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Grace Rolek

Grace Rolek is a voice actor best known as Connie Maheswaran in Steven Universe, Steven Universe: The Movie and Steven Universe Future.

Biography

Rolek gave Connie a quiet but increasingly confident voice across the original series and its two screen continuations.

She began recording professionally as a child and brought years of studio experience to one of Steven Universe's central human characters.

Known for

Steven Universe

Rolek voices Connie, Steven's closest human friend and a central supporting character.[1][3]

Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown

She voiced Lucy Van Pelt in the animated special.[2][3]

Career highlights

  1. Connie Role

    She voices Connie Maheswaran

    Rolek voices Steven's human best friend and sword-training partner in Steven Universe.[1][3]

  2. Character Growth

    Connie's voice grows with the character

    Rolek's direct discussions describe performing a reserved character whose confidence develops across the story.[1][6]

  3. Early Start

    She began voice acting as a young child

    Rolek said in a direct interview that she started professional voice work at about five or six.[2][7]

  4. Lucy Role

    She voiced Lucy in a Peanuts special

    Before Connie, Rolek performed Lucy in Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown.[2][3]

  5. Screen Continuations

    She returned for the movie and Future

    Rolek continued as Connie in Steven Universe: The Movie and Steven Universe Future.[3][8]

Good to know

Age during an early Connie interview

Voice Acting Mastery introduced Rolek as 16 in its June 25, 2014 interview about her voice acting work.[2]

She discussed Connie with the series creators

The Steven Universe Podcast brought Rolek together with Zach Callison, Rebecca Sugar and Ian Jones-Quartey for a Connie episode.[1]