23 Facts About Raven Symoné

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Raven Symone has received several accolades, including five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids' Choice Awards, three Young Artist Awards, and three Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

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Raven Symone was a co-host of the ABC daytime talk show The View from 2015 to 2016.

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Raven Symone made her debut in the premiere episode of the show's sixth season and remained until the series finale in 1992.

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Raven Symone 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, based on the book Queen: The Story of an American Family written by Alex Haley.

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Raven Symone made her debut in the first episode of the show's second season and remained until the series finale in 1997.

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Raven Symone actually 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.

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That's So Raven Symone was nominated for Outstanding Children's Program during the 2005 and 2007 Emmy Awards.

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That's So Raven Symone, was the first Disney Channel series to have four seasons and 100 episodes.

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Raven Symone had a recurring role, as she was featured in all seasons of the show, and participated in the two films for the series, Kim Possible: A Sitch in Time and Kim Possible: So the Drama.

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In 2004, during her time on the show That's So Raven Symone, she provided the voice of Danielle in the movie Fat Albert.

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Raven Symone made an appearance in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement as Princess Asana, during which she sang a duet with Julie Andrews.

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Raven Symone portrayed the role of Briana McCallister, inspired by the true story of a black teenager who shook up a small town where high school proms had been racially segregated for decades.

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Raven Symone starred in the Disney Channel Crossover Episode That's So Suite Life of Hannah Montana alongside Miley Cyrus, Dylan Sprouse and Cole Sprouse.

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Raven Symone appeared in Chris Rock's 2009 documentary Good Hair.

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15.

Raven Symone made a guest appearance on the Disney Channel Original Series Sonny with a Chance alongside Demi Lovato.

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Raven Symone portrayed the character Amber Algoode, the president of Chad Dylan Cooper's fan club.

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Raven Symone's contracted final performance coincided with the closure of the show on Broadway on August 26,2012.

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Raven Symone appeared in 2 episodes of the Disney Channel Original Series K C Undercover in which she portrayed the character of Simone Devereaux, making this her first appearance on Disney Channel since her guest appearance in Sonny With a Chance back in 2010.

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19.

Raven Symone spent that year and the next taking vocal lessons from Missy Elliott.

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20.

Raven Symone signed a deal with Hollywood Records, a Disney-owned label.

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21.

Raven Symone is set to release a studio album titled The Reintroduction.

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22.

Raven Symone came out of retirement in 2015 as a co-host of The View.

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Raven Symone's accolades include five NAACP Image Awards, two Kids' Choice Awards, three Young Artist Awards, and three Daytime Emmy Award nominations.

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