Cree Summer

Cree Summer, or Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian actress and voice actress. Her father is famed Canadian actor Don Francks, and her mother is Lili Red Eagle, a member of the Plains Cree First Nation. She was bor

Cree Summer, or Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian actress and voice actress. Her father is famed Canadian actor Don Francks, and her mother is Lili Red Eagle, a member of the Plains Cree First Nation. She was born in Los Angeles, California, but grew up on a Saskatchewan Indian reservation in Canada.

Summer's career began in 1983 when she was cast as the voice of niece Penny on the original cartoon version of Inspector Gadget. Her unique, throaty voice was instantly recognizable to casting agents (as well as viewers even today), who began frequently casting her in animated programs. Many of these were part of cult franchises, like The Care Bears Movie (1985) and Ewoks (1985, part of the Star Wars franchise).