Actor

Ellen McLain

December 1, 1952

Ellen McLain is an American opera singer, voice actress, and voice instructor who is best known as the voice of the maniacal artificial intelligence GLaDOS in the Portal series, a character who has been consistently lauded by many publications as one of the greatest video game villains of all time. Her performance as GLaDOS led to the similar roles of the A.I. of Gipsy Danger in Pacific Rim, and the A.I. of Gipsy Avenger in Pacific Rim: Uprising. Since 1986, McLain has been married to fellow voice actor John Patrick Lowrie, who she often performs alongside in video games.

Notable work

6.9
Pacific Rim (2013)
as Gipsy Danger AI (voice)
6.1
Pacific Rim: Uprising (2018)
as Gipsy Avenger A. I. (voice)

Often works with

Rinko Kikuchi
2 titles together
Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim: Uprising
Charlie Day
2 titles together
Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim: Uprising
Burn Gorman
2 titles together
Pacific Rim, Pacific Rim: Uprising

Full filmography · 7

Night, Mother
as Thelma
Upcoming
Pacific Rim: Uprising
as Gipsy Avenger A. I. (voice)
20186.1
The Gamers: The Shadow Menace
as Lorraine
2017
Winning Dad
as Lisa Clarke
2015
Pacific Rim
as Gipsy Danger AI (voice)
20136.9