Rachael MacFarlane

Rachael MacFarlane
Rachael at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011.
Born	Rachael Ann MacFarlane (1976-03-21) March 21, 1976 Kent, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation	Voice actress, singer
Years active	1997–present
Parents	Ronald Milton MacFarlane Ann Perry Sager
Family	Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (brother)

Rachael Ann MacFarlane (born March 21, 1976) is an American voice actress and singer best known as the voice of character Hayley Smith on the animated television show American Dad. American Dad was created by her brother Seth MacFarlane.^[1] She also voiced supreme leader Numbuh 362 in Codename: Kids Next Door. 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".^[2]

Early life

Rachael Ann MacFarlane was born in Kent, Connecticut. Her parents, Ronald Milton MacFarlane (born 1946) and Ann Perry Sager (1947–2010), were born in Newburyport, Massachusetts.^[3] She has an older brother, Seth Woodbury MacFarlane (born 1973). She is of English, Scottish, and Irish descent.^[4] 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.^[3][5]

Career

MacFarlane first started voicing characters on Hanna-Barbera shows. She mostly worked on the shows that her brother, Seth MacFarlane, worked on such as Johnny Bravo and Dexter's Laboratory. Then after her career on Hanna-Barbera had ended, MacFarlane then began voicing many characters on Cartoon Network.

In addition to voice acting, Rachael 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" - ^[6] 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. Rachael MacFarlane worked on the show providing incidental voices, and her brother told her she was good at it and asked her to stay, prompting her to move from New York City to Los Angeles. This launched her career as a voice actress; she remained an incidental cast member on Family Guy for several years and began getting other voice-over work on her own, working for both The Walt Disney Company and Cartoon Network. In 2005, her brother Seth cast her in his second major prime time animated show, American Dad!.

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

Personal life

On July 16, 2010, MacFarlane's mother, Ann Perry Sager, died after a long battle with cancer. Her death was reported by Larry King on his show Larry King Live, who acknowledged a conversation he had with her during an interview with her son in May 2010.^[3][7]

MacFarlane has noted her similarities to Hayley Smith on American Dad!, revealing, "We both share the same political views".^[8]

Filmography

Film

Television

Video games

Discography

Studio albums

References

External links

• Rachael MacFarlane at the Internet Movie Database
• Rachael MacFarlane on Twitter

v t e Seth MacFarlane Animated TV series Family Guy (1999–2003, 2005–present) American Dad! (2005–present) The Cleveland Show (2009–2013) Bordertown (beginning 2014) Live-action TV series The Winner (2007) Dads (2013–present) Documentary TV series Cosmos: A Space-Time Odyssey (beginning 2014) Animated web series Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2008–2009) Television hosting Comedy Central Roast (2010–2011) Saturday Night Live (2012) 85th Academy Awards (2013) Voices Peter Griffin Brian Griffin Stewie Griffin Glenn Quagmire Stan Smith Roger Tim the Bear Films Ted (2012) A Million Ways to Die in the West (2014) Ted 2 (2015) Studio albums Music Is Better Than Words (2011) See also Filmography Awards Fuzzy Door Productions The Life of Larry and Larry & Steve Zoomates Rachael MacFarlane Robot Chicken Night of the Hurricane