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TIL that Mary Kay Bergman, also credited as Shannen Cassidy, was an American voice actress and voice-over teacher. She was the official voice of the Disney character Snow White from 1989 to 1999 and the lead female voice actress on South Park from the show's debut in 1997 until her death.

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