Raven-Symone Christina Pearman Was born on December 10th 1985, known professionally as Raven-Symoné, or simply Raven, is an American actress, singer, songwriter, comedian, dancer, television producer and model. Raven-Symone launched her successful career in 1989 after appearing in the show A Different World as Olivia, she released her debut album, Here's to New Dreams (1993) with the release of the single, "That's What Little Girls Are Made Of" which charted number sixty-eight on the US Billboard Hot 100.