The talented and beautiful, Navia Robinson is one of the stars of Disney Channel’s hit new series “Raven’s Home.” A spin-off from the hit Disney Channel series “That’s So Raven!” The show follows Raven (Raven Symone) and Chelsea who are now divorced single mothers raising their two separate families in one chaotic, but fun household full of friends. When one of Raven’s kids begins to show signs that they have inherited her trait of seeing into the future, the already hectic household gets turned upside down, keeping even Raven on her toes. On the show Navia plays Raven’s daughter “Nia.” The second season premiere is TBD 2018. The show was recently nominated for 2018 NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Children’s Program.
In addition to “Raven’s Home,” Navia has a lead role on the hit Netflix series “Free Rein”. After befriending a mysterious horse during a summer in the English countryside, 15-year-old Zoe finds the strength to deal with issues she faces. On the show Navia plays “Rosie” Zoe’s little sister. The second season is currently airing. The show was recently nominated for 2018 NAACP Image Award (Outstanding Children’s Program) and a 2018 Daytime Emmy Award (Best Children’s Series).
Navia’s television career began by recurring as D’Asia, the young niece to Gabrielle Union’s character, Mary Jane, in the ground-breaking pilot and ongoing subsequent series of BET Network’s “Being Mary Jane”. In early 2016 Nicki Minaj handpicked Navia for her new pilot about her life growing up in Queens entitled “NICKI” which was shot for the Freeform Network formerly known as ABC Family. She’s starring in a new Netflix original coming of age series currently titled “Horse Mystery Project”, which is presently in production in the United Kingdom and due for release in Spring of 2017.
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