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{{Infobox Musical artist
| Name = Raven-Symoné
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| Background = solo_singer
| Birth_name = Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman
| Alias = Raven, Raven Symone
| Born = {{birth date and age|1985|12|10}}<br>[[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], [[United States]]
| Genre = [[contemporary R&B|R&B]], [[pop music|pop]], [[dance-pop]], [[soul music|soul]]
| Occupation = [[actor|Actress]], [[singer-songwriter]], [[dance]]r, [[television producer]]
| Years_active = 1989–present
| Label = [[MCA Records|MCA]], [[Hollywood Records|Hollywood]]
| Associated_acts = [[The Cheetah Girls (recording artists)|The Cheetah Girls]], [[Disney Channel Circle of Stars]]
| URL = [http://www.ravensymonepresents.com/ www.ravensymonepresents.com]
}}
'''Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman''' (born [[December 10]], [[1985]]),<ref name="dob">{{cite web |url=http://movies.msn.com/celebrities/celebrity-biography/raven-symone/|title=Raven Symone:Biography on MSN|author=MSN |accessdate=2008-07-15 |date=2008 |publisher=[[MSN]] }}</ref> known professionally as '''Raven-Symoné''' or simply '''Raven''', is an [[United States|American]] [[actor|actress]], [[contemporary R&B|R&B]] and [[pop music|pop]] [[singer-songwriter]], best known for her roles as Olivia Kendall in ''[[The Cosby Show]]'', Galleria Garibaldi in ''[[The Cheetah Girls (film)|The Cheetah Girls]]'' and ''[[The Cheetah Girls 2]]'' and as [[Raven Baxter]] in her own show, ''[[That's So Raven]]''. Raven-Symoné is also a television producer, producing the final season of [[That's So Raven]] as well as her movies ''[[College Road Trip]]'' and ''The Cheetah Girls 2''. Raven-Symoné also owns a "how-to" video website, Raven Symone Presents, which is also used as her official website.<ref>[http://www.ravensymonepresents.com RavenSymonePresents.com]</ref>
==Early life==
Raven-Symoné, an [[African American]],<ref>http://www.allbusiness.com/society-social/families-children-family/6319442-1.html</ref> was born in [[Atlanta, Georgia|Atlanta]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]], the daughter of Lydia ([[married and maiden names|née]] Gaulden) and Christopher B. Pearman.<ref> [http://www.pe.com/lifestyles/teen/stories/PE_Fea_Teen_raven0125.a11bc.html Teen | PE.com | Southern California News | News for Inland Southern California<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/la/winn/bios/sym1569.txt</ref> As an infant, she worked for Atlanta's Young Faces Inc. Modeling Agency and was featured in local print advertisements. At age two, she worked with Ford Models in New York City and appeared in ads for [[Ritz cracker]]s, [[gelatin dessert|Jell-O]], [[Fisher-Price]], and [[Cool Whip]]. At age three, she auditioned for the film ''[[Ghost Dad]]''. She was considered too young for the role, but was recommended for a part in ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' and was eventually cast as Olivia in February 1989. The character was the three-year-old stepdaughter of Denise Huxtable ([[Lisa Bonet]]), the main character's daughter. Raven-Symoné played the part until the series ended in 1992. In 1993, Raven-Symoné joined the cast of [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]'s sitcom ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' as Nicole, the cousin of [[Mark Curry (actor)|Mark Curry]]'s character Mark Cooper. Raven-Symoné went on to have roles in films such as 1998's ''[[Dr. Dolittle (film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'', 1999's ''[[Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)|Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century]]'', and 2001's [[Dr. Dolittle 2]]. In Late 2003 to early 2004, she shared an apartment with [[Lindsay Lohan]], and had a brief social relationship with her.
