Raven-Symoné#Television

Raven-Symoné was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Lydia (née Gaulden) and Christopher Pearman.{{cite web|url=http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/winn/bios/sym1569.txt|title=From: November 1 and December 27, 1989; Winn Parish Enterprise News-American: Article No. 1 – Cosby Star Has Roots In Winn Parish| author=Vernon Ray Davenport Sr. |publisher=Files.usgwarachives.net|access-date=October 12, 2014}} She had a younger brother, Blaize, who died in November 2023.{{Cite web |date=2023-12-11 |title=Raven-Symoné reveals her younger brother died from colon cancer |url=https://www.today.com/health/men-s-health/raven-symone-brother-blaize-pearman-dies-colon-cancer-rcna129175 |access-date=2024-04-12 |website=TODAY.com |language=en}} As an infant, she worked for Atlanta's Young Faces Inc. modelling agency and was featured in local print advertisements. At the age of two, she worked with Ford Models in New York City and appeared in ads for Ritz crackers, Jell-O, Fisher-Price, and Cool Whip. At age three, she moved with her family to Ossining, New York, where she attended Park School.[http://www.pe.com/lifestyles/teen/stories/PE_Fea_Teen_raven0125.a11bc.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125052842/http://www.pe.com/lifestyles/teen/stories/PE_Fea_Teen_raven0125.a11bc.html|date=January 25, 2009}}[http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/winn/bios/sym1569.txt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070401080631/http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/winn/bios/sym1569.txt|date=April 1, 2007}}

In 1989, Raven-Symoné auditioned for a role in the Bill Cosby film, Ghost Dad.{{Cite web |date=October 29, 2022 |first=Yoonji |last=Han |title=Raven-Symoné on growing up in the public eye as a child star of color |url=https://www.insider.com/raven-symone-child-actor-diversity-hollywood-pressures-2022-10 |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=For one night, Raven gets serious |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/2006/03/20/for-one-night-raven-gets-serious/ |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Tampa Bay Times}} At the age of three, she was considered too young for the role, but Cosby liked her so much that he found a role for her on his show, The Cosby Show, as his step-granddaughter Olivia. She made her debut in the premiere episode of the show's sixth season and remained until the series finale in 1992. She then appeared as the younger version of Halle Berry's starring character, a headstrong biracial enslaved woman, in the TV movie Alex Haley's Queen.{{Cite web |title=Raven-Symone In Alex Haley's "Queen" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ajDYw4AEJo|via=YouTube |date=June 5, 2010 |access-date=October 15, 2024}}

In 1992, Raven-Symoné began her singing career at the age of seven, when she signed with MCA Records.{{Cite web |date=April 23, 2023 |title=That's So Raven: Where's Raven-Symoné today and what are the most controversial things she's said? |url=https://screenshot-media.com/culture/entertainment/raven-symone-controversies/ |website=screenshot-media.com}} She spent that year and the next taking vocal lessons from Missy Elliott.{{Cite web |date=April 10, 2020 |title=Somebody Please Restore Raven-Symoné's 2004 Album on Spotify |url=https://www.papermag.com/raven-this-is-my-time |website=Papernag}} Her debut album, Here's to New Dreams, was released on June 22, 1993, which spawned two singles: "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" and "Raven Is the Flavor". "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" reached No. 68 on the Billboard Hot 100.{{Cite web |title=Raven Symone - "Thats What Little Girls Are Made Of" (1994) - MDA Telethon |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awsdccQqPEk |via=YouTube |date=May 4, 2018 |access-date=October 15, 2024}} The album, however, was not successful, and, due to low sales, she was dropped from MCA Records in 1995.{{Cite web |last=Flynn |first=Liz |date=2019-06-04 |title=How Raven Symone Achieved a Net Worth of $55 Million |url=https://moneyinc.com/raven-symone-net-worth/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Money Inc |language=en-US}} The album sold over 73,000 copies in the US.{{cite magazine |last=Caulfield |first=Keith |date=February 2, 2007 |title=Ask Billboard – Quoth the Raven, 'Any More?' |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/ask-billboard-1055377/ |access-date=October 17, 2009 |magazine=Billboard}}

In 1993, one year after The Cosby Show ended, Raven-Symoné landed the role of Nicole Lee, Mark's preteen cousin on the sitcom Hangin' with Mr. Cooper.{{Cite web |title=Raven-Symone On "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sprvOATlze4|via=YouTube |date=February 27, 2010 |access-date=October 15, 2024}} She made her debut in the first episode of the show's second season and remained until the series finale in 1997. In 1994, during her time on the show Hangin' with Mr. Cooper, she had her first film role in The Little Rascals, playing Stymie's girlfriend.{{Cite web |title=Raven-Symone on "The Little Rascals" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZkuGNrcKN4 |via=YouTube |date=February 27, 2012 |access-date=October 15, 2024}}

