Laura Summer
| Laura Summer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Laura Summer November 5, 1965 New York City, New York, U.S. |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Voice Actress, Actor, Producer |
| 📆 Years active | 1983–present |
| Notable credit(s) | The Real Ghostbusters as Janine Melnitz Digimon Adventure, Digimon Adventure 02 and Digimon Adventure Tri as Patamon |
Laura Z. Summer (born November 5, 1965 in New York City, New York) is an American actress, voice actress, and producer.
Career
Summer's career began in New York City theater, when she was cast in a production of Antony and Cleopatra, directed by Estelle Parsons.[citation needed] Including voice-over work, she has appeared in over 100 commercials.[citation needed] In the 1980s, she was cast as the trainee for Inspector 12, in the Hanes underwear campaign, known for coining the phrase, "They don't say Hanes until I say they say Hanes".[1][2]
Known for her work on The Real Ghostbusters as Janine Melnitz, Hello Kitty's Paradise as Mimi, Heather Hogwarsh in Super Pig and the Digimon Adventure series as Patamon; she reprised the role in the sequel, Digimon Adventure 02. She was also interviewed about her character Janine for The Real Ghostbusters.[3] This interview and episodes playing Janine are part of a 61 hour The Real Ghostbusters:Complete Collection Box set Time/Life DVD 2009 https://www.amazon.com/Real-Ghostbusters-Complete-Collection/dp/B001R1HEMI The Real GhostbustersJanine Melnitz, character caused quite a roar in popular culture. Janine was considered edgy and too sexy for young girls. http://articles.latimes.com/1987-09-03/entertainment/ca-5843_1_tv-shows/2
Additionally, Laura yet again reprised her role as Patamon in Digimon:The Movie https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digimon:_The_Movie
Digimon Adventure Tri movie series.[4][5][6][7] Laura Summer in 2018
Behind the Voice Actors Awards Nominated, BTVA Anime Dub Movie/Special Voice Acting Award Best Female Vocal Performance in an Anime Feature Film/Special in a Supporting Role for Digimon Adventure Tri. 3: Confession (2016) Voice of "Patamon". https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/btva-awards/2017/
Laura's first feature film was Girl's Night Out with Hal Holbrook, an 80's teen slasher movie. Laura played Jane, the girl in the poster for the film. https://www.google.com/search?q=Girls+nite+out+1982&client=firefox-b-1&tbm=isch&source=iu& http://www.instahu.com/p/1796614148840606114_35673247 Laura teamed up with Jim Vallely and Maggie Rowe (Arrested Development to create, produce and act in The Hollywood Father/Daughter Purity Ball with Bill Maher. Laura's photo and feature in the LA Times Calendar section. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/sep/11/entertainment/et-purity11
On The Garfield Show directed by Mark Evanier, Laura played twins Druisilla and Minerva for 5 years. It was a thrill to play the bratty twins opposite June Foray's Mrs. Cauldron, which won June her only Emmy. (In 2012, Foray received her first Emmy nomination and won in the category of Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for her role as Mrs. Cauldron on The Garfield Show).[30] https://www.nytimes.com/2017/07/27/arts/television/rocky-nell-witch-hazel-and-more-a-sampling-of-june-foray.html
Filmography
Voice actress
- The Real Ghostbusters as Janine Melnitz, Helen Schreck, Alice Johnson, Catherine, Snrag (Season 1 and 2)
- Hello Kitty and Friends as Mimi
- Hello Kitty's Paradise as Mimi
- Super Pig as Heather Hogswarsh
- Channel Umptee-3 as Additional Voices
- Flint the Time Detective as Princess Hightower
- Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 as Patamon, Tokomon, Poyomon, Sonya, Noriko Kawada
- Digimon: The Movie as Patamon
- The Garfield Show as Druisilla, Minerva, Gloria
- Digimon Adventure tri. as Patamon
- Twin Star Exorcists as Mayura
Actress
- New Love, American Style as Comedy Vignettes
- Girls Nite Out as Jane
- The Facts of Life as Emily
- Night Court as Obsessed Fan
- Hard to Hold as Fan #1
- The Adventure of the Action Hunters as The Wife
- She's Out of Control as Receptionist
- Nobody's Perfect as Nurse
- Problem Child as Additional Voices (Voice)
- Beverly Hills Cop III (Voice)
- Grace Under Fire as Woman #2
- Brotherly Love as Julie
- Dare to Love as Additional Voices
- Keeping the Faith (Voices)
- The Ultimate Christmas Present as (Voices)
- The Poof Point as Spaceship Computer (Voices)
- Shallow Hal as Additional Voices
- The Cheetah Girls as Additional Voices (Uncredited)
- Tiger Cruise (Voices)
- I Do, They Don't (Voices)
- Life Is Ruff as Mom
- Pizza My Heart (Voice, Uncredited)
- Twitches as Additional Voices (Voice, Uncredited)
- Twitches Too (Voice)
- Princess (Voice, Uncredited)
- Bride Wars (Voice)
- Dadnapped (Voice)
- Hatching Pete (Voice)
- Let It Shine (Voice, Uncredited)
- Lovestruck: The Musical (Voice)
Producer
- Fight It or Bite It (executive producer - 6 episodes)
Casting department
- Man of the House (local crowd casting)
- 21 & Over (crowd casting)
References
- ↑ Marison Mull (June 22, 1986). "Fun-seeking Factory Girl". L.A. Times. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ↑ "Polly Rowles, 87; Actress Best Known for Hanes Commercial". L.A. Times. October 21, 2001. Retrieved October 31, 2018.
- ↑ Ghostbusters.net (October 23, 2008). "Real Ghostbusters / Laura Summer: Finding Janine's Voice" – via YouTube.
- ↑ "DIGIMON ADVENTURE tri. ENGLISH DUB THEATRICAL RELEASE!". Eleven Arts. Archived from the original on April 15, 2017. Retrieved October 24, 2016.
- ↑ "Digimon Adventure tri. English Dub Clip Previews Joshua Seth as Tai". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Digimon Adventure tri. Films' English Dub Casts Johnny Yong Bosch as T.K., Tara Sands as Kari". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- ↑ "Inside the English Dub Premiere of Digimon Adventure Tri". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
External links
- Laura Summer on IMDb
- Laura Summer at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
Category:1965 births
Category:Living people
Category:Actresses from New York City
Category:American actresses
Category:American voice actresses
Category:American producers
Category:20th-century American actresses
Category:21st-century American actresses
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