Grace Rolek

Grace Sakura Rolek is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Connie Maheswaran, Steven's best friend and eventual girlfriend on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its two follow-ups, Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) and Steven Universe Future (2019–2020).

Grace Sakura Rolek
Rolek at Phoenix Comicon in November 2017
Born	Grace Sakura Rolek[1]
Occupation(s)	Actress, Filmmaker
Years active	2004–present

Career

Rolek is known for voicing Connie Maheswaran on Steven Universe, as well as for appearing in Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown, radio host for Appalachia radio in Fallout 76, and Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. She also made voice acting appearances in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five and Horton Hears a Who!.^[2]

She made several public appearances as a guest of many fan conventions and gatherings, such as Cartoon Fair in France, Florida Supercon in Miami, and Beach City Con in Virginia Beach.

In addition to voice acting, she made her directorial debut on her short film Mailboxes with fellow Steven Universe crewmate Zach Callison.^[3]

Personal life

Rolek is of African-American, Italian, Polish and Japanese descent.^[4]

Rolek is bisexual.^[5]

Filmography

Television roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	George Lopez	Sara	Episode: "E.I.? E.I. OH"
2006–2008	Lou and Lou: Safety Patrol	Louise	Voice, main role
2008	Handy Manny	Nelson	Voice, episode: "Bake Sale/Camping Tools"
2009	Special Agent Oso	Molly	Voice, episode: "Gold Flower"
2013–2019	Steven Universe	Connie Maheswaran	Main role
2020	Steven Universe Future	Connie Maheswaran	Voice, 6 episodes

Film roles

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2004	U.S. Air Marshals	Little Girl	Short film
2004	Mulan II	Additional voices	Direct-to-video
2005	Tarzan II	Additional voices	Direct-to-video
2005	Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind	Additional voices	2005 Disney Dub
2005	Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children	Marlene Wallace	Voice
2005	Kronk's New Groove	Additional voices	Direct-to-video
2007	Meet the Robinsons	Additional voices
2007	The Killer	Girl in Blue	Short film
2008	Horton Hears a Who!	Additional voices
2008	Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five	Shy Bunny	Voice, short film
2009	An American Girl: Chrissa Stands Strong	Additional voices	Direct-to-video; uncredited
2009	Imagine That	Additional voices	Uncredited
2009	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Additional voices
2011	Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown	Lucy Van Pelt	Voice, direct-to-video
2015	So Wildly	Chloe	Short film
2018	Mailboxes	Gertrude	Short film; writer and director
2019	Steven Universe: The Movie	Connie Maheswaran	Voice, television film

Video game roles

Year	Title	Role	Source
2006	Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII	Additional voices	[6]
2012	Guild Wars 2	Helena
2017	Steven Universe: Save the Light	Connie Maheswaran
2020	Fallout 76: Wastelanders	Julie
2021	Steven Universe: Unleash the Light	Connie Maheswaran

References

1. "About Grace Rolek". GraceRolek.com. Archived from the original on October 31, 2019. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
2. "Grace Rolek – Phoenix Fan Fest". Phoenix Fan Fest. Archived from the original on November 13, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
3. "Mailboxes". www.shortfilmwire.com. Retrieved 2024-06-23.
4. Grace Rolek. "This is something I've wanted to bring up publicly for a while now, but uhhhh I'm mixed lmao (thread)". Twitter. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
5. "grace.rolek". www.instagram.com.
6. "Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII (2006 Video Game)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 15 June 2023.

External links

• Grace Rolek at IMDb