Cree Summer

Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969)^[1] is an American and Canadian actress and singer. She is best known for her extensive work in animation, voicing characters such as Susie Carmichael in Rugrats and Elmyra Duff in Tiny Toon Adventures and related media. She is also known for her roles in Inspector Gadget, Batman Beyond, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Codename: Kids Next Door, Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Danny Phantom, My Life as a Teenage Robot, Transformers: Animated, Drawn Together, Gargoyles, W.I.T.C.H. and Puppy Dog Pals.

Cree Summer
Summer in 2020
Born	Cree Summer Francks (1969-07-07) July 7, 1969 (age 55)[1] Los Angeles, California, U.S.[1]
Citizenship	United States Canada[2]
Occupations	Actress singer
Years active	1983–present
Spouse	Angelo Pullen ​ ​ (m. 2013; div. 2022)​
Children	2
Parents	Don Francks (father) Lili Francks (mother)
Relatives	Rainbow Sun Francks (brother)
Musical career
Genres	Soul pop[3]
Instrument	Vocals
Labels	Work

In live-action, she is known for her role as Winifred "Freddie" Brooks in the NBC sitcom A Different World from 1987 to 1993.

Early life

Summer was born in Los Angeles on July 7, 1969,^[1] and grew up in Saskatchewan and Toronto, Canada.^[4] Her parents are Canadian actors Don Francks, and Lili "Red Eagle" Francks (née Clark). She and her family traveled and lived around British Columbia during her childhood, and she started public school at the age of nine in Toronto.^[5] Her brother, Rainbow Sun Francks, is an actor and a former MuchMusic VJ.

Career

Acting

Summer's acting career began in 1983 when she was cast as Penny in the first season of the original version of Inspector Gadget. She appeared frequently in animated programs. She appeared in The Care Bears Movie (1985) and Ewoks (1985, part of the Star Wars franchise).^[6][7]

In 1988, Summer was cast as the free-spirited Winifred "Freddie" Brooks in The Cosby Show spin-off A Different World.^[8] She remained a regular cast member of the show from 1988 through its end in 1993.^[7]

During the run of A Different World, Summer continued working in voice acting. She was cast in the short-lived television series Sweet Justice in 1994 until its cancellation in 1995. In the fall of that same year, Summer and her A Different World co-star Jenifer Lewis starred in the prime time drama Courthouse, which was cancelled two months after it premiered.^[9] Apart from guest appearances on other live-action television shows such as Living Single, Better Things, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Summer's professional work since has mostly been limited to voice acting.^[10]

She appeared as herself in "It Was All a Dream", the final episode of Atlanta, in 2022, following a voice cameo in the first season episode "B.A.N.". At the start of the third season of A Different World in 1988, the cartoon series The Real Ghostbusters episodes were expanded from their original half-hour format to an hour. The show was changed to be more youthful. Episodes had a lighter tone designed to be less serious and frightening. In these lighter episodes, she voiced Chilly Cooper, the neighborhood ice-cream woman and innocent love interest of Slimer.^[11]

Summer voiced over 101 animated characters between 1983 and 2006. These have spanned video games, cartoon television series, animated films and commercials. Among her most famous roles was in Inspector Gadget (Season 1) as Penny (a role she reprised in the Robot Chicken episode "Adoption's an Option"), WB's Tiny Toon Adventures (1990) as Elmyra Duff (which she reprised for Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain) and Mary Melody, Aka Pella in WB's Histeria!, Susie Carmichael in Nickelodeon's Rugrats and its spin-off All Grown Up!, Cleo the Poodle in PBS Kids' Clifford the Big Red Dog, Miranda from Nickelodeon's As Told by Ginger, Foxxy Love in Drawn Together, Dulcy the Dragon in Sonic the Hedgehog, Valerie Gray in Nickelodeon's Danny Phantom, Numbuh 5 and Cree Lincoln in Cartoon Network's Codename: Kids Next Door, Penelope in Barbie as Rapunzel, octogenarian villain Granny May on WordGirl, Tiff from Nickelodeon's My Life as a Teenage Robot, and Blackarachnia in Transformers: Animated. She also voiced Princess 'Kida' Kidagakash for the franchise of Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire.^[12] Summer has regarded the character of Kida as one of her favorite roles and even considers the character among the official Disney Princess line. She also played a role in Scooby Doo Mystery Incorporated as Lady Marmalad in the episode "The Haunting". In December 2016, Summer reprised her role as Penny from Inspector Gadget in an episode of the web-series, Nostalgia Critic. She later joined SpongeBob SquarePants spinoff The Patrick Star Show, where she voices Patrick Star's mother and Squidward Tentacles' grandmother.^[13]

