Patricia Summersett Explained
Patricia Summersett (born March 15, 1982) is a Canadian actress known for voicing Princess Zelda in , , and .[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 “On set Smurf” representing Smurfette, Vexy and Clumsy as the reference voice and puppeteer for the making of Sony's The 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 The Legend of Zelda franchise with her work in ,[18] [19] [20] [21] [22] and its sequel .[23] 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 , the character she voices is Ash, a female FBI operator working for Team Rainbow. She voiced Ash in Arknights as well.[24] [25]
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).[26] [27] [28] She has also been featured in Equus, Pinter plays and as the title role in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler.[29] [30] She was last seen in the Toronto's 2016 Next Stage Festival, performing the Fringe hit Blood Wild by Paul Van Dyck.[31] [32]
Personal life
She grew up in L'Anse, Michigan. In addition to her acting career, she is a songwriter and singer for the band Summersett,[33] [34] and was a competitive ice dancer representing Quebec in 2002 as senior Quebec Sectional Champion with former partner Simon Roberge.[35] She has three sisters: Annette Summersett (born June 1980), Kathryn Summersett (born June 1985) and Jane Summersett, all artists, who perform music together.[36]
In 2017, Patricia co-founded a charity called GeekU.P.[37] [38] [39]
She is currently based in Montreal and Los Angeles.[40]
Filmography
Voice acting
Film
!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Source| 2013 | The Smurfs 2 | Smurf Voice #2 | Off-camera Voice | |
| 2015 | The Death of Kao-Kuk | Actress | | |
| 2016 | Darwin | Mother | Voice | | |
Television
!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Source| 2017 | Level Up Norge | Princess Zelda (voice) | Season 7, Episode 89 | |
| 2018 | | Additional Voices (voice) | Season 1, Episode 21 | |
| 2019 | Camp Camp | Ainsley (voice) | | [41] | |
Video games
Live-action
Film
!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Source| 2013 | The Jogger | Girlfriend | Short | |
| 2013 | Gingerbread House | Girlfriend | Short | |
| 2015 | The Saver | Rachel | | |
| 2016 | Dear Mr. President | Police Spokeswoman | Short | |
| 2016 | I'm Coming Over | | Composer, Producer, Writer | |
| 2017 | Mother! | Consoler | | |
| 2018 | Fareed | Mrs. Markell | Short | |
| 2018 | Maz | Deb Mazenet | | |
| 2019 | The Great Traveller | Berenice | | | |
Television
!Year!Title!Role!Notes!Source| 2009 | Emma | Dancer | TV Mini-series, Season 1, Episode 3 | |
| 2014 | Sex & Ethnicity | Carole | Season 1, Episodes 1 & 8 | |
| 2014 | 19-2 | Dr. Zoé | Season 1, Episodes 4 & 5 | |
| 2015 | Helix | Lt. Commander Winger | Season 2, Episodes 1, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12 | |
| 2015 | Fatal Vows | Helen | Season 4, Episode 12 | |
| 2016 | Real Detective | Merrie Cameron | Season 1, Episode 8 | |
| 2017 | Lost Generation | Detective Bendel | Season 1, Episodes 1 & 10 | |
| 2017 | The Bold Type | Dr. Elysa Hendricks | Season 1, Episode 6 | |
| 2017 | Bellevue | Nikki Ryder | Season 1, Episode 1 | |
| 2017 | The Disappearance | Anne-Marie Duval | Season 1, Episode 2 | |
| 2018 | Broken Trust | Kelly | TV Mini-series, Season 1, Episode 8 | |
| 2018 | The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair | Reporter #1 | TV Mini-series, Season 1, Episode 1 | |
| 2018 | The Detectives | Cathy | Season 2, Episode 4 | |
| 2019 | Street Legal | Maeve | | | |
Other sources
External links
Notes and References
- Summersett_ . Patricia . Summersett . 1371497823926095872. Birthday compilation. Yay! Thanks Sally! . March 15, 2021 . August 15, 2021 .
- Web site: Patricia Summersett, age XX from Los Angeles, CA . Radaris . 15 August 2021.
- https://www.onlysp.com/zeldas-voice-actress-learned-how-to-read-and-write-hylian-script/ Zelda’s Voice Actress Learned How to Read and Write Hylian Script
- https://www.cgmagonline.com/2019/08/23/perfecting-the-princess-a-pre-fan-expo-interview-with-zelda-voice-actress-patricia-summersett/ Perfecting the Princess: A Pre-Fan Expo Interview with Zelda Voice Actress Patricia Summersett
- https://www.horrorgeeklife.com/2019/08/21/interview-patricia-summersett-legend-of-zelda-fan-expo-canada-2019/ Voice Actress Patricia Summersett talks ‘Legend Of Zelda’
- https://comicbook.com/gaming/2017/05/24/patricia-summersett-interview-bringing-strength-to-zelda/ Patricia Summersett Interview: Bringing Strength and Struggle to Zelda in Breath of the Wild
- https://twinfinite.net/2017/05/zelda-voice-actress/ Interview With the Voice Actress Behind Breath of the Wild’s Zelda
- http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2017/05/feature_taking_a_deep_breath_introducing_the_voice_of_zelda_patricia_summersett Taking A Deep Breath: Introducing The Voice Of Zelda, Patricia Summersett
- https://gamerant.com/breath-of-the-wild-zelda-interview-patricia-summersett/ Breath of the Wild: Zelda Voice Actress Talks Inspiration, Future Appearances
- https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2017-09-22/mother/ mother!