==Career==
===Acting===
In 2002, Raven-Symoné auditioned for a role on an up and coming series for The [[Disney Channel]] titled ''Absolutely Psychic'' about a teenager with psychic abilities.{{Fact|date=June 2008}} Initially Raven-Symoné was cast as the role of the best friend. But after being reviewed, Disney executives decided to cast Raven-Symoné as the lead character [[Raven Baxter]] and change the series name to ''[[That's So Raven]].'' That's So Raven debuted on January 17, 2003. It is Disney Channel's highest-rated and longest-running series. It spawned Disney's most successful franchise, including soundtracks, dolls, episode DVDs, and video games. In 2005 and 2007, the show was nominated for an Emmy Award for "Outstanding Children's Program." The show also was the first show in Disney history to have a spin-off, ''[[Cory in the House]].'' Raven-Symoné lived in Alpharetta Georgia and went to Webb Bridge Middle School.
In 2003, Raven-Symoné starred as lead singer Galleria Garibaldi in ''[[The Cheetah Girls (film)|The Cheetah Girls]]''. ''The Cheetah Girls'' is a [[Disney Channel Original Movie]] which is about four city girls who have dreams of becoming superstars. The movie was Disney Channel's first musical and sprawed a massive franchise, much like That's So Raven, including dolls, video games, platinum soundtracks and more.
Also that year Raven-Symoné was scheduled to star in two films. The first was ''Sparkle'', which was a remake of [[Sparkle (1976 film)|the 1976 film]]. Raven-Symoné got the part after R&B-Pop songstress [[Aaliyah]] was killed in a plane crash in 2001. The film was scheduled to be produced by Whitney Houston and Debra Martin Chase who produced ''The Cheetah Girls''. The second film was titled ''All American Girl'', based on the book written by Meg Cabot. Both films have now been canceled.
In 2004, Raven-Symoné cut a six-figure deal with Disney for another series on ABC in Fall 2005. It was originally designed to be a college spinoff of ''That's So Raven'' called ''Raven Too!'', following Raven and her friends in college. However, Raven-Symoné eventually declined the role and the spinoff ended up being "[[Cory In The House]]" on Disney channel, revolving around Raven's brother, Cory. That same year were plans for a ''Cheetah Girls'' series on [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]], starring the four female leads. However, due to the unexpected success of ''That's So Raven'', the show was put on indefinite hiatus. Although a pilot was filmed, ABC passed on the show.
In 2006, Raven-Symoné reprised her role as Galleria Garibaldi and starred in ''[[The Cheetah Girls 2]]''. The film and its soundtrack were huge commercial hits. The film brought in over 8 million viewers opening night, making it (at its time) Disney Channel's most-watched-movie. Its soundtrack also debuted at number five, on the Billboard Top 200 and went on to become platinum. Raven also served as Executive Producer of the film.
In 2007 Raven-Symoné guest-starred on an episode of ''Cory in the House,'' and the final episode of ''That's So Raven'' aired. During the summer of 2007, Raven-Symoné filmed her first lead film role in ''[[College Road Trip]],'' costarring [[Martin Lawrence]].
In 2008, The ''[[Cheetah Girls 3]]'' began production but Raven-Symoné did not return to reprise her role as Galleria, due to problems with her former Cheetah Girls on the set of ''Cheetah Girls 2''. According to an interview not long after shooting for that movie wrapped, she stated that there were "territorial issues and catfights", which led to a strained friendship with the other three girls.<ref>http://www.nationalledger.com/cgi-bin/artman/exec/view.cgi?archive=1&num=6127</ref>
===Music===
Raven-Symoné's debut album, ''[[Here's to New Dreams]]'', was released on [[June 22]], [[1993]]. It spawned two commercially released singles: "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" and "Raven Is the Flavor". "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" was Raven-Symoné's most successful single, reaching number sixty-eight on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]], forty-seven on the [[Hot niable (Raven-Symoné album)|Undeniable]]'' album was bought up by TMG Records, who re-issued the album on [[November 14]], [[2006]] under the title ''From Then Until''.
Although her first album was full of kid-rap, she used this album to display her vocal ability while still holding true to her rap roots.
Raven-Symoné sang some songs on the [[That's So Raven]] soundtrack album to the Disney Channel original series of the same name. The album debuted and peaked at #44 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified Gold by the RIAA for sales of 500,000 copies. She also sang some tracks on the That's So Raven Too!, which is the second soundtrack album from the hit Disney Channel original series, [[That's So Raven]]. The soundtrack debuted and peaked at #44, on the Billboard 200, selling 22,600 copies in its first week. Since then, the soundtrack has sold 200,000 copies (as of 2007). Raven-Symoné then participated in two [[Cheetah Girls]] soundtracks for [[Disney]], in which both went double platinum and platinum.