Summer has a recurring guest role as librarian Rosalyn Inez on Season 3 of ABC sitcom Abbott Elementary. ^[14]

Video game voice acting

She performed voice over for the games Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance, Black, as well as Tony Hawk's American Wasteland. She voiced Auriel in Diablo III,^[15] and reprised the role for Heroes of the Storm. She was the voice of Tandi in Fallout and First Citizen Lynette in Fallout 2, Tatjana in Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits, Lady Belgemine, Young Tidus and additional voice-overs in Final Fantasy X, Lenne/Calli in Final Fantasy X-2, Storm in Marvel Super Hero Squad, Cynder in The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning, Magma in X-Men Legends, and the Inca Princess Micay in Pitfall: The Lost Expedition.^[15] She voices Medusa in the game Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS.^[15] She voiced Catalina Thorn, the leader of the Cell in Crackdown 2. She had a small role in Mass Effect. She did miscellaneous voices in World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria. She reprised her voice of She-Hulk in Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet.^[15] She voiced Kit Brinny in the introduction video for the MMORPG Wildstar. She provides the voice of vampire Roller Brawl in the Skylanders series. She has voiced Professor Penelope Young, a minor character original in Batman: Arkham Asylum.^[15]

Music

Summer recorded the theme song for OWL/TV in 1985. In 1990, she sang background vocals on two tracks for fellow A Different World cast member Jasmine Guy, appearing on the album Jasmine Guy. In 1993, she recorded an unreleased album (as lead singer) with her band Subject to Change. In 1999, Summer released a solo album, Street Faërie, produced by and featuring Lenny Kravitz.

A number of Summer's portrayed characters (animated or otherwise) are singers. The character of Susie in All Grown Up! was portrayed as a singer with real talent, allowing Summer to sing in the role.^[16] Summer sings the opening theme song for All Grown Up!. The character of Foxxy Love in Drawn Together was a singer, with songs like "La-La-La-La-Labia" and "Crashy Smashy", Numbuh 5 from Codename: Kids Next Door sang a lullaby to lull babies to sleep. Elmyra Duff sang many times on Tiny Toon Adventures. She co-performed lead vocals in the song "Cool Kitty" with Tara Strong, which accompanied a cartoon called Class of 3000, directed and written for Cartoon Network by André 3000. She provided the voice of a recurring pomegranate singer in The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange, who usually sang during montage sequences. Her character Priscilla on Sheriff Callie's Wild West sings many times, as well.^[17]

In 2008, Summer appeared on The Frank Zappa AAAFNRAAA Birthday Bundle, performing a cover of Zappa's song "Dirty Love" with Dweezil Zappa on guitar and backup vocals by Ahmet Zappa, produced by Linda Perry.^[18]

Summer's musical influences include Frank Zappa,^[19][20] Al Green^[20] and Dinah Washington.^[20]

Personal life

Summer has dual American and Canadian citizenship.^[2] She was married to producer Angelo Pullen for nearly ten years; they announced the dissolution of their marriage in May 2022.^[21] They have two daughters, who were born in 2011 and 2013. Summer has a younger brother, Rainbow Sun Francks. Rainbow is a Canadian actor and songwriter; he was also an on-air personality at Much Music, a Canadian music video and variety television channel.^[22]

