Cree Summer

Cree Summer (born 7 July 1969) is a Canadian-American actress and singer. In the DCAU she is best known as the voice of Maxine Gibson, Terry McGinnis' confidante on Batman Beyond.

DCAU Roles

DCAU Roles

Rainsong

Natasha Irons

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Max Gibson

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Tigress

Tayko

Dottie

Skye Hoaps

Candide

Tina Todd

Superman: The Animated Series

• "The Hand of Fate" - Rainsong
• "Heavy Metal" - Natasha Irons

The New Batman Adventures

• "Cold Comfort" - Ice Maiden #2

Batman Beyond

• "Splicers" - Maxine "Max" Gibson, Tigress
• "Hidden Agenda" - Max, Tayko (uncredited)
• "Bloodsport" Max
• "Hooked Up" - Max
• "Rats" - Max
• "Mind Games" - Max
• "Revenant" - Max
• "Babel" - Max
• "Terry's Friend Dates a Robot" - Max
• "Final Cut" - Max
• "The Last Resort" - Max
• "Armory" - Max
• "The Eggbaby" - Max
• "Zeta" - Max
• "Plague" - Max
• "April Moon" - Max
• "Sentries of the Last Cosmos" - Max
• "Where's Terry?" - Max
• "Inqueling" - Max
• "Big Time" - Max
• "Out of the Past" - Max, Girl in street (uncredited)
• "Speak No Evil" - Max
• "Betrayal" - Max, Gang girl (uncredited)
• "Curse of the Kobra" - Max, Dottie (uncredited)
• "Unmasked" - Max

The Zeta Project

• "Ro's Reunion" - Skye Hoaps

Static Shock

• "Wet and Wild" - Candide, Tina Todd (uncredited), Announcer (uncredited)

Justice League Unlimited

• "Fearful Symmetry" - Radio singer

Background information

Summer was born Cree Summer Francks in Los Angeles, California, but raised on a Native American reservation in Saskatchewan, Canada (her mother, actress Lili Red Eagle Francks, is a member of the Cree Nation).

Summer's acting career began with voice work in 1983, as Penny Gadget, the niece of (and brains behind) Inspector Gadget - opposite Frank Welker, who voiced both Dr. Claw and Penny's faithful dog, Brain, and Maurice LaMarche, who voices Inspector Gadget.

Her most prominent live-action role is that of Winifred "Freddie" Brooks on the sitcom A Different World (a spinoff of The Cosby Show). Since 1995, Summer has focused primarily on voice acting. Some of her best known characters include Elmyra Duff on Tiny Toon Adventures and Susie Carmichael on Rugrats.

Summer is also a childhood friend, and frequent co-star, of fellow Canadian voice actress Tara Strong.

Trivia

• A minisode of Tiny Toon Adventures, (which both Bruce Timm and Paul Dini worked on before developing Batman: The Animated Series), spoofed Batman by featuring Plucky Duck as "Batduck." Elmyra Duff, voiced by Summer, played Batduck's Alfred-like maid.

• In the video game Batman: Arkham Asylum Cree Summer provides the voice of Dr. Penelope Young (an original character for the game) where she is at odds with the present day Batman (voiced by Kevin Conroy).

See also

• List of Gargoyles actors in the DCAU
• List of DCAU voice actors in Batman: The Brave and the Bold
• List of DCAU voice actors in DC Universe Animated Original Movies
• List of DCAU voice actors in Young Justice

External links

• Cree Summer at Wikipedia