Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is an American-Canadian
actress and singer.She is known for playing Winifred "Freddie" Brooks
on the NBC sitcom A Different World. In animation, Summer was the
original voice of Penny in the 1983 cartoon Inspector Gadget. Her
other voice roles include Princess Kneesaa in Ewoks, Elmyra Duff in
Tiny Toon Adventures and Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain, Susie Carmichael
in Rugrats and All Grown Up!, Numbuh 5 and Cree Lincoln in Codename:
Kids Next Door, and Cleo the Poodle in Clifford the Big Red Dog. She
is also the voice of Princess Kida in the franchise of Atlantis: The
Lost Empire, Valerie Gray in Danny Phantom, Penelope in Barbie as
Rapunzel, Blackarachnia in Transformers Animated, Rayna Cartflight in
The Buzz on Maggie, Beast Girl in Teen Titans Go!, Priscilla Skunk in
Sheriff Callie's Wild West, Maxine "Max" Gibson in Batman Beyond,
Foxxy Love in Drawn Together, Magma in X-Men Legends, Yvonne and
Gordon in Mrs. Munger's Class, Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy, and
Witch Haggar in Voltron: Legendary Defender. She also voiced the
character Mo in the Horrible Histories, as well as Kermit's Mom, Star
and Pilgrim in Kermit's Swamp Years, and appeared on Queen
Sugar.Summer was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 7, 1969, and
grew up on the Red Pheasant Reserve in Saskatchewan. She is the
daughter of Don Francks, a Canadian actor and musician, and Lili Clark
from North Richmond, California, an adopted member of the Plains Cree
First Nations. She and her family also traveled and lived around
British Columbia during her childhood, and she started public school
at the age of nine in Toronto. Her brother, Rainbow Sun Francks, is an
actor and a former MuchMusic VJ.
actress and singer.She is known for playing Winifred "Freddie" Brooks
on the NBC sitcom A Different World. In animation, Summer was the
original voice of Penny in the 1983 cartoon Inspector Gadget. Her
other voice roles include Princess Kneesaa in Ewoks, Elmyra Duff in
Tiny Toon Adventures and Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain, Susie Carmichael
in Rugrats and All Grown Up!, Numbuh 5 and Cree Lincoln in Codename:
Kids Next Door, and Cleo the Poodle in Clifford the Big Red Dog. She
is also the voice of Princess Kida in the franchise of Atlantis: The
Lost Empire, Valerie Gray in Danny Phantom, Penelope in Barbie as
Rapunzel, Blackarachnia in Transformers Animated, Rayna Cartflight in
The Buzz on Maggie, Beast Girl in Teen Titans Go!, Priscilla Skunk in
Sheriff Callie's Wild West, Maxine "Max" Gibson in Batman Beyond,
Foxxy Love in Drawn Together, Magma in X-Men Legends, Yvonne and
Gordon in Mrs. Munger's Class, Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy, and
Witch Haggar in Voltron: Legendary Defender. She also voiced the
character Mo in the Horrible Histories, as well as Kermit's Mom, Star
and Pilgrim in Kermit's Swamp Years, and appeared on Queen
Sugar.Summer was born in Los Angeles, California, on July 7, 1969, and
grew up on the Red Pheasant Reserve in Saskatchewan. She is the
daughter of Don Francks, a Canadian actor and musician, and Lili Clark
from North Richmond, California, an adopted member of the Plains Cree
First Nations. She and her family also traveled and lived around
British Columbia during her childhood, and she started public school
at the age of nine in Toronto. Her brother, Rainbow Sun Francks, is an
actor and a former MuchMusic VJ.
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