Cree Summer Francks is a Canadian-American voice actress, singer, and actress. She is best known for her work in animation, voicing characters such as Susie Carmichael in Rugrats, Elmyra Duff in Tiny Toon Adventures, and Kida in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Summer was born in Los Angeles, California, to Canadian actor and singer Don Francks and Lili Red Eagle, an African American from North Richmond, California, and adopted member of the Plains Cree First Nations. She grew up in Saskatchewan and Toronto, Canada. Summer has Cree, French, and German ancestry.
Summer began her acting career in the early 1980s, appearing in television shows such as The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes. She made her voice acting debut in 1983, voicing Penny in the animated series Inspector Gadget.
Summer went on to voice numerous other characters in animated television series and films, including Elmyra Duff in Tiny Toon Adventures, Susie Carmichael in Rugrats, Foxxy Love in Drawn Together, and Kida in Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
Summer has also had a successful career as a singer. She released her debut album, Street Faërie, in 1993. Her second album, Revelation Sunshine, was released in 2001. Summer is a vocal advocate for social justice. She has spoken out against racism, sexism, and homophobia. She is also a supporter of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Was Cree Summer in black or white video?
No, Cree Summer was not in the “Black or White” music video by Michael Jackson. There is a common misconception that she is the woman who appears in the face morphing sequence at the end of the video, but this is not the case. The woman in the video is actually actress Tatiana Thumbtzen.
The misconception that Cree Summer is in the “Black or White” video may have arisen because she is a voice actress who has done a lot of work in animation. The woman in the face morphing sequence in the video has a very animated look, so it is understandable why some people might think that it is Cree Summer.
However, the woman in the video is definitely Tatiana Thumbtzen. She is a model and actress who has appeared in several music videos, including “Black or White” by Michael Jackson. She is also known for her role as Kelly Kapowski in the television series Saved by the Bell.