Sumalee Montano

Sumalee Montano holds a breadth of perspectives within the industry, originating her career as an investment banker, now an actress-producer. Onscreen, she has worked extensively in film and television, as a series regular and recurring guest. Her past projects include DAN BROWN'S THE LOST SYMBOL, THIS IS US, S.W.A.T, SCANDAL, and VEEP. A prolific voice actor, Sumalee has also lent her voice to nearly 200 animated roles to date across film, television and triple-A video games, including motion- and facial-capture for Sony's critically acclaimed GHOST OF TSUSHIMA. Offscreen, Sumalee is an advocate for telling intergenerational stories that center multicultural talent in front of and behind the camera. She is a producing partner at LinLay Productions. LinLay's most recent production, NANNY, won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Sumalee was born and raised in Ohio, graduated from Harvard University as a U.S. Fulbright Scholar, and was an investment banker in New York and Hong Kong. She is Filipina and Thai and currently resides in Los Angeles.