Rachael Ann MacFarlane (born March 21, 1976) is an American voice actress. Her voice credits include Hayley Smith on the animated television show American Dad!, Supreme Leader Numbuh 362 in the television series Codename: Kids Next Door, and Kate Lockwell in the video game StarCraft II. Her older brother is American Dad! co-creator and Family Guy creator Seth MacFarlane.
In addition to voice acting, MacFarlane has also been involved in other aspects of animation, such as being a production manager for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Welcome to Eltingville, and she wrote an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, titled "Educating Grim".
Early life
MacFarlane was born Rachael Ann MacFarlane in Kent, Connecticut on March 21, 1976. Her parents, Ronald Milton MacFarlane (b. 1946) and Ann Perry (née Sager; 1947–2010), were born in Newburyport, Massachusetts. Her older brother is filmmaker, animator, and actor Seth MacFarlane (b. 1973). Her maternal grandfather, Arthur Sager, competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics in track and field. MacFarlane's parents met in 1970, when they both lived and worked in Boston, Massachusetts, and married later that year. The couple moved to Kent in 1972, where Ann began working in the Admissions Office at South Kent School. She later worked in the College Guidance and Admissions Offices at the Kent School, a selective college preparatory school where Ronald also was a teacher.
MacFarlane went to Boston Conservatory but did not graduate before moving to Los Angeles to begin a career in voice acting.
Career
MacFarlane first started voicing characters on Hanna-Barbera shows including Johnny Bravo when she moved to Los Angeles, California. Then after her work with Hanna-Barbera ended, MacFarlane began voicing many characters on Cartoon Network.
In addition to voice acting, MacFarlane has also been involved in other aspects of animation, such as being a production manager for The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy and Welcome to Eltingville, and wrote an episode of The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, titled "Educating Grim" –
Personal life
MacFarlane married her husband Spencer Laudiero in 2008. Together they have two daughters.
Filmography
Film
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! Year
! Title
! Role
! Notes
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| 2005
|Inside the CIA
| Hayley Smith
| Short film
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| 2005
| Stewie Griffin: The Untold Story
| Katie Couric, Britney Spears
| Voice, direct-to-video
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| 2006
| Codename: Kids Next Door: The Movie: Operation Z.E.R.O.
| Numbuh 362
| Voice, television film
|-
| 2007
| Billy & Mandy's Big Boogey Adventure
| Two-Headed Parrot
| Voice, television film
|-
|2022
|Warped Kart Racers
| Hayley Smith (archived recordings)
|-
|2023
|The Elder Scrolls Online: Necrom
| Guild Magister Valessea
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- Release date: September 25, 2012
- Label: Concord Records
- Formats: CD, vinyl LP and digital download
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| colspan="10" style="font-size:8pt"| "—" denotes releases that did not chart
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Bibliography
- Eleanor Wyatt, Princess and Pirate (Imprint, 2018, illustrated by Spencer Laudiero)
- Harrison Dwight, Ballerina and Knight (Imprint, 2019; illustrated by Spencer Laudiero)