Person
Cathleen Rootsaert
WriterActressNarrative Designer
2 titles
- Date of Birth: 1970 (age 56)
- Nationality:
Canada
Cathleen Rootsaert (born 1970) is a Canadian video game writer, playwright, actor, and director. She gained recognition in the gaming industry as a writer on BioWare's sci-fi action role-playing game Mass Effect 3 (2012), directed by Casey Hudson and published by Electronic Arts.
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Cathleen Rootsaert (born 1970) is a Canadian video game writer, playwright, actor, and director. She gained recognition in the gaming industry as a writer on BioWare's sci-fi action role-playing game Mass Effect 3 (2012), directed by Casey Hudson and published by Electronic Arts. Rootsaert further served as lead writer on Mass Effect: Andromeda (2017) and writer on Anthem (2019), having previously contributed dialogue work to Star Wars: The Old Republic (2011) and Mass Effect 2 (2010). Beyond interactive media, she co-founded the Edmonton sketch comedy troupe Three Dead Trolls in a Baggie and authored award-winning plays such as Mama Mia! Me a Mama? and Abigail in Twilight. Later in her games career, she joined Azra Games as Narrative Director to oversee world-building on titles including Legions & Legends.
