects as well, and singing in between. This Is My Time was released in 2004 and she is planning on a recording a new album.

Filmography

• 1994: The Little Rascals... Stymie's girlfriend

• 1998: Dr. Dolittle... Charisse Dolittle

• 1999: Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century... Nebula Wade

• 2001: Dr. Dolittle 2... Charisse Dolittle

• 2003: The Cheetah Girls... Galleria Garibaldi

• 2003: Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time- Voice of Monique

• 2003: Kim Possible: The Secret Files- Voice of Monique

• 2004: Zenon: Z3... Nebula Wade

• 2004: The Princess Diaries 2: The Royal Engagement... Asana

• 2004: Fat Albert- Voice of Danielle

• 2005: Kim Possible: So The Drama- Voice of Monique

• 2006: Cheetah Girls 2... Galleria Garibaldi

• 2006: Yankee Irving- Voice of Marti

• 2006: All-American Girl... Sam

• 2007: That's So Raven: The Movie... Raven Baxter

Television

Upcoming Films

The Cheetah Girls

The Cheetah Girls, a Disney Channel original movie, was the first in which Raven was able to sing and dance. The movie is about four New York teens facing the challenges of growing up as they dance and sing their way toward an elusive record deal. As the girls are gearing up to rehearse for the school talent competition, they're discovered by a famous record producer, Jackal Johnson. But they soon learn that their big break is not what they expected. Jackal wants to remake them into something they're not. The path to stardom challenges their friendship and the girls must find a way to come together in order to achieve their dreams.

The Cheetah Girls 2

Raven will be reunited with "The Cheetah Girls" (Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams and Sabrina Bryan) as they film "The Cheetah Girls 2" the sequel to the original film. Filming will begin in March/April of 2006 in Barcelona, Spain. Premieres on Disney in the summer of 2006.

Discography

Raven Trivia

• Nickname is Rae

• Once shared an apartment with Lindsay Lohan

• Recently bought her own house

• Favourite colours are red, black, and pink

• Supposedly memorized every line of The Matrix

• A very talented cook and artist

• Now producer of "That's So Raven"

• Her Last name is Pearman. "Raven-Symone" is just her first and middle name hyphenated

• She recently was Punk'd by Ashton Kutcher

• Guest starred on an episode of The Fresh Prince Of Bel-Air

• Her dad directed the music video for "Superstition"

• Raven was the captain of her high school step team

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