Patricia Summersett
Summersett at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023
Born (1982-03-15) March 15, 1982[1][2]
L'Anse, Michigan
EducationConcordia University (BFA)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
WebsiteOfficial website

Patricia Summersett (born March 15, 1982) is a Canadian actress known for voicing Princess Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10]

Life and career

Summersett has appeared in the Darren Aronofsky psychological horror mother!,[11][12] 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.[13] She also played a lead in the indie feature Maz by festival-winning filmmaker Federico Hidalgo.[14] Notable past roles include recurring characters in Ron Moore's Helix s2 as well as 19-2 (Bravo/CTV).[15] 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.[16]

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.[17] 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.[18]

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 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,[19][20][21][22][23] and its sequel The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.[10] 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 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 Garo: Vanishing Line Additional Voices (voice) Season 1, Episode 21
2019 Camp Camp Ainsley (voice) [41]

Video games

Year Title Role Notes Source
2007 Beowulf: The Game Grendel's Mother (voice)
2008 Suikoden Tierkreis Diadora / Servillah (voice) [42]
2010 Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit Narrator (voice)
2014 Assassin's Creed: Rogue Hope Jensen (voice) [43][44]
2015 Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Galina Voronina (voice)
2015 Rainbow Six: Siege Ash (voice)
2016 Far Cry Primal Wenja (voice)
2016 Deus Ex: Mankind Divided Additional Voices (voice)
2017 For Honor Knight Warden / Warmonger (voice) [45][46]
2017 The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Princess Zelda (voice) [25]
2018 Dungeon Hunter Champions Player (voice)
2018 Omensight General Draga / Witch [47][48][49]
2019 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Paula Madera
2020 Guardian Tales Bianca (voice) [25]
2020 Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Princess Zelda (voice) [25]
2021 Arknights Ash (voice) [50]
2023 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Princess Zelda (voice), Phantom Ganon (voice) [25][10]

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

References

  1. ↑ Summersett, Patricia [@Summersett_] (March 15, 2021). "Birthday compilation. Yay! Thanks Sally!" (Tweet). Retrieved August 15, 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ↑ "Patricia Summersett, age XX from Los Angeles, CA". Radaris. Retrieved 15 August 2021.
  3. ↑ Zelda’s Voice Actress Learned How to Read and Write Hylian Script Archived 2020-08-11 at the Wayback Machine, Only Single Player, September 7, 2019
  4. ↑ Perfecting the Princess: A Pre-Fan Expo Interview with Zelda Voice Actress Patricia Summersett, CGMagonline, August 23, 2019
  5. ↑ Voice Actress Patricia Summersett talks ‘Legend Of Zelda’, Horror Geek Life, August 21, 2019
  6. ↑ Patricia Summersett Interview: Bringing Strength and Struggle to Zelda in Breath of the Wild, Comic Book, September 5, 2017
  7. ↑ Interview With the Voice Actress Behind Breath of the Wild’s Zelda, Twin Finite, May 11, 2017
  8. ↑ Taking A Deep Breath: Introducing The Voice Of Zelda, Patricia Summersett, Nintendo Life, May 2, 2017
  9. ↑ Breath of the Wild: Zelda Voice Actress Talks Inspiration, Future Appearances, Game Rant, April 14, 2017
  10. 1 2 3 Totilo, Stephen (18 May 2023). "Zelda actor says her voice was influenced by "Game of Thrones," Mia Farrow". Axios. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  11. ↑ mother!, Austin Chronicle, September 22, 2017
  12. ↑ Patricia Summersett, AKA Princess Zelda, Has Some Sage Advice for Aspiring Actors, Collider, May 22, 2017
  13. ↑ The Bold Type Proves Freeing The Nipple Is About So Much More Than Instagram, Refinery 29, August 9, 2017
  14. ↑ Maz, Cinémathèque Québécoise, May 22, 2018
  15. ↑ Patricia Summersett, SacAnime, 2019
  16. ↑ Patricia Summersett: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Fan Expo Boston, 2019
  17. ↑ Giving voice to Zelda - Starring role for alum Patricia Summersett in biggest video game of 2017, Concordia University News, December 6, 2017
  18. ↑ Patricia Summersett, Open the Trunk, April 19, 2017
  19. ↑ Exclusive Interview with Patricia Summersett, Voice of Princess Zelda, Switched On Gamer, July 26, 2019
  20. ↑ Interview With The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s Patricia Summersett, Pop Geeks, August 1, 2017
  21. ↑ The Real Princess Zelda: Patricia Summersett talks to Pause Resume, Pause Resume, July 17, 2017
  22. ↑ How voice actress Patricia Summersett gave life to Zelda in Breath of the Wild, Nintendo Power, April 16, 2017
  23. ↑ Breath of the Wild: Voice of Zelda Talks About Character's Strength, Social Work Helper, April 11, 2017
  24. ↑ Patricia Summersett - Breath of the Wild, Rainbow Six: Siege, Assassin's Creed: Syndicate Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Armageddon Expo
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 "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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  26. ↑ Zelda & more with Patricia Summersett Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine, Player FM
  27. ↑ Nominations for New Montreal Anglo Theatre Awards Announced, The Montreal Gazette, September 20, 2013
  28. ↑ Infini Theatre: TRENCH PATTERNS, Infini Theatre, 2011
  29. ↑ Hedda Gabler, sitcom style, Times Argus, February 3, 2008
  30. ↑ Hedda Gabler, Mon Théâtre, January 2008
  31. ↑ Reviews: BLOOD WILD, The Slotkin Letter, January 11, 2016
  32. ↑ 2016 Next Stage Theatre Festival Review: Blood Wild (Rabbit in a Hat Productions), Mooneyon Theatre, January 8, 2016
  33. ↑ Summersett Band's website
  34. ↑ Sunrise on Summersett, Best Kept Montreal
  35. ↑ Patricia Summersett, Famous Fix
  36. ↑ Zelda a cappella tribute by the Summersett Sisters, YouTube, March 15, 2018
  37. ↑ ‘Zelda’ actress comes home to UP, The Daily Mining Gazette, September 16, 2019
  38. ↑ Geek U.P. being held Saturday, The Daily Mining Gazette, September 11, 2019
  39. ↑ 3rd annual Geek UP is back this weekend in Houghton, Upper Michigan's Source, September 10, 2019
  40. ↑ Patricia Summersett: Voice Actor, Wizard World, 2019
  41. ↑ Review: Camp Camp “Fashion Victims”, Bubble Blabber, September 2, 2019
  42. ↑ Konami. Suikoden Tierkreis. Konami. Scene: ending credits, 6:29 and 7:31 respectively in, Cast.
  43. ↑ Silman, Jon (9 October 2020). "Patricia Summersett, the voice of Zelda, talks voice acting's pitfalls and perks". Digital Trends. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  44. ↑ Michaels, Stephen (9 May 2023). "Why Princess Zelda Sounds So Familiar In Tears Of The Kingdom". SVG.com. Retrieved 13 October 2023.
  45. ↑ "Patricia Summersett". IMDb.
  46. ↑ "Twitch".
  47. ↑ Omensight: Definitive Edition Out On Nintendo Switch Next Week, Nintendo Insider, December 3, 2018
  48. ↑ “Omensight: Definitive Edition” Gets December Release on Nintendo Switch, The Geekiary, November 29, 2018
  49. ↑ Review: Omensight – Groundhog’s Doomsday, 3rd Coast Review, May 15, 2018
  50. ↑ Arknights_EN [@ArknightsEN] (August 14, 2021). "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" (Tweet). Retrieved July 17, 2022 – via Twitter.

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