In 1996, Raven-Symoné and her father founded RayBlaze Records, in which she signed a distribution deal with Crash Records for her second album Undeniable, which was released in May 1999.{{Cite magazine |last=Graff |first=Gary |date=2008-08-21 |title=Raven-Symone Plots Post-Hollywood Plans |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/raven-symone-plots-post-hollywood-plans-1044389/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |magazine=Billboard |language=en-US}} The album sold over 2,000 units in the US. The album yielded one single: a cover of Stevie Wonder's "With a Child's Heart". To support Undeniable, she went on tour as the opening act for Jive artist 'N Sync's "The 'N Sync Tour" in 1998/1999.{{cite web |title=CNN Programs – Showbiz Today |url=https://edition.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.today/star.tomorrow/archive/0106/20.html |access-date=June 5, 2014 |publisher=CNN}}

In 1998, she was cast in the Eddie Murphy comedy Dr. Dolittle, as Charisse Dolittle, the oldest daughter of Murphy's character. In 1999, she appeared in Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century as Nebula, her first production under Disney.{{Cite web |date=2024-01-23 |title=Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century Turns 25: Celebrate With Facts That'll Make You Say Cetus-Lupeedus |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1393551/zenon-girl-of-the-21st-century-turns-25-celebrate-with-facts-thatll-make-you-say-cetus-lupeedus |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=E! Online}} In 2001, she reprised the role of Charisse Dolittle in Dr. Dolittle 2.{{Cite web |title=Through the Years: Raven Symone |url=https://www.bet.com/photo-gallery/coamyg/through-the-years-raven-symone/8z7vbp |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=BET |language=en}} In the same year, she participated in two episodes of the comedy series, My Wife and Kids as Charmaine, Claire's pregnant friend under ABC.{{Cite web |title=Raven-Symone Films and Shows |url=https://tv.apple.com/mt/person/raven-symone/umc.cpc.1bah5usedfvadbm4i1ckktiwv |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Apple TV |language=en-GB}}

In 2001, Raven-Symoné auditioned for a role on an upcoming series for the Disney Channel titled Absolutely Psychic, about a teenager with psychic abilities.{{cite web|title=Raven Biography|url=http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Ow-Sh/Raven.html|access-date=January 4, 2009|publisher=notablebiographies.com}} She auditioned for the recurring role of Chelsea Daniels, but her role was changed to the lead character Raven Baxter and the series name changed to That's So Raven.{{Citation needed|date=November 2024}} The series debuted on January 17, 2003 and ended on November 10, 2007, becoming the channel's highest-rated and longest-running series at 100 episodes (until it was surpassed by Wizards of Waverly Place in October 2011).{{Cite web |last1=McCormick |first1=Colin |last2=Bruncati |first2=Danielle |last3=Bruce |first3=Amanda |date=2020-11-14 |title=Top 16 Disney Channel Shows With The Most Episodes |url=https://screenrant.com/disney-channel-shows-most-episodes/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} It spawned a franchise including soundtracks, dolls, episode DVDs, and video games. That's So Raven was nominated for Outstanding Children's Program during the 2005 and 2007 Emmy Awards.{{Cite web |last=Facey |first=Liv |title=How 'That's So Raven' Raised A Generation Of Black Girls Like Me |url=https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2023/01/11258940/thats-so-raven-20-year-anniversary-raven-symone-legacy |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=www.refinery29.com |language=en}} Merchandise for the show earned over $400 million.{{Cite web|title=Yahoo|url=http://blackvoices.aol.com/black_news/black_history_month/articlecanvas/_a/bhm-star-raven-symone/20060221023209990001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070313211144/http://blackvoices.aol.com/black_news/black_history_month/articlecanvas/_a/bhm-star-raven-symone/20060221023209990001|archive-date=March 13, 2007|website=blackvoices.aol.com}} The show also launched the channel's first live action spin-off series, Cory in the House.

