- Linda Gary
Linda Gary (
November 4 ,1944 –October 5 ,1995 ) was an American voice-over artist who worked on many animated projects.Career
Live-action appearances
Gary was one of the most popular voice-over artists in the modern era of animation. While viewers might not have remembered her face (in fact, she only appeared in two live-action films, 1977's "Joyride To Nowhere" and 1980's "Cruising" with
Al Pacino ), they do remember her youthful voice.Hanna-Barbera and Disney
Among Gary's credits were
Hanna-Barbera 's "Scooby-Doo " and "The Smurfs" series, Disney's "Darkwing Duck ", "DuckTales " and "TaleSpin ", "", and three films in "The Land Before Time " series.She also did voice-overs for many live-action films and television series. She also voiced
Chromia in the "Transformer"s series.Video games
She also provided the voices of the Oracle, Red Chess Queen, Mother Ghost, and Queen Allaria in the adventure video game "".
Filmation
But the bulk of Gary's work was with the
Filmation studio. Both she and good friendEd Asner contributed to many Filmation projects, and she played the lead character in Filmation's "Web Woman ". Possibly her most recognised work is on the Filmation "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe " and sister ' cartoon series (she simultaneously contributed the voices ofTeela ,Evil-Lyn , theSorceress of Castle Grayskull ,Queen Marlena ,Madame Razz ,Glimmer ,Shadow Weaver , Scorpia, andSweet Bee , as well as many 'one-off' characters, particularly of young boys) and feature film sequels such as "Happily Ever After " and "The Secret of the Sword ". The character of "He-Mans Teela is arguably her most recognised work.For some of her work, including some episodes of "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe", she is incorrectly credited as Linda Gray.
Death
Gary died of
brain cancer at age 50.See also
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List of notable brain tumor patients External links
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