Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman (born December 10, 1985) is an American actress, comedian, model, singer, dancer, and television producer. She portrayed Simone Deveraux in K.C. Undercover.
Life and career[]
She first appeared on television in 1989 on The Cosby Show as Olivia Kendall. She released her debut album, Here's to New Dreams in 1993; the single, "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" charted number 68 on the US Billboard Hot 100. The next album, Undeniable, was released on May 4, 1999.
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, even though she told Eddie and Chelsea Ophelia Daniels. 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. 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) and 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.
Filmography[]
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1990 | The Muppets at Walt Disney World | Little Girl | TV movie |
Rockin' Through the Decades | Herself | Documentary | |
1994 | The Little Rascals | Stymie's Girlfriend | |
1998 | Dr. Dolittle | Charisse Dolittle | |
1999 | Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century | Nebula Wade | Television film Nominated — YoungStar Award for Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Mini-Series/Made for TV Film |
2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2 | Charisse Dolittle | Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Female Movie Star |
Zenon: The Zequel | Nebula Wade | ||
2003 | The Cheetah Girls | Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi | Main role; Disney Channel Original Movie Nominated — Black Reel Award for Best Actress: Television |
Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time | Monique | Voice, television film | |
2004 | Zenon: Z3 | Nebula Wade | Television film |
The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement | Princess Asada | ||
Fat Albert | Danielle | Voice | |
2005 | Kim Possible: So the Drama | Monique | Voice, television film Nominated — BET Comedy Award for Best Performance in an Animated Theatrical Film |
2006 | For One Night | Brianna McCallister | Television film |
The Cheetah Girls 2 | Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi | Main role; Disney Channel Original Movie, also executive producer | |
Everyone's Hero | Marti Brewster | Voice | |
2008 | College Road Trip | Melanie "Mel" Porter | |
Tinker Bell | Iridessa | Voice, direct-to-video | |
2009 | Good Hair | Herself | Documentary |
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure | Iridessa | Voice, direct-to-video | |
2010 | Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue | ||
Revenge of the Bridesmaids | Abigail "Abby" Scanlan | Television film | |
2011 | Pixie Hollow Games | Iridessa | Voice, television film |
2012 | Secret of the Wings | Voice, direct-to-video | |
2014 | The Pirate Fairy | ||
2015 | Tinker Bell and the Legend of the NeverBeast | ||
2016 | Animal Crackers | Binkley | Voice Filming |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1989–1992 | The Cosby Show | Olivia Kendall | 64 episodes Young Artist Award for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Nine (1991) TV Land Award for Impact Award (shared with the cast of The Cosby Show) Nominated — Young Artist Award for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Nine (1990) Nominated — Young Artist Award for Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress Under Ten |
1989 | A Different World | Episode: "Forever Hold Your Peace" | |
1990 | The Earth Day Special | ||
1992 | The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | Claudia | Episode: "Vying for Attention" |
1993–1997 | Hangin' with Mr. Cooper | Nicole Lee | Main role; 79 episodes Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Youth Comedienne |
1995 | Happily Ever After | Goldilocks/Olivia/Zoe | Voice, 2 episodes |
Bill Nye the Science Guy | Herself | Episode: "Human Transportation" | |
2001 | My Wife and Kids | Charmaine | Episode: "Mom's Away" |
The Proud Family | Stephanie | Episode: Seven Days of Kwanzaa" | |
2002–2007 | Kim Possible | Monique | Voice, 27 episodes |
2003–2007 | That's So Raven | Raven Baxter | Lead role; Disney Channel Original Series 100 episodes, also executive producer (22 episodes) NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program (Series or Special) (2004–2008) Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Television Actress (2004–2005) Young Artist Award for Outstanding Young Performer in a TV Series Nominated — Black Entertainment Television>BET Comedy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series (2004–2005) Nominated — NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated — Gracie Allen Award for Outstanding Female Lead in a Comedy Nominated — Kids' Choice Award for Favorite Television Actress (2007–2008) Nominated — NAMIC Vision Award for Best Comedic Performance (2004–2005) Nominated — NAMIC Vision Award for Best Performance – Comedy Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress: Comedy (2004–2006) Nominated — Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Leading Young Actress in a TV Series: Comedy or Drama |
2004 | Fillmore! | Maryanne Greene/Alexandria Quarry | 2 episodes |
2005 | Higglytown Heroes | Playground Monitor | Voice, episode: "Wayne's Ripping Adventure" |
2006 | 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" | |
2008 | American Dad! | Katie/Wife | 2 episodes |
2010 | Sonny with a Chance | Amber Algoode | Episode: "That's So Sonny" |
2011 | State of Georgia | Georgia Chamberlain | Lead role; 12 episodes Nominated — Teen Choice Award for Choice Summer TV Star: Female |
2013 | See Dad Run | Whitney Gibbons | Episode: "See Dad Run a Fever" |
2015 | K.C. Undercover | Simone Deveraux | Episode: "Runaway Robot" |
2017-present | Raven's Home | Raven Baxter | Episodes: All |