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Raven-Symoné Says Being Called ‘Raven’ Can Be Triggering, Sets Name Boundaries on Her Podcast

She says years tied to a TV persona left her preferring her full legal name in public.

Overview

  • On a recent Tea Time episode with wife Miranda Pearman-Maday, the 39-year-old said being addressed simply as "Raven" can trigger her.
  • She tells friends in crowded settings not to use Raven and to call her "Chris," a nickname drawn from her middle name Christina.
  • She explained that her name has been used so widely that she sometimes dissociates from it.
  • The actor played Raven Baxter on That’s So Raven from 2003 to 2007 and reprised the role on Raven’s Home from 2017 to 2023, contributing to the public shorthand.
  • Her legal name is Raven-Symoné Christina Pearman-Maday following her 2020 marriage, and she has said she is working on a memoir.