Raven-Symoné

Raven-Symoné
Information
Birthdate	December 10, 1985 (age 38)
Nationality	American
Acting information
Occupation	Actress
Role	Raven Baxter

Raven-Symoné (born: Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman; December 10, 1985) portrayed Raven Baxter in That's So Raven and currently portrays her in Raven's Home.

Life and Career

Raven-Symoné appeared in several successful television series, such as The Cosby Show and Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, in the late 1980s and early 1990s. From 2003 to 2007, she starred in the Disney Channel series, That's So Raven in which she played Raven Baxter, a psychic teenager who tried her best to keep her psychic powers a secret. During her time on That's So Raven, Raven-Symoné released her third studio album, This is My Time (2004) which was her best selling solo album to date, charting at number 51 on the Billboard 200.[6] A year after the end of That's So Raven, she released her fourth studio album, Raven-Symoné (2008). The album peaked at number 159 on the Billboard 200. During 2003 to 2006, she participated in four soundtracks from Disney, RIAA-certified double-platinum album, The Cheetah Girls (2003), RIAA-certified gold album, That's So Raven (2004), That's So Raven Too! (2006) and RIAA-certified platinum album, The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006). The soundtracks sold a combined 4.1 million copies in the U.S. alone. As of April 2008, Raven-Symoné has sold 314,000 albums in the United States.

Raven-Symoné transitioned to a film career, starring in several films aimed at young audiences, including Dr. Dolittle (1998), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), College Road Trip (2008), and successful television films, including Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999), The Cheetah Girls (2003), its sequel Cheetah Girls 2 (2006), For One Night (2006), Revenge of the Bridesmaids (2010). Raven has also lent her voice to the animated series Kim Possible, for the character Monique and films such as Disney's Tinker Bell. In 2011, Symoné starred in the short-lived ABC Family comedy series State of Georgia as Georgia Chamberlain, an aspiring actress with a huge ego who moves to New York City to try her hand at an acting career. In 2012, Raven-Symoné ranked number nine on VH1's "100 Greatest Kid Stars Of All Time" list.

In 2015, Raven-Symoné joined the cast of the new hit primetime drama Empire in the recurring role of Olivia, the vengeful ex-wife of one of the main characters. She stars alongside Terrence Howard, Malik Yoba, and Taraji P. Henson. In June 2015, she joined the ABC panel show The View, after a period of guest-hosting. She also guest starred on K.C. Undercover in the special "Runaway Robot".

In June of  2020,  Raven married her lfer life partner,  Miranda Maday.  

Trivia

• Raven makes her directorial debut in the Season 3 episode, Sorry to Father You.
• Cosby Show kid who starred as psychic Raven Baxter in That's So Raven and released the Hot 100 single "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" in 1993. She also starred in the 2003 TV movie The Cheetah Girls. She was an infant model. By age two, she was signed by Ford Models and became the face of campaigns for Ritz crackers, Jell-O, and others.

• She recorded songs on the 2003 RIAA-certified double-platinum album The Cheetah Girls as well as the 2004 RIAA-certified gold album That's So Raven.

• Her parents are named Lydia and Christopher B. Pearman. She announced that she was gay and in a relationship with AzMarie Livingston in 2012. The couple split in 2015.

• She sang Stevie Wonder's "Superstition" as the main theme for the 2003 film The Haunted Mansion.
• Interestingly, she and Anneliese van der Pol both guest-starred with Zendaya, albeit separately.
• Raven guest stars in  "Just Roll With It: You Decide LIVE!" a special live Halloween 2019 episode of Just Roll With It.
• Raven appeared as "The Black Widow" in the second season of The Masked Singer.  During production, she broke her left wrist whch requred surgery to repair.
• During production of the last 3 episodes for Season 3, Raven broke her arm and is seen with a cast.

