Raven-Symoné is an American actress, model, singer-songwriter, and dancer. She is mainly know for playing Raven Baxter on That's So Raven.
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| Gender: | Female |
| Age: | 39 Years Old |
| Birth: | December 10, 1985 |
| Place of Birth: | Atlanta, GA |
| Role: | Raven Baxter |
| Occupation: | Actress Singer |
| Years Active: | 1989-present |
| Nationality: | American |
| SeasonsAppeared: | All Seasons |
| FirstAppearances: | Mother Dearest |
| LastAppearances: | Where There is Smoke |
Personal 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 2020, Raven married her life partner, Miranda Maday.
Filmography[]
| Film | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Rockin' Through the Decades | Herself | Documentary |
| 1994 | The Little Rascals | Stymie's Girlfriend | |
| 1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Charisse Dolittle | |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Charisse Dolittle | |
| 2004 | The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Princess Asana | |
| Fat Albert | Danielle | Voice role | |
| 2006 | Everyone's Hero | Marti Brewster | Voice role |
| 2008 | College Road Trip | Melanie "Mel" Porter | Also executive producer |
| Tinker Bell | Iridessa | Voice role | |
| 2009 | Good Hair | Herself | Documentary |
| Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Iridessa | Voice role | |
| 2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | Iridessa | Voice role |
| 2012 | Secret of the Wings | Iridessa | Voice role |
| 2014 | The Pirate Fairy | Iridessa | Voice role |
| 2015 | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | Iridessa | Voice role |
| A Girl Like Grace | Mary | ||
| 2017 | Animal Crackers | Binkley | Voice role |
| 2020 | Mighty Oak | Taylor Lazlo | |
| Television | |||
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1989–1992 | The Cosby Show | Olivia Kendall | Main role (season 6–8) |
| 1989 | A Different World | Olivia Kendall | Episode: "Forever Hold Your Peace" |
| 1990 | The Earth Day Special | Olivia Kendall | Television special |
| The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Little Girl | Television film | |
| 1990-1991 | Sesame Street | 2 episodes | |
| 1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Claudia | Episode: "Vying for Attention" |
| 1993 | Alex Haley's Queen | Young Queen | Television miniseries |
| Blindsided | Singer | Television film | |
| 1993–1997 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Nicole Lee | Main role (season 2–5) |
| 1994 | Kidsongs | Herself | Episode: "Katie's Little Lie" |
| 1995-2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Goldilocks | Voice role; episode: "Goldilocks and the Three Bears" |
| Zoe / Olivia | Voice role; episode: "The Princess and the Pauper" | ||
| 1995 | Bill Nye the Science Guy | Herself | Episode: "Human Transportation" |
| 1997 | Space Ghost Coast to Coast | Herself | Episode: "Piledriver" |
| 1999 | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century | Nebula Wade | Television film |
| 2001 | My Wife and Kids | Charmaine | Episode: "Mom's Away: Part 1 & 2" |
| The Proud Family | Angel Stephanie | Voice role; episode: "Seven Days of Kwanzaa" | |
| 2002 | The Cosby Show: A Look Back | Herself | Television special[76] |
| 2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Monique | Main voice role |
| 2003–2007 | That's So Raven | Raven Baxter | Lead role; also executive producer (season 4) |
| 2003 | The Cheetah Girls | Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi | Television film |
| Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time | Monique | Voice role; television film | |
| Star Search | Herself | Episode: "The One with Star of That’s So Raven, Raven-Symoné" | |
| 2004 | Zenon: Z3 | Nebula Wade | Television film |
| Fillmore| | Alexandria Quarry | Voice role; episode: "Field Trip of the Just" | |
| Maryanne Greene | Voice role; episode: "Code Name: Electric Haircut" | ||
| 2005 | Higglytown Heroes | Playground Monitor | Voice role; episode: "Meet Eubie's Cousin" |
| Kim Possible: So the Drama | Monique | Voice role; television film | |
| Dear Santa | Herself | Television film | |
| 2006 | For One Night | Brianna McCallister | Television film |
