Grace Sakura Rolek is an American actress. She is best known for voicing Connie Maheswaran, Steven's best friend and eventual girlfriend on the Cartoon Network animated series Steven Universe (2013–2019) and its two follow-ups, Steven Universe: The Movie (2019) and Steven Universe Future (2019–2020).
Rolek at Phoenix Comicon in November 2017
Steven Universe is an American animated television series created by Rebecca Sugar for Cartoon Network. It tells the coming-of-age story of a young boy, Steven Universe, who lives with the Crystal Gems—magical, mineral-based aliens named Garnet (Estelle), Amethyst, and Pearl —in the fictional town of Beach City. Steven, who is half-Gem, has adventures with his friends and helps the Gems protect the world from their own kind. The pilot was first shown in May 2013, and the series ran for five seasons, from November 2013 to January 2019. The TV film Steven Universe: The Movie was released in September 2019, and an epilogue limited series, Steven Universe Future, ran from December 2019 to March 2020.
Rebecca Sugar, creator of Steven Universe
Ian Jones-Quartey, supervising director of Steven Universe
Pearl (left) and Steven's mother, Rose Quartz, embrace in a flashback shot edited out of the British broadcast. Their past relationship is gradually seen to affect Pearl's relationship with Steven and those around him.
Cosplay of the character Opal in 2014