Filmography (TV)

Year	Title	Role	Type	Notes
1989–92	The Cosby Show	Olivia Kendall	TV Sitcom	63 episodes
1989	A Different World	Olivia Kendall	TV Sitcom	Episode: "Forever Hold Your Peace"
1990	The Earth Day Special	TV special
	The Muppets at Walt Disney World	Little Girl	TV film
1992	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Claudia	TV Sitcom	Episode: "Vying for Attention"
1993	Alex Haley's Queen	Young Queen	TV Miniseries
	Xuxa	Herself	Television series	Guest
1993–97	Hangin' with Mr. Cooper	Nicole Lee	TV Sitcom	Main role; 79 episodes
1994	The Kidsongs Television Show	Herself	Guest Rapper	1 episode
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Goldilocks/Olivia/Zoe	Voice	2 episodes
	Bill Nye the Science Guy	Herself	Educational television series	Episode: "Human Transportation"
1997	Space Ghost Coast to Coast	Herself	Animated television parody talk show	Episode: Piledriver
1999	Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century	Nebula Wade	DCOM	Series/Made for TV Film
2001	My Wife and Kids	Charmaine	TV Sitcom	Episode: "Mom's Away"
	The Proud Family	Stephanie	Animated Series	Episode: "Seven Days of Kwanzaa"
2002	The Cosby Show: A Look Back	Herself	TV documentary	A retrospective special, looking back on the television series.
2002–07	Kim Possible	Monique	Voice, animated television series	27 episodes
	Express Yourself	Herself	Interstitial series
2003–07	That's So Raven	Raven Baxter	Family Sitcom	Lead role 100 episodes, also executive producer (22 episodes)
2003	The Cheetah Girls	Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi	DCOM	Main role
	Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time	Monique	DCOM Voice
2004	Zenon: Z3	Nebula Wade	DCOM
	Fillmore!	Maryanne Greene/Alexandria Quarry	Voice Animated Series	2 episodes
2005	Higglytown Heroes	Playground Monitor	Voice Animated Series	episode: "Wayne's Ripping Adventure"
	Kim Possible: So the Drama	Monique	DCOM Voice
2006	For One Night	Brianna McCallister	TV film
	The Cheetah Girls 2	Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi	DCOM	Main role, also executive producer
2007	The Suite Life of Zack & Cody	Raven Baxter	Family sitcom	Episode: "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana"
	Cory in the House		Family Sitcom	Episode: "That's So in the House"
2008	American Dad!	Katie/Wife	Voice, animated sitcom	2 episodes
2010	Sonny with a Chance	Amber Algoode	Family Sitcom	Episode: "That's So Sonny"
	Revenge of the Bridesmaids	Abigail "Abby" Scanlan	TV film	A 2010 ABC Family Original Movie
2011	Pixie Hollow Games	Iridessa	Voice, animated television film
	State of Georgia	Georgia Chamberlain	Sitcom	Lead Role
	Rupaul's Drag U	Guest Judge	Reality TV	Episode: "Looking for a New Job"
2013	See Dad Run	Whitney Gibbons	Sitcom	Episode: "See Dad Run a Fever"
2015	Empire	Olivia Lyon	TV Drama	2 episodes
	K.C. Undercover	Simone Devereaux	Family Sitcom	2 episodes
2015–16	The View	Herself	Television series talk show	Co-host (appeared as a guest multiple times before)
2015–present	Black-ish	Rhonda Johnson	TV Sitcom	4 episodes
2016	RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars	Guest Judge	Reality TV	Episode: "All Star Talent Show"
	Nashville	Herself	TV Drama	Episode: "It's Sure Gonna Hurt"
2017–2018	Animals	Nurse	Animated Comedy Series	2 Episodes
2017–present	Raven's Home	Raven Baxter	Family Sitcom	Lead role; Spin-off of That's So Raven
2017	Master of None	Herself		Episode: "Buona Notte"
2018	Drunk History	Nichelle Nichols	TV Comedy series	Episode: "Game Changers"
2018	Big City Greens	Maria Media	Animated TV Series	Episode: "Breaking News/Cyberbullies"
2019	Just Roll With It	Betsy Hagg	Family Sitcom	Guest role, Episode: "Just Roll With It: You Decide LIVE!"
2019	The Masked Singer	Herself as "The Black Widow"	Celebrity Singing Competition	Finished 10th out of 16 Contestants
2019	Holidays Unwrapped	Herself	Disney Channel Holiday Special	Featuring the casts of Raven's Home, Bunk'd, Big City Greens, and Kylie Cantrall

Gallery

The image gallery for Raven-Symoné may be viewed here.

Videos

Raven's Home Game - This or That ft. Raven Symone

Raven's Home British Challenge 🇬🇧ft. Raven Symone Disney Channel UK

Raven's Home Challenge - Answer Everything Wrong!

Raven Symone Psychic Challenge-0