Facts: - module: yes label = associated_acts = background = solo_singer instrument = vocals genre = - years active: 1983 -- present - origin: saskatchewan , canada - birth date: 7 july 1969 - name: cree summer - parents: don francks lili red eagle - birth place: los angeles , california , u.s. - occupation: voice actress , singer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of cree summer .
cree summer francks -lrb- born july 7 , 1969 -rrb- , best known as cree summer , is an american canadian voice actress and singer .she is best known for her role as college student winifred '' freddie '' brooks on the nbc sitcom '' a different world '' .as a voice actress summer provided the voices for penny in '' inspector gadget '' during season 1 , elmyra duff in '' tiny toon adventures '' and '' pinky , elmyra & the brain '' , susie carmichael on '' rugrats '' and '' all grown up '' , princess kida in ' , valerie gray in '' danny phantom '' , foxxy love in '' drawn together '' , numbuh 5 in ' , magma in '' x-men legends '' , yvonne and gordon in '' mrs. munger 's class '' , and cleo the poodle in '' clifford the big red dog '' .