Erika Scheimer

Actor

BIOGRAPHY

Erika Scheimer (born Erica Schiemer, April 24, 1960) is an American occasional voice-actress in the cartoons of the defunct Filmation animation-studio. She is the daughter of the late Lou Scheimer, who was an integral member of Filmation and a voice actor in his own right.She is best recognized for her work on the original He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon, where she provided additional female voices and occasional voice-acting for young boys (such as Prince Adams cousin). She is often mistaken for Jay Scheimer (Lous wife) as the second voice for Queen Marlena, originally voiced by Linda Gary.Erika Scheimer also provided many voices for the spin-off series, She-Ra, including Frosta, Queen Angella, Imp, Perfuma, Peekablue, Loo-Kee and Flutterina. Additionally, she, (along with her father Lou), provided voices for Bill Cosbys Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids.In 2007, Scheimer publicly declared her homosexuality. In an interview with Terrance Griep, Scheimer explained that she felt comfortable as a lesbian working for Filmation: I was a strong female voice myself, and—guess what?—I happened to be gay. Does that make any difference about anything? Ill tell you one thing, it didnt matter, because Filmation was one of the gayest places in town.

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