Melendy Britt

Melendy Britt
Britt at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon
Occupation(s)	Television and voice actress
Years active	1967–present
Children	2

Melendy Britt (born October 31, 1943) is an American actress and voice actress. She is best known for her voice work in animation, particularly for voicing She-Ra in the 1985 animated series She-Ra: Princess of Power and for her extensive work in various Filmation productions. Britt has also appeared in live-action television and film roles, contributing to a diverse body of work throughout her career since the 1970s. ^[1]

Career

Britt's most notable animated work is for Filmation, voicing characters such as She-Ra, and the second animated Batgirl (Jane Webb was the first). ^{[2] [3] [4] [5]} She also provided the voice for Penny, would-be love interest and aide to Plastic Man on The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show , which was produced by Ruby-Spears. She was also the voice of Gran Gran in Avatar: The Last Airbender .

Her film credits include roles in Gray Lady Down (1978) and Being There (1979). On television she appeared in three different roles in three episodes of The Rockford Files , and on Cheers she played Kelly Gaines' mother, Roxanne Gaines, in the episode "Woody or Won't He".

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	The Lawyer	Ann Greer
1978	Gray Lady Down	Liz Bennett
1979	Being There	Sophie
1985	The Secret of the Sword	Adora/She-Ra, Catra, Hunga the Harpy
	Girls of the Moulin Rouge	Narrator	Documentary
2015	Hotel Transylvania 2	Additional voices

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1970	Then Came Bronson	Marcia Ford	Episode: "The Mountain"
1971	The Interns	Rose	Episode: "Changes"
	Men at Law	Tina Edwards	Episode: "Yesterday Is But a Dream"
	Sarge	Candy Mills	Episode: "Psst! Wanna Buy a Dirty Picture?"
1971–1972	Mannix	Various roles	3 episodes
1971	Longstreet	Lenore Crowley	Episode: "The Girl with the Broom"
1972	The Brian Keith Show	Claire Wells	Episode: "Little Boy Flu"
1973	Ironside	Rona Bartlet	Episode: "A Special Person"
1974	Kojak	Joan Marly	Episode: "Slay Ride"
	Police Woman	Mary Kay	Episode: "Requiem for Bored Wives"
1975–1977	The Rockford Files	Various roles	3 episodes
1975	They Only Come Out at Night	Mrs. Owens	Television film
1976	Bronk	Beth	Episode: "Target: Unknown"
	Family	Mrs. Richardson	Episode: "Monday Is Forever"
	The Tony Randall Show	Mrs. Jenkins	Episode: "Pilot"
	ABC Afterschool Special	Various roles	2 episodes
	Starsky & Hutch	Janice Drew	Episode: "The Specialist"
1977	The New Adventures of Batman	Barbara Gordon / Batgirl / Catwoman	Voice, 16 episodes
1978	Barnaby Jones	Phyllis Hunter	Episode: "Deadly Sanctuary"
	The Love Boat	Georgina	1 episode
1978–1979	Tarzan and the Super 7	Batgirl / Catwoman	Voice, 33 episodes
1979–1980	The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show	Penny / Chief	Voice, 19 episodes
1979–1982	The New Adventures of Flash Gordon	Princess Aura	Voice, 24 episodes
1980	Mother and Daughter: The Loving War	Dinah Drake	Television film
	The Incredible Hulk	Joan Singer	Episode: "Deathmask"
	Reunion	Evelyn Hollander	Television film
	A Snow White Christmas	Wicked Queen
1981	Taxi	Janine	Episode: "Jim Joins the Network"
1981-1982	Shannon	Patty	2 episodes
1982	Flash Gordon: The Greatest Adventure of All	Princess Aura	Voice, television film
1984	Matt Houston	Sheila	Episode: "Stolen"
1985	The Transformers	Alana	Voice, Episode: "Sea Change"
	He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special	Adora, She-Ra, Catra, Mermista, Castaspella, Octavia, Hunga, Jewlestar	Voice, television film
1985–1987	She-Ra: Princess of Power		Voice, 93 episodes
1986	Falcon Crest	Skylar Kimball	2 episodes
1990	Cheers	Roxanne Gaines	Episode: "Woody or Won't He"
1992	Life Goes On	Colette Swanson	Episode: "Corky's Romance"
1993	Star	Priscilla Barclay	Television film
1994	Weird Science	Marcia Donnelly	5 episodes
2000	Gilmore Girls	Gloria	Episode: "Kill Me Now"
2001	Jack & Jill	Cecilia Barrett	Episode: "Caution: Parents Crossing"
2003	The Wild Thornberrys	Fox	Voice, episode: "Sir Nigel: Part 2"
2005	Avatar: The Last Airbender	Gran Gran	Voice, 2 episodes
	The Young and the Restless	Dr. Carlene Woods	2 episodes
2013	Last Man Standing	Dolores	Episode: "The Fight"
2017	Michael Jackson's Halloween	Bernice	Television film

References

1. "She-Ra actress Melendy Britt remembers series". NewsOK.com. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
2. "Ahead Of Power-Con, She-Ra Star Melendy Britt Looks Back On Show". Comic Book Resources . Retrieved March 23, 2012.
3. "Female superhero 'She-Ra' marks 25th anniversary". CNN . Retrieved December 14, 2012.
4. Michelle Kung (September 28, 2010). "'She-Ra': Melendy Britt on Being the Voice Behind the 'Princess of Power' and L'Oreal". WSJ. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
5. "Catching Up With the Voice of She-Ra, Melendy Britt". Out Magazine. Retrieved October 26, 2014.

External links

• Official site
• Melendy Britt at IMDb
• Melendy Britt at the TCM Movie Database