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Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné on a promotional picture for her third studio album This Is My Time (2004)
Background information
Birth name	Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman
Born	December 10, 1985 (age 21)
Origin	Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Genre(s)	R&B, pop
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer, songwriter, dancer, television producer, fashion designer
Years active	1989–present (actress) 1993–present (singer)
Label(s)	MCA (1993–1999) Hollywood (2004–present)
Associated acts	The Cheetah Girls
Website	RavenLive.com

Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman (born December 10, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American actress, R&B and pop singer, songwriter, dancer, television producer, and fashion designer, best known for her roles as Olivia Kendall on The Cosby Show and her own show That's So Raven as Raven Baxter. She is professionally known as Raven and Raven-Symoné. "Symoné" is always pronounced without the accent at the end, despite the spelling. Image File history File links Padlock. ... Image File history File links Ravensymonemainpic. ... This Is My Time is the third album by American singer Raven-Symoné. The album debuted at number #51 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 19,000 copies sold in the first week. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_the_United_States. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City  132. ... A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ... Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney. ... The Cheetah Girls is an American girl group created by The Walt Disney Company, and made famous by the eponymous Disney Channel original film. ... December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, 21 days before the next year. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: Hotlanta, The Big Peach, The ATL, A-Town Location in Fulton County in the state of Georgia Coordinates: Country United States State Georgia Counties Fulton, Dekalb  - Mayor Shirley Franklin (D) Area    - City  132. ... Actors in period costume sharing a joke while waiting between takes during location filming An actor or actress is a person who acts, or plays a role, in a dramatic production. ... Rhythm and blues (aka R&B or RnB) is a popular music genre combining jazz, gospel, and blues influences — first performed by African American artists. ... For popular music (music produced commercially rather than art or folk music), see Popular music. ... Ercole de Roberti: Concert, c. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... For other uses, see Dance (disambiguation). ... A Television producer oversees the making of television penis programs. ... Fashion design is the applied art dedicated to the design of clothing and lifestyle accessories created within the cultural and social influences of a specific time. ... The Cosby Show was an American television sitcom that ran from 1984 to 1992. ... Thats So Raven is an American sitcom television show broadcast on the Disney Channel. ... Raven Lydia Baxter (born January 1989) is a fictional character (played by Raven-Symoné) on the comedy television series, Thats So Raven. ...

Biography

Early life and acting career

As an infant, Raven worked for Atlanta's Young Faces Inc. Modeling agency and was featured in local print advertisements. At age two, she worked with Ford Models, Inc. in New York City and appeared in ads for Ritz crackers, Jell-O, Fisher-Price, and Cool Whip. Ford Models, Inc. ... Nickname: Big Apple, Gotham, NYC, City That Never Sleeps, The Concrete Jungle, The City So Nice They Named It Twice Location in the state of New York Coordinates: Country United States State New York Boroughs The Bronx Brooklyn Manhattan Queens Staten Island Settled 1613  - Mayor Michael Bloomberg (R) Area    - City... Two Ritz crackers. ... A variety of pre-packaged gelatin dessert products for sale at a supermarket in the U.S. state of Wisconsin in 2004 Jelly, as sold in UK The most popular culinary use for gelatin is as a main ingredient in a variety of gelatin desserts. ... Fisher-Price is a well-known brand of toys, with headquarters located in historic East Aurora, New York. ... Cool Whip logo Cool Whip is a brand of imitation whipped cream called a whipped topping by its manufacturer. ...

At age three, she auditioned for the film Ghost Dad. She was too young for the role, but was recommended for a part in The Cosby Show, eventually being cast as Olivia in February 1989. In 1993, she joined the cast of ABC's sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper as Nicole, the daughter of Mark Curry's character Mark Cooper's cousin. Ghost Dad was a 1990 comedy film starring Bill Cosby, in which a widowers spirit leaves his body and is able to communicate with his three children. ... The Cosby Show was an American television sitcom that ran from 1984 to 1992. ... The American Broadcasting Company (ABC) operates television and radio networks in the United States and is also shown on basic cable in Canada. ... Hangin with Mr. ... Mark Curry (born June 1, 1964 in Oakland, California) is an American actor and comedian, most famous as the star of the ABC sitcom Hangin with Mr. ...

Raven went on to have roles in 1998 Dr. Dolittle and 1999 Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century. In between her acting roles, Raven attended the North Springs High School, an Arts and Science high school in Sandy Springs, Georgia, where she graduated from the school in 2005. Dr. Dolittle is an American comedy film, released in 1998 and starring Eddie Murphy as a doctor who discovers that he has the ability to talk to (and understand) animals. ... North Springs High School is a public secondary school located in Sandy Springs, Georgia. ... Note: This article title may be easily confused with Sandy Spring Sandy Springs (once known as Hammond) is a newly incorporated city (as of December 1st, 2005) located in Fulton County, Georgia, north of Atlanta and south of Roswell. ...

