Grace Sakura Rolek (born October 10, 1997) is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Connie Maheswaran,

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's best friend and eventual girlfriend on the

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animated series ''

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'' (2013–2019) and its two follow-ups, ''

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'' (2019–2020) and '' Steven Universe: The Movie'' (2019).

Career

Rolek is known for voicing Connie Maheswaran on ''

'', as well as for appearing in ''

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'', radio host for Appalachia radio in ''

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'', and '' Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children''. She also made voice acting appearances in ''

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'', '' Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five'' and ''

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''. She made several public appearances as a guest of many

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s and gatherings, such as Cartoon Fair in France,

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, and Beach City Con in Virginia Beach.

Personal life

Rolek was born on October 10, 1997 in

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and began her career in voice acting in 2004. She is of African-American, Italian, Polish and Japanese descent. Rolek is

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Filmography

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* 1997 births Bisexual actresses LGBT people from California Living people Actresses from Burbank, California American people of Polish descent American people of Italian descent African-American actresses American actresses of Japanese descent American voice actresses American film actresses American television actresses American film actors of Asian descent 21st-century American actresses 21st-century American singers 21st-century African-American women singers American bisexual actors {{US-voice-actor-1990s-stub