Raven-Symone Christina Pearman was born in Atlanta, Georgia on Dec. 10, 1985. She has one brother.
Raven Symone became a household name by playing Olivia on "The Cosby Show" from 1989 until 1992. After that she was in the hot comedy "Hangin' with Mr. Cooper" from 1993 to 1997. In 2003, she was the lead character in the hot Disney show "That's So Raven," which became the Disney Channel's longest-running and highest-rated series.
Raven Symone has been featured in 14 movies, four of which were TV films, including the hugely popular "The Cheetah Girls." She was also the executive producer of "The Cheetah Girls 2."
Raven Symone has been singing since she was 4 years old and performed on Broadway at the age of 5. She has released four studio albums and another four soundtrack albums. In 2009, she signed with Coalition Media Group and Universal Motown Republic Group.
Her favorite game is Scrabble. She has two homes, one in Atlanta and the other in Los Angeles. She graduated from high school in 2004. She is of African-American and Native American descent.
She shouts the phrase "Oh snap!" at the recording of every episode of her show.