File:Raven-Symoné cropped.jpgIn 2002, Raven-Symoné was given the recurring voice role of Monique on Kim Possible.{{Cite web |last=Sharpe |first=Lynn |date=2023-11-27 |title=12 Actors Who Appeared In Multiple Disney Channel Original Movies (Not Just Sequels) |url=https://screenrant.com/disney-channel-original-movies-actors-appearances/ |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=ScreenRant |language=en}} She also participated in the two films for the series, Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time (2003) and Kim Possible: So the Drama (2005). In 2003, she starred as lead singer Galleria Garibaldi in The Cheetah Girls, a Disney Channel Original Movie. The film was directed by Oz Scott and produced by Whitney Houston. It attracted more than 6.5 million viewers opening night, making it (at the time) Disney Channel's most-watched movie and highest-rated Disney Channel broadcast of 2003.{{Cite web |last=Ellenbogen |first=Rachael |date=2018-08-15 |title=The History Of 'The Cheetah Girls' On Its 15th Anniversary |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/how-cheetah-girls-paved-way-disney-channels-future-musical-movies-2708796 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=International Business Times |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Emma |date=2021-09-16 |title=The Highest Rated Disney Channel Movies of All Time |url=https://www.newsweek.com/highest-rated-disney-channel-movies-all-time-high-school-musical-1628274 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=Newsweek |language=en}} The film soundtrack, The Cheetah Girls, debuted at No. 33 on the Billboard Top 200 and was certified Double Platinum by the RIAA for sales of 2 million copies.{{cn|date=March 2025}} Following the success of the film, Disney began developing The Cheetah Girls as a real-life recording group, but Symoné opted to focus on solo projects.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-15 |title=How 'Cheetah Girls' Paved The Way For Disney Channel's Future Musical Movies |url=https://www.ibtimes.com/how-cheetah-girls-paved-way-disney-channels-future-musical-movies-2708796 |access-date=2019-03-06 |website=International Business Times}}{{Cite magazine |date=October 10, 2004 |title=Hey, Hey, It's the Cheetah Girls |url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-BC/BC-2004/Broadcasting-&-Cable-2004-10-25.pdf |magazine=Broadcasting & Cable |pages=10}} A TV show based on The Cheetah Girls was pitched to the ABC network, but it was never picked up as a series due to Raven-Symoné having prior commitments with That's So Raven.{{cite web |date=December 10, 1985 |title=Raven-Symone: 'I'm not a little kid anymore' |url=http://www.zimbio.com/Raven-Symone/articles/45/Raven+Symone+not+little+kid+anymore |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090523212342/http://www.zimbio.com/Raven-Symone/articles/45/Raven+Symone+not+little+kid+anymore |archive-date=May 23, 2009 |access-date=May 11, 2010 |publisher=Zimbio.com}}

In 2003, she recorded the Stevie Wonder song "Superstition" as the main theme for the film The Haunted Mansion. She signed a deal with Hollywood Records, a Disney-owned label. In 2004, she provided the voice of Danielle in the movie Fat Albert. She made an appearance in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Princess Asana, during which she sang a duet with Julie Andrews. In the Disney Channel Original Movie, Zenon: Z3, Raven-Symoné reprised her role as Nebula Wade.

On September 21, 2004, she released her third studio album, This Is My Time, which included the single "Backflip".{{Cite web |date=2004-09-27 |title=Raven Symone Talks Up "This Is My Time" |url=https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/morning-show/raven-symone-talks-up-this-is-my-time/73-344867574 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=KUSA.com |language=en-US}} This Is My Time debuted at number 50 on the U.S. Billboard Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart and at number fifty-one on the official Billboard 200.{{cite magazine |date=October 9, 2004 |title=Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums : Oct 09, 2004 – (Biggest Jump) | Billboard Chart Archive |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/2004-10-09/r-b-hip-hop-albums?order=gainer |access-date=June 5, 2014 |magazine=Billboard}} It had first week sales of 19,000 copies and was Raven-Symoné's first album to enter the charts in the United States. It has sold 235,000 copies up to February 2, 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Four songs from the album were incorporated into soundtracks from Disney films: The Lion King 1½ ("Grazing in the Grass"); The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement ("This Is My Time"); Ice Princess ("Bump"); and Go Figure ("Life Is Beautiful").{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} In the same year, she also recorded music for That's So Raven{{'}}s first original television soundtrack. The soundtrack debuted and peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard 200 and is now certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies.{{cite web |title=That's So Raven Soundtrack: Gold by RIAA |url=https://www.riaa.com/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH_RESULTS&title=So%20Raven&perPage=25 |access-date=May 11, 2010 |publisher=Riaa.com}} File:Raven-Symoné 2008.jpg On October 31, 2006, Raven-Symoné's 1999 album Undeniable was reissued as From Then Until.{{Citation |title=Undeniable - Raven-Symoné {{!}} Album {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/undeniable-mw0000242631 |access-date=2024-11-06 |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=CNN Programs - Showbiz Today |url=http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/showbiz.today/star.tomorrow/archive/0106/20.html |website=www.cnn.com}} The album sold over 8,000 in the US. In support of her third studio album and the That's So Raven Too! soundtrack, which was the second soundtrack album from the series, Raven-Symoné embarked on her first headlining tour. The "This Is My Time Tour" kicked off on May 19, 2006, in Richmond, VA and concluded on October 21, 2006, in Columbia, SC.[http://www.musicsquare.net/news/raven-symone/444] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060820023710/http://www.musicsquare.net/news/raven-symone/444|date=August 20, 2006}}

In 2006, she starred in the drama For One Night.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-02 |title=Raven-Symoné - Biografía, mejores películas, series, imágenes y noticias |url=https://www.lavanguardia.com/peliculas-series/personas/raven-symone-66896 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=La Vanguardia |language=es}} In the same year, she continued her previous role as Galleria in The Cheetah Girls 2. She served as executive producer of the film.{{cite web|date=August 21, 2006|title=Raven-Symone takes 'Cheetah Girls' to Spain|url=https://www.today.com/popculture/raven-symone-takes-cheetah-girls-spain-wbna14454620|access-date=April 1, 2009|publisher=Today.com}} The film brought in more than 8 million viewers opening night, making it (at the time) Disney Channel's most-watched movie and highest-rated Disney Channel program of the year 2006.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} She starred in the Disney Channel Crossover Episode That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana alongside Miley Cyrus, Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse. Later that year, she provided her voice for Marti Brewster in Everyone's Hero, which was released theatrically on September 15, 2006.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}}

