Raven-Symoné

 Raven-Symone Christina Pearman was born on the 10th of December, 1985 in Atlanta, Georgia and raised in Ossining, New York to Lydia Louise Pearman (nee Gaulden) & Christopher Blaize Pearman. Raven was living in New York when she signed with Ford Modeling Agency. She was asked to audition for Ghost Dad (1990), which also featured Bill Cosby. Raven was considered too young for the role because she was just 3 years old. old, but Cosby could see she had potential. Raven was then asked to read lines. She performed so well that she was offered the part of Olivia for the last three seasons (1984). After the show finished it's run and she was ready to explore a new avenue of singing. She was the first person to join MCA Records in 1993. She also went back to acting with a starring part in Hangin' with Mr. Cooper (1992) together with Mark Curry, and a small role in the TV mini-series Queen (1993). After a brief appearance in The Little Rascals (1994) and her role of Goldilocks on the TV series Happily Ever After. Fairy Tales for Every Child (1995), "Hangin' With Mr. Cooper" was over.