Mary Kay Bergman
Wacky Voices
Stats:
Date of Birth: June 5, 1961
First role: July 1986
— Radio Commercial
Date of Death: November 11, 1999
Also Credited As: Shannen Cassidy
Survived by husband Dino Andrade
and mother Patricia McGowan
Memorable Characters:
Snow White
Daphne Blake
Mrs. Butterworth
Sheila Broflovski
Mayor McDaniels
Wendy Testaburger
Now the light, she fades
And darkness settles in
But we will find strength
We will find pride within
Because although she dies
Her voices will go on
Though she dies, our affection
Lives on.
Mary Kay was born in Los Angeles on June 5, 1961. She attended Van Ness Avenue Elementary School, Le Conte Jr. High and Hollywood High, graduating with top academic honors. Immediately after high school, she was accepted to UCLA and became a theater arts major there for three years, but after getting cast in an Equity-waiver play outside of school, she decided to leave school. She got an agent for on-camera commercials and film and TV and studied privately with acting coach Harry Mastrogeorge for several years. There were exciting nibbles (including a call-back for the cast of Saturday Night Live), but nothing happened. At a party, she sang as a karaoke machine played, and her talent inspired a co-worker to ask het to take voice lessons with his teacher, Ms. Kat Lehman. She did, and loved it. Years later, she returned the young man's favor, landing him his first voice-over job. Mary Kay continued taking voice-over workshops for the next two years, studying with most of the top teachers, including Lou Hunt (commercials; he helped prepare and edit Mary Kay's first demo tape), Joannie Gerber (commercials), Sue Blu and Andrea Romano (animation voice over), Kathy Levin (commercials), Dick Orkin (commercials), Mickie McGowan (looping/ADR) and Cathy Segal-Garcia (singing). She worked as an actress for 14 years, 12 of those doing voice-overs. She eventually succeeded Adriana Caselotti, her neighbor and idol, as the voice of Snow White for Disney.
Over the years she experienced irrational fears that began to consume her. On the morning of November 11, 1999 she did a radio talk show celebrating Disneyland's 45th Anniversary. That evening she left two notes, one for husband Dino and one for friend John Bell, and shot herself in the head. The notes say that she could no longer handle the fear. Her site became a guestbook for a while, with many visitors praising her work.
Since her passing, the original site has been restored. The only change on it is that the Webmaster handles the e-mails now.
Below is her oeuvre.
Vocography
78 projects
Animated Films
12 projects
| Title |
Character(s) |
Year |
| Beauty and the Beast |
The Bimbettes |
1991 |
| The Hunchback of Notre Dame |
Quasimodo's Mother
Djali
Townswomen |
1996 |
| Hercules |
The Earthquake Lady
4 Teens
3 Nymphs
Wood
Water
Tree |
1997 |
| Mulan |
Female Ancestor |
1998 |
| What Dreams May Come |
Women on earth and in hell
Teens on earth and in hell |
1998 |
| The Iron Giant |
(additional voices) |
1999 |
|
South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut |
Sharon Marsh
Sheila Broflovski
Liane Cartman
Mrs. McCormick
Wendy Testaburger
Nurse
The Mole's Mother
The Clitoris
Little girls |
1999 |
| Toy Story 2 |
Various |
1999 |
| Stuart Little |
Various |
1999 |
|
World Premiere Toon: Kitchen Casanova |
Doris |
1994 |
|
Annabelle's Wish (DTV) |
Hen |
1997 |
|
Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island (DTV) |
Daphne Blake |
1998 |
|
Batman & Mr. Freeze: Subzero (DTV) |
Batgirl/Barbara Gordon |
1998 |
|
Scooby-Doo And The Witch's Ghost (DTV) |
Daphne Blake |
1999 |
Live-Action Films
12 projects
| Title |
Character(s) |
Year |
| Deep Blue Sea |
Parrot (sqwacks, uncredited) |
1999 |
| Demon Knight |
Sexy Blonde |
1995 |
| Village Of The Damned |
Kids
Teens |
1995 |
| The Flintstones |
RocDonald's Counter Girl
Bedrock Citizens |
1994 |
| Matinee |
Pre-teen Kids |
1993 |
| The Craft |
Various Teens |
1996 |
| Gold Diggers |
Teens |
1995 |
| Airborne |
14-17 year-old grls
8-10 year-old boys |
1993 |
| Showest 1994 (promo) |
Jodie Foster
Julia Roberts |
1994 |
| Stranger By Night |
Rape Victim |
1994 |
| Ski School |
Teenage Girl |
1991 |
| Homeward Bound II |
Voice match for Sally Field (Sassy) |
1996 |
Animated Television Work
20 projects
| Title |
Character(s) |
Episodes/Year |
|
The Bears Who Saved Christmas |
Holly Bear |
(TV Special) |
|
Big Guy and Rusty the Boy Robot |
Pierre Donovan |
N/A |
|
Captain Planet and the Planeteers |
Dr. Blight |
(Seasons 1996-1999) |
| Cow and Chicken |
Sandy |
N/A |
| Extreme Ghostbusters |
Banshee |
N/A |
| Family Dog |
Katie
Happy Bunny
Merry Mae
Stray Dogs
Teen Girl
Singers
Others |
N/A |
| Fantastic Four |
Princess Annelle |
1994 |
|
The Fantastic Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor |
Various |
N/A |
| Hercules |
Artemis |
N/A |
| Men In Black |
The Bug Queen |
N/A |
| The Little Mermaid |
Arista
Goldie
Dolphin
Snooty Fish |
N/A |
| Nowhere Man |
Kids
Women |
N/A |
| Rugrats |
Big Bike Kid
Friendly Boy |
?
