Raven-Symone to Co-Host ABC's THE VIEW Today

Raven-Symone will be a guest co-host next week on ABC's THE VIEW. The actress is set to take over for the Tony and Olivier nominated Patina Miller in Broadway's SISTER ACT. 

In 1993, Raven landed the role of Nicole Lee in the hit series Hanging With Mr. Cooper. Symoné co-stared on the series until it ended in 1997. During her time on the show, she had her first big screen role in the movie The Little Rascals, playing Stymie's girlfriend. She was then cast in the Eddie Murphy comedy Dr. Dolittle (1998) and then Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) as Charisse Dolittle, the oldest daughter of Murphy's character. Meanwhile, she also appeared in Zenon: Girl of the 21st Century (1999), which was her first production under the Disney umbrella. 

In 2003, she starred as lead singer Galleria Garibaldi in the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Cheetah Girls. During her time on That‘s So Raven, Symoné provided the voice of Danielle in the comedy, Fat Albert. (2004) and also made an appearance in the film The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement. 

Other upcoming guests on next week's THE VIEW will include Nathan Lane ("Mirror, Mirror"), Bill O'Reilly (author, Killing Lincoln), Elizabeth Olsen ("Silent House"), Adam Scott ("Parks & Recreation"), 50 Cent, Steve Schirripa ("Nothing Personal"), Mayim Bialik ("Big Bang Theory"), Karina Smirnoff (ABC's "Dancing with the Stars"), designer Vera Wang and comic Bone Hampton. THE VIEW airslive weekdays; 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET; broadcast live in stereo; CC; TV-14).

Scheduled guests for the week of MARCH 5-9 are as follows (subject to change):

MONDAY, MARCH 5 - 50 Cent, Steve Schirripa ("Nothing Personal").

TUESDAY, MARCH 6 - Nathan Lane ("Mirror, Mirror"); Mayim Bialik ("Big Bang Theory").

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7 - Guest co-host Raven-Symone; Pastor Mark & Grace Driscoll (authors, Real Marriage: The Truth About Sex, Friendship & Life Together); Elizabeth Olsen ("Silent House"); Karina Smirnoff (ABC's "Dancing with the Stars" and "Shape Up with Karina Smirnoff").

THURSDAY, MARCH 8 - Bill O'Reilly (author, Killing Lincoln); Adam Scott ("Parks & Recreation"); "Reality Show Round-Up," featuring weekly dish on all the outrageous drama and antics of television's most popular reality shows and stars.

FRIDAY, MARCH 9 - "'The View' Fashion Friday" with guest designer Vera Wang; comic Bone Hampton in "Joy's Comedy Corner"; perfecting your eyelashes with tips from Lori Klein, Barbara Walters' personal makeup artist.

About THE VIEW

THE VIEW, a live, one-hour daily talk show from Time Square Studios, features Daytime Emmy Award-winning hosts Barbara Walters, Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Sherri Shepherd. It's the original forum in which real women discuss everyday issues, share their opinions and engage in colorful conversations. "The View," broadcast in HDTV and produced in 2-channel stereo sound, is now available to watch online daily at 4:00 p.m., ET/1:00 p.m., PT on ABC.com. "The View" is produced by ABC Daytime and Ms. Walters' Barwall Productions, with Ms. Walters serving as executive producer along with Bill Geddie, who also serves as executive producer for "The Barbara Walters Specials." "The View" is directed by Mark Gentile. For breaking news and updated videos follow "The View" (@theviewtv) and hosts Barbara Walters (@BarbaraJWalters), Whoopi Goldberg (@WhoopiGoldberg), Joy Behar (@JoyVBehar), Elisabeth Hasselbeck (@ehasselbeck) and Sherri Shepherd (@SherriEShepherd) on Twitter.™