Navia Ziraili Robinson (born May 4, 2005) is an American actress. She made her acting debut in a recurring role on BET's '' Being Mary Jane'', before being cast in a starring role in

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's '' Free Rein''. Whilst appearing in the first two seasons of ''Free Rein'', Robinson was also starring in

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's '' Raven's Home'' as Nia Baxter-Carter, a role she portrayed from 2017 to 2021. In 2023, she starred in '' Gotham Knights'' on

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Life and career

Navia Ziraili Robinson was born on May 4, 2005, in

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. In 2014, she made her acting debut in a recurring role on the BET drama series '' Being Mary Jane''. She portrayed D'Asia, the niece of the titular character, from until 2015. After her role on the series, she was handpicked by rapper

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to star in her

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titled ''Nicki'' about her life growing up in

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. However, the project was not picked up for series. In 2017, Robinson appeared in an episode of ''

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''. Later that year, she was cast in two starring television roles: Rosie Phillips in the

series '' Free Rein'' and Nia Baxter-Carter in the

series '' Raven's Home''. Robinson starred in the first two seasons of ''Free Rein'', before exiting the series to solely appear in ''Raven's Home''. She then remained in ''Raven's Home'' until 2021. Whilst on ''Raven's Home'', she appeared in a crossover episode with fellow Disney Channel series '' Bunk'd''. She also voiced Valerie D'Avion for '' The Rocketeer'', which aired on sister channel

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. Then in 2023, she starred in the first and only season of

superhero series '' Gotham Knights''.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Robinson, Navia 2005 births 21st-century African-American actresses American child actresses American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Entertainers from Marietta, Georgia Living people