Patricia Summersett

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Patricia Summersett
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Summersett at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2023
Born (1982-03-15) March 15, 1982 (age 42) [1] [2]
L'Anse, Michigan
Education Concordia University (BFA)
Royal Central School of Speech and Drama (MA)
OccupationActress
Years active2005–present
Website Official 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]

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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

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2013 The Smurfs 2 Smurf Voice #2Off-camera Voice
2015The Death of Kao-KukActress
2016 Darwin MotherVoice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2017Level Up NorgePrincess 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

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
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]
2018Dungeon Hunter ChampionsPlayer (voice)
2018 Omensight General Draga / Witch [47] [48] [49]
2019 Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Paula Madera
AshOperation Amber Sky (DLC)
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) [25] [10]

Live-action

Film

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2013The JoggerGirlfriendShort
2013Gingerbread HouseGirlfriendShort
2015 The Saver Rachel
2016Dear Mr. PresidentPolice SpokeswomanShort
2016I'm Coming Over—Composer, Producer, Writer
2017 Mother! Consoler
2018FareedMrs. MarkellShort
2018MazDeb Mazenet
2019The Great TravellerBerenice

Television

YearTitleRoleNotesSource
2009 Emma DancerTV Mini-series, Season 1, Episode 3
2014Sex & EthnicityCaroleSeason 1, Episodes 1 & 8
2014 19-2 Dr. ZoéSeason 1, Episodes 4 & 5
2015 Helix Lt. Commander WingerSeason 2, Episodes 1, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12
2015 Fatal Vows HelenSeason 4, Episode 12
2016Real DetectiveMerrie CameronSeason 1, Episode 8
2017Lost GenerationDetective BendelSeason 1, Episodes 1 & 10
2017 The Bold Type Dr. Elysa HendricksSeason 1, Episode 6
2017 Bellevue Nikki RyderSeason 1, Episode 1
2017 The Disappearance Anne-Marie DuvalSeason 1, Episode 2
2018Broken TrustKellyTV Mini-series, Season 1, Episode 8
2018 The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair Reporter #1TV Mini-series, Season 1, Episode 1
2018 The Detectives CathySeason 2, Episode 4
2019 Street Legal Maeve

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  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.
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  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
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  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 credits or other reliable sources of information.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: postscript (link)
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  39. ↑ 3rd annual Geek UP is back this weekend in Houghton, Upper Michigan's Source, September 10, 2019
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  41. ↑ Review: Camp Camp “Fashion Victims”, Bubble Blabber, September 2, 2019
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