Navia Robinson

{{Infobox person

| name = Navia Robinson

| birth_name = Navia Ziraili Robinson

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2005|05|04}}

| birth_place = Marietta, Georgia, U.S.

| occupation = Actress

| years_active = 2014–present

| television = {{Plainlist|

}}

Navia Ziraili Robinson (born May 4, 2005) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in a recurring role on BET's Being Mary Jane, before being cast in a starring role in Netflix's Free Rein. Whilst appearing in the first two seasons of Free Rein, Robinson was also starring in Disney Channel's Raven's Home as Nia Baxter-Carter, a role she portrayed from 2017 to 2021. In 2023, she starred in Gotham Knights on the CW.

Life and career

Navia Ziraili Robinson was born on May 4, 2005, in Marietta, Georgia.{{cite web |title=Navia Robinson |url=https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/navia-robinson/ |publisher=National Today |access-date=April 29, 2025 |archive-date=April 9, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250409170234/https://nationaltoday.com/birthday/navia-robinson/ |url-status=live }} In 2014, she made her acting debut in a recurring role on the BET drama series Being Mary Jane. She portrayed D'Asia, the niece of the titular character, from until 2015.{{cite news |title=“That’s So Raven” Spinoff Ordered to Series |url=https://womenandhollywood.com/thats-so-raven-spinoff-ordered-to-series-faaa803f6971/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=Women and Hollywood}} After her role on the series, she was handpicked by rapper Nicki Minaj to star in her television pilot titled Nicki about her life growing up in Queens. However, the project was not picked up for series.

In 2017, Robinson appeared in an episode of The Vampire Diaries.{{cite news |title=Navia Robinson on ‘Gotham Knights’ and Reimagining Our Heroes |url=https://thenerdsofcolor.org/2023/03/21/navia-robinson-on-gotham-knights-and-reimagining-our-heroes/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=The Nerds of Color}} Later that year, she was cast in two starring television roles: Rosie Phillips in the Netflix series Free Rein and Nia Baxter-Carter in the Disney Channel series Raven's Home.{{cite news |title=NAVIA ROBINSON |url=https://www.the360mag.com/navia-robinson/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=360 Magazine}} Robinson starred in the first two seasons of Free Rein, before exiting the series to solely appear in Raven's Home.{{cite news |title=Navia Robinson Learns from the Best as She Makes Her Own Hollywood Moves |url=https://afro.com/navia-robinson-learns-from-the-best-as-she-makes-her-own-hollywood-moves/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=Afro |archive-date=June 26, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220626201534/https://afro.com/navia-robinson-learns-from-the-best-as-she-makes-her-own-hollywood-moves/ |url-status=live }} She then remained in Raven's Home until 2021.{{cite news |title='Raven's Home' Cast: See What Navia Robinson, Sky Katz and More Stars Are Up to Now! |url=https://www.j-14.com/posts/ravens-home-cast-where-are-the-disney-channel-stars-now/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=J-14}} Whilst on Raven's Home, she appeared in a crossover episode with fellow Disney Channel series Bunk'd.{{cite news |title=Disney Channel Crossover Alert: Raven's Home and BUNK'D Collide for New Special |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1165932/disney-channel-crossover-alert-ravens-home-and-bunkd-collide-for-new-special |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=E! |archive-date=June 8, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230608011526/https://www.eonline.com/news/1165932/disney-channel-crossover-alert-ravens-home-and-bunkd-collide-for-new-special |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=Raven’s Home Season 3 Gets June Premiere Date on Disney Channel — Plus, Meet the New Bunk’d Mates |url=https://tvline.com/casting-news/ravens-home-season-3-premiere-date-bunkd-season-4-cast-changes-1059064/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=TVLine}} She also voiced Valerie D'Avion for The Rocketeer, which aired on sister channel Disney Junior.{{cite news |title='The Rocketeer' to premiere on Disney Junior this November |url=https://www.animationxpress.com/latest-news/the-rocketeer-to-premiere-on-disney-junior-this-november/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=Animation Xpress}} Then in 2023, she starred in the first and only season of the CW superhero series Gotham Knights.{{cite news |title=‘Gotham Knights’ CW Pilot Casts Olivia Rose Keegan, Navia Robinson, Oscar Morgan |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/gotham-knights-cw-pilot-cast-olivia-rose-keegan-navia-robinson-oscar-morgan-1235200296/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=Variety |archive-date=March 14, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230314222254/https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/gotham-knights-cw-pilot-cast-olivia-rose-keegan-navia-robinson-oscar-morgan-1235200296/ |url-status=live }}{{cite news |title=‘Gotham Knights’: Oscar Morgan, Olivia Rose Keegan & Navia Robinson Join CW Pilot |url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/gotham-knights-oscar-morgan-olivia-rose-keegan-navia-robinson-cw-pilot-1234974690/ |access-date=April 29, 2025 |work=Deadline Hollywood}}

Filmography

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Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes
2014–2015 \| Being Mary Jane \| D'Asia \| Recurring role
2017 \| The Vampire Diaries \| Janie \| Episode: "What Are You?"
2017–2018 \| Free Rein \| Rosie Phillips \| Main role
2017–2021 \| Raven's Home \| Nia Baxter-Carter \| Main role
2019 \| Marvel Rising: Initiation \| Zayla (voice) \| Episode: "Playing with Fire"
2019–2020 \| The Rocketeer \| Valerie D'Avion (voice) \| Recurring role
2020 \| Bunk'd \| Nia Baxter-Carter \| Episode: "Raven About Bunk'd: Part Two"
2021 \| The Edge \| Charlotte Facilier \| Film
2022 \| We Are Gathered Here Today \| Debbie Spitz \| Film
2023 \| Gotham Knights \| Carrie Kelley \| Main role
2025 \| All There Is \| Makayla \| Film

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Year

! Title

! Role

! Notes

2014–2015

| Being Mary Jane

| D'Asia

| Recurring role

2017

| The Vampire Diaries

| Janie