Biographie
Erika Scheimer is a retired American voice actress who worked for the animation studio Filmation for many years. She was the daughter of Filmation co-founder Lou Scheimer (1928-2013) and began voice acting at a young age. She is best known for voicing several supporting characters in the science fantasy series "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1986). Her roles on the show included Flutterina, a humanoid butterfly who controlled real butterflies; Frosta, who had cryokinesis powers; Imp, a shape-shifting spy; Granita, a rock-bodied humanoid; Loo-Kee, a stealthy humanoid chipmunk; Peekablue, who possessed remote viewing abilities; Perfuma, who could control plants; and Queen Angella, a winged humanoid with light-based powers.
One of her earliest roles was voicing Marcia Brady in the second season of "The Brady Kids" (1972-1973), an animated spin-off of "The Brady Bunch". She took over the role from Maureen McCormick, who voiced Marcia in the first season. Scheimer was only 13 years old at the time. She also voiced Susan Turner, a main character in "Lassie's Rescue Rangers" (1973), as well as Carol, a blonde girl, and Kim, an Asian girl, in "Mission: Magic!".
A few years later, Scheimer voiced Peepo, a small robot, in the live-action series "Space Academy" (1977), and the pocket robot Wiki in its successor, "Jason of Star Command" (1978-1979). In the 1980 television special "A Snow White Christmas," she voiced Snow White II, the daughter of the original Snow White, who must confront her resurrected step-grandmother, the Wicked Queen.
Scheimer's next notable role was Brat-Man in "Hero High" (1981-1982), a series about a school for superheroes. Brat-Man’s temper tantrums caused seismic and concussive blasts. She also provided voices for various minor and one-time characters in "He-Man and the Masters of the Universe" (1983-1985) but was more prominently featured in the supporting cast of the spin-off "She-Ra: Princess of Power" (1985-1986).
In "Ghostbusters" (1986), Scheimer voiced Skelevator, a sentient elevator, one of her final recurring animation roles. When Filmation closed in 1989, its staff were laid off, abruptly ending Scheimer’s voice acting career. It remains unclear whether she chose not to pursue further work or was unable to find other opportunities.
Over the years, Scheimer maintained popularity among Filmation fans but rarely gave interviews. In 2007, she publicly came out as a lesbian, surprising many of her fans. She later stated that her sexuality was never an issue with her Filmation colleagues, as the studio was known to be gay-friendly. By 2022, Scheimer was 62 years old and counted among the youngest surviving cast members of Filmation’s various series.
