# Melendy Britt

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.

## 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). 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 | |
| 1985 | 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" |
| 1971 | Men at Law | Tina Edwards | Episode: "Yesterday Is But a Dream" |
| 1971 | 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" |
| 1974 | 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" |
| 1976 | Family | Mrs. Richardson | Episode: "Monday Is Forever" |
| 1976 | The Tony Randall Show | Mrs. Jenkins | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 1976 | ABC Afterschool Special | Various roles | 2 episodes |
| 1976 | 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" |
| 1978 | 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 |
| 1980 | The Incredible Hulk | Joan Singer | Episode: "Deathmask" |
| 1980 | Reunion | Evelyn Hollander | Television film |
| 1980 | A Snow White Christmas | Wicked Queen | Television film |
| 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" |
| 1985 | 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 | Adora, She-Ra, Catra, Mermista, Castaspella, Octavia, Hunga, Jewlestar | 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 |
| 2005 | 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 |