Mother Knows Best (song) Mother Knows Best (song) "Mother Knows Best" is a song written by composer Alan Menken and lyricist Glenn Slater for Walt Disney Pictures' 50th animated feature film "Tangled" (2010). Included on the film's official soundtrack, "Mother Knows Best" is a musical theatre-inspired pop and jazz ballad performed by American actress and singer Donna Murphy in her animated role as Mother Gothel, the film's villain. Incorporating a series of passive-aggressive insults into its lyrics, the song serves as Gothel's attempt to frighten Rapunzel into remaining in their secluded tower despite her constant requests to see the floating lanterns so that she
Melissa Disney (a parody of Britney Spears) in "". She appeared in actress Lake Bell's directorial debut, "In a World...," a movie about voice artists. Disney appears in the film as the character Melinda Chisney. Disney is married to actor and writer Ryan Paul James. They were married on October 15, 2010, in San Diego, CA. Disney won a Key Art Award for voicing the "Gone in 60 Seconds" movie trailer. Melissa Disney Melissa Disney (born November 20, 1970) is an Emmy-nominated American actress, voice actress, singer-songwriter, writer, and film producer. Her best known role to date was as the voice of