Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
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Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly | |
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Born | Fairfax, Virginia, U.S. | June 28, 1985
Nationality | American |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1991–present |
Spouse | Sean Patrick Dinwoodie |
Children | Weston-Warren Patrick Dinwoodie |
Website | www.everlastingent.com |
Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly (born June 28, 1985) is an American actress.
Life and career
Kelly was born in Fairfax, Virginia. She later moved to
She attended Mount St. Mary's College in Brentwood and is a graduate of UCLA in Westwood.
Has been nominated for over 4 NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Youth Performance. In 2009, she won Best Lead Actress at The NAACP Theater Awards in Beverly Hills.
She is goddaughter of late actress and civil rights activist
She is the adopted granddaughter of actors Cicely Tyson, Bill Cobbs, and Marla Gibbs.[citation needed] Tyson, Cobbs, and Gibbs all adopted Kelly as their granddaughter after playing her grandparents on film.[citation needed]
She performed in several film and television projects such as
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1993 | What's Love Got to Do with It | Young Anna Mae Bullock
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1995 | How to Make an American Quilt | Little Anna | |
1996 | A Time to Kill[1] | Tonya Hailey | |
1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi | Reena Evers – Age 10 | |
1998 | The Last Weekend | Raven | Short film |
1998 | Milo | Kendra | |
1998 | Blossoms and Veils | Short film | |
2000 | Odessa | Angela | Short film |
2001 | Flossin | Ardelia | |
2006 | The Still Life | Art buyer | |
2007 | Tournament of Dreams | Slick | |
2009 | Genius in Heels | Zora | Short film |
2010 | Preacher's Kid | Marcia | |
2011 | Nocturnal Agony | Bay Bay | |
2012 | Locked in a Room | Attorney Goldstein | |
2013 | State of Mind | Gina | Short film |
2016 | The Rogue | Sgt. Hills' Wife | Pre-production, on hold |
2017 | Race to Judgment | Kat Wallace | Pre-production |
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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1991–1993 | I'll Fly Away | Adlaine Harper | 19 episodes |
1993 | Class of '61 | Statie | TV movie |
1993 | Living Single | Camille | Episode: "Living Single... with Children" |
1993 | I'll Fly Away: Then and Now | Adlaine Harper | TV movie |
1994 | On Our Own | Hannah | Episode: “Pilot” |
1994 | Monty | Tina | Episode: "The Principal's Interest" |
1994 | Roc | Robin | Episode: "You Shouldn't Have to Lie" |
1994 | Sweet Justice | Niara | Episode: "The Power of Darkness: Part 1" |
1994 | Roseanne
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Geena Williams | Episode: "White Men Can't Kiss" |
1994 | Lily in Winter | Louetta Covington | TV movie |
1994 | Touched by an Angel | Serena | Episode: "Fear Not!" |
1996 | America's Dream | Lara | TV movie |
1996 | ER | Monique | Episode: "John Carter, M.D." |
1996 | The Sentinel | Pam Ferris | Episode: "Out of the Past" |
1997 | The Ditchdigger's Daughters | Young Jeanette | TV movie |
1997 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Goldina (voice) | Episode: "King Midas" |
1997 | Ms. Scrooge | Young Ebenita | TV movie |
1998 | Maximum Bob[2] | Wanda Grace | 7 episodes |
1999 | Any Day Now | Episode: "A Parent's Job" | |
2000 | Freedom Song | Dora Charles | TV movie |
2000 | City of Angels | Savannah | Episode: "When Worlds Colitis" |
2000 | Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child | Imani (voice) | Episode: "The Steadfast Tin Soldier" |
2000 | Cover Me: Based on the True Life of an FBI Family
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Estelle | Episode: "Killing Me Softly" |
2001 | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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Lisa | Episode: "The Body" |
2002 | Even Stevens | Denise | Episode: "Your Toast" |
2004 | "Good Girls Don't..." | Shaquandra | Episode: "I Never" |
2006 | Hannah Montana | Olivia | Episode: "I Can't Make You Love Hannah If You Don't" |
2018–present | Fly | Capt. Skylar Wyatt | Also writer |
Awards and nominations
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- 1993, win, Young Artist Award for Outstanding Actress Under Ten in a Television Series for I'll Fly Away
- 1994, win, Young Artist Award for Youth Actress Leading Role in a Television Series, for I'll Fly Away
- 1995, win, Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Youth Actress in a TV Miniseries or Special for Lily in Winter
- 1995, win, Young Artist Award for Best Performance by a Youth Actress – TV Guest Star for Sweet Justice
- 1997, nomination, Young Star Awards for 'Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film' for A Time to Kill
- 1998, nomination, Young Artist Award for 'Best Performance in a TV Movie or Feature Film – Young Ensemble' for The Ditchdigger's Daughters
- 2000, nomination, Young Star Awards for 'Best Young Actress/Performance in a Miniseries/Made-For-TV Film' for Freedom Song
- 2009, win, NAACP Theater Awards Best Lead Actress in a Play for Turpentine Jake
References
- Times Daily. "Weekend Movie Guide". August 2, 1996, p. 2C. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
- Eugene Register-Guard, August 4, 1998, p. 9A. Retrieved May 30, 2013.