Symoné recorded music for That's So Raven Too!{{'}}s second original television soundtrack. The soundtrack debuted and peaked at No. 44 on the Billboard 200, selling about 200,000 copies up to April 2007, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The Cheetah Girls 2 soundtrack debuted at No. 5 on the Billboard Top 200 and is certified for Platinum sales by the RIAA for sales of 1.3 million copies.{{cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/?tab_active=default-award&se=cheetah+girls+2#search_section|title=Gold & Platinum- RIAA|date=November 16, 2006|website=RIAA.com|access-date=October 22, 2024}}

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In 2008, The Cheetah Girls: One World began production. Raven-Symoné did not return for the final film in The Cheetah Girls series; While it was said that catfights and territorial issues were the reason (along with her filming College Road Trip at the time), Symoné revealed that she did not appear in the film due to feeling "excluded" and "ostracized" on the set of the second film.{{cite web|date=April 10, 2020|title=Raven-Symoné and Kiely Williams Just Revealed Some Major Cheetah Girls Tea on Instagram Live|url=https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/a32108298/the-cheetah-girls-drama-feud-raven-symone-kiely-williams-instagram-live-reunion-talk/|website=Seventeen}}{{Cite web |title=Lynn Whitfield interview The View 7 12 16 July 12, 2016 |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUx3VwKBLDo|via=YouTube |date=July 30, 2016 |access-date=October 15, 2024}} Her fourth studio album, Raven-Symoné, was released on April 29, 2008.{{cite web |title=Raven~Symoné |url=http://www.ravensymonepresents.com/ravensymone/index.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100326082934/http://ravensymonepresents.com/ravensymone/index.html |archive-date=March 26, 2010 |access-date=May 11, 2010 |publisher=Ravensymonepresents.com}} The only single released from this album was "Double Dutch Bus", a cover of Frankie Smith's 1981 funk track, which was also used to promote her film College Road Trip.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} The single was released to radio on February 9, while the video was released on February 18, 2008.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} The album debuted at No. 159 on Billboard{{'}}s Top 200. The album was Raven-Symoné's final album release under Hollywood Records as she did not renew her contract with the label. To promote the album, she announced her intentions to headline her first all-arena tour, "The Pajama Party Tour," in Spring 2008, however, the tour was postponed to the summer under a new name.{{cite web |date=April 17, 2008 |title=Raven-Symone Pajama Party Tour Cancelled |url=http://www.popcrunch.com/raven-symone-pajama-party-tour-cancelled/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140420042649/http://www.popcrunch.com/raven-symone-pajama-party-tour-cancelled/ |archive-date=April 20, 2014 |access-date=June 5, 2014 |publisher=PopCrunch}}

In 2008, she starred as Melanie Porter in the comedy College Road Trip alongside Martin Lawrence. Her character, a 17 year old girl, is eager to go to college and plans an all girls road trip with her friends until her overbearing police chief father, James Porter (Martin Lawrence) insists on taking her turning her dream trip into a nightmare with crazy adventures along the way. In its opening weekend, the film grossed approximately $14 million in 2,706 theaters in the United States and Canada, ranking as the No. 2 film at box office.{{Citation needed|date=July 2024}} It went on to gross more than $60 million worldwide.{{cite web|title=College Road Trip – Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/2008/CLGRT.php|access-date=May 11, 2010|publisher=The Numbers}} From 2008 to 2015, she provided the voice of the character Iridessa, the light-fairy, as a part of the Disney Fairies franchise and direct-to-DVD Tinker Bell film series.{{Cite web |title=Secret of The Wings -- Featurette |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5rhztcyPoQ|via=YouTube |date=October 22, 2012 |access-date=October 16, 2024}} She appeared in Chris Rock's 2009 documentary Good Hair.{{Cite web |title=Raven-Symoné on Good Hair - Clips (2009) |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RLGDhER3e4 |via=YouTube |date=January 20, 2015 |access-date=October 15, 2024}} In late 2008, Raven-Symoné announced that she would return to the studio to record her next album.Audrey Fine [http://www.teenmag.com/seen-in-teen/raven-symone-interview-2 Teen Talks To: Raven-Symoné – Page 2] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080922172216/http://www.teenmag.com/seen-in-teen/raven-symone-interview-2|date=September 22, 2008}}. Teenmag.com

