11 Facts About Ellen McLain

Ellen McLain was born on 1952 or 1953 and is an American voice actress.

Ellen McLain is best known for providing the voice of GLaDOS, the primary antagonist of the Portal video game series, the Combine Overwatch AI in Half-Life 2, and the Administrator, the announcer in Team Fortress 2.

Ellen McLain sang "Still Alive" and "Want You Gone", the ending credits songs to Portal and Portal 2, respectively, both of which were written by Jonathan Coulton.

Ellen McLain sang "Cara Mia Addio" at the end of Portal 2.

In December 2011, Ellen McLain won the Spike Video Game Award in the category "Best Performance by a Human Female" for her voice acting as GLaDOS in Portal 2.

Ellen McLain later was a special guest at the convention in August 2013.

Ellen McLain has played roles in many radio dramas on the radio program Imagination Theatre.

In 2021, Ellen McLain provided the voice of GLaDOS non-canonically, singing a verse in The Chalkeaters' song "Count to Three" as a cameo.

In 2022, Ellen McLain provided the voice of GLaDOS for the GEICO Insurance ad.

Ellen McLain has been married to fellow voice actor John Patrick Lowrie since 1986.

Ellen McLain now spends her days as a voice instructor, teaching at local community and children's theaters.