Grace Rolek

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Grace Rolek is an American voice actress known for her work in animation and video games. Born on October 10, 1997, she began her professional career in the entertainment industry at a young age, starting around 2004.

Rolek is best recognized for her long-running role as Connie Maheswaran on the Cartoon Network series Steven Universe, a character she voiced from 2013 through the show's conclusion and its subsequent film and epilogue series. Her performance as Connie earned her a Behind the Voice Actors Award for Best Vocal Ensemble in a Television Series, shared with the main cast.

In the context of anime and Japanese-produced media, Rolek is known for providing the English voice for Marlene Wallace in the film Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children. This character is the young adopted daughter of Barret Wallace and a resident of the seventh heaven bar in Edge City, who demonstrates maturity beyond her years. She also contributed additional voices to the 2005 English dub of Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind.

Beyond these projects, Rolek has voiced characters in a wide array of American animated features. Her early film work includes additional voices in Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, and Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Furious Five. In 2011, she voiced Lucy Van Pelt in the animated film Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown. Her video game credits include the role of Julie, a radio host, in Fallout 76. She has also worked on projects such as Handy Manny, Special Agent Oso, and Guild Wars 2.

In addition to acting, Rolek is a musician who serves as the bassist for the alternative rock band Starling, with which she has released EPs. She has also expanded her creative portfolio to include writing and directing, notably for the short film Mailboxes.
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