In 2010, Raven-Symoné starred alongside Joanna Garcia in an ABC Family film titled Revenge of the Bridesmaids. Raven plays Abigail Scanlan while Garcia portrayed Parker, two childhood best friends who thwart to sabotage their ex friend’s wedding so that true love can prevail.{{cite web|date=July 18, 2010|title=Breaking News – Debut of ABC Family Original Movie "Revenge of the Bridesmaids" Ranks as Basic Cable's No. 1 Movie of the Week|url=http://thefutoncritic.com/news/2010/07/20/debut-of-abc-family-original-movie-revenge-of-the-bridesmaids-ranks-as-basic-cables-no-1-movie-of-the-week/20100720abcfamily01/|access-date=June 5, 2014|publisher=TheFutonCritic.com}}{{Cite web |date=July 26, 2012 |title='Revenge of the Bridesmaids': A Silly But Really Cute Movie |url=https://rissiwrites.com/2020/03/review-revenge-of-bridesmaids-2010.html |access-date= |website=rissiwrites.com |language=en}} She also made a guest appearance on the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny with a Chance alongside Demi Lovato.{{Cite web |title=Raven-Symoné Had to Remind Longtime Admirer Demi Lovato They Once Worked Together: 'Bitch, I Was on Your Show!' |url=https://people.com/raven-symone-reaction-when-demi-lovato-didn-t-remember-meeting-her-8715754 |access-date=2024-11-06 |website=People.com |language=en}} She portrayed the character Amber Algoode, the president of Chad Dylan Cooper's fan club.{{Cite web |title="That's So Sonny" with Rayven Symone |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luwoWk-ca3c |via=YouTube |date=August 27, 2010 |access-date=October 15, 2024}} She was a guest performer for the December 9th performance of Debbie Allen's dance-theater piece, The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker, at UCLA's Royce Hall. They would later televise the play in 2014 on BET and she would continue to perform in the play until 2019.Andy Propst [http://www.theatermania.com/los-angeles/news/10-2010/debbie-allen-arturo-sandoval-raven-symone-jaleel-w_31225.html Debbie Allen, Arturo Sandoval, Raven Symone, Jaleel White, et al. Set for The Hot Chocolate Nutcracker]. Theatermania.com (October 11, 2010). Retrieved May 19, 2012.{{Cite web |date=October 3, 2019 |title=Debbie Allen to Present 10th Annual Hot Chocolate Nutcracker Starring Raven-Symoné and More |url=https://playbill.com/article/debbie-allen-to-present-10th-annual-hot-chocolate-nutcracker-starring-raven-symone-and-more |access-date= |website=Playbill.com |language=en}}

In 2011, Raven-Symoné starred as the main character of ABC Family's comedy State of Georgia. The series premiered in June 2011, marking this her first series in four years.{{cite web|last=Nguyen|first=Hanh|date=November 18, 2010|title=Claire Danes stars in Showtime's 'Homeland'; 'Damages' gets summer date on DirecTV – Zap2it & Features|url=http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/11/trace-adkins-to-host-acas-angela-bassett-raven-symone-join-pilots.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101120053058/http://blog.zap2it.com/frominsidethebox/2010/11/trace-adkins-to-host-acas-angela-bassett-raven-symone-join-pilots.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 20, 2010|access-date=June 6, 2014|publisher=Zap2it}}{{Cite magazine |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |date=June 18, 2011 |title=Raven-Symoné in 'State of Georgia' on ABC Family - Review |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/29/arts/television/raven-symone-in-state-of-georgia-on-abc-family-review.html|access-date=October 15, 2024 |magazine=New York Times}} The 12-episode season concluded on August 17, 2011 and ABC Family cancelled the show on September 16, 2011.{{Cite magazine |date=September 22, 2011 |title=ABC Family Cancels Raven Symone's "State Of Georgia" |url=https://blavity.com/abc-family-cancels-raven-symones-state-of-georgia |access-date=October 15, 2024 |magazine=Blavity}} Throughout 2011, Raven-Symoné had been working on her fifth studio album, but in March 2012, she confirmed that the album was canceled, saying that she "couldn't quite get it together" and that the music she had been working on "wasn't going to be something sellable."{{cite web |author=Sister Act – Broadway |date=March 26, 2012 |title=Raven-Symoné on Slipping Into Sister Act, Singing with Mary Poppins and Starting Life in New York | Broadway Buzz |url=http://www.broadway.com/buzz/160844/raven-symone-on-slipping-into-sister-act-singing-with-mary-poppins-and-starting-life-in-new-york/ |access-date=August 11, 2012 |publisher=Broadway.com}}{{cite web |title=Justin Bieber flirts with Raven-Symone on Twitter – 01/08/2011 | Entertainment News from |url=http://www.ontheredcarpet.com/Raven-Symone-gets-hit-on-by-Justin-Bieber-on-Twitter/7887036 |access-date=June 5, 2014 |publisher=OnTheRedCarpet.com}}

