Patricia Summersett

Patricia Summersett is a Canadian-American actress and singer, best known for voicing Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Patricia Summersett
Summersett at the Paradise City Comic Con in 2018
EducationConcordia University (BFA)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA)
OccupationActress, singer
Years active2005–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Life and career

Summersett has appeared in the Darren Aronofsky psychological horror mother!,[8][9] 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.[10] She also played a lead in the indie feature Maz by festival-winning filmmaker Federico Hidalgo.[11] Notable past roles include recurring characters in Ron Moore's Helix s2 as well as 19-2 (Bravo/CTV).[12] 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.[13]

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.[14][15] 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.[16]

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.[17][18][19][20][21] 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.[22][23]

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).[24][25][26] She has also been featured in Equus, Pinter plays and as the title role in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler.[27][28] She was last seen in the Toronto's 2016 Next Stage Festival, performing the Fringe hit Blood Wild by Paul Van Dyck.[29][30]

Personal life

She grew up in Marquette, Michigan. In addition to her acting career, she is a songwriter and singer for the band Summersett,[31][32] and was a competitive ice dancer representing Quebec in 2002 as senior Quebec Sectional Champion with former partner Simon Roberge.[33] She has three sisters: Annette Summersett, Kathryn Summersett and Jane Summersett, all artists, who perform music together.[34]

In 2017, Patricia co-founded a charity called GeekU.P.[35][36][37]

She is currently based in Montreal and Los Angeles.[38]

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)[39]

Video games

References
  1. Zelda’s Voice Actress Learned How to Read and Write Hylian Script, Only Single Player, September 7, 2019
  2. Perfecting the Princess: A Pre-Fan Expo Interview with Zelda Voice Actress Patricia Summersett, CGMagonline, August 23, 2019
  3. Voice Actress Patricia Summersett talks ‘Legend Of Zelda’, Horror Geek Life, August 21, 2019
  4. Patricia Summersett Interview: Bringing Strength and Struggle to Zelda in Breath of the Wild, Comic Book, September 5, 2017
  5. Interview With the Voice Actress Behind Breath of the Wild’s Zelda, Twin Finite, May 11, 2017
  6. Taking A Deep Breath: Introducing The Voice Of Zelda, Patricia Summersett, Nintendo Life, May 2, 2017
  7. Breath of the Wild: Zelda Voice Actress Talks Inspiration, Future Appearances, Game Rant, April 14, 2017
  8. mother!, Austin Chronicle, September 22, 2017
  9. Patricia Summersett, AKA Princess Zelda, Has Some Sage Advice for Aspiring Actors, Collider, May 22, 2017
  10. The Bold Type Proves Freeing The Nipple Is About So Much More Than Instagram, Refinery 29, August 9, 2017
  11. Maz, Cinémathèque Québécoise, May 22, 2018
  12. Patricia Summersett, SacAnime, 2019
  13. Patricia Summersett: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fan Expo Boston, 2019
  14. Patricia Summersett - Biography, Wall of Celebrities
  15. Giving voice to Zelda - Starring role for alum Patricia Summersett in biggest video game of 2017, Concordia University News, December 6, 2017
  16. Patricia Summersett, Open the Trunk, April 19, 2017
  17. Exclusive Interview with Patricia Summersett, Voice of Princess Zelda, Switched On Gamer, July 26, 2019
  18. Interview With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Patricia Summersett, Pop Geeks, August 1, 2017
  19. The Real Princess Zelda: Patricia Summersett talks to Pause Resume, Pause Resume, July 17, 2017
  20. How voice actress Patricia Summersett gave life to Zelda in Breath of the Wild, Nintendo Power, April 16, 2017
  21. Breath of the Wild: Voice of Zelda Talks About Character's Strength, Social Work Helper, April 11, 2017
  22. Patricia Summersett - Breath of the Wild, Rainbow Six: Siege, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Armageddon Expo
  23. Behind the voice actors: Patricia Summersett, Behind the voice actors, 2018
  24. Zelda & more with Patricia Summersett, Player FM
  25. Nominations for New Montreal Anglo Theatre Awards Announced, The Montreal Gazette, September 20, 2013
  26. Infini Theatre: TRENCH PATTERNS, Infini Theatre, 2011
  27. Hedda Gabler, sitcom style, Times Argus, February 3, 2008
  28. Hedda Gabler, Mon Théâtre, January 2008
  29. Reviews: BLOOD WILD, The Slotkin Letter, January 11, 2016
  30. 2016 Next Stage Theatre Festival Review: Blood Wild (Rabbit in a Hat Productions), Mooneyon Theatre, January 8, 2016
  31. Summersett Band's website
  32. Sunrise on Summersett, Best Kept Montreal
  33. Patricia Summersett, Famous Fix
  34. Zelda a cappella tribute by the Summersett Sisters, YouTube, March 15, 2018
  35. ‘Zelda’ actress comes home to UP, The Daily Mining Gazette, September 16, 2019
  36. Geek U.P. being held Saturday, The Daily Mining Gazette, September 11, 2019
  37. 3rd annual Geek UP is back this weekend in Houghton, Upper Michigan's Source, September 10, 2019
  38. Patricia Summersett: Voice Actor, Wizard World, 2019
  39. Review: Camp Camp “Fashion Victims”, Bubble Blabber, September 2, 2019
  40. Konami. Suikoden Tierkreis. Konami. Scene: ending credits, 6:29 and 7:31 respectively in, Cast.
  41. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm5294158/
  42. https://clips.twitch.tv/ArbitraryCooperativeBottlePJSalt
  43. Omensight: Definitive Edition Out On Nintendo Switch Next Week, Nintendo Insider, December 3, 2018
  44. “Omensight: Definitive Edition” Gets December Release on Nintendo Switch, The Geekiary, November 29, 2018
  45. Review: Omensight – Groundhog’s Doomsday, 3rd Coast Review, May 15, 2018

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