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Rachael MacFarlane
MacFarlane at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con
Born	Rachael Ann MacFarlane (1976-03-21) March 21, 1976 (age 48) Kent, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Voice actress
Years active	1997–present
Spouse	Spencer Laudiero ​(m. 2008)​
Children	2
Relatives	Seth MacFarlane (brother) Arthur Sager (grandfather)

Rachael Ann MacFarlane Laudiero (born March 21, 1976) is an American voice actress. Her voice credits include Hayley Smith on the animated television show American Dad!, the creator of which, Seth MacFarlane, is her older brother; Supreme Leader Numbuh 362 in the television series Codename: Kids Next Door, and Kate Lockwell in the video game Starcraft II.

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 in Kent, Connecticut. 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). 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" – where she also met her husband. Seth MacFarlane asked her to help him with his new pilot for the Fox Broadcasting Company, which would become Family Guy. She remained an incidental cast member on Family Guy for several years, as well as working for both The Walt Disney Company and Cartoon Network. In 2005, she was cast in American Dad!, where she voices Hayley Smith, protagonist Stan Smith’s rebellious teenage daughter.

MacFarlane also continues to contribute to Family Guy on a regular basis. In September 2012, she released her first album Hayley Sings, which is a jazz vocal tribute to Hayley Smith, her character on American Dad!.

MacFarlane and her husband, Spencer Laudiero, have also published picture books for children.

Personal life

MacFarlane is married to animator Spencer Laudiero. They have two daughters.

On July 16, 2010, MacFarlane's mother, Ann Perry Sager, died of cancer. Her death was reported by Larry King on his show Larry King Live.

Filmography

Film

Animation

Video games

Discography

Studio albums

Bibliography

• Eleanor Wyatt, Princess and Pirate (Imprint, 2018, illustrated by Spencer Laudiero)
• Harrison Dwight, Ballerina and Knight (Imprint, 2019; illustrated by Spencer Laudiero)

References

1. "Rachael MacFarlane". Discogs. Archived from the original on May 16, 2023. Retrieved May 16, 2023.
2. "Hayley Smith on American Dad". FOX. Archived from the original on May 7, 2011.
3. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Credits. (in English). 2010.
4. Blizzard Entertainment. StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm. (Activision Blizzard). PC. Credits. (in English). 2013.
5. ^ "Biography". TV.com. Archived from the original on April 6, 2011. Retrieved July 27, 2011.
6. ^ "Obituaries – Ann Perry MacFarlane". Newburyport News. July 16, 2010. Archived from the original on August 7, 2010. Retrieved August 1, 2010.
7. "One-man campaign out for 'Family Guy'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Associated Press. July 2, 1999. Archived from the original on March 1, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2008. Seth MacFarlane has been out of prep school for eight years, but the headmaster is still on his case. The top administrator of the Kent School is leading a one-man campaign to get advertisers to drop The Family Guy, an animated TV comedy created by MacFarlane, a 1991 Kent alumnus.
8. Catlin, Roger (February 6, 2005). "Another Animated Kickoff For State Man". courant.com. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
9. Rose, Lacey (February 20, 2013). "5 Reasons Why Seth MacFarlane Will Be a Great Oscars Host (According to His Sister)". hollywoodreporter.com. Archived from the original on July 20, 2014. Retrieved July 11, 2014.
10. ELEANOR WYATT, PRINCESS AND PIRATE by Rachael MacFarlane , Spencer Laudiero | Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on September 11, 2018. Retrieved September 11, 2018.
11. "Biography of Rachael MacFarlane". Biographies. Archived from the original on July 14, 2014. Retrieved March 17, 2022.
12. "Seth MacFarlane's mother dies". Canoe. July 29, 2010. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved July 31, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
13. ^ "Rachael MacFarlane (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved December 6, 2023. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
14. "List by Senior Voiceover Supervisor Becky Ichnoski". December 28, 2022. Archived from the original on March 10, 2023. Retrieved March 10, 2023.
15. ASIN B008BGNR28, Hayley Sings (September 25, 2012)

External links

• Rachael MacFarlane at IMDb
• Rachael MacFarlane on Twitter

• 1976 births
• 20th-century American actresses
• 21st-century American actresses
• Actresses from Connecticut
• American women jazz singers
• American jazz singers
• American people of English descent
• American people of Irish descent
• American people of Scottish descent
• American people of Welsh descent
• American television writers
• American video game actresses
• American voice actresses
• Boston Conservatory at Berklee alumni
• Concord Records artists
• Living people
• Singers from Connecticut
• People from Kent, Connecticut
• 21st-century American singers
• 21st-century American women singers
• Jazz musicians from Connecticut