Filmography

Animated film roles

List of voice performances in films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1984	Strawberry Shortcake and the Baby Without a Name	Orange Blossom	Television film
1985	The Care Bears Movie	Young Kim	Feature film
1986	Care Bears Movie II: A New Generation	Christy		[15]
	Madballs: Escape from Orb	Freakella	Direct-to-video	[15]
1992	Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation	Elmyra Duff, Mary Melody		[15]
1998	The Rugrats Movie	Susie Carmichael	Feature film	[15]
2000	An Extremely Goofy Movie	Co-Ed (girl at club)	Direct-to-video	[15]
	Rugrats in Paris: The Movie	Susie Carmichael	Feature film	[15]
	As Told by Ginger	Miranda Killgallen	Direct-to-video	[15]
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Princess Kida	Feature film	[15]
	All Growed Up	Susie Carmichael	Television film	[15]
2002	The Wild Thornberrys Movie	Phaedra	Feature film	[15]
	Barbie as Rapunzel	Penelope	Direct-to-video	[15]
2003	Atlantis: Milo's Return	Queen Kida		[15]
	Rugrats Go Wild	Susie Carmichael	Feature film	[15]
	Blizzard	Aphrodite		[15]
2004	Clifford's Really Big Movie	Cleo		[15]
2005	The Land Before Time XI: Invasion of the Tinysauruses	Lizzie, Bonehead	Direct-to-video	[15]
	Bratz	Alonce		[15]
2006	Bambi II	Mena	Feature film (non-USA)	[15]
	Bratz: Genie Magic	Zell	Direct-to-video	[15]
	Operation: Z.E.R.O	Numbuh 5, Cree Lincoln, Delightful Children From Down The Lane	Television film
	Bratz: Passion 4 Fashion Diamondz	Mandy	Direct-to-video	[15]
2007	Hellboy: Blood and Iron	Hecate
	Superman: Doomsday	Mercy Graves		[15]
2008	Turok: Son of Stone	Sepinta		[15]
2010	Curious George 2: Follow That Monkey!	Mrs. Fisher, Cargo Pilot, Young Girl		[15]
	The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie	Foxxy Love, Suck My Taint Girl, Network Head's Wife, Old Lady
2011	DC Showcase: Catwoman	Lily		[15]
2012	Medusa's Revenge	Medusa[citation needed]
	Strange Frame: Love & Sax	Reesa Abi Kiran Ariana Livingston III	Feature film	[15]
2013	Curious George: A Halloween Boo Fest	Ada	Television film	[15]
2014	Stan Lee's Mighty 7: Beginnings	Veronica		[15]
2015	Madea's Tough Love	Woman in Crowd	Direct-to-video	[15]
	The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water	Seagull	Feature film
	Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom	Cheetah	Direct-to-video	[15]
2016	Nerdland	Reporter Sassy		[15]
2019	Wonder Woman: Bloodlines	Hippolyta		[15]
2019	Toy Story 4	Additional Voices	Feature film
2022	Teen Titans Go! & DC Super Hero Girls: Mayhem in the Multiverse	Catwoman, Hippolyta	Direct-to-video
2023	The Super Mario Bros. Movie	Plumbing Customer Woman, Additional Voices	Feature film

