Victoria Summer (born 15 December 1981) is an English actress, model and singer. 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]
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.[5]
In 2011, she was cast as a British teacher with anger management issues in the Brian Herzlinger film How Sweet It Is. She released her debut single, "Love Will Have to Wait", later that year.
Summer played Julie Andrews in the Disney film Saving Mr. Banks, a 2013 film about the making of Mary Poppins.[6][7] She appeared in the 3D action film Ratapocalypse, in which she sings.[8]
In 2016, Summer played the leading role as British nurse, Eleanor Morgan, in the Damien Lay film, Game of Aces.[10][11]
Personal life
Summer was born in Reading, Berkshire, England.[12] She is involved in animal rights protection and acts as a spokesperson for veganism with PETA.[13]In July 2020, Summer announced her engagement to Italian born Michelin star chef, Fabrizio Vaccaro.[14] On 22 May 2023, Victoria married Fabrizio Vaccaro in Italy.[15]
Filmography
Television
References
^"Victoria Summer". LA Casting. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
^Chuck Mirarchi (17 December 2013). "Victoria Summer: Practically Perfect in Saving Mr. Banks". Huffington Post Entertainment. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^Benardello, Karen (24 August 2010). "Interview with Victoria Summer". Shockya.com. CraveOnline. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
^Miska, Brad (3 January 2012). "AFM: 'The Zombie Diaries' Go to Weinstein Company". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^Foy, Scott (31 October 2010). "See Dracula Get Reborn in the Trailer". Dread Central. Retrieved 22 January 2011.
^Farley, Christopher John (11 February 2013). "Julie Andrews Talks Poppins and Princesses". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2013.
^Christopher Metler. "A Welcome Introduction: Victoria Summer". Sharp. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^Brianne Nemiroff (13 December 2013). "Victoria Summer: On Playing Julie Andrews and Working with Michael Bay". Viva Glam Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^"Transformers 4 - Victoria Summer Revealed as the Latest Addition to Cast". Tformers.com. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^Jeff Sneider (7 January 2014). "Chris Klein, Victoria Summer to Star in WWI Thriller 'The Uberkanone' (Exclusive)". The Wrap. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
^Jeff Sneider (27 June 2016). "IMDB, Game of Aces". IMDb.com. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^"Introducing our new columnist: Victoria Summer". Localberkshire.co.uk. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
^Colley, Moira (14 May 2014). "Victoria Summer Heats Up the Kitchen in New PETA Cooking Video". PETA. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
^"Cafeyn". www.cafeyn.co. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^"Exclusive: Inside Victoria Summer and Fabrizio Vaccaro's beautiful Italian wedding". HELLO!. 11 June 2023. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
^Ramos, Dino-Ray (2 November 2020). "Victoria Summer Dives Into Indie Biopic 'Vindication Swim' From Director Elliott Hasler". Deadline. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
Further reading
The Sunday Times Fame & Fortune Interview
Berkshire Life Magazine Interview
Berkshire Living Magazine Interview
The DIS Interview
Fault Magazine Interview
Line Magazine Interview
External links
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