Patricia Summersett
Patricia Summersett | |
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Born | [1][2] | March 15, 1982
Education | Concordia University (BFA) Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA) |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 2005–present |
Website | Official website |
Patricia Summersett (born March 15, 1982) is a Canadian actress, best known for voicing Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9]
Life and career[]
Summersett has appeared in the Darren Aronofsky psychological horror mother!,[10][11] in series: CBC's Bellevue starring Anna Paquin, CTV's The Disappearance with Peter Coyote, Go90's Lost Generation with Katie Findlay and scored by Tony-winning Duncan Sheik, and NBC's The Bold Type on Free Form.[12] She also played a lead in the indie feature Maz by festival-winning filmmaker Federico Hidalgo.[13] Notable past roles include recurring characters in Ron Moore's Helix s2 as well as 19-2 (Bravo/CTV).[14] She was also the official “Onset Smurf” representing Smurfette, Vexy and Clumsy as the reference voice and puppeteer for the making of Sony's Smurfs 2.[15]
Education[]
She holds a BFA in theatre performance from Concordia University and a master's in classical acting from the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama.[16] She has also studied acting at Moscow Art Theatre and National Theatre Conservatory. Before attending drama school, she trained for years as a competitive ice dancer, and held the title of Quebec Sectional Champion.[17]
Video games[]
Summersett was revealed as the first official English voice of Princess Zelda in Nintendo's thirty-year Legend of Zelda franchise with her work in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild.[18][19][20][21][22] She has voiced many games from indie to AAA and provided full performance capture for two assassins in Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed series. Within Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege, the character she voices is Ash, a female FBI operator working for Team Rainbow. She voiced as Ash in Arknights as well.[23][24]
Theatre[]
Patricia has performed in theaters across Canada, the U.S. and the UK. She has been nominated for three META/MECCA (Montreal English Theatre/Critics Circle Awards) for “Best Lead Actress” playing the roles Rosalind in As You Like it and Jacqueline in Trench Patterns (a captain with PTSD).[25][26][27] She has also been featured in Equus, Pinter plays and as the title role in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler.[28][29] She was last seen in the Toronto's 2016 Next Stage Festival, performing the Fringe hit Blood Wild by Paul Van Dyck.[30][31]
Personal life[]
She grew up in Marquette, Michigan. In addition to her acting career, she is a songwriter and singer for the band Summersett,[32][33] and was a competitive ice dancer representing Quebec in 2002 as senior Quebec Sectional Champion with former partner Simon Roberge.[34] She has three sisters: Annette Summersett (born March 1981), Kathryn Summersett (born 1985) and Jane Summersett, all artists, who perform music together.[35]
In 2017, Patricia co-founded a charity called GeekU.P.[36][37][38]
She is currently based in Montreal and Los Angeles.[39]
Filmography[]
Film[]
- The Jogger (short, 2013) - Girlfriend
- Gingerbread House (short, 2013) - Mother
- The Smurfs 2 (2013) - Smurf Voice #2 (voice), Off-camera Voice
- The Death of Kao-Kuk (2015) - Actress (voice)
- The Saver (2015) - Rachel
- Dear Mr. President (short, 2016) - Police Spokeswoman
- Darwin (2016) - Mother (voice)
- I'm Coming Over (2016) - Composer, Producer, Writer
- mother! (2017) - Consoler
- Fareed (short, 2018) - Mrs. Markell
- Maz (2018) - Deb Mazenet
- The Great Traveller (2019) - Berenice
Television[]
- Emma (TV Mini-series, 2009), Season 1, Episode 3 - Dancer
- Sex & Ethnicity (2014), Season 1, Episodes 1 & 8 - Carole
- 19-2 (2014), Season 1, Episodes 4 & 5 - Dr. Zoé
- Helix (2015), Season 2, Episodes 1, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 - Lt. Commander Winger
- Fatal Vows (2015), Season 4, Episode 12 - Helen
- Real Detective (2016), Season 1, Episode 8 - Merrie Cameron
- Lost Generation (2017), Season 1, Episodes 1 & 10 - Detective Bendel
- The Bold Type (2017), Season 1, Episode 6 - Dr. Elysa Hendricks
- Level Up Norge (2017), Season 7, Episode 89 - Princess Zelda (voice)
- Bellevue (2017), Season 1, Episode 1 - Nikki Ryder
- The Disappearance (2017), Season 1, Episode 2 - Anne-Marie Duval
- Garo: Vanishing Line (2018), Season 1, Episode 21 - Additional Voices (voice)
- Broken Trust (TV Mini-series, 2018), Season 1, Episode 8 - Kelly
- The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair (TV Mini-series, 2018), Season 1, Episode 1 - Reporter #1
- The Detectives (2018), Season 2, Episode 4 - Cathy
- Street Legal (2019), Season 1, Episode 3 - Maeve
- Camp Camp (2019), Season 4, Episode 14 - Ainsley (voice)[40]
Video games[]
- Beowulf: The Game (2007) - Grendel's Mother (voice)
- Suikoden Tierkreis (2008) - Diadora / Servillah (voice)[41]
- Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit (2010) - Narrator (voice)
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue (2014) - Hope Jensen (voice)