Animation roles

List of voice performances in animation

Year	Series	Role	Notes	Source
1983	Inspector Gadget	Penny	Season 1, Gadget's Greatest Gadgets
1985–1986	Star Wars: Droids & Ewoks	Gerin (Droids), Kneesaa a Jari Kintaka (Ewoks, Season one only)
1986	The Care Bears Family	Gay	Episode: "The Big Star Round-Up"
1987	Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater	Catnip
1988	Garbage Pail Kids	Clogged Duane, Heartless Hal, Trashed Tracy, Squishy, Plain Jane
	The New Yogi Bear Show	Scruffy	Episode: "Pokey the Bear"
1990	Kid 'n Play	Marika, Downtown
	Peter Pan and the Pirates	Tiger Lily	3 episodes
	Camp Candy	Robin	6 episodes
1990–1992	Tiny Toon Adventures	Elmyra Duff, Mary Melody		[15]
1991–1994	Captain Planet and the Planeteers	Karen	2 episodes
1992	The Little Mermaid	Pearl	2 episodes
	The Plucky Duck Show	Elmyra Duff
1993	Cro	Soolie
1993–2004	Rugrats	Susie Carmichael, Edwin Carmichael, Vendor	Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth or Children's Series/Special (2002)	[15]
1994	Bonkers	Alto, Young Toon Saxophone	Episode: "Frame That Toon"
	Sonic the Hedgehog	Dulcy the Dragon		[15]
1994–1995	Animaniacs	Elmyra Duff, Singers	3 episodes	[15]
1994–1996	Gargoyles	Hyena		[15]
1995	Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child	Princess Ebony	Episode: "The Frog Prince"
	Freakazoid!	Jill	Episode: "Dance of Doom"	[15]
	The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat	Master Cylinder, Sheba Beboporeba
1996	Project G.e.e.K.e.R.	Lady MacBeth
	Mortal Kombat: Defenders of the Realm	Princess Kitana		[15]
1996–1997	The Mask: The Animated Series	Jennifer Peenman, Gorgonzola, Cookie BaBoom, Davida Steelmine
1997	Adventures from the Book of Virtues	Bessie	Episode: "Faith"
	The Wacky World of Tex Avery	Khanie	2 episodes
	The New Batman Adventures	Ice Maiden #2	Episode: "Cold Comfort"	[15]
	Superman: The Animated Series	Natasha Irons, Psychic Girl	2 episodes	[15]
	Men in Black: The Series	Vonda
	The Incredible Hulk	She-Hulk	Season 2
1997–1998	Jungle Cubs	Louie
	101 Dalmatians: The Series	Princess
1997	Mummies Alive!	Nefertina
1998	Oh Yeah! Cartoons	Polly, Tilly, Cleo		[15]
	Pinky and the Brain	Bunny, Receptionist		[15]
	Hercules	Anaxerete
1998–2000	Histeria!	Aka Pella, Senator, Mrs. T-Rex		[15]
	Pepper Ann	Tessa James, Vanessa James
1998–1999	Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain	Elmyra Duff	Nominated – Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production (1999)	[15]
1999	The Wild Thornberrys	Feral Girl, Panther, Rosie	2 episodes	[15]
1999–2001	Batman Beyond	Max Gibson, Tigress		[15]
1999	Sabrina: The Animated Series	Chloe Flan
2000	Buzz Lightyear of Star Command	Savy SL2	Episode: "The Slayer"	[15]
2000–2003	Clifford the Big Red Dog	Cleo	Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program (2001)	[15]
2000–2004	As Told by Ginger	Miranda Killgallen		[15]
2001	The Weekenders	Penny Descartes, Carver's Mom, Todd Descartes		[15]
	The Zeta Project	Skye Hoaps	Episode: "Ro's Reunion"	[15]
	Johnny Bravo	Amy Elephant, Salvador, Puppy	Episode: "A Johnny Bravo Christmas"	[15]
2001	Horrible Histories	Mo, additional voices
2002–2006	My Life as a Teenage Robot	Tiff, Vicky, QT2, Stephanie, various voices		[15]
2002	Totally Spies!	Model, Tuesday Tate	Episode: "Model Citizens"
	Ozzy & Drix	Mayor Santorini	Episode: "An Out of Body Experience"	[15]
2002–2008	Codename: Kids Next Door	Numbuh Five/Abigail "Abby" Lincoln, DCFDTL, Numbuh Eleven/Cree Lincoln, Additional voices		[15]
2002	Kim Possible	Additional voices
2002–2003	The Proud Family	Peabo/Additional voices	3 episodes/more
2003	Spider-Man: The New Animated Series	Professor Patricia Williams, Joana	3 episodes