In 2003, Raven began her role as Raven Baxter, a teenager with psychic abilities, in the Disney Channel Original Series That's So Raven; it became Disney Channel's highest-rated and longest-running series and spawned successful product spinoffs, including soundtracks (featuring songs by Raven), episode DVDs, and video games. In 2005, the show was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Children's Program". In 2003, Raven was featured on The Cheetah Girls and its popular soundtrack. Recently, she has starred its sequel, The Cheetah Girls 2, Disney Channel's second most-viewed and second highest-rated film to date after Jump In!. Raven Lydia Baxter (born January 1989) is a fictional character (played by Raven-Symoné) on the comedy television series, Thats So Raven. ... Disney Channel is known for its original shows. ... Thats So Raven is an American sitcom television show broadcast on the Disney Channel. ... For the Disney Channel in other countries, see Disney Channel around the world. ... An Emmy Award. ... The Cheetah Girls is a Disney Channel Original Movie. ... The Cheetah Girls 2, a television movie, is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie The Cheetah Girls, starring Raven-Symoné, Adrienne Bailon, Kiely Williams, and Sabrina Bryan. ... Jump In! is a Disney Channel Original Movie that first premiered on January 12, 2007. ...

Raven currently has her own production company, That's So Productions, which co-produced the entire fourth (and final) season of That's So Raven. In the late '90s, she co-owned RayBlaize Records with her father. However, they sold the company in the early 2000s.

It has just been announced that there will be the third sequel to The Cheetah Girls, The Cheetah Girls 3 and it'll be released in either 2007 or 2008. However, Raven might not be in the film. She has expressed uncertainty about filming another Cheetah Girls film because of her busy schedule. The Cheetah Girls 3 is the planned sequel to the popular Disney Channel Original Movies The Cheetah Girls and The Cheetah Girls 2. ...

Raven was featured on the March 2007 issue of Ebony Magazine with the title "The $400 Million Dollar Woman" referring to the $400,000,000 that the That's So Raven merchandise made. Ebony, a magazine for the African American market, was founded by John H. Johnson and has been published since the autumn of 1945. ...

Music career

Here's to New Dreams (1993)

Raven-Symoné's debut album, 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's most successful single, reaching number sixty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100, forty-seven on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, forty-three on the Hot Dance Singles Sales, and thirty-nine on the Rhythmic Top 40. Her record company, MCA Records, however, shortened her contract as a result of poor sales.^{[citation needed]} Image File history File links Raven-Symone_-_Here's_To_New_Dreams_album_cover. ... Image File history File links Raven-Symone_-_Here's_To_New_Dreams_album_cover. ... Heres to New Dreams was Raven-Symonés first studio album. ... June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... The Billboard Hot 100 is the United States music industry standard singles popularity chart issued weekly by Billboard magazine. ... Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs, formerly known as Top Soul Singles, Top Black Singles, and Top R&B Singles (before the hip-hop term was added in the late 1990s), is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Hot Dance Singles Sales (formerly known as Hot Dance Music/Maxi-Singles Sales) is a Billboard is a chart released weekly by Billboard in the United States. ... Rhythmic Contemporary, also known as Rhythmic Top 40, Rhythmic Contemporary Hit Radio and Rhythmic Crossover, is a music radio format that includes of a mix of dance, and upbeat rhythmic pop, hip-hop, and R&B hits. ... The Music Corporation of America was a United States based corporation in the music business. ...

Undeniable (1999)

On May 4, 1999, Raven released her second album, Undeniable. "With a Child's Heart" was the only commercially released single from the album. With no promotion at all, the album was a complete failure, selling just 10,000 copies in the U.S. to date. In 2000, MCA Records, her label, dropped her from their roster. The Undeniable album was bought up by TMG Records, who re-issued the album in November 14, 2006 under the title From Then Until. In early 2003, she signed a deal with Hollywood Records, which also features fellow Disney Channel stars Aly & AJ and Hilary Duff. Image File history File links Undeniable-Raven. ... Image File history File links Undeniable-Raven. ... May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Undeniable is Raven-Symones second studio album under Crash/Private I. In this album, she both sang and rapped. ... With a Childs Heart is a song by American singer Raven-Symoné, taken from her second studio album, Undeniable. ... November 14 is the 318th day of the year (319th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 47 days remaining. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... Hollywood Records is a record label owned by Disney. ... Aly & AJ are a teen pop duo consisting of sisters Alyson Renae Aly Michalka and Amanda Joy AJ Michalka. ... For the album by the artist of the same name, see Hilary Duff (album). ...

