Raven Goodwin Shares How She 'Channeled' These 2 Stars for HerGood Luck CharlieAudition (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Raven-Symoné (left); Lauren Conrad; Raven Goodwin.Photo:Corine Solberg/Getty; Stefanie Keenan/Getty; Mindy Small/FilmMagic

Corine Solberg/Getty; Stefanie Keenan/Getty; Mindy Small/FilmMagic

Raven Goodwinis opening up about her Disney Channel audition.

While promoting her holiday filmStyle Me For Christmas, now streaming on BET+, the actress, 32, tells PEOPLE about her audition process for the hit Disney Channel original seriesGood Luck Charlie, which ran from 2010-2014.

Shane Harper (left), Raven Goodwin, Bridgit Mendler and Daniel Curtis Lee in ‘Good Luck Charlie’.Randy Holmes/Disney Channel via Getty

Randy Holmes/Disney Channel via Getty

“SoGood Luck Charliewas amazing. That whole cast, they’ve always been super sweet,” Goodwin begins. “I love comedy so much. And I love Disney-style comedy.”

“I grew up onThat’s So Raven, so playing over there, you know, I channeled my Raven-Symoné and took all of her genius comedic advice,” says Goodwin. And though she clarifies that she didn’t speak with Raven-Symoné “personally,” Goodwin notes that “watching her over the years” gave her an idea of what the network was looking for.

“I kind of knew what Disney liked and what works over there,” she shares. “And I learned that from her and Kyle Massey and Orlando Brown and all of those kids that were over there at the time, I was definitely studying them. So when I went in the audition for Disney forGood Luck Charlie, I knew exactly what they wanted.”

Raven Goodwin photographed at her home in Atlanta.Mel B. Elder

Mel B. Elder

“I remember I went in with like … I just started wearing blazers. I was just transitioning my wardrobe. So, I went in with a slick ponytail. What [show] was out at the time?The Hills! So I had that aesthetic: that kind of Lauren Conrad, very chic, red nails, you know, hair to the back,” she recalls.

“And so that was my aesthetic and I went in there like business, but my audition was crazy!” Goodwin continues. “I went crazy in there, and [the Disney representatives] were like, ‘Can you come back? Do the same thing, but can you just wear something more kitsch, crazy and young?’ So I did one of those numbers and booked it!”

Bridgit Mendler and Raven Goodwin.Randy Holmes/Disney Channel via Getty

“I’m super happy for her! When I leftGood Luck Charlie… I knew she was going to go on to do great things. And the fact that she was even pursuing her education in the midst of her being a huge Disney Channel star at the time was super admirable,” she shares.

In addition toStyle Me For Christmas, Goodwin also starred in theRyan Murphy-helmed thrillerGrotesqueriealongsideNiecy Nash-Betts,Courtney B. VanceandTravis Kelcein his debut acting role.

Niecy Nash-Betts (left), Raven Goodwin and Courtney B. Vance at the premiere of ‘Grotesquerie’.John Nacion/Variety via Getty

John Nacion/Variety via Getty

While speaking with PEOPLE at her holiday party on Dec. 21, Nash-Betts, who plays Detective Lois Tryon, gushed about Goodwin and revealed that she co-signed Goodwin’s casting.

“Raven was my first choice to play my daughter [Merritt Tryon,]” Nash-Betts recalled. “I think she’s so talented and I went to the Met, I was like, ‘Ryan, this is the girl.’ Love her so much.”

source: people.com