2003–2008	All Grown Up!	Susie Carmichael	Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Performance in a Youth/Children's Program (2004)	[15]
2004	ChalkZone	Sonny	Episode: "Let's Twister Again/The Legend of the Golden Worms/Beanie Boys to Men"
	Star Wars: Clone Wars	Luminara Unduli	Episode: "Chapter 14"	[15]
	Static Shock	Candide	Episode: "Wet and Wild"	[15]
	The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy	Cave Witch	Episode: "A Grim Prophecy"
	Dave the Barbarian	Various voices		[15]
2004–2007	Danny Phantom	Valerie Gray	2nd voice (since Episode 10 "Shades of Grey")	[15]
2004–2008	Drawn Together	Foxxy Love, Evil Stepmother, Strawberry Sweetcake, Super Nanny, Ni-Pul, Xandir's Girlfriend, Captain She-Ro, Letta Lame, Foxxy Five members, Queen of Mexico, Georgina Georgiopolis, Daphne Blake
2004	Justice League Unlimited	Female Singer, Watchtower Computer	Episode: "Fearful Symmetry"
2005	Lilo & Stitch: The Series	Lana	Episode: "Retro: Experiment #210"
	Bratz	Aloncé	Episode: "Sasha's Big Interview"
2005–2008	My Gym Partner's a Monkey	Mrs. Eugenia Tusk, Kerry, Mrs. Catherine Loon, Latanya Hippo, Eddie Panther
2005	Danger Rangers	Alisha, Alisha's Mother		[15]
	Rugrats Pre-School Daze	Susie Carmichael	4 episodes
	Ben 10	Frightwig	2 episodes	[15]
	Four Eyes!	Miss Wendy Doager
2005–2006	The Buzz on Maggie	Rayna Cartflight
2006–2021	Robot Chicken	Penny, Little Girl, Mother, Goldilocks, Valerie Brown	3 episodes
2006	Bratz Genie Magic	Zell
	W.I.T.C.H.	Ember	4 episodes
	The Replacements	Nature Activist	Episode: "Zoo or False?"
2007	Class of 3000	Kaylie, Tanya (singing voice)	Episode: "Prank Yankers"	[15]
	The Land Before Time	Tippy	Episode: "The Forbidden Friendship"	[15]
	Friday: The Animated Series	Betty "Mom" Jones, Dana Jones
2007–2011	Curious George	Ada, The Announcer, Sisley	3 episodes
2007	Transformers: Animated	Blackarachnia, Elita-1		[15]
2007–2010	Betsy's Kindergarten Adventures	Sarah
2007	Karas	Yurine
2007–2015	WordGirl	Granny May
2008	The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack	Diver, Buff Delinquent	Episode: "Several Leagues Under the Sea/Eye Sea You"
2008–2009	The Spectacular Spider-Man	Glory Grant		[15]
2009	DJ & the Fro	Doreen, Cecilia, Gigi, Skillet	Episode: "101"
2009–2011	The Super Hero Squad Show	Storm	3 episodes	[15]
2009	The Goode Family	Souki
2010	Batman: The Brave and the Bold	Vixen	2 episodes	[15]
2011	Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated	Lady Marmalade, Paige Kruller	2 episodes
	The Cleveland Show	Twin #1, Guest #1	Episode: "Sex and the Biddy"
	Good Vibes	HJ Kuntz, BJ Kuntz, Tang, Wanda
2011–2013	Pound Puppies	Cupcake, Izzy, Sumalee, additional voices		[15]
2011–2012	Young Justice	Madame Xanadu, Mary West, Tula/Aquagirl, Mattie Harcourt, Highway Patrolman	3 episodes	[15]
	ThunderCats	Panthera	2 episodes	[15]
	Dan Vs.	Becky, Kelly	2 episodes
2012–2013	Robot and Monster	Spitfire, Globetha		[15]
2012	Superman of Tokyo	Jemmy
2013	Henry Hugglemonster	Denzel Dugglemonster
	The High Fructose Adventures of Annoying Orange	Mr. Cash and Smash Singer	Episode: "Everybody Loves Cabbage"	[15]
	Thunder and Lightning	Thunder
	Beware the Batman	Bethanie Ravencroft	3 episodes	[15]
2013–2014	Xiaolin Chronicles	Wuya, Tigress, MGVC Leader		[15]
2014	Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness	Ho, Pig	Episode: "Po Picks a Pocket"	[15]
	Ben 10: Omniverse	Frightwig	Episode: "Something Zombozo This Way Comes"	[15]
	Rick and Morty	Rose	Episode: "Meeseeks and Destroy"
	TripTank	Matilda, Ugly Blonde Woman	Episode: "Buck Wild"	[15]
	Avengers Assemble	Darlene Wilson	Episode: "One Little Thing"	[15]
	The Tom and Jerry Show	Beatie, Woman	11 episodes	[15]
	The Boondocks	Desperate Friend #2	Episode: "Early Bird Special"
