Sumalee Montano
Sumalee Montano | |
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Born |
Columbus, Ohio, U.S. | August 3, 1972
Alma mater | Harvard University |
Occupation | Actress, voice actress |
Years active | 1991-Present |
Website |
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Sumalee Montano (born August 3, 1972) is an American actress and voice actress, born in Columbus, Ohio, United States. She worked as an investment bank analyst in New York City and Hong Kong before starting her acting career, and is also a writer. She has acted in ER, Minority Report, The West Wing, Boston Legal, Bones, Nip/Tuck, Hancock, and Commander in Chief. As a voice actor, she provided the voices of Mystique in X-Men: Destiny, Yerema in Dead Island, Cali in Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure, Arcee in Transformers: Prime and Mera in Justice League Throne of Alantis.[1] She currently resides in Los Angeles where she continues to work on her career.
Early life
Sumalee is of Filipino and Thai descent. She grew up in both Bangkok, Thailand and the United States and during her high school career, Sumalee Montano began acting as an extracurricular.[2]
Education
She graduated from Harvard University in 1993 and is a Fulbright Scholar.[3]
Roles
Voice roles
- Space Channel 5 (1999) as Pudding
- The World Is Not Enough (2000) as Elektra King
- SimCoaster (2001) as Additional Voices
- Gladius (2003) as Additional Voices
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (2003) as Lashowe, Belaya, Rahasia Sandral and Duel Spectator
- The Sims: Superstar (2003) as Sim
- CSI: 3 Dimensions of Murder (2006) as Lucy Canelli and Maya Nguyen
- CSI: Crime Scene Investigation: Hard Evidence (2007) as Liz Schmidt and Nicole Simms
- Transformers: Prime (2010) as Arcee (58 episodes)
- APB: All Points Bulletin (2010) as Actress
- Army of Two: The 40th Day (2010) as Mei Lin
- Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011) as Shae Vizla
- Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Masters (2011) as Su Wu, Wing Wu, Wan Wu
- Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011) as Cali
- X-Men: Destiny (2011) as Mystique
- Dead Island (2011) as Yerema
- Call of Juarez: The Cartel (2011) as Shane Dickson
- Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (2012) as Pudding
- Transformers: Prime – The Game (2012) as Arcee
- Skylanders: Giants (2012) as Cali
- World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria (2012) as Liu Flameheart, Suna Silentstrike and Sun Tenderheart
- Superman vs. The Elite (2012) as Newscaster
- Mass Effect 3 (2012) as Nyreen Kandros
- Diablo III (2012) as Eirena the Enchantress
- Guild Wars 2 (2012) as Janis and (2013-present) Marjory Delaqua
- Transformers Prime Beast Hunters: Predacons Rising (2013) as Arcee (Movie)
- Saints Row IV (2013) as The President of The United States of America
- Skylanders: Swap Force (2013) as Cali
- Beware the Batman (2013) as Katana
- WildStar (2014) as Tresayne Toria, Vesna Taranoft and Nuriam
- Skylanders: Trap Team (2014) as Cali
- Dragon Age: Inquisition (2014) as Female Inquisitor (American accent)
- Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (2015) as Mera
- Skylanders: SuperChargers (2015) as Cali[4]
- Fallout 4 (2015) as Rachel, Female Gunners & Institute Scientist
- Only Yesterday (2016) as as Kiyoko and Taeko's Aunt
- Master of Orion: Conquer the Stars (2016) as Terran Advisor
Live-action roles
- Minority Report (2002) as Talking Billboard (uncredited)
- Cherish (2002) as Officer Montano
- Teknolust (2002) as Nelia (uncredited)
- Water Under the Bridge (2003) as Sara
- The West Wing (2005-2006) Vinick Reporter #1 (2 episodes)
- The Comeback (2005) as Producer (1 episode)
- Medium (2005) as Nurse #1 (1 episode)
- Judging Amy (2005) as Helen (1 episode)
- E.R. (2002-2005) as Duvata Mahal (10 episodes)
- Strong Medicine (2003) as Med Student #2 (1 episode)
- Close to Home (2005-2007) as Melinda Mallari (6 episodes)
- Danika (2006) as News Reporter
- Commander in Chief (2006) as Air Force Reporter (1 episode)
- Bones (2006) as Alexandra Combs (1 episode)
- The Young and the Restless (2007-2008) as Dr. Maya Bagano (5 episodes)
- Shark (2007) as Arlene Pierce (1 episode)
- Lincoln Heights (2007) as Nurse Tan (1 episode)
- Cane (2007) as Christine Kim (2 episodes)
- Boston Legal (2008) as Dr. Linda Corbin (1 episode)
- Hancock (2008) as News Anchor (uncredited)
- Nip/Tuck (2009) as Dr. Wu (1 episode)
- Eating Out 3: All You Can Eat (2009) as Pam
- Big Love (2009) as Dr. Gowan (1 episode)
- Glory Daze (2010) as Kim-Ly Franklin (1 episode)
- Losing Control (2011) as Breanna Lee
- Harry's Law (2011) as Dr. Erica Christie (1 episode)
- Parenthood (2012) as Malea (1 episode)
- NCIS: Los Angeles (2012) as Yen Tran (1 episode)
- The Finder (2012) as Lee Scott (1 episode)
- Days of Our Lives (2013) as Dr. Yuen (1 episode)
- Touch (2013) as Nurse Liz (2 episodes)
- Monday Mornings (2013) as Lynne Iverson (1 episode)
- Nashville (2015) as Dr. Kitley (1 episode)
- NCIS: New Orleans (2015) as Melanie Pratt (1 episode)
- The Mentalist (2015) as Susan Nguyen (1 episode)
- 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) as Voice on Radio (voice only)
References
- ↑ "Filmography". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2011-11-07.
- ↑ "Voice Actor Interview: Sumalee Montano | BWTF". www.bwtf.com. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ "Sumalee Montano". Sumalee Montano. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
- ↑ Vicarious Visions. Skylanders: SuperChargers. Activision. Scene: Closing credits, 7:13 in, Voice Actors.