Laura Summer is an American 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 ''Antony and Cleopatra'' is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. The play was first performed around 1607, by the King's Men at either the Blackfriars Theatre or the Globe Theatre. Its first appearance in print was in the First Folio published ...

, directed by Estelle Parsons. Including voice-over work, she has appeared in over 100 commercials. 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". Her voice acting work includes ''

The Real Ghostbusters ''The Real Ghostbusters'' is an American animated television series, a spin-off and sequel of the 1984 comedy film ''Ghostbusters''. The series ran on ABC between September 13, 1986 and October 5, 1991, and was a joint production of DIC Enter ...

'' as

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, '' Hello Kitty's Paradise'' as Mimi, Heather Hogwarsh in '' Super Pig'' and the ''

Digimon Adventure Digimon Adventure may refer to: * ''Digimon Adventure'' (1999 TV series), the first anime series of the ''Digimon'' franchise * ''Digimon Adventure'' (2020 TV series), the eighth anime series of the ''Digimon'' franchise * ''Digimon Adventure'' ...

'' series as Patamon. She reprised her Patamon role in the sequel, ''

Digimon Adventure 02 , originally released as ''Digimon: Digital Monsters Season 2'' in English-speaking territories, is a Japanese anime television series produced by Toei Animation. It is the sequel to ''Digimon Adventure (1999 TV series), Digimon Adventure'', ...

''. Regarding her role in ''

'', she was interviewed concerning the role, and the interview was included in the DVD set put out by Time/Life, ''The Real Ghostbusters: Complete Collection''. She was replaced on ''The Real Ghostbusters'' due to some groups complaining that her characterization was too edgy and sexy for young girls. Summers again reprised her role as Patamon in ''Digimon: The Movie'' in 2000. In 2007, Summers was part of the creative team, along with

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and Maggie Row, who created the "Hollywood Father/Daughter Purity Ball", a parody of a

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. From 2008 through 2013, Summers had a recurring role on the animated ''

The Garfield Show ''The Garfield Show'' is an animated television series produced by French animation production company Dargaud Media and Paws, Inc. It is based on the American ''Garfield'' comic strip created by Jim Davis. The animated series focuses on a n ...

'', where she played the dual roles of twins Druisilla and Minerva. For the ''

Digimon Adventure tri. is a Japanese adventure anime film series (sometimes referred to as OVAs) produced by Toei Animation. Celebrating the 15th anniversary of the ''Digimon'' franchise, the six-part series serves as a direct sequel to the first two television ser ...

'' movie series, Summers was again called upon to provide the voice of Patamon. She voiced the role in all six films in the series. For this role, in 2017 Summer was nominated for a Behind the Voice Actors Awards (BTVA) in the Best Female Supporting Vocal Performance in an Anime Movie/Special category. She also reprised her role as Patamon in '' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna''.

Filmography

Voice actress

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'' as

, Helen Schreck, Alice Johnson, Catherine, Snrag (Season 1 and 2) *'' Hello Kitty's Paradise'' as Mimi *'' Super Pig'' as Heather Hogswarsh *''

Channel Umptee-3 ''Channel Umptee-3'' (also known simply as ''Umptee-3'') is a Saturday morning animated television series created by Jim George and produced by Norman Lear. It aired on The WB as part of the Kids' WB programming block from 1997 to 1998. The one ...

'' as Additional Voices *''

Flint the Time Detective ''Flint the Time Detective'', known in Japan as , is a Japanese anime television series directed by Hiroshi Fukutomi. It was based on a manga by Hideki Sonoda and Akira Yamauchi and was published by Bros. Comics in Japan. A second manga runnin ...

'' as Princess Hightower *''

'' and ''

'' as Patamon, Tokomon, Poyomon, Sonya, Noriko Kawada *''

Digimon Rumble Arena ''Digimon Rumble Arena'' is a 2001 fighting video game developed and published by Bandai. It is part of a video game series connected to the ''Digimon'' franchise and showcases the titular creatures within the context of a fighting video gam ...

'' as Patamon *'' Digimon: The Movie'' as Patamon *''

'' as Druisilla, Minerva, Gloria *''

'' as Patamon *''

Twin Star Exorcists is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . The manga was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine ''Jump Square'' from November 2013 to September 2024, with its chapters collected in 35 volumes. The story revolves around ...

