Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly

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Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly
Born (1985-06-28) June 28, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityAmerican
OccupationActress
Years active1991–present
SpouseSean Patrick Dinwoodie
ChildrenWeston-Warren Patrick Dinwoodie
Websitewww.everlastingent.com

Rae'Ven Larrymore Kelly (born June 28, 1985) is an American actress.

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Early life and education

Kelly was born in Fairfax, Virginia. She later moved to Atlanta, Georgia for better exposure in her film career.

She is goddaughter of late actress and civil rights activist Yolanda King, daughter of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Kelly was taught by Janet Lawing at Covenant Presbyterian preschool in Marietta, Georgia. She graduated Valedictorian from Sunland Christian Academy in Sunland, California and attended Hillcrest Christian School in Granada Hills, California.

She attended Mount St. Mary's College in Brentwood and is a graduate of UCLA in Westwood.

Career

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.

King and Kelly starred in 3 films together HBO's America's Dream , Odessa[ clarification needed ] and they shared the same role of Reena Evers in Ghosts of Mississippi [ citation needed ], daughter of assassinated civil rights leader Medgar Evers.

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 A Time to Kill and What's Love Got to Do with It as young Tina Turner. Kelly has also appeared in guest-starring roles on shows like E.R. and Roseanne . In early 2010 Kelly played Marcia in the movie Preacher's Kid .

Filmography

Film
YearTitleRoleNotes
1993 What's Love Got to Do with It Young Anna Mae Bullock
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
1998The Last WeekendRavenShort film
1998MiloKendra
1998Blossoms and VeilsShort film
2000OdessaAngelaShort film
2001FlossinArdelia
2006 The Still Life Art buyer
2007Tournament of DreamsSlick
2009Genius in HeelsZoraShort film
2010 Preacher's Kid Marcia
2011Nocturnal AgonyBay Bay
2012Locked in a RoomAttorney Goldstein
2013State of MindGinaShort film
2016The RogueSgt. Hills' WifePre-production, on hold
2017Race to JudgmentKat WallacePre-production
Television
YearTitleRoleNotes
1991–1993 I'll Fly Away Adlaine Harper19 episodes
1993 Class of '61 StatieTV movie
1993 Living Single CamilleEpisode: "Living Single... with Children"
1993I'll Fly Away: Then and NowAdlaine HarperTV movie
1994 On Our Own HannahEpisode: “Pilot”
1994 Monty TinaEpisode: "The Principal's Interest"
1994 Roc RobinEpisode: "You Shouldn't Have to Lie"
1994 Sweet Justice NiaraEpisode: "The Power of Darkness: Part 1"
1994 Roseanne Geena Williams Episode: "White Men Can't Kiss"
1994Lily in WinterLouetta CovingtonTV movie
1994 Touched by an Angel SerenaEpisode: "Fear Not!"
1996America's DreamLaraTV movie
1996 ER MoniqueEpisode: "John Carter, M.D."
1996 The Sentinel Pam FerrisEpisode: "Out of the Past"
1997The Ditchdigger's DaughtersYoung JeanetteTV movie
1997 Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child Goldina (voice)Episode: "King Midas"
1997Ms. ScroogeYoung EbenitaTV movie
1998 Maximum Bob [2] Wanda Grace7 episodes
1999 Any Day Now Episode: "A Parent's Job"
2000 Freedom Song Dora CharlesTV movie
2000 City of Angels SavannahEpisode: "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 EstelleEpisode: "Killing Me Softly"
2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer LisaEpisode: "The Body"
2002 Even Stevens DeniseEpisode: "Your Toast"
2004"Good Girls Don't..."ShaquandraEpisode: "I Never"
2006 Hannah Montana OliviaEpisode: "I Can't Make You Love Hannah If You Don't"
2018–presentFlyCapt. Skylar WyattAlso writer

Awards and nominations

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  2. Moore, Scott. "Appealing, quirky drama premieres tonight" (Review). Eugene Register-Guard , August 4, 1998, p. 9A. Retrieved May 30, 2013.