In early 2003, Raven-Symoné signed a deal with [[Hollywood Records]] <small>(A Disney owned label)</small>. On [[September 21]], [[2004]], she released her third album ''[[This Is My Time]]''. The album spawned one commercially released single, "[[Backflip (song)|Backflip]]", which received heavy rotation on both Disney Channel, as well on BET. The album debuted and peaked at number fifty-one on the [[Billboard 200|''Billboard'' 200]] selling 19,000 copies in its first week of release and becoming her most successful album yet. ''[[This Is My Time]]'' has sold 235,000 copies in the U.S. and 512,000 copies worldwide.
In 2005 Raven-Symoné embarked on a mini-concert tour to promote the album. Raven-Symoné made guest spots during the Summer of 2005 , but didn't tour to promote the album until 2006.
Later that year Raven-Symoné began work on her fourth studio album.
Raven-Symoné's fourth studio album [[Raven-Symoné (album)|Raven-Symoné]] was released on [[April 29]], [[2008]].<ref>[http://www.ravensymonepresents.com/ravensymone/index.html Raven~Symoné<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>. The album features production by [[Sean Garrett]] ([[Beyoncé]]), The J.A.M. ([[Leona Lewis]]),[[Mario (singer)#Knightwritaz| Knightwritaz]] <small>(singer Mario's production team)</small>, and [[The Clutch]] ([[Timbaland]], [[Ciara]]). The first single released was [[Double Dutch Bus]] a remake of the 1981 funk track. The single was released to radio on February 9, while the video was released on February 18, 2008. The single has been Raven-Symoné's most downloaded song on iTunes. It peaked at #9 on the [[iTunes]] Top R&B/Soul Downloads chart. The album debuted at #159 on ''[[Billboard]]'''s Top 200. Raven also planned on starting her first all arena headlining tour [[The Pajama Party Tour]] this Spring, to promote her album but due to what promoters call "unforeseen difficulties" the tour was postponed until further notice. But during a recent interview it was confirmed that Raven is currently rescheduling her tour and that it will kick off later this summer, but instead of being an all-arena tour, it will include both arena and amphitheatre venues. The new tour name is [[Raven-Symoné: Live in Concert Tour]]. Also, in the Summer of 2008, Raven-Symoné will be the special host of Disney's [[Disney's Block Party Tour]].
<ref>[http://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/15/music.raven.symone.ap/index.html?section=cnn_latest Raven~Symoné Tour]</ref>
==Filmography==
===Films===
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! Year || Title || Role || Notes
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| 1994 || ''[[The Little Rascals (film)|The Little Rascals]]'' || Stymie's Girlfriend ||appearance
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| 1998 || ''[[Dr. Dolittle (film)|Dr. Dolittle]]'' || Charisse Dolittle || Main Role
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| 1999 || ''[[Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (film)|Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century]]'' || Nebula Wade || made for television ([[Disney Channel]])
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| 2001 || ''[[Dr. Dolittle 2]]'' || Charisse Dolittle || Main Role
|-
| rowspan=2 | 2003 || ''[[Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time]]'' || [[Monique (Kim Possible)|Monique]] || Voice
|-
| ''[[The Cheetah Girls (film)|The Cheetah Girls]]'' || [[Galleria Garibaldi|Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi]] || made for television ([[Disney Channel]])
|-
| rowspan=3 | 2004 || ''[[Zenon: Z3]]'' || Nebula Wade || made for television ([[Disney Channel]])
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| ''[[The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement]]'' || Princess Asana || Starring as ''Raven''.
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| ''[[Fat Albert (film)| Fat Albert]]'' || Danielle || Voice / Starring as ''Raven-Symone''.
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| 2005 || ''[[Kim Possible: So the Drama]]'' || [[Monique (Kim Possible)|Monique]] || Voice
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| rowspan=3 | 2006 || ''[[For One Night]]'' || Brianna McCallister || made for television ([[Lifetime Movie Network|Lifetime Movie]])
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| ''[[Everyone's Hero]]'' || Marty Brewster || Voice
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| ''[[The Cheetah Girls 2]]'' || [[Galleria Garibaldi|Galleria "Bubbles" Garibaldi]] || made for television ([[Disney Channel]])
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| rowspan=3 | 2008 ||''[[College Road Trip]]'' || Melanie Porter || Main Role / Starring as "Raven-Symoné"
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| ''[[Tinker Bell (film)|Tinker Bell]]'' || Iridessa || Voice
|-
|}
===Television===
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! Year || Title || Role || Notes
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| 1989—1992 || ''[[The Cosby Show]]'' || [[Olivia Kendall]] || Seasons 6–8 / Starring as ''Raven-Symoné''
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| 1993—1997 || ''[[Hangin' with Mr. Cooper]]'' || Nicole Lee || Seasons 2–5 / Starring as ''Raven-Symone''.
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| 2002—2007 || ''[[Kim Possible]]'' || [[Monique (Kim Possible)|Monique]] || Voice / Recurring role
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| 2003—2007 || ''[[That's So Raven]]'' || [[Raven Baxter (character)|Raven Baxter]] || Main Role / Starring as ''Raven''.
|}
====Guest appearances====
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! Year || Title || Role || Notes
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| 1989 || ''<span style="display:none">Different World</span>[[A Different World (TV series)|A Different World]]'' || Olivia Kendall || "Forever Hold Your Peace" (episode 5, season 3)
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| rowspan=2 | 1990 || ''<span style="display:none">Muppets at Walt Disney World</span>[[The Muppets at Walt Disney World]]'' || Young girl || Television special
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| [[TGIF (ABC)|TGIF]] || Nicole || -
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| 1992 || ''<span style="display:none">Fresh Prince of Bel-Air</span>[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]'' || Claudia || "Vying for Attention" (episode 21, season 2)
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| rowspan=2 | 1993 || ''Blindsided'' || Singer ||
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| ''[[Queen: The Story of an American Family]]'' || 5-year-old Queen || uncredited
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| rowspan=2 | 1995 || ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]'' || Olivia/Zoe (voice) || "The Princess and the Pauper"
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| ''[[Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child]]'' || Goldilocks (voice)|| "Goldilocks and the Three Bears"
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| rowspan=1 | 1996 || ''[[Bill Nye the Science Guy]]'' || Herself || "Human Transportation" (episode 56, season 3)
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| rowspan=2 | 2001 || ''[[My Wife and Kids]]'' || Charmaine ||
* "Mom's Away (Part 1)" (episode 1, season 2)
* "Mom's Away (Part 2)" (episode 2, season 2)
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| ''<span style="display:none">Proud Family</span>[[The Proud Family]]'' || Stephanie (voice) || "Seven Days of Kwanzaa" (episode 11, season 1)
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| 2004 || ''[[Fillmore!]]'' || Maryanne Greene (voice)<br>Alexandria Quarry (voice) ||
* "Code Name: Electric Haircut" (episode 9, season 2)
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| rowspan=1 | 2006 || ''<span style="display:none">Suite Life of Zack and Cody</span>[[The Suite Life of Zack and Cody]]'' || Raven Baxter || "[[That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana]]" (episode 20, season 2)
|-
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| rowspan=1 | 2007 || ''[[Cory in the House]]'' || Raven Baxter || Guest star in "[[That's So in the House]]" episode
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| rowspan=3 | 2008 || ''[[WrestleMania 24]]'' || Herself|| Guest announcer
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| ''[[American Dad!]]'' || Katie<br>Wife || * "[[Office Spaceman (American Dad! Episode)|Office Spaceman]]" (Episode 14, Season 3)<br>*"[[Stanny Slickers II: The Legend of Ollie's Gold|Stanny Slickers II]]" (Episode 15, Season 3)
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| ''[[Celebrity Family Feud]]'' || Herself || Was the team captain of Team Symoné and competed alongside her mother, brother and her on-screen mother and father from ''[[That's So Raven]]''.
