Raven Symone's Life

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Raven Symone says “she’s very happy with her partner, but doesn’t want to be labeled as ““Gay”” or a ““Lesbian”” even though she’s in a same-sex relationship”.( http://starcasm.net/archives/291020 ) Raven is very much, well known as a 1980’s women who used to star as an actress on The Cosby Show, That’s so Raven and plenty other different shows. These are more important facts that may reflect on how Raven Symone’s living. Raven Symone was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She moved to New York at a very young age. In Raven’s childhood, when she was three, she starred as an actress in Ghost Dad. Raven stared in multiple shows during her childhood. She played in That’s so Raven and also The Cosby Show. As I said before Raven starred in That’s so Raven.

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