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.

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 - The Spirit Bros Podcast