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Summer with her son in 2002, photo by Prphotos.com
Birth Name: Cree Summer Franks
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, United States
Date of Birth: July 7, 1969
Ethnicity: * father – Irish, Scottish * mother – African-American, possibly some Creole [African, French]
Cree Summer is an American and Canadian actress, comedian, and singer.
Her father, Don Francks (Donald Harvey Francks), was a Canadian actor and musician. He was adopted, and was white. Her mother, Lili Red Eagle (born Clark), a dancer, is American, and is an African-American, from North Richmond, California. She is an adopted member of the Plains Cree First Nations. Cree is the sister of actor, singer, and MuchMusic VJ Rainbow Sun Francks .
Cree was raised in British Columbia, Canada, and elsewhere. She has two children with her former husband, producer Angelo Pullen.
Cree’s biological paternal grandmother likely was Jennet Victoria “Jean” Beattie (the daughter of Wilfred Edward Beattie and Mary Minnie Jack). Jean was born in Canada. Wilfred was the son of Cpt. George William Beattie and Janet Isabella Darlington Duff. Mary was the daughter of James W. Jack, whose parents were Scottish; and of Catherine Ann Laronde.
Cree’s maternal grandfather was Milton Clark (the son of David Clark and Lucy Eugene). Milton was born in Louisiana. David was born in Louisiana, the son of James Clark and Mary Mason. Lucy was born in Louisiana, the daughter of Jean Louis “John” Eugene and Francoise Jean Pierre.
Cree’s maternal grandmother was Lillie Mae Hopkins (the daughter of August Hopkins and Mary George). Lillie was born in Louisiana.