RaéVen Kelly

RaéVen Kelly was born on Jun 28, 1985 in USA. RaéVen Kelly's big-screen debut came with I'll Fly Away - Season 1 directed by Jack Bender in 1991. RaéVen Kelly is known for Flossin directed by Jimmy Bridges, Jonelle Allen stars as Viola and RaéVen Kelly as Ardelia. RaéVen Kelly has got 4 awards and 5 nominations so far. The most recent award RaéVen Kelly achieved is Young Artist Awards. The upcoming new movie RaéVen Kelly plays is Nocturnal Agony which will be released on Dec 09, 2014.

RaéVen Larrymore Kelly continues to make her celebrity count with a cause. RaéVen has had the fortune of performing in a wide range of high-quality projects for film and television: John Grisham's "A Time to Kill" as Tonya Hailey with Samuel L. Jackson, Sandra Bullock, Matthew McConaughey, director Joel Schumacher; "What's Love Got To Do With It?" as young Tina Turner with Laurence Fishburne, Angela Bassett, director Brian Gibson; "Ghosts of Mississippi" as Rena Evers with Whoopi Goldberg, James Woods, Alec Baldwin, director Rob Reiner; and "How to Make an American Quilt" as young Anna, a role shared with Maya Angelou's character, also starring Wynona Rider, Ann Bancroft, director Jocelyn Moorehouse; "Blossoms and Veils" as Em, with producers Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith and director Shonda Rhimes; "Underclassman" as Qweeshawn Washington, with Nick Cannon; "Tournament of Dreams" as Slick, also starring Debbie Allen, Carl Lewis, and Tony Todd, director Don Abernathy. A sample of her credentials for television and made for TV movies include stellar performances in "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" recurring as Lisa, director Joss Whedon; "Freedom Song" as Dora Charles with Danny Glover, Vicellous Shannon, director Phil Alden Robinson; "Maximum Bob" as series regular Wanda Grace with Beau Bridges, director Barry Sonnenfeld; "Ditchdigger's Daughters" as Jeanette with Carl Lumbley, Victoria Dillard; guest starring on "Even Stevens;" "Any Day Now;" "City of Angels" as Savannah, director Reginald Hudlin; "Scrooge" as young Ebenita with Cicely Tyson; "Lily in Winter" as Louetta with Marla Gibbs, Natalie Cole, director Delbert Mann; and "America's Dream" as Laura with Wesley Snipes, Jasmine Guy, director Bill Duke.RaéVen's theater accolades include the California premiere of Regina Taylor's "Crowns" as Yolanda, director Anthony Hainey; Sara Finney-Johnson's "Mazel Tov & Black Eyed Peas" as Maya, director Adleane Hunter; and Yolanda King's "Achieving the Dream" as Lead Vocalist.RaéVen was born in Fairfax, Virginia. Although only 20, RaéVen has a distinguished career with a hallmark of earlier spectacular performances as series regular Adlaine Harper on the award-winning "I'll Fly Away" with Sam Waterston, Regina Taylor, producer/director David Chase, Ian Sander. Her works associated with "Touched By An Angel," guest-starring as Serena with Randy Travis, have been catalogued as a Christmas classic. RaéVen has also performed guest-starring roles on "E.R.," "Living Single," "Roseanne," "The Sentinel," "Roc," Maloney," "Sweet Justice" as Niara, granddaughter of Cicely Tyson's character, and others.RaéVen is the recipient of many awards such as The Emerging Artist Award for her television and film works, Best Youth Actress TV Mini-Series/MOW/Special for "Lily in Winter," and Best Youth Actress in a Leading Role Television Series for "I'll Fly Away." RaéVen is a NAACP National Equity Theatre Award Nominee for Best Supporting Actress 2003 in "Achieving the Dream," Hollywood Reporter Youngstar Award Nominee for Best Actress in a Mini-Series 2000 for "Freedom Song," Hollywood Reporter Youngstar Award Nominee for Best Actress in a Drama Film 1997 for "A Time to Kill," NAACP Image Award Nominee for Best Youth Performer for "A Time to Kill" and "I'll Fly Away," and Youth In Film Award Nominee for Best Actress for "What's Love Got To Do With It?," "Sweet Justice," and "Lily in Winter."RaéVen Larrymore Kelly's talent as a vocalist shouldn't be a surprise, since her voice has been musically recorded while acting and singing in "What's Love Got To Do With It?" at age 7. Since then she has recorded on "The Preacher's Wife" soundtrack and been in session with HB Barnum, George Duke, John Williams (film music composer), and many others. She has already performed at The Grand Ole Opry and performed for The Stellar Awards.Her receipt of The 2006 Omni Award for Career Achievement and as Honorary Gala Chairperson celebrates, as noted above, the distinguished entertainment achievements of RaéVen Larrymore Kelly, in addition to her academics as a College National Dean's List student and active member of a State of California Honor Society and an International Honor Society; and her Community Service Support to Pediatric Aids Foundation, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation, and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation.