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'''Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman''' (born [[December 10]], [[1985]] in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]]) is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]]/[[Pop music|pop]] [[singer]], [[dance]]r, [[Television producer|producer]], and [[model (person)|model]]. She is professionally known as '''Raven''' and '''Raven-Symoné'''.
she is pretty
==Biography==
As a baby, 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|Ford Models, Inc.]] in [[New York City|New York]] and appeared in ads for [[Ritz cracker]], [[Gelatin dessert|Jell-O]], [[Fisher-Price]], and [[Cool Whip]]. 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. After the series ended, Symoné released her [[debut album]] in 1993 called ''[[Here's to New Dreams]]'', which featured the [[Single (music)|single]] "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of". That year, she also joined the cast of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s sitcom ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' as Nicole, the daughter of [[Mark Curry (actor)|Mark Curry]]'s cousin.
Raven had a role in 1998's ''[[Dr. Dolittle (film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'', and returned for the [[Dr. Dolittle 2|first sequel]] as well. In 1999 she starred in the [[Disney Channel Original Movie|Disney original film]] ''[[Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)| Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century]]''as nebula, the best friend of the title character played by [[Kirsten Storms]]. Starting in 2002, Raven starred in the [[Disney Channel]] series ''[[That's So Raven]]'' as Raven Baxter, a teenager with psychic abilities; it became Disney's highest-rated series during its run and spawned 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 in the Disney original film ''[[The Cheetah Girls (film)|The Cheetah Girls]]'' and its soundtrack. A year later her third solo album, ''[[This Is My Time]]'', was released. She has also appeared in the films ''[[Zenon: Z3]]'', ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]'', and ''[[Fat Albert (film)|Fat Albert]]''. In 2006 she starred in the [[Lifetime Television|Lifetime]] film ''[[For One Night]]''. ]]
==Selected filmography==
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