What is Cree Summer?
{{nosources|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Cree Summer | image = Cree Summer 2018.png | caption = VO Buzz Weekly, 2018 | birth_name = Cree Summer Francks | alias = Cree Summer | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|7|7}} | birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S. | origin = [[Saskatchewan]], Canada | occupation = Actress, singer | years_active = 1983–present | background = solo_singer | instrument = Vocals | genre = {{flatlist| *[[Rock music|Rock]] *[[Alternative rock|alternative]] }} | label = {{flatlist| *[[A&M Records|A&M]] *[[Work Group|Work]] }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| *[[Subject to Change (band)|Subject to Change]] *[[Lenny Kravitz]] *[[Jasmine Guy]] }} }} '''Cree Summer Francks''' (born July 7, 1969), best known as '''Cree Summer''', is an American born Canadian actress and singer. Her career began in 1983 when she was cast as the voice of Penny in the cartoon ''Inspector Gadget''. As of 2006 she did the voices of over 100 animated characters in TV shows, movies, and video games such as Foxxy Love in ''[[Drawn Together]]'', Abigail Lincoln / Numbuh 5 in ''[[Codename: Kids Next Door]]'', Iris Moss in the [[DreamWorks]] ''Trolls'' franchise, and Cleo in ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog (2000 TV series)]]''. In 1991 she started a band called Subject to Change. The band broke up in 1993. In 1999 Summer released her first album, ''Street Faërie''. ==Early life== Summer was born to the white actor [[Don Francks]] and African American actress Lili Francks. She started school when she was 8 years old. == Filmography == * ''[[The Undersea World of Fifi]]'' (1992) ... [[Elmyra Duff]]/[[Bastet (The Undersea World of Fifi)|Bastet]]/Additional voices (voice) == Other websites == *[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0838588/bio?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm#trivia Cree Summer Biography, IMDb] {{DEFAULTSORT:Summer, Cree}} [[Category:1969 births]] [[Category:African-American actors]] [[Category:African-American musicians]] [[Cat