Laura Lynn "Bergen" Williams (born July 14, 1959) is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alice Gunderson, the maid for the Quartermaine family, in the ABC daytime soap opera, General Hospital. She appears on the show as of 2001.Williