Danielle McRae (born March 14, 1982) is a voice actress from Los Angeles known for her work in video games. She first garnered fame as the original voice of Karma from League of Legends, but it was her role as Painwheel in Skullgirls that made her a big name among video game and anime voice-overs.
She is most well known for playing female characters with distinctly deep voices, as demonstrated best with Painwheel and World of Warcraft's Hagara the Stormbinder.
Has a Twitter
and a Twitch for your viewing pleasure. Also hosts an Overwatch related podcast with Erin Fitzgerald titled Waifus of Overwatch.
Notable Roles
- Amira/Red and Faith/Evil Faith in Monster Prom
- Betsy the Bouncer in Ba Da Bean
- The Chief in Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?
- Gwen in Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Hagara the Stormbinder in World of Warcraft
- The original Karma in League of Legends (got Darrin'd in the rework)
- Lucy in DEATH BATTLE!
- Olba in Magi: The Kingdom of Magic
- Onderia in Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet (first anime role)
- Painwheel in Skullgirls
- Ralph in Ascendance of a Bookworm
- Rift Arachna in Heroes of Newerth
- Rogue in Nuclear Throne
- Rosemary Reed in Remothered
- Sidel in Dragon Nest (NA)
- S-Sha and E-Sha in Megadimension Neptunia VII
- Cheetah in Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online
- Threia Hazelgrimm in Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky
- Zorin Blitz in Hellsing Ultimate Abridged
Tropes associated with Danielle McRae
- Cold Sniper: Mains Widowmaker in Overwatch. A lot of her tweets are Widow highlights, and for good reason.
- Cool Big Sis: Is this to her sister Deanna, better known as cosmosgirl87.
- Pigeonholed Voice Actor: Due to her distinctive deep voice, she's often casted as Action Girl or Femme Fatale.
- Star-Making Role: Karma was one of her first roles and one that is well loved by fans. Painwheel helped put her on the map, though.
