"A truly amazing voice over, an inspiration for many (well, me at least), and a truly terrible loss. RIP".
Mary Kay Bergman (June 5, 1961 – November 11, 1999) was an American voice actor and animation voice over teacher, who was the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's 1997 debut until her death and was best known as the official voice of Snow White for The Walt Disney Company starting in 1989 with the Snow White Book-on-Tape. Bergman's casting as Snow White marked her transition from aspiring voice actress to full time actress.
Death[]
Bergman had been suffering from bipolar disorder and generalized anxiety disorder, which she hid from her family, friends, and co-stars. Bergman committed suicide in her West Los Angeles, California apartment on November 11, 1999. She was 38 years old. Bergman's husband Dino Andrade, along with a friend, discovered her body and suicide note and later established the Mary Kay Bergman Memorial Fund, which contributes to the operation of the Suicide Prevention Center at the Didi Hirsch Community Mental Health Center. She is interred at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in the Hollywood Hills under a uniquely commissioned Grave Marker designed personally by her husband.
After Bergman's death, voice actresses Eliza Schneider (later April Stewart) and Mona Marshall took over her voice roles on South Park. Tara Strong also took over her voice role of Batgirl in Batman: The Animated Series (Bergman had previously voiced the character in the movie SubZero), as well as the role of Timmy Turner in The Fairly OddParents.