Early Jobs
At the age of 16, Bergman received her first professional acting job in the TV movie Return Engagement, which starred Elizabeth Taylor.
After she left school, Bergman met an agent who had a small agency that had started six months before she joined them. Bergman had an audition for an exercise program that was going to be on TV, and got the role. She was hired because she had a "nice figure", but could also be a dancer, comedian, singer or impressionist. However, not a week after she got the job, the agency was closed. Bergman said "Everything fell apart. I thought, I'm really not getting anywhere. Maybe I should give up this silly dream of mine about becoming this great star and actually get a real job."
Bergman's next post was as a receptionist for the Boy Scouts of America. She enjoyed the job and was pleased to work with the people of the organization. Bergman commented "All the time I kept hearing 'Gosh, you have a lovely speaking voice. You should do something with that'" She worked as a receptionist for an insurance company and from there, she moved up the ranks to become an assistant underwriter, which she found extremely boring. To break the monotony, Bergman thought about becoming a disc jockey, but could not find information about where to take classes and considered a career in the Air Force.
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