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[http://ellenmclain.net/ Ellen McLain] is an [[Opera|operatic soprano]], stage actress, and voice-over artist, who is most famous in the latter field for her work with [[Valve|Valve Corporation]], and in particular for her portrayal of [[
She is married to John Patrick Lowrie, also a voice actor who has done extensive work with Valve, and it was he who encouraged her to get into voice-over work. Her training on the stage - and, most importantly, her skill in acting ''and'' singing - made her perfectly suited to play the character of GLaDOS, a role which has brought her great praise.
In addition to continuing to work in theatrical productions, she is now a permanent member of the Valve repertory, having appeared in all of their games since ''[[
Her [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DSU4YBkZtSs commentary track] for ''Portal'' is a great listen, and forever endeared her to the game's fanbase. Also, a very good [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lR2UyCwtj-U full-length interview can be found here]. To see her at work in her "other" career, watch [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R84CWQEknoo this clip] from ''Cosi fan Tutti''. She performed her two ''Portal'' songs, "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVgXSB4_sTU Want You Gone]" and "[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAI6Q_GyFSU Still Alive]", live for the very first time at the Midwest Anime Convention on July 16, 2011, accompanied by Lowrie on banjo, with the two of them leading a [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c8QJB5kfPs sing-along] the following day.
She and Lowrie have an itinerary of conventions where they'll be appearing throughout the next year, including [https://web.archive.org/web/20131103172817/http://www.kitacon.org/ Kitacon in Birmingham, UK in April]. McLain has also confirmed that she's appearing in at least one more game in the near future, but she's been sworn to secrecy about what the game is, or what kind of role she's playing.
=== Roles performed by Ellen McLain: ===
* [[
* The Administrator/Announcer from ''[[
* The Combine Overwatch from ''[[
=== Tropes for Ellen McLain: ===
* [[The Cast Showoff]]: Yes, she really can sing.
* [[Cool Old Lady]]: [[Self
* [[The Danza]]: The Administrator's real name is Helen, which sounds nearly identical to Ellen in most dialects of English.
* [[Deadpan Snarker]]: She has claimed to share GLaDOS' love for sarcasm, which helps explain the character's aptitude for it.
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* [[Happily Married]]
* [[Large Ham]]: As the Administrator.
* [[Mean Character, Nice Actor]]: By all accounts she is a genuinely sweet person.
** [http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/05/chellandgladosvas599px.jpg The only time you'll ever see GLaDOS and Chell getting along]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8SdYz7cq04 And she's more than willing to give back to her fans. (Yes, that's really her.)]
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a287p3EH95E In fact, she seems to love her fans in general.]
* [[Money, Dear Boy]]: She's made no bones about the fact that she's in voice acting for the money. That doesn't stop her from feeling creatively fulfilled when she hits upon [[
* [[Shout
* [[Tough Act to Follow]]: She and everyone at Valve very much felt this way about the original ''Portal'' while they were making the sequel.
* [[Wacky Marriage Proposal]]: As noted above, she provided her voice as GLaDOS, [[Awesome, Dear Boy|free of charge]], for [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8SdYz7cq04 the Gary Hudston Project].
* [[Word of God]]: Because she was made privy to the story of ''Portal 2'' throughout its development, she's been able to confirm or deny [[Wild Mass Guessing|fan theories]]. For example, she's the one who officially revealed that {{spoiler|Caroline is the woman in the picture with Cave Johnson}}.
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