Patricia Summersett

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]}

Patricia Summersett
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)
Occupation	Actress
Years active	2005–present
Website	Official website

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
		Ash	Operation 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), 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. 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. "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)
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.

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 Archived 2019-09-30 at the Wayback Machine - The Spirit Bros Podcast

External links

• Patricia Summersett at IMDb
• Patricia Summersett on Vimeo