biographical article needs additional citations for verification. Please help by adding reliable sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (October 2008) Cree Summer Birth name Cree Summer Francks Born July 7, 1969 (1969-07-07) (age 41) Origin Los Angeles, California, U.S. Genres Rock, alternative Occupations Singer-songwriter, actress, voice actress Instruments Vocals Years active 1983–present Labels A&M Records Work Records Associated acts Subject to Change, Lenny Kravitz Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969), best known as Cree Summer, is an African-Canadian Aboriginal actress, musician and voice actress. She is perhaps best known for her role as college student Winifred "Freddie" Brooks on the NBC sitcom A Different World. As a voice actress Summer is best known for voicing Penny in Inspector Gadget during Season 1, Elmyra Duff in Tiny Toon Adventures, Susie Carmichael on Rugrats and All Grown Up, Princess Kida in Atlantis: The Lost Empire, Valerie Gray in Danny Phantom, Foxxy Love in Drawn Together, Numbuh 5 and Cree Lincoln in Codename: Kids Next Door, and Cleo the Dog in the Clifford the Big Red Dog..