? |
|
The Secret Files of the Spy Dogs |
Mitzy
Mitzy's Owner
Timmy
Scribble's Owner
Others |
N/A |
| South Park
Regular (17)
|
Sharon Marsh
Shelley Marsh
Sheila Broflovski
Liane Cartman
Mrs. McCormick
Mrs. Tweek
Craig's Mother
Mrs. Cotswolds
Rebecca Cotswolds
Principal Victoria
Nurse Goodly
Nurse Gollum
Ms. Crabtree
The Groundskeeper
Wendy Testaburger
Jordan
Mayor McDaniels
Sally Struthers |
8/13/97 - 12/1/99 |
| Spider-Man |
Gwen Stacy |
N/A |
| The Tick |
The Ottoman
Ant Colonists
Receptionist |
N/A |
|
The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat |
Ticket
Mermaid
Others |
N/A |
|
Jay Jay the Jet Plane (CGI Series) |
Jay Jay
Herky
Savannah
Revvin' Evan |
N/A |
| Zorro |
Ursula |
N/A |
Video Games
16 projects
| Title |
Character(s) |
Year |
|
Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers |
Gerde
Little Boy
Old Lady
Operator
|
1994 |
| Wanna Be A Dino Finder? |
Addie The Kangaroo |
1995 |
|
Wanna Be An Animal Doctor? |
Addie The Kangaroo |
1996 |
| Someone's In The Kitchen |
Toby Toaster
Taste Test 4
|
1996 |
|
Cooper McQue Comes Through |
Gabby Girter
Jitters
Teacher
|
1996 |
|
Goosebumps: Attack Of The Mutant |
Flo |
1997 |
| Leisure Suit Larry 7 |
Drew
Wydoncha
Jamie Lee |
1996 |
| Leisure Suit Larry 6 |
Char Donay
Cav Vuarnet
Operator
Maid
Voice-Mail Operator |
1996 |
| Pony Express Rider |
Calamity Jane |
1996 |
| Nine Worlds |
voice |
1997 |
| Normality |
Heather |
1995 |
|
The Curse of Monkey Island |
Minnie Stronie Goudsoup, the Ghost Bride |
1997 |
|
King's Quest VIII: Mask Of Eternity |
Apothecary Gnome
Swamp Witch
|
1998 |
| The X-Fools |
FBI Agent Dede Scudder
Gillian Anderson
Helen Hunt
Jenny McCarthy
|
1998 |
| South Park |
Liane Cartman
Wendy
|
1998 |
|
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace |
Old Naboo Woman
Torno, The Hammerhead Boy
Torno's Mother
Lost Human Boy
Female Human Merchant
|
1999 |
Television Series
10 projects
| Title |
Character(s) |
Year |
|
Sing Me a Story with Belle |
Fifi
Hansel & Gretel
Elf
Witch |
N/A |
| Promised Land |
Kids
Social Worker |
N/A |
| Arliss |
Boys
Secretary |
N/A |
| Roar |
Various |
N/A |
| USA High |
Ricki Lake Voice Match |
N/A |
| Beverly Hills, 90210 |
Teenage Horror Film Actress |
N/A |
| Growing Pains |
2-year-old Chrissy |
N/A |
| Sightings |
Spanish interpreter
Iranian interpreter |
N/A |
| Walker, Texas Ranger |
Policewoman
Nurse
Stewardess |
N/A |
| Touched By An Angel |
Biker Chick
Little Girl
Reporter
Nun |
N/A |
Other Projects
8 projects
| Title |
Character(s) |
Year |
Genre |
| For Their Own Good |
Texas Factory Workers |
N/A |
TV Movie |
| Annie: A Royal Adventure |
voice match for Carol Cleveland
British Children
New York Children
Others |
N/A |
TV Movie |
| The Wild West |
Mattie
Eliza
May |
1993 |
TV Special |
|
Secrets Of The Back To The Future Trilogy |
Young Girl |
— |
TV Special |
| Why Planes Go Down |
Gillian Anderson voice match |
N/A |
Tabloid TV |
| Sister Sister |
Teenage Announcer |
N/A |
TV Promos |
|
Mrs. Butterworth's SyrupShe did over600 commercialsincluding these |
Mrs. Butterworth |
— |
Commercial |
|
'Weird Al' Yankovic - Running With Scissors |
Female Vocal in "Pretty Fly For a Rabbi" |
— |
Audio CD |
| About "Pretty Fly For a Rabbi":
"Originally I had Mary Kay come in to sing the whole song. I basically wanted her to do the voice of Kyle’s mom from South Park. Her agent wouldn’t let her do it (thinking that it might get her in trouble with Comedy Central) -- so Mary Kay wound up doing kind of a squeaky voice instead. Later, I decided that the "squeaky voice" thing really wasn’t what I was looking for, so I called in my old friend, Tress [MacNeille], to do her Fran Drescher impersonation instead. The part that you can still hear Mary Kay on is the line in the middle of the song where she does the very Gentile-sounding "for a Rab-bi ..." Mary Kay was an incredibly sweet, talented, funny, wonderful woman, and we all miss her very, very much."
-- "Weird" Al Yankovic
Excerpt From "Ask Al"
Q&As - February 2000 |