Victoria Summer

Victoria Summer

Victoria Summer in 2014
Born (1981-12-15) 15 December 1981
Reading, Berkshire, England
Nationality British
Occupation Actress, model, singer, songwriter
Years active 2006—present

Victoria Summer (born 15 December 1981) is an English actress and model. After beginning her career in horror films Summer transitioned into more mainstream roles starting with the Brian Herzlinger film How Sweet It Is. She played Julie Andrews in Saving Mr. Banks, a 2013 film about the making of Mary Poppins.[1][2]

Career

Summer started her career with a scholarship to the Arts Educational School in London and appeared in the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II in 2002.

Summer landed her first role in the 2006 low budget horror film The Zombie Diaries,[3] which was picked up for distribution by the Weinstein Company.[4] Summer relocated to Los Angeles in 2009 and secured the lead in a modern retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula entitled Dracula Reborn directed and produced by Last House on the Left producer Ray Haboush.[5]

In 2010, Summer starred in a Subaru commercial for Spike TV which debuted at the 2010 Scream Awards.

In 2011, Victoria was cast as British teacher with anger management issues in the Brian Herzlinger film How Sweet It Is and also released her debut single Love Will Have to Wait later in the year.

Summer played Julie Andrews in the Walt Disney Pictures vehicle Saving Mr. Banks, a 2013 film about the making of Mary Poppins, also starring Tom Hanks as Walt Disney and Emma Thompson as author P.L. Travers.[6][7] She will also star alongside Casper Van Dien in the 3D action film Ratapocalypse[8] where she performs Truth Hurts, an original song.[9]

Michael Bay filming Transformers: Age of Extinction; actresses Abigail Klein, Melanie Specht and Victoria Summer are walking in a corridor.

She appears in Transformers: Age of Extinction as Joshua's executive assistant.[10]

In 2016, Summer played the leading role as a British nurse Eleanor Morgan in the Damien Lay film Game of Aces.[11][12]

Personal life

Summer was born in Reading, Berkshire, England.[13] She is involved in animal rights protection and acts as a spokesperson for veganism with PETA.[14]

Filmography

Year Film Role
2006 The Zombie Diaries Leeann
2011 Dracula Reborn Lina Harker
2012 How Sweet It Is Kristina
2013 Saving Mr. Banks Julie Andrews
2013 Ratpocalypse Polina
2014 Transformers: Age of Extinction Joshua's Executive Assistant
2014 Terrordactyl Tereza

References

  1. ↑ "Victoria Summer". LA Casting. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
  2. ↑ Chuck Mirarchi (17 December 2013). "Victoria Summer: Practically Perfect in Saving Mr. Banks". Huffington Post Entertainment. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  3. ↑ Benardello, Karen. "Interview with Victoria Summer". Shockya.com. Crave Online. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  4. ↑ Miska, Brad (3 January 2012). "AFM: 'The Zombie Diaries' Go to Weinstein Company". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
  5. ↑ Foy, Scott (31 October 2010). "See Dracula Get Reborn in the Trailer". Dread Central. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
  6. ↑ Farley, Christopher John (11 February 2013). "Julie Andrews Talks Poppins and Princesses". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
  7. ↑ Christopher Metler. "A Welcome Introduction: Victoria Summer". Sharp. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  8. ↑ Vladimir Uglichin (12 August 2015). "IMDB, Ratapocalypse". Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. ↑ Brianne Nemiroff (13 December 2013). "Victoria Summer: On Playing Julie Andrews and Working with Michael Bay". Viva Glam Magazine. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  10. ↑ TFormers. 13 August 2013 http://tformers.com/transformers-4-victoria-summer-revealed/21006/news.html. Retrieved 5 July 2016. |first1= missing |last1= in Authors list (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  11. ↑ Jeff Sneider (7 January 2014). "Chris Klein, Victoria Summer to Star in WWI Thriller 'The Uberkanone' (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Jeff Sneider (27 June 2016). "IMDB, Game of Aces". IMDB. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Introducing our new columnist: Victoria Summer". 30 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  14. ↑ Colley, Moira (14 May 2014). "Victoria Summer Heats Up the Kitchen in New PETA Cooking Video". PETA. Retrieved 5 July 2016.

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