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{{quote|''"My dream is that someday in the future, a kid will be watching some animated flick Mary Kay did, like ''[[Scooby Doo]] on Zombie Island'', ''[[Toy Story (franchise)|Toy Story]] II'', ''Batman Subzero'', etc. ... and that kid won't even know that they are being entertained by Mary Kay - and yet that kid is in this world because the efforts we do today saved the life of one of their parents. That's the legacy I want for my Mary Kay."''|'''Dino Andrade'''}}
[[File:mkb_5466.jpg|frame|RIP 1961-1999]]
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'''Mary Kay Bergman''' was one of the most prolific voice actresses of the 1990s, with an extensive career in voiceovers for commercials, television, and movies. Her decade-long career saw her involved in some of the decade's most iconic cartoons, including ''[[South Park]]'', many of the first few ''[[Disney]]'' video sequels, and the ''[[Scooby Doo]]'' revival movies. Her career was tragically cut short by her suicide in November 1999.
Though many new cartoon fans don't remember hearing her voice, there was a period of time when her voice appeared in almost everything. She replaced Meg Ryan as the voice of Dr. Blight during the later seasons of ''[[Captain Planet]]'', and appeared in a number of the early 1990s Marvel cartoon adaptations, including ''[[Iron Man]]'', ''[[The Fantastic Four]]'', and ''[[Spider
By 1999, she was perhaps the greatest voice actress in the world, but despite all of this, she had a deep, crippling depression that she kept secret from all who knew her (even her husband, whom she was ''very'' close to, knew nothing about the severity of her condition). Her condition, Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), caused her to believe that she was losing her talent, despite what everyone around her who had a hint of her worries told her. The depression and anxiety in Bergman's mind culminated tragically on November 11, 1999, when she took her own life by shooting herself in the head with a shotgun. Her husband and his friend came home to find the body.
Mary Kay Bergman left a pair of legacies upon her death. The first was that, in her role as teacher to [[
A little public service announcement that I would be very remiss not to make here: If you are feeling depressed, anxious, suicidal, get help immediately. Talk to a loved one at the very least and let them know how you're feeling. There ''is'' help out there, no matter what you might believe.
The Mary Kay Bergman Memorial site can be found [http://www.mkbmemorial.com/ here].
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