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Melendy Britt | |
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 Britt at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon | |
| Occupation(s) | Television and voice actress |
| Years active | 1967–present |
| Children | 2 |
Melendy Britt is an American actress who has been active in television and voice acting since the 1970s. [1]
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".
| 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 | |
| Girls of the Moulin Rouge | Narrator | Documentary | |
| 2015 | Hotel Transylvania 2 | Additional voices |
| 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 |
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