'' as Mayura *'' Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna'' as Patamon *'' Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning'' as Patamon *'' Digimon Adventure: Our War Game!'' (standalone dub) as Patamon *'' Digimon Adventure 02: Digimon Hurricane Touchdown!! / Transcendent Evolution! The Golden Digimentals'' (standalone dub) as Patamon

Actress

*''New Love, American Style'' as Comedy Vignettes *'' Girls Nite Out'' as Jane *'' The Facts of Life'' as Emily *''

Night Court ''Night Court'' is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 4, 1984, and ended on May 31, 1992, after nine seasons consisting of List of Night Court episodes, 193 episodes. The show is set in the night shift of a Manhattan ...

'' as Obsessed Fan *'' Hard to Hold'' as Fan #1 *''The Adventure of the Action Hunters'' as The Wife *''

She's Out of Control ''She's Out of Control'' is a 1989 American independent coming of age comedy film directed by Stan Dragoti, starring Tony Danza, Ami Dolenz and Catherine Hicks. The original music score was composed by Alan Silvestri. The film was marketed with ...

'' as Receptionist *'' Nobody's Perfect'' as Nurse *'' Problem Child'' as Additional Voices (Voice) *''

Beverly Hills Cop III ''Beverly Hills Cop III'' is a 1994 American action comedy film starring Eddie Murphy. The third film in the ''Beverly Hills Cop'' franchise, it was written by Steven E. de Souza and directed by John Landis. Murphy again plays Detroit detect ...

'' (Voice) *''

Grace Under Fire ''Grace Under Fire'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC from September 29, 1993, to February 17, 1998. Created by Chuck Lorre, the series starred Brett Butler as Grace Kelly, a single mother and recovering alcoholic raising t ...

'' as Woman #2 *'' Brotherly Love'' as Julie *''

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'' as Additional Voices *''

Keeping the Faith ''Keeping the Faith'' is a 2000 American romantic comedy film written by Stuart Blumberg, and starring Ben Stiller, Edward Norton (in his directorial debut), Jenna Elfman, Eli Wallach, and Anne Bancroft. This film was released by Touchstone ...

'' (Voices) *''

The Ultimate Christmas Present ''The Ultimate Christmas Present'' is a 2000 American Christmas fantasy comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie and starring Brenda Song and Hallee Hirsh. It premiered December 1, 2000 on Disney Channel as part of their Christma ...

'' as (Voices) *''

The Poof Point ''The Poof Point'' is a 2001 American science fiction comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie Since its launch on April 18, 1983, American cable and satellite pay television channel Disney Channel airs and/or releases/distri ...

'' as Spaceship Computer (Voices) *''

Shallow Hal ''Shallow Hal'' is a 2001 American romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, Farrelly Brothers. The film stars Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black, with Jason Alexander, Joe Viterelli, and Susan Ward in supporting roles. Filming took pla ...

'' as Additional Voices *''

The Cheetah Girls The Cheetah Girls may refer to: * ''The Cheetah Girls'' (novel series), a series of young adult novels by Deborah Gregory * ''The Cheetah Girls'' (franchise), a media franchise based on the novels, including a film series ** ''The Cheetah Girls'' ( ...

'' as Additional Voices (Uncredited) *'' Tiger Cruise'' (Voices) *''

I Do, They Don't ''I Do, They Don't'' is a television movie starring Josie Bissett and Rob Estes. It premiered on ABC Family on March 20, 2005. It was directed by Steven Robman. Plot Young widow Carrie Lewellyn has a successful cookies business and four kids: ...

'' (Voices) *'' Life Is Ruff'' as Mom *'' Pizza My Heart'' (Voice, Uncredited) *'' Twitches'' as Additional Voices (Voice, Uncredited) *''

Twitches Too ''Twitches Too'' is a 2007 American fantasy drama film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It is the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie '' Twitches'', released in 2005. The film began production in late April 2007 and was rele ...

'' (Voice) *''

Princess Princess is a title used by a female member of a regnant monarch's family or by a female ruler of a principality. The male equivalent is a prince (from Latin '' princeps'', meaning principal citizen). Most often, the term has been used for ...

'' (Voice, Uncredited) *''

Bride Wars ''Bride Wars'' is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson, and June Diane Raphael. It stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, with Kristen Johnston, Bryan Greenberg, and Candice B ...

'' (Voice) *'' Dadnapped'' (Voice) *''

Hatching Pete ''Hatching Pete'' is a 2009 American comedy film released as a Disney Channel Original Movie. It first aired on April 24, 2009, on Disney Channel UK and later Disney Channel and Family. It was released on DVD in America on May 12, 2009, together ...

'' (Voice) *'' Let It Shine'' (Voice, Uncredited) *'' Lovestruck: The Musical'' (Voice)

Producer

*''Fight It or Bite It'' (executive producer - 6 episodes)

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Summer, Laura Living people Actresses from New York City American voice actresses American producers 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Year of birth missing (living people)