| The Cheetah Girls 2 | Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi | Television film; also executive producer | |
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Raven Baxter | Episode: "That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana" | |
| 2007 | Cory in the House | Episode: "That's So in the House" | |
| Phenomenon | Herself | Episode: "Two" | |
| 2008 | Katie / Wife | Voice role; episodes: "Stanny Slickers II", "Office Spaceman" | |
| 2008, 2020 | Celebrity Family Feud | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2010 | Sonny with a Chance | Amber Algoode | Episode: "That's So Sonny" |
| Revenge of the Bridesmaids | Abigail "Abby" Scanlan | Television film[77] | |
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Herself | Episode: "Boys Hope/Girls Hope" | |
| The Mo'Nique Show | Herself | Episode: "Episode 116" | |
| 2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Iridessa | Voice role; television film |
| RuPaul's Drag U | Herself | Episode: "Looking for a New Job" | |
| State of Georgia | Georgia Chamberlain | Lead role | |
| Rocco's Dinner Party | Herself | Episode: "Bangers 'N Cash" | |
| PrankStars | Herself | Episode: "Adventures in Dogsitting" | |
| 2015–2016 | The View | Herself | Co-host |
| 2013 | See Dad Run | Whitney Gibbons | Episode: "See Dad Run a Fever" |
| Pixie Hollow Bake Off | Iridessa | Voice role; television film | |
| 2014 | Zoe Saldana Presents My Hero | Herself | Episode: "Raven-Symoné" |
| Oprah: Where Are They Now? | Herself | Episode: "Raven-Symoné Opens up About Her Sexuality, Jackie Evancho, Maurice Benard" | |
| Just Keke | Herself | Episode: "How I Lost 260 Pounds" | |
| 2015 | Empire | Olivia Lyon | Episodes: "Out, Damned Spot" and "Sins of the Father" |
| K.C. Undercover | Simone Devereaux | Episode: "Runaway Robot: Part 1 & 2" | |
| The Real | Herself | Episode: "Raven-Symoné / Amy & Jeff Hammond" | |
| 2015–2020 | Black-ish | Rhonda Johnson | Recurring role, 7 episodes |
| 2016 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself | Episode: "All Star Talent Show Extravaganza" |
| Nashville | Herself | Episode: "It's Sure Gonna Hurt" | |
| The Jim Gaffigan Show | Herself | Episode: "The Trial" | |
| It Got Better | Herself | Episode: "...Featuring Raven-Symoné" | |
| Hollywood Game Night | Herself | Episode: "Oh Yes, It’s Ladies Night" | |
| 2017 | Master of None | Herself | Episode: "Buona Notte" |
| 2017, 2018 | Animals. | Nurse | ?" |
| 2017, 2020 | Celebrity Page | Herself | Guest, 2 episodes |
| 2017–present | Raven's Home | Raven Baxter | Lead role; also executive producer, directed 5 episodes |
| 2018 | Drunk History | Nichelle Nichols | Episode: "Game Changers" |
| 2018–present | Big City Greens | Maria Media | Recurring voice role, 7 episodes |
| 2019 | Drop the Mic | Herself | Episode: "Ron Funches vs. Raven-Symoné / Joey Fatone vs. Joey McIntyre" |
| Guardians of the Galaxy | Valkyrie | Voice role; episodes: "Paranoid", "The Real Me" | |
| Just Roll with It | Betsy Hagg | " | |
| The Masked Singer | Herself (as Black Widow) | Contestant (season 2) | |
| Holidays Unwrapped: A Disney Channel Music Event | Herself | Host; television special | |
| Disney Hall of Villains | Herself | Television special | |
| 2019–2021 | 25 Words or Less | Herself | Guest; 32 episodes |
| 2020 | The Bold Type | Alice Knight | Recurring role (season 4) |
| Visible: Out on Television | Herself | Documentary miniseries | |
| The Disney Family Singalong | Herself | Television special | |
| Celebrity Watch Party | Herself | Main role | |
| To Tell the Truth | Herself | Episode: "Mario Cantone, Raven-Symoné, Rita Moreno, Deon Cole" | |
| Bunk'd | Raven Baxter | Episode: "Raven About Bunk’d: Part 2"; directed "I Won't Let You Clown" | |
| Ever After with Jaleel White | Herself | Episode: "Raven-Symoné" | |
| Holiday Wars | Herself | Host[78] | |
| Earth to Ned | Herself | Episode: "The Ned-aissance" | |
| Disney Holiday Magic Quest | Herself | Host; television special | |
| 2020–2021 | Celebrity Game Face | Herself | 2 episodes |
| 2021 | What Not To Design | Herself | Host; also creator and executive producer |
| 2022 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Herself | Episode: #210 |
Awards and nominations[]
Main article: List of Awards and nominations received by Raven-Symoné