|}
==Discography==
{{Main|Raven-Symoné discography}}
===Albums===
* 1993: ''[[Here's to New Dreams]]''
* 1999: ''[[Undeniable (Raven-Symoné album)|Undeniable]]''
* 2004: ''[[This Is My Time]]''
* 2008: ''[[Raven-Symoné (album)|Raven-Symoné]]''
===Tour===
* 2005-2006: ''[[This Is My Time Tour]]''
* 2008 ''Disney Music Block Party Tour''
* 2008: ''[[Raven-Symoné Live Tour]]''
==Awards and nominations==
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! Year || Status || Award || Category|| Work
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| 1990 || Nominated || [[Young Artist Award]] || Outstanding Performance by an Actress Under Nine Years of Age 9 || ''<span style="display:none">Cosby Show</span>[[The Cosby Show]]''
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| 1991 || Won || [[Young Artist Award]] || Exceptional Performance by a Young Actress || ''<span style="display:none">Cosby Show</span>[[The Cosby Show]]''
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| 1993 || Nominated || [[Young Artist Award]] || Outstanding Actress Under Ten in a Television Series || ''<span style="display:none">Cosby Show</span>[[The Cosby Show]]''
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| 1994 || Nominated || [[Young Artist Award]]s || Best Youth Comedienne || ''[[Hangin' With Mr. Cooper]]''
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| 1996 || Nominated || [[NAACP Image Award]]s || Outstanding Youth Actor/Actress || ''[[Hangin' With Mr. Cooper]]''
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| 1999 || Nominated || Young Star Awards || Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Mini-Series/Made for TV Film || ''[[Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century]]''
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|rowspan="5"| 2004 || Won || [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] || Favorite TV Actress || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Won || [[NAACP Image Award]]s || Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Won || [[Black Reel]] || Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series || ''<span style="display:none">Cheetah Girls</span>[[The Cheetah Girls]]''
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| Nominated || [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] Comedy Awards || Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Nominated || [[Teen Choice Awards]] || Choice TV Actress — Comedy || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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|rowspan="6"| 2005 || Won || [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] || Favorite TV Actress || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Won || [[NAACP Image Awards]] || Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Won || [[Radio Disney Music Awards]] || Best Actor/Actress-Turned-Singer ||
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| Nominated || [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] Comedy Awards || Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Nominated || [[Teen Choice Awards]] || Choice TV Actress — Comedy || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Nominated || [[Black Entertainment Television|BET]] Comedy Awards || Best Performance in an Animated Theatrical Film || ''[[Kim Possible: So the Drama]]''
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|rowspan="4"| 2006 || Won || [[NAACP Image Award]]s || Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Won || [[NAACP Image Award]]s || Junior Achievement Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Won || [[Teen Choice Awards]] || Choice TV Actress — Comedy || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Nominated || [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] || Favorite TV Actress || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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|rowspan="5"| 2007 || Won || [[NAACP Image Award]]s || Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Series/Special || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Won || NAMIC Vision Awards || 2007 North Star Award (top award) ||
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| Nominated || [[NAACP Image Award]]s || Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Nominated || [[Radio Disney Music Awards]] || Favorite TV Star Who Sings ||
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| Nominated || [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] || Favorite TV Actress || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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|rowspan="5"| 2008 || Won || [[NAACP Image Award]]s || Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program — Series or Special || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Won || [[NAACP Image Award]]s || Outstanding Performance Program|| ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Nominated || [[Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards]] || Favorite TV Actress || ''[[That's So Raven]]''
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| Nominated || [[Teen Choice Awards]] || Choice Summer Comedy Movie/Performance || ''[[College Road Trip]]<ref>''[http://www.teenchoiceawards.com Teen Choice Awards]</ref>
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| Won || Summer Fort Myers Beach Film Festival || "Fav Summer Teen Flick Comedy" || ''[[College Road Trip]]''
|}
==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.ravensymonepresents.com/ Official website]
*[http://www.hollywoodrecords.go.com/raven-symone Raven-Symoné on the Hollywood Records website]
*{{allmusicguide|11:fxfexql5ldhe}}
*{{MySpace|ravensymone}}
*{{imdb name|0712368}}
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