# 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.

## Life and career

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

## 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. 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.

## 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, and its sequel The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. 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.

## 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). She has also been featured in Equus, Pinter plays and as the title role in Ibsen's Hedda Gabler. She was last seen in the Toronto's 2016 Next Stage Festival, performing the Fringe hit Blood Wild by Paul Van Dyck.

## 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, and was a competitive ice dancer representing Quebec in 2002 as senior Quebec Sectional Champion with former partner Simon Roberge. She has three sisters: Annette Summersett (born June 1980), Kathryn Summersett (born June 1985) and Jane Summersett, all artists, who perform music together.
In 2017, Patricia co-founded a charity called GeekU.P.
She is currently based in Montreal and Los Angeles.

## Filmography
### Voice acting
#### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 |
| 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) | |

#### Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 2007 | Beowulf: The Game | Grendel's Mother (voice) | |
| 2008 | Suikoden Tierkreis | Diadora / Servillah (voice) | |
| 2010 | Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit | Narrator (voice) | |
| 2014 | Assassin's Creed: Rogue | Hope Jensen (voice) | |
| 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) | |
| 2017 | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild | Princess Zelda (voice) | |
| 2018 | Dungeon Hunter Champions | Player (voice) | |
| 2018 | Omensight | General Draga / Witch | |
| 2019 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint | Paula Madera | |
| 2019 | Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint | Ash | Operation Amber Sky (DLC) |
| 2020 | Guardian Tales | Bianca (voice) | |
| 2020 | Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity | Princess Zelda (voice) | |
| 2021 | Arknights | Ash (voice) | |
| 2023 | The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Princess Zelda (voice) | |

### Live-action
#### Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 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 |
| 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 | |