Actress Patricia Raven Nominated for a 2010 Young Artist Award

Online, April 5, 2010 (Newswire.com) - Nominated in the category "Best Performance in a TV Movie, Miniseries or Special" for her performance in Dear Harvard, this is the first time Raven is nominated for a Young Artist Award. Joining her are fellow nominees Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez and Tori Barban.

On being nominated, the young actress says "I feel pretty happy about it- the word happy doesn't even describe how happy I am. I don't actually think there is a word that exists for how happy I am."

Dear Harvard follows the life of Honor Caldwell, a privileged Manhattan teenager whose life takes a drastic turn after her father is charged with securities fraud. Friends abandon her, her mother falls apart and the IRS freezes her families assets, transforming her from socially elite to scholarship student overnight. Raven plays the part of "Lucy" Honors sassy, sharp tongued little sister.

The 31st Annual Young Artist Awards will take place April 11th, 2010 at the Beverly Garland in Studio City, CA. For more information on the awards ceremony, visit http://youngartistawards.org.

About Patricia Raven
Patricia Raven scored her first big role in 2007 as a young Mary Hatchet in the horror flick Blood Night. Born on June 8th, 1995 in Philadelphia, Raven attended the Baldwin School, a girls-only college prep private school for nine years before moving to LA in 2008.
While living on the East Coast Raven made the transition from auditioning in her hometown of Philly, to tackling the tough acting world in NYC. She landed various gigs, including an eight
minute non-union film parodying Little Miss Sunshine called Little Miss Punchline.
Raven has worked continuously ever since, landing roles in films such as Furry Hamsters from Hell, Slow Poison, Red and Coyote, as well as television shows such as Bring Your Daughter to War Day, Lobbyist and Dear Harvard, a role which earned her a Best Young Artist nomination in 2010.