Mary Kay Bergman

1961-1999

I was saddened to learn of the death of one of my favorite voice-over actors, whose voice you probably know in many more ways than you suspect. 

Mary Kay was the sort of person who could light up a room just by entering. She was a joy to work with and made me look good as a novice voice-over director. It was therefore even more shocking when I learned that she had taken her own life.

I was privileged to work with Mary Kay on three projects, Leisure Suit Larry 6, 7, and Larry's Casino. In Larry 6, she played Cavaricchi Vuarnét and Char Donay. In Larry 7, she played the roles of Drew Baringmore, Jamie Lee Coitus and Wydoncha Jugg. In Larry's Casino, she reprised those roles and again made them much funnier than my feeble writing.

While you Larry fans may remember those characters, I'm sure you never caught on that they were all the product of one incredibly talented set of vocal cords. What's even more surprising is the rest of her resume.

Mary Kay was all of the female voices on all of the South Park shows, including the recent movie! She was Disney's "official voice of" Snow White. She was Quasimodo's mother in Hunchback of Notre Dame. And her list of credits just went on and on. This story on CNN tells it better than I. Below are some other links to show you just how creative and versatile she was.

Her family and friends created an Internet guestbook that overflowed with messages.

Goodbye, Mary Kay. I hope that now you have finally found the joy you so easily gave to all of us while you were here.

	Doreen Mulman's wonderful Mary Kay tribute web site
	CNN's Obituary
	Mary Kay's amazing list of credits, from Voicechasers

In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to:

THE MARY KAY BERGMAN MEMORIAL FUND
c/o The Suicide Prevention Center
4760 Sepulveda Blvd.
Culver City, CA
90230
310 391-1253

Please make your check payable to:

Suicide Prevention Center--in memory of Mary Kay Bergman