Her name is Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman.
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Raven Symone's career started very early. Raven-Symone started modeling as a baby. By the age of 2 Raven-Symone and her family moved to New York when Raven-Symone got a deal with Ford models.
When Raven-Symoné was 3 years old she auditioned for a part in the Bill Cosby movie ghost dad. Raven didn't get the part but that audition lead Raven-Symone to getting the role of Olivia on the Cosby Show.
shortly after the Cosby Show ended Raven-Symone landed a role on Hangin' with Mr. Cooper
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around this time young Raven-Symone also started her singing career and released her first album Here's to New Dreams which was a hit in kiddie pop world.
followed up by Undeniable 6 years later.
and then This is my Time and then Raven-Symoné
Raven-Symoné appeared in the first two Eddie Murphy remakes of Dr. Dolittle playing the role of Dr. Dolittle's teenage daughter.
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in 2003 the TV show That's so Raven which is one of the Disney Channel's longest running and most popular TV shows.
Orginally Raven-Symoné was going to only play the best friend of the show (titled Absolutely Psychic) put not only did she blow them away so much that they gave Raven-Symoné the lead but also renamed the show after her.
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that year Raven-Symoné also got the lead role for another Disney channel franchise The Cheetah Girls and started in the first 2 movies and sign on the The Cheetah girls albums.
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durning the last years of That's So Raven, Raven-Symoné produced the last season of the show. Raven-Symoné also produced the second Cheetah Girls movie.
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Raven-Symoné also Produced and starred in the movie College Road trip which also starred Martin Lawrence.
Raven-Symoné also starr in the movie Little Focker (a sequel to the film Meet the Parents) as the baby sitter for the Fockers.
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