This Is My Time (2004)

On September 21, 2004, she released her third album This Is My Time. The album spawned three Radio Disney hits: "Backflip", "Bump", and "Grazing in the Grass" (which was featured on the soundtrack to The Lion King 1½). The album debuted and peaked at number fifty-one on the Billboard 200 selling 19,000 copies in its first week of release, becoming her most successful album yet, however the album still did disappointingly. This Is My Time has sold just 235,000 copies in the U.S. Image File history File links Thisismytime. ... Image File history File links Thisismytime. ... September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This Is My Time is the third album by American singer Raven-Symoné. The album debuted at number #51 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with 19,000 copies sold in the first week. ... Radio Disney is a radio network based in Dallas, Texas in the United States broadcasting music and other content targeted at children. ... Backflip is a song by American singer Raven-Symoné, taken from her 2004 album, This Is My Time. ... Bump is a song by American singer Raven-Symoné. The track was released to Radio Disney for airplay; it peaked at number 30 on the Radio Disney charts, and never received a commercial release. ... The Lion King 1½ (also known as The Lion King 3: Hakuna Matata in some countries outside the United States) is an animated film, a part prequel/part midquel (or in-between-quel according to the film) to 1994s The Lion King, made by The Walt Disney Company. ... The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. ...

In 2006, Raven embarked on her first solo tour to promote the album. She is currently working on her fourth album. However, neither the title nor the track listing have been confirmed by Hollywood Records. In late 2006, Raven was featured in the music video for the song "Ni Freud Ni Tu Mamá" by Mexican singer Belinda. It received much publicity but had little success outside music stations in Spanish-speaking nations and in the Latin communities of America. Ni Freud, Ni Tú Mamá (Neither Freud Nor Your Mom), produced by Greg Wells and written by Greg Wells, Shelly Peiken, and Belinda, is the official first single from Belindas second studio album Utopía released on October 3rd. ... Belinda (born Belinda Peregrín Schüll on August 15, 1989 in Madrid, Spain) is a Mexican pop-alternative singer and actress. ...

Filmography

Films

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Television

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Discography

Further information: Raven-Symoné discography

// Thats What Little Girls Are Made Of (1993) Raven is the Flavor (1993) With a Childs Heart (1999) Backflip (2004) Bump (2005) Gravity (2006) Jump In (2006) Categories: | ...

Albums

Cover	Information
	Here's to New Dreams Released: June 22, 1993 Chart positions: #67 AUS, #98 GER, #123 JPN U.S. certification: — U.S. sales: 73,000[1]
	Undeniable Released: May 4, 1999 Chart positions: #56 AUS, #34 JPN U.S. certification: — U.S. sales: 10,000[1]
	This Is My Time Released: September 21, 2004 Chart positions: #51 U.S., #50 U.S. R&B, #25 CAN, #5 CAN R&B U.S. certification: — U.S. sales: 235,000[1]

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Singles

With a Childs Heart is a song by American singer Raven-Symoné, taken from her second studio album, Undeniable. ... Backflip is a song by American singer Raven-Symoné, taken from her 2004 album, This Is My Time. ... Bump is a song by American singer Raven-Symoné. The track was released to Radio Disney for airplay; it peaked at number 30 on the Radio Disney charts, and never received a commercial release. ...

Awards and nominations

1991

Wins

• Young Artist Awards: "Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress" (The Cosby Show)

The Young Artist Award is an award which is presented yearly by the Young Artist Foundation. ...

2004

Wins

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards: "Favorite TV Actress" (That's So Raven)
• NAACP Image Awards: "Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special (That's So Raven)

Nominations The Kids Choice Awards logo circa 1988. ... The NAACP Image Award is an award presented annually by the NAACP to honor the top African-Americans in film, television, music and literature. ...

• BET Comedy Awards: "Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series" (That's So Raven)
• Teen Choice Awards: "Choice TV Actress - Comedy" (That's So Raven)

Black Entertainment Television is an American cable network targeted toward African-American audiences in the United States. ... The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show that has been annually televised on FOX and on Global TV in Canada[1] since the summer of 1999. ...

2005

Wins

• Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards: "Favorite TV Actress" (That's So Raven)
• NAACP Image Awards: "Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special" (That's So Raven)

Nominations

• BET Comedy Awards: Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series - That's So Raven
• Teen Choice Awards: Choice TV Actress - Comedy - That's So Raven

2006

Wins

• NAACP Image Awards: "Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special" (That's So Raven)
• NAACP Junior Achievement Award: "Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special" (That's So Raven)

Nominations

• Teen Choice Awards: "Choice TV Actress - Comedy" (That's So Raven)
• Kid's Choice Awards: "Favorite TV Actress - "That's So Raven"

References

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External links

• Official website
• Raven-Symoné on Hollywood Records website
• Raven-Symoné at All Music Guide
• Raven-Symoné at the Internet Movie Database

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