Ellen McLain
| Ellen McLain | |
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| Biographical information | |
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December 1, 1952 |
| Place of birth |
Nashville, Tennessee |
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- "I Googled 'Portal in-game,' and I went to the trailer. And I just loved it! I loved hearing my voice! And as I told the production team, I have never played a computer game in my life. But I want to play this one!"
- ― Ellen McLain[src]
Ellen McLain is a singer and voice actress who provides voice acting work for Valve, notably the Overwatch Voice in the Half-Life series, GLaDOS in the Portal series, and the Administrator in Team Fortress 2. She is the only voice actor to appear in every game of the The Orange Box.
Biography[edit]
McLain is originally from Nashville, Tennessee. She was educated at The North Carolina School of the Arts and The New England Conservatory in Boston where she received her Bachelor's and Master's Degrees with Honors in Music. McLain is above all an opera singer and she has had many stage parts and worked with some of the world's greatest conductors, including Seiji Ozawa, Gerard Schwarz, and Gunther Schuller. She has also performed in theater and won the National Institute for Music Theater award. Her vocal range is from Low E to High E.[1]
McLain lives in Seattle with her husband, composer and actor John Patrick Lowrie, who also performs voice acting for Valve. She also composed "GLaDOS' Song", a song she and her husband offered to Valve for use as an Easter egg, but it was eventually never used.
Selected gameography[edit]
- The Overwatch Voice in
- Half-Life 2 (2004)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One (2006)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (2007)
- Half-Life: Alyx (2020)
- GLaDOS in
- Portal Trailer (Orientation Video no. 1 - A Safe and Healthy Environment) (2006)
- Portal (2007)
- The Orange Box Trailer (2007)
- Portal is Free (2010)
- Portal 2 (2011)
- Poker Night 2 (2013)
- Portal Pack for Dota 2 (2013)
- Portal Pinball (2015)
- Lego Dimensions (2015)
- Robot Repair (2016)
- The Lab (2016)
- Bridge Constructor Portal (2017)
- "Count to Three" by The Chalkeaters feat. Ellen McLain, The Stupendium & Gabe Newell (fan music video) (2021)
- The Relaxation Vault toilet in
- Portal (2007)
- The Sentry Turrets in
- Portal (2007)
- Portal 2 (2011)
- Portal Pinball (2015)
- Bridge Constructor Portal (2017)
- The Curiosity and Intelligence Cores in
- Portal (2007)
- Caroline in
- Portal 2 (2011)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ellen McLain biography on Northwest Artists
External links[edit]
- Personal website
Ellen McLain on Twitter
Ellen McLain on Wikipedia
Ellen McLain on IMDb- Ellen McLain biography and resume on Northwest Artists
Ellen McLain sings "Despina's aria" from Così fan tutte by Mozart on YouTube- The VŌC Podcast // Ellen McLain Interview (The voice of GLaDOS, The Administrator, Overwatch) on YouTube