- http://collider.com/patricia-summersett-zelda-interview/#breath-of-the-wild Patricia Summersett, AKA Princess Zelda, Has Some Sage Advice for Aspiring Actors
- https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2017/08/167301/bold-type-free-the-nipple-episode-6-instagram The Bold Type Proves Freeing The Nipple Is About So Much More Than Instagram
- https://www.cinematheque.qc.ca/fr/programmation/projections/film/maz?pid=27710 Maz
- https://www.sacanime.com/patricia-summersett/ Patricia Summersett
- https://www.fanexpoboston.com/en/guests/voice-actors/patricia-summersett.html Patricia Summersett: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- http://www.concordia.ca/cunews/offices/vpaer/aar/2017/12/06/giving-voice-to-zelda.html Giving voice to Zelda - Starring role for alum Patricia Summersett in biggest video game of 2017
- https://openthetrunk.com/tag/patricia-summersett/ Patricia Summersett
- https://switchedongamer.ca/exclusive-interview-with-patricia-summersett-voice-of-princess-zelda/ Exclusive Interview with Patricia Summersett, Voice of Princess Zelda
- https://popgeeks.com/interview-with-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wilds-patricia-summersett/ Interview With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Patricia Summersett
- http://www.pauseresume.com/patricia-summersett-zelda/ The Real Princess Zelda: Patricia Summersett talks to Pause Resume
- http://nintendo-power.com/2017/04/16/zelda-patricia-summersett-breath-wild/ How voice actress Patricia Summersett gave life to Zelda in Breath of the Wild
- https://www.socialworkhelper.com/2018/06/07/girls-who-run-the-world-at-london-comiccon-2018/ Breath of the Wild: Voice of Zelda Talks About Character's Strength
- Web site: Zelda actor says her voice was influenced by "Game of Thrones," Mia Farrow. Totilo. Stephen. Axios. 18 May 2023. 19 May 2023. en.
- https://www.armageddonexpo.com/Guests/Instance/Patricia-Summersett Patricia Summersett - Breath of the Wild, Rainbow Six: Siege, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate
- Web site: Patricia Summersett (visual voices guide) . Behind The Voice Actors . 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..
- https://player.fm/series/hellblazerbiz-1142781/zelda-more-with-patricia-summersett Zelda & more with Patricia Summersett
- https://montrealgazette.com/entertainment/theatre/nominations-for-new-montreal-anglo-theatre-awards-announced Nominations for New Montreal Anglo Theatre Awards Announced
- http://www.infinitheatre.com/plays.php?play=11 Infini Theatre: TRENCH PATTERNS
- https://www.timesargus.com/features/puzzles/hedda-gabler-sitcom-style/article_688b46b6-88aa-5e38-a106-45158ad9317d.html Hedda Gabler, sitcom style
- http://www.montheatre.qc.ca/archives/15-autres/2008/hedda.html Hedda Gabler
- http://slotkinletter.com/2016/01/reviews-blood-wild-all-our-yesterdays-and-a-man-walks-into-a-bar Reviews: BLOOD WILD
- https://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2016/01/08/2016-next-stage-review-blood-wild-rabbit-in-a-hat-productions/ 2016 Next Stage Theatre Festival Review: Blood Wild (Rabbit in a Hat Productions)
- https://summersettband.com/ Summersett Band's website
- https://bestkeptmontreal.com/sunrise-summersett/ Sunrise on Summersett
- https://www.famousfix.com/topic/patricia-summersett Patricia Summersett
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ud_4FYyuj_4 Zelda a cappella tribute by the Summersett Sisters
- https://www.mininggazette.com/news/2019/09/zelda-actress-comes-home-to-up/ ‘Zelda’ actress comes home to UP
- https://www.mininggazette.com/news/2019/09/geek-u-p-being-held-saturday/ Geek U.P. being held Saturday
- https://www.uppermichiganssource.com/content/news/3rd-annual-Geek-UP-is-back-this-weekend-in-Houghton-559958101.html 3rd annual Geek UP is back this weekend in Houghton
- https://wizardworld.com/guests/patricia-summersett Patricia Summersett: Voice Actor
- https://www.bubbleblabber.com/review-camp-camp-fashion-victims/ Review: Camp Camp “Fashion Victims”
- Konami. Suikoden Tierkreis. Konami. ending credits, 6:29 and 7:31 respectively in, Cast. 2009.
- News: Patricia Summersett, the voice of Zelda, talks voice acting’s pitfalls and perks . Jon . Silman . 9 October 2020 . 13 October 2023 . Digital Trends.
- News: Why Princess Zelda Sounds So Familiar In Tears Of The Kingdom . Stephen . Michaels . 9 May 2023 . 13 October 2023 . SVG.com.
- Web site: Patricia Summersett . IMDb.
- Web site: Twitch .
- https://www.nintendo-insider.com/omensight-definitive-edition-out-on-nintendo-switch-next-week/ Omensight: Definitive Edition Out On Nintendo Switch Next Week
- https://thegeekiary.com/omensight-nintendo-switch/57695 “Omensight: Definitive Edition” Gets December Release on Nintendo Switch
- https://thirdcoastreview.com/2018/05/15/game-review-omensight/ Review: Omensight – Groundhog’s Doomsday
- 1426393143465758720. ArknightsEN. Ash is one of the members of Team Rainbow. She is disciplined and committed, and as the team's acting leader, is in charge of formulating her entire team's battle plans.. Arknights_EN. August 14, 2021. July 17, 2022.