On January 31, 2012, it was confirmed that she would appear in the Broadway musical Sister Act as Deloris van Cartier, marking her Broadway debut in a lead role.{{cite web|title=Is Raven-Symoné Headed to Broadway's Sister Act?|url=http://www.playbill.com/news/article/159165-Is-Raven-Symon-Headed-to-Broadways-Sister-Act|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201121237/http://www.playbill.com/news/article/159165-Is-Raven-Symon-Headed-to-Broadways-Sister-Act|archive-date=February 1, 2014|access-date=June 5, 2014|work=Playbill}}{{cite web|date=January 31, 2012|title=Raven-Symoné|url=http://perezhilton.com/2012-01-31-raven-symone-joins-sister-act|access-date=October 12, 2014|publisher=Perezhilton.com}} Her run started on March 27, 2012. Her contracted final performance coincided with the closure of the show on Broadway on August 26, 2012.{{cite news|last=Healy|first=Patrick|date=June 20, 2012|title='Sister Act' Set to Close on Broadway|work=The New York Times|url=http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/06/20/sister-act-set-to-close-on-broadway/|access-date=August 11, 2012}} In 2013, she filmed a cameo in See Dad Run alongside former Hangin' With Mr. Cooper co-star Mark Curry.{{Cite magazine |date=May 15, 2013 |url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/hangin-with-mr-cooper-reunion-raven-symone-mark-curry-see-dad-run_n_3281867?ec_carp=4389907264639421254|title='Hangin' With Mr. Cooper' Reunion: Raven-Symoné To Join Mark Curry On 'See Dad Run'|access-date=October 15, 2024 |magazine=HuffPost}} In early 2014, she began filming Loose, an independent film co-starring Meagan Good, in Mississippi.{{cite web|title=Raven-Symone starts filming Loose movie|url=http://www.disneydreaming.com/2014/01/18/raven-symone-starts-filming-loose-movie/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809150920/http://www.disneydreaming.com/2014/01/18/raven-symone-starts-filming-loose-movie/|archive-date=August 9, 2014|access-date=January 14, 2014|publisher=DisneyDreaming}}

In February 2015, she made a guest appearance on the Fox series Empire.{{cite web|date=January 31, 2015|title=Raven-Symoné Spills About Her Cameo on FOX's Empire – AfterBuzz TV Exclusive!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HXy37EmtXQ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211222/-HXy37EmtXQ |archive-date=December 22, 2021 |url-status=live|access-date=March 9, 2015|publisher=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}{{Cite magazine |last=Fallon |first=Kevin |date=May 6, 2015 |title=The Reinvention of Raven-Symone|url=https://www.thedailybeast.com/the-reinvention-of-raven-symone |access-date=October 16, 2024 |magazine=Daily Beast}} In May 2015, she began a recurring role as Rhonda Johnson on the ABC comedy series Black-ish; she would continue to appear in the role in the series until April 2020.{{Cite web |title=Raven-Symone to play Dre's gay sister on 'Black-ish' |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/02/25/raven-symone-play-dres-gay-sister-black-ish/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=EW.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=black-ish: Season 6, Episode 10 {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/black_ish/s06/e10 |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}} In June 2015, she starred in the independent film A Girl Like Grace.{{cite web|last1=Berskhire|first1=Geoff|date=June 23, 2015|title=Film Review: 'A Girl Like Grace'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/reviews/a-girl-like-grace-review-1201525137/|access-date=September 19, 2020|work=Variety}}{{Cite web |title=A Girl Like Grace Movie CLIP - Hallway (2015) - Raven-Symoné Movie HD |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=368qW9L7NrI |via=YouTube |date=June 8, 2015 |access-date=October 15, 2024}} Also in June 2015, Raven-Symoné joined the ABC daytime talk show The View on a permanent basis after she guest hosted the show multiple times earlier in the year. She was nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award during her run on the show from 2016 to 2017.{{cite web |last1=Messer |first1=Lesley |date=June 10, 2015 |title=Raven-Symoné Joins 'The View' as New Co-Host |url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/raven-symone-joins-view-host/story?id=31647351 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831043849/https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/raven-symone-joins-view-host/story?id=31647351 |archive-date=August 31, 2017 |access-date=August 30, 2017 |publisher=ABC News}}{{Cite web |date=June 10, 2015 |title=Raven Symoné Is The New Co-Host Of "The View" |url=https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/emilyorley/raven-symone-is-the-new-co-host-of-the-view |access-date= |website=buzzfeednews.com |language=en}} In September 2015, she guest starred in an two part episode of the Disney Channel Original Series K.C. Undercover, portraying the character Simone Devereaux, who is the inventor of the family robot, Judy. This marked her first appearance on the channel since her guest appearance on Sonny With a Chance in 2010.{{cite web |title=Raven-Symonè Returning to DISNEY on 'K.C. Undercover' |url=http://www.fanlala.com/news/raven-symone-returning-disney-kc-undercover |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150203080342/http://www.fanlala.com/news/raven-symone-returning-disney-kc-undercover |archive-date=February 3, 2015 |access-date=March 9, 2015}}{{cite web |date=February 2, 2015 |title=Zendaya Confirms Raven-Symoné Will Guest Star on 'K.C. Undercover' |url=http://www.m-magazine.com/posts/zendaya-confirms-raven-symone-will-guest-star-on-k-c-undercover-50779 |access-date=March 9, 2015 |work=M Magazine}}