2014–2015	Breadwinners	SwaySway's Mom, Mrs. Juniper Furfle, Background Dancers		[15]
	Sheriff Callie's Wild West	Priscilla Skunk
2015–2017	Penn Zero: Part-Time Hero	Merchant, additional voices	4 episodes	[15]
2015	Transformers: Rescue Bots	Maura the Magnificent	Episode: "More Than Meets the Eye"	[15]
	Golan the Insatiable	Various voices
2015–2018	Dinotrux	Ace, Drillian, Stegarbasaur #3	36 episodes	[15]
	Miles from Tomorrowland	Maya Kitumba, Tech Bots, Mikrons, Cannon Interface	5 episodes	[15]
2015	Fresh Beat Band of Spies	Dakota Koder	Episode: "Dance Bots"	[15]
	Moonbeam City	Quasar Daniels, Aiaiaia	3 episodes
2015–2019	Guardians of the Galaxy	Nebula, Victoria, Trapped Girl		[15][23]
2015–2017	Dawn of the Croods	Ugga, Pat, Clip, Pup Howler, various voices	51 episodes	[15]
2016–2018	Voltron: Legendary Defender	Witch Haggar	34 episodes
2016–2019	Ben 10	Shasta, Betts McCabe, Hildie	3 episodes	[15]
2016	Mixels	Jamzy, Teacher		[15]
	Rolling with the Ronks!	Mama		[15]
	Kulipari: An Army of Frogs	Skink Mercenary
	Nostalgia Critic	Penny, Herself	Episode: "Inspector Gadget Saves Christmas"
	Ultimate Spider-Man	Madame Web, Vampire White Tiger	3 Episodes	[24][25]
2017	The Powerpuff Girls	Green Wing	Episode: "Green Wing"
	Ginger Snaps	Rachel	Main role
	Vampirina	Edna, various voices	Main role	[15]
	Be Cool, Scooby-Doo!	Tess	Episode: "Night of the Upsetting Shorts"	[15]
	Lego Marvel Super Heroes – Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat	Nebula		[15]
2017–2019	DuckTales	Amunet, Mummies, Pink Terra-firmian	2 episodes	[15]
2018–2023	The Loud House	Paula, Megan, Soccer Coach, Boy, various voices	2 episodes	[15]
2018–2019	Teen Titans Go!	Beast Girl, Elasti-Girl	5 episodes	[15]
	Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles	Jessica Jaclyne, Fire Yokai, Mrs. Linda Stockboy, additional voices	7 episodes	[15]
2019	Milo Murphy's Law	Additional voices	Episode: "Look at This Ship"
	Tigtone	Lore Mastra, Axeanne, Beconka, Kid Tigtone
	Harvey Street Kids	Zoe, Roary Uproar	8 episodes	[15]
2019–2021	DC Super Hero Girls	Catwoman	Recurring Role	[15]
2019–2023	Puppy Dog Pals	Ana, additional voices	39 episodes
2020	Muppet Babies	Skeeter	Episode: "Win a Twin/Skeeter and the Super Girls"
2020–2021	Lazor Wulf	Additional voices	Also the voice director in season 2
2020–2021	Big Hero 6: The Series	Crushroom	6 episodes
2021–2022	Kid Cosmic	Queen Xhan	12 episodes	[15]
2021–present	Rugrats	Susie Carmichael, Police Officer	Won – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Character Voice-Over Performance (Television)	[15]
2021	Masters of the Universe: Revelation	Priestess, Kuduk	6 episodes	[15]
	Amphibia	Dr. Amelia Frakes	Episode: "If You Give a Frog a Cookie"
	Saturday Morning All Star Hits!	Various	Main cast
	A Tale Dark & Grimm	Mother Tree		[15]
2021—present	The Patrick Star Show	Bunny Star, Granny Tentacles, additional voices	Main cast	[26]
2022	The Proud Family: Louder and Prouder	Bufferina, Rochelle, Make Up Boy Fan, Peabo		[15]
	Kamp Koral: SpongeBob's Under Years	Bunny Star	Episode: "Help Not Wanted"
	Hamster & Gretel	Ms. Weems	Episode: "Close Shave"	[15]
2022—present	Pretzel and the Puppies	Jules	2 episodes
2022-2024	The Legend of Vox Machina	Raishan, Salda, Otherworldly Voice	Recurring role	[27][28][15]
	Spirit Rangers	Lizard, DeeDee, Wolf, Villain Von Nomanners, Otter Spirit, Dandelion Spirit	Main cast	[29][15]
2023	Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures	Marlaa Jinara	4 episodes	[15]
2024	Tiny Toons Looniversity	Elmyra Duff	Episode: "Whatever Happened to Babsy Bunny?"	[30]
2024	Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur	Aragorn	Episode: "The Devil You Know"	[15]

