Linda Gary
Linda Gary was an American actress. Gary was best known for her work in animated series and films, such as providing voices of several female characters in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe and She-Ra: Princess of Power.
Career
Gary's height was a contributing factor that took her to voice acting. Gary stood at 5 feet 9 inches, and once stated that she never had a lot of work due to her height. Gary also preferred voice acting because she had "more to play different characters." Gary dubbed Italian films after landing in Rome, Italy from a five-month travel around Europe with her husband Charles Howerton. Director Mel Welles helped Gary, along with Howerton, find dubbing jobs in there. According to Gary on The Los Angeles Times in 1987, she was "playing not only the young lead and the heroine, but was the mother, the grandmother, and the child." Gary and Howerton returned to the United States in 1974, starting their careers on their own.Gary went to voice acting classes taught by Daws Butler. She later claimed "When I got my first voice over job, I just sent Daws the check...He believed in me, and I really have him to thank for my career." Gary voiced Teela, Evil-Lyn, Sorceress of Castle Grayskull, and Queen Marlena in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe. Gary also voiced Madame Razz, Scorpia, Glimmer, and Shadow Weaver in She-Ra: Princess of Power. Outside of acting, she worked as a counselor at a nonsectarian crisis counseling center affiliated with Temple Beth Hillel Beth Abraham in North Hollywood, California.