On October 27, 2016, she announced she would leave The View before the end of 2016 to focus on executive producing and starring in a That's So Raven spin-off, Raven's Home.{{cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=October 27, 2016 |title='That's So Raven' Sequel Set At Disney Channel; Raven-Symoné Stars & Produces |url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/raven-symone-thats-so-raven-sequel-series-disney-channel-1201843624/ |access-date=October 27, 2016 |website=Deadline Hollywood}}{{cite web |last=Wagmeister |first=Elizabeth |date=October 27, 2016 |title=Raven-Symoné to Exit 'The View' for Disney Channel's 'That's So Raven' Spinoff |url=https://variety.com/2016/tv/news/raven-symone-leaving-the-view-thats-so-raven-spinoff-1201901900/ |access-date=October 27, 2016 |website=Variety}} The series premiered on July 21, 2017.{{cite web|date=July 21, 2017|title=What to Watch Tonight – Raven's Home Begins, Descendants 2, Ozark and More|url=http://tvline.com/what-to-watch/ravens-home-series-premiere/|access-date=February 3, 2018|website=TVLine}} For her performance, she earned a nomination for a Daytime Emmy Award.{{cite web|author=Erik Pedersen|date=October 10, 2017|title=Raven's Home Renewed for Second Season on Disney Channel|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/ravens-home-renewed-season-2-raven-symone-disney-channel-1202185190/|access-date=October 10, 2017|website=Deadline Hollywood}} The series ran for six seasons, ending in September 2023.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2024-05-15 |title='Raven's Home' Gets Spinoff Pilot Under Raven-Symoné Deal With Disney Branded Television As Series Ends After 6 Seasons |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/ravens-home-canceled-spinoff-pilot-alice-in-the-palace-raven-symone-deal-disney-branded-television-1235917704/ |access-date=2024-07-01 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}}

In May 2016, she released two new tracks via online streaming, "Sarafina" and "Cruise Control".{{Cite web |date=May 24, 2016 |title=Raven-Symone's "Cruise Control" Lyrics Definitely Live Up To The Song Description — LISTEN |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/162896-raven-symones-cruise-control-lyrics-definitely-live-up-to-the-song-description-listen |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Bustle |language=en}} It was the first time in eight years she released new music since her self-titled project in 2008.{{Cite web |date=October 12, 2015 |title=Raven-Symone Explains Controversial 'The View' Comments, But Her Apology Falls A Little Short |url=https://www.bustle.com/articles/116369-raven-symone-explains-controversial-the-view-comments-but-her-apology-falls-a-little-short |access-date=2023-03-21 |website=Bustle |language=en}} On November 6, 2019, Raven competed in season two of The Masked Singer as "Black Widow".{{cite magazine|last1=Rice|first1=Lynette|title='The Masked Singer' Black Widow on her badonkadonk and 'sensual' latex costume|url=https://ew.com/tv/2019/11/06/the-masked-singer-black-widow-interview/|access-date=November 8, 2019|magazine=Entertainment Weekly}} In December 2019, Raven-Symoné released the EP 33000 and in March 2020, released the single "Spacetruck" from the extended play InfraSounds under her mononym, Raven, in April 2020.{{cite web |last1=McRady |first1=Rachel |date=April 2, 2020 |title=Raven-Symone Talks the Possibility of a Cheetah Girls Reunion (Exclusive) |url=https://www.etonline.com/raven-symone-talks-the-possibility-of-a-cheetah-girls-reunion-exclusive-144117 |access-date=June 19, 2020 |work=Entertainment Tonight}}{{cite web |last1=Vulpo |first1=Mike |date=April 11, 2020 |title=Raven-Symoné and Kiely Williams Make Amends After Addressing Cheetah Girls Feud |url=https://www.eonline.com/news/1139516/raven-symon-eacute-and-kiely-williams-make-amends-after-addressing-cheetah-girls-feud |access-date=June 19, 2020 |website=E! Online}} In July 2020, she released the song "Serah".{{Cite web |title=Raven Symoné Performs "Serah" From New Album "The Reintroduction" |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmlGxtT01F4 |via=YouTube |date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=October 15, 2024}} In May 2024, she signed an overall deal with Disney Branded Television and will produce the spinoff of Raven's Home titled Alice in the Palace, set to premiere in 2025.{{Cite web |last=Andreeva |first=Nellie |date=2024-05-15 |title='Raven's Home' Gets Spinoff Pilot Under Raven-Symoné Deal With Disney Branded Television As Series Ends After 6 Seasons |url=https://deadline.com/2024/05/ravens-home-canceled-spinoff-pilot-alice-in-the-palace-raven-symone-deal-disney-branded-television-1235917704/ |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=Deadline |language=en-US}} In October 2024, she became a host of the game show Scrabble on The CW.{{Cite magazine |last=Sengupta |first=Sohini |date=October 4, 2024 |title=Scrabble on The CW: Everything we know about the new Raven-Symoné hosted game show|url=https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/scrabble-on-the-cw-everything-we-know-about-the-new-raven-symon%C3%A9-hosted-game-show/ar-AA1rHKS8 |access-date=October 15, 2024 |magazine=Soap Central}}

In August 2013, Raven-Symoné commented on the legalization of same-sex marriage, stating that she was "excited to hear today that more states legalized gay marriage" and that it was "great to know [she] can now, should [she] wish to."{{cite web|last1=Martinez|first1=Michael |url=http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/02/showbiz/raven-symone-comes-out/index.html |title=Raven-Symone says she's a lesbian, grateful for legalized gay marriage|publisher=CNN|date=August 5, 2013|access-date=October 25, 2014}}{{Cite web |title=Raven-Symonè on X: I can finally get married! Yay government! So proud of you |url=https://x.com/ravensymone/status/363360946905153536?mx=2 |via=X |date=August 2, 2013 |access-date=October 15, 2024}} In an October 2014 interview with Oprah Winfrey, she explained her rejection of labeling herself and of identifying as either African-American or gay, specifying that she was an "American" and a "human who loves humans."{{cite web|last1=Capretto|first1=Lisa|title=Raven-Symoné: Don't Label Me 'Gay' Or 'African-American' (VIDEO)|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/raven-symone-african-american-gay-labels_n_5929414|website=HuffPost|date=October 5, 2014|access-date=October 6, 2014}}{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2019/tv/features/raven-symone-lgbtq-coming-out-1203246873/|title=Raven-Symoné Recalls Industry Pushback in Her Teen Years: 'She Looks Too Much Like a Lesbian'|date=June 21, 2019|website=variety.com|access-date=October 17, 2024}} She was named Grand Marshal of the 2016 Montreal Pride Parade.{{cite news|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/justin-trudeau-and-philippe-couillard-expected-at-pride-parade-in-montreal|title=Montreal Pride Parade brings out thousands|work=Montreal Gazette|date=August 15, 2016|access-date=January 24, 2020}}

Raven-Symoné was in a relationship with model and actress AzMarie Livingston from 2012 to 2015.{{cite web|last1=Gomez|first1=Patrick|url=http://www.people.com/article/raven-symone-partner-azmarie-livingston|title=Raven-Symone on Life with Her Partner AzMarie Livingston|work=People|date=July 15, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/celebrity/ravensymone-explains-why-she-hid-her-sexuality-during-disney-channel-stardom-20160527-gp5hso.html|title=Raven-Symone explains why she hid her sexuality during Disney Channel stardom|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=May 27, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2020}}{{Cite magazine |last=Brucculieri |first=Julia |date=October 20, 2015 |title=Raven-Symoné And Girlfriend AzMarie Livingston Reportedly Split|url=https://www.huffpost.com/entry/raven-symon%C3%A9-azmarie-livingston-split_n_562631b7e4b0bce3470212bf|access-date=October 16, 2024 |magazine=HuffPost}} In June 2020, she married longtime girlfriend and social media manager Miranda Maday.{{cite web|last1=Gomez|first1=Dessi|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-18/raven-symone-announces-secret-wedding-to-miranda-maday|title=Raven-Symoné surprises fans with news that she married Miranda Maday|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 18, 2020|access-date=June 19, 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://people.com/raven-symone-miranda-pearman-maday-relationship-timeline-7502309|title=Raven-Symoné and Miranda Pearman-Maday's Relationship Timeline|date=April 19, 2024|website=People.com|access-date=October 16, 2024}}

In 2013, she briefly retired from acting and enrolled at Academy of Art University to pursue an associate degree in fine arts, which she completed in 2016.{{cite web|last1=Reyes-Velarde|first1=Alejandra|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/tv/la-et-raven-symone-ravens-home-disney-channel-20180621-story.html|title=After her turbulent days on 'The View,' Raven-Symone has come 'Home' to Disney|work=Los Angeles Times|date=June 21, 2018|access-date=June 19, 2020}} She came out of retirement in 2015 to be a co-host of The View.{{cite news|last1=Lewis|first1=Hilary|title='The View' Names Raven-Symone as New Co-Host|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/view-names-raven-symone-as-801522|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 10, 2015|access-date=November 12, 2019}}{{cite web|last1=Gomez|first1=Patrick|url=http://www.people.com/article/raven-symone-why-i-retired-returned-tv|title=Raven Symone: Why I 'Retired' (and Then Returned to) TV|work=People|date=July 18, 2015|access-date=March 3, 2017}} In the 2016 presidential election, she endorsed Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson.{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/hollywood-stars-are-voting-third-party-candidates-944954|title=Which Hollywood Stars are Voting for Third-Party Candidates?|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=November 8, 2016|access-date=June 20, 2020}}

{{Main|Raven-Symoné discography}}

{{See also|List of songs recorded by Raven-Symoné}}

• Here's to New Dreams (1993)
• Undeniable (1999)
• This Is My Time (2004)
• Raven-Symoné (2008)

• This Is My Time Tour (2006)
• Live in Concert Tour (2008{{ndash}}2009)

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• NSYNC in Concert (NSYNC) (1999)

{{Main|List of awards and nominations received by Raven-Symoné}}

Symoné's accolades include five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids' Choice Awards, and three Young Artist Awards, as well as two Children's and Family Emmy Award nominations and three Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

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