Live-action film roles

List of performances in live-action films

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1987	Wild Thing	Lisa	Feature film
	Bay Coven	Jazz Singer	Television film
	Hearts of Fire	Colt's Band Member	Feature film
1991	Perfect Crimes	Cheryl	Television film
1995	Tuesday Morning Ride	Unknown	Short film
2002	Kermit's Swamp Years	Pilgrim, Kermit's Mom, Star (voice)	Direct-to-video	[15]
2003	Blizzard	Penelope (voice)	Feature film
2005	Free Lunch for Brad Whitman	Kristi	Short film
2007	Callback	Student
2013	I Know That Voice	Herself	Documentary film	[31][32]

Live-action television series roles

List of performances in live-action television

Year	Title	Role	Notes	Source
1985	Night Heat	Karen Simmons	Episode: "Crossfire"
1986	Seeing Things	Unknown	Episode: "Optical Illusion"
1988–1993	A Different World	Winifred "Freddie" Brooks	Seasons 2–6
1994	Living Single	Summer	Episode: "Love Thy Neighbor"
	The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air	Lisa Adams	Episode: "The Harder They Fall"
1994–1995	Sweet Justice	Reese Daulkins	Nominated – NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series (1996)
1995	Courthouse	Danni	4 episodes
2016, 2022	Atlanta	Kid #1/Kid #2 (voices) / Cree	Episodes: "B.A.N.", "It Was All a Dream"
2019–2022	Better Things	Lenny	8 episodes
2019	Queen Sugar	Dr. Octavia Laurent	2 episodes
2020	Woke	Paper Bag (voice)	2 episodes
2021	What We Do In The Shadows	Jan	Episode: "The Wellness Center"
2022	Cosmic Love	The Astro Chamber (voice)	10 episodes
2023	Swarm	Rashida's mom	Episode: "Only God Makes Happy Endings"
	Run the World	Dr. Monica Mitchell	Episode: "My New Therapist Says..."
2024	Abbott Elementary	Rosalyn Inez	4 episodes
TBA	Ironheart	TBA

