Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969 in Los Angeles, California), best known as Cree Summer, is an American-born actress, musician, and Emmy Award-nominated voice actress. She has followed a Native American spiritual lifestyle for most of her adult life.
Daughter of actor Don Francks.
Brother, Rainbow Francks, is currently a VJ for "Much Music" (2001).
Was in a long-term relationship with actor Kadeem Hardison during the run of "Different World, A" (1987). She was never bothered by his character's on-screen romance with Jasmine Guy, stating that she and Guy were like sisters in real life, the direct opposites of their characters!.
Started off in acting, then did some singing, now does mostly voice-over work for TV cartoons such as "Rugrats" (1991). For those who remember, she originated the voice of Penny in the 1980s cartoon "Inspector Gadget" (1983).
She played Princess Kida Kidagakash in Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001). Her brother Rainbow Francks played Lt. Aiden Ford in "Stargate: Atlantis" (2004).