- Assassin's Creed: Syndicate (2015) - Galina Voronina (voice)
- Rainbow Six: Siege (2015) - Ash (voice)
- Far Cry Primal (2016) - Wenja (voice)
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (2016) - Additional Voices (voice)
- For Honor (2017) - Knight Warden / Warmonger (voice)[42][43]
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (2017) - Princess Zelda (voice)[24]
- Dungeon Hunter Champions (2018) - Player (voice)
- Omensight (2018) - General Draga / Witch[44][45][46]
- Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint (2019) - Paula Madera
- Arknights (2019) - Ash (voice)
- Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity (2020) - Princess Zelda (voice)[24]
References[]
- ^ Summersett, Patricia [@Summersett_] (March 15, 2021). "Birthday compilation. Yay! Thanks Sally!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Patricia Summersett, age XX from Los Angeles, CA". Radaris. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
- ^ Zelda’s Voice Actress Learned How to Read and Write Hylian Script, Only Single Player, September 7, 2019
- ^ Perfecting the Princess: A Pre-Fan Expo Interview with Zelda Voice Actress Patricia Summersett, CGMagonline, August 23, 2019
- ^ Voice Actress Patricia Summersett talks ‘Legend Of Zelda’, Horror Geek Life, August 21, 2019
- ^ Patricia Summersett Interview: Bringing Strength and Struggle to Zelda in Breath of the Wild, Comic Book, September 5, 2017
- ^ Interview With the Voice Actress Behind Breath of the Wild’s Zelda, Twin Finite, May 11, 2017
- ^ Taking A Deep Breath: Introducing The Voice Of Zelda, Patricia Summersett, Nintendo Life, May 2, 2017
- ^ Breath of the Wild: Zelda Voice Actress Talks Inspiration, Future Appearances, Game Rant, April 14, 2017
- ^ mother!, Austin Chronicle, September 22, 2017
- ^ Patricia Summersett, AKA Princess Zelda, Has Some Sage Advice for Aspiring Actors, Collider, May 22, 2017
- ^ The Bold Type Proves Freeing The Nipple Is About So Much More Than Instagram, Refinery 29, August 9, 2017
- ^ Maz, Cinémathèque Québécoise, May 22, 2018
- ^ Patricia Summersett, SacAnime, 2019
- ^ Patricia Summersett: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fan Expo Boston, 2019
- ^ Giving voice to Zelda - Starring role for alum Patricia Summersett in biggest video game of 2017, Concordia University News, December 6, 2017
- ^ Patricia Summersett, Open the Trunk, April 19, 2017
- ^ Exclusive Interview with Patricia Summersett, Voice of Princess Zelda, Switched On Gamer, July 26, 2019
- ^ Interview With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Patricia Summersett, Pop Geeks, August 1, 2017
- ^ The Real Princess Zelda: Patricia Summersett talks to Pause Resume, Pause Resume, July 17, 2017
- ^ How voice actress Patricia Summersett gave life to Zelda in Breath of the Wild, Nintendo Power, April 16, 2017
- ^ Breath of the Wild: Voice of Zelda Talks About Character's Strength, Social Work Helper, April 11, 2017
- ^ Patricia Summersett - Breath of the Wild, Rainbow Six: Siege, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Armageddon Expo
- ^ a b c "Patricia Summersett (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 15 August 2021. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its opening and/or closing credits and/or other reliable sources of information.
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: CS1 maint: postscript (link) - ^ Zelda & more with Patricia Summersett, Player FM
- ^ Nominations for New Montreal Anglo Theatre Awards Announced, The Montreal Gazette, September 20, 2013
- ^ Infini Theatre: TRENCH PATTERNS, Infini Theatre, 2011
- ^ Hedda Gabler, sitcom style, Times Argus, February 3, 2008
- ^ Hedda Gabler, Mon Théâtre, January 2008
- ^ Reviews: BLOOD WILD, The Slotkin Letter, January 11, 2016
- ^ 2016 Next Stage Theatre Festival Review: Blood Wild (Rabbit in a Hat Productions), Mooneyon Theatre, January 8, 2016
- ^ Summersett Band's website
- ^ Sunrise on Summersett, Best Kept Montreal
- ^ Patricia Summersett, Famous Fix
- ^ Zelda a cappella tribute by the Summersett Sisters, YouTube, March 15, 2018
- ^ ‘Zelda’ actress comes home to UP, The Daily Mining Gazette, September 16, 2019
- ^ Geek U.P. being held Saturday, The Daily Mining Gazette, September 11, 2019
- ^ 3rd annual Geek UP is back this weekend in Houghton, Upper Michigan's Source, September 10, 2019
- ^ Patricia Summersett: Voice Actor, Wizard World, 2019
- ^ Review: Camp Camp “Fashion Victims”, Bubble Blabber, September 2, 2019
- ^ Konami. Suikoden Tierkreis. Konami. Scene: ending credits, 6:29 and 7:31 respectively in, Cast.
- ^ "Patricia Summersett".
- ^ "Twitch".
- ^ Omensight: Definitive Edition Out On Nintendo Switch Next Week, Nintendo Insider, December 3, 2018
- ^ “Omensight: Definitive Edition” Gets December Release on Nintendo Switch, The Geekiary, November 29, 2018
- ^ Review: Omensight – Groundhog’s Doomsday, 3rd Coast Review, May 15, 2018
Other sources[]
- Patricia Summersett - Patricia Summersett on Dean Panaro Talent
- Patricia Summersett - Patricia Summersett on Glenn Talent Management
- Patricia Summersett answers YOUR questions! (Voice of Princess Zelda) - YouTube
- Patricia Summersett Video Game samples - YouTube
- Episode 10 – Patricia Summersett - The Spirit Bros Podcast
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