Video games

List of voice performances in video games

Year	Title	Voice Role	Notes	Source
1996	Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster and the Beanstalk	Elmyra Duff
1997	Fallout	Tandi		[15]
1998	Fallout 2	Joanne Lynette		[15]
1999	Tiny Toon Adventures: Toonenstein	Elmyra Duff		[15]
	Rugrats: Studio Tour	Susie Carmichael		[15]
2000	M&M's The Lost Formulas	Green
2001	Atlantis: The Lost Empire	Kida, Atlantean Child
	Final Fantasy X	Belgemine		[15]
	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance	Osala, Adrianna
	Clifford the Big Red Dog Learning Activities	Cleo, Mrs. Diller		[15]
	Atlantis The Lost Empire: Search for the Journal	Additional voices
	Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Universe	Elmyra Duff	Cancelled game
2002	Rugrats: Royal Ransom	Susie Carmichael		[15]
	Clifford the Big Red Dog Musical Memory Games	Cleo, Mrs. Queenie Diller
	Rugrats Munchin Land	Susie Carmichael
	Run Like Hell	Samantha		[15]
2003	Freelancer	Dr. Kendra Sinclair
	Final Fantasy X-2	Lenne		[15]
	Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits	Tatjana		[15]
	Rugrats Go Wild!	Susie Carmichael		[15]
	Clifford the Big Red Dog: Phonics	Cleo		[15]
	Lords of EverQuest	Solruua
2004	Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance II	Additional voices
	Pitfall: The Lost Expedition	Micay		[15]
	X-Men Legends	Magma		[15]
2005	Fantastic Four	Alicia Masters, additional voices
	Codename: Kids Next Door – Operation: V.I.D.E.O.G.A.M.E.	Numbuh Five, Delightful Children From Down the Lane, Cree Lincoln		[15]
	Tony Hawk's American Wasteland	Mindy
2006	Black	MacCarver
	Driver: Parallel Lines	Additional voices
	Scarface: The World Is Yours	Venus
	The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning	Cynder		[15]
	Superman Returns	The Citizens of Metropolis
	Bratz Forever Diamondz	Mandy
2007	Mass Effect	Macha Doyle, Consort Attendant
2009	Cartoon Network Universe: FusionFall	Numbuh Five
	inFamous	Additional voices
	Batman: Arkham Asylum	Dr. Penelope Young		[15]
	Brütal Legend	Dominatrices		[15]
	Marvel Super Hero Squad	Storm		[15]
	Dragon Age: Origins	Violent Elf Female
2010	Crackdown 2	Catalina Thorn
	StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty	Executor Selendis		[15]
	Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet	She-Hulk		[15]
2011	Knights Contract	Straeggele		[15]
2012	Unit 13	Command
	Kid Icarus: Uprising	Medusa		[15]
	Diablo III	Auriel		[15]
	World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria	Scout Captain Elsia
2013	Skylanders: Swap Force	Roller Brawl
	Young Justice: Legacy	Aquagirl, Rocket		[15]
2014	Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII	Additional voices		[33]
	Lichdom: Battlemage	Witch, Alchemist
	Broken Age	Morelia, Drumstick Maiden, Teledoor		[15]
	WildStar	Kit Brinny, Chua, Exiled Female
	Destiny	Guardian (EXO) Female		[34]
	Skylanders: Trap Team	Roller Brawl
2015	StarCraft II: Legacy of the Void	Selendis		[15]
	Disney Princess: Palace Pets	Treasure
	Skylanders: SuperChargers	Roller Brawl
	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Fallen Empire	Hylo Visz, additional voices
2016	Heroes of the Storm	Auriel
	Skylanders: Imaginators	Roller Brawl
	Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne	Hylo Visz, additional voices
2017	Destiny 2	Exo Player (Female)
	DreamWorks' Voltron VR Chronicles	Haggar
2018	Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker	Female Avatar 4		[15]
	Lego DC Super-Villains	Mercy Graves, Livewire, Mad Harriet, Goon
2021	DC Super Hero Girls: Teen Power	Catwoman		[15]
2022	Nickelodeon Extreme Tennis	Susie Carmichael
	Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway			[15]

Discography

Albums

• Appeared on the Juno Award-nominated album I Lost My Pet Lizard (1979)
• Appeared as Debbie on the Juno Award-nominated Canadian Sesame Street album Big Bird & Oscar the Grouch: Camping in Canada (1981)
• Womb Amnesia – (1993) (with her band Subject to Change)
• Street Faërie – (1999)

Singles

• "Revelation Sunshine"

Awards and nominations

Year	Award	Category	Work	Result	Refs
2023	Children's and Family Emmy Awards	Outstanding Voice Performance in a Preschool Animated Program	Spirit Rangers	Nominated	[35]

References

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External links

• Cree Summer at IMDb 
• Cree Summer at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Cree Summer at Behind The Voice Actors