Raven-Symoné

Raven-Symoné or .}} Christina Pearman-Maday (; born December 10, 1985), also known as Raven, is an American actress, singer, and director. She has received several accolades, including five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids' Choice Awards, three Young Artist Awards, and five Emmy Award nominations. In 2012, she was included on VH1's list of "100 Greatest Child Stars of All Time".

Raven-Symoné began her career as a child actress, rising to fame as Olivia Kendall on ''The Cosby Show'' (1989–1992) and Nicole Lee on ''Hangin' with Mr. Cooper'' (1993–1997). When she was 15 years old, she landed the titular leading role of Raven Baxter on the Disney Channel television series ''That's So Raven'' (2003–2007), for which she earned numerous awards; she reprised her role on the spin-off series ''Raven's Home'' (2017–2023), which she also executive produced. Her film credits include ''Dr. Dolittle'' (1998), its sequel ''Dr. Dolittle 2'' (2001), ''The Princess Diaries 2'' (2004), ''College Road Trip'' (2008), and ''Mighty Oak'' (2020) while her television film credits include ''Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century'' (1999), its second sequel ''Zenon: Z3'' (2004), ''The Cheetah Girls'' (2003), its sequel ''The Cheetah Girls 2'' (2006), ''For One Night'' (2006), and ''Revenge of the Bridesmaids'' (2010). She also voiced Monique in the animated series ''Kim Possible'' (2002–2007), and Iridessa in the fantasy film franchise ''Tinker Bell''. Raven-Symoné has also directed episodes for several series, including ''Raven's Home'', ''Bunk'd'', ''Sydney to the Max'', ''Pretty Freekin Scary'', and ''The Ms. Pat Show''.

Raven-Symoné released her debut studio album at the age of seven, ''Here's to New Dreams'' (1993), which saw the moderate commercial success of the single "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of". She subsequently released the studio albums ''Undeniable'' (1999), ''This Is My Time'' (2004), and ''Raven-Symoné'' (2008). She also contributed vocals to several soundtracks from her Disney projects, including ''The Cheetah Girls'' (2003), ''That's So Raven'' (2004), ''That's So Raven Too!'' (2006), and ''The Cheetah Girls 2'' (2006), several of which were certified platinum and gold. She made her Broadway debut in the musical ''Sister Act'' in 2012 and was a co-host of the ABC daytime talk show ''The View'' from 2015 to 2016, for which she earned two Emmy nominations. She hosted and executive produced the pilot of the 2021 reality show ''What Not to Design'' and hosts the 2024 revival of the game show ''Scrabble'' on The CW. Provided by Wikipedia