Melendy Britt

Melendy Britt
Britt at the 2015 Phoenix Comicon
Occupation(s)Television and voice actress
Years active1967–present
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Melendy Britt is an American actress who has been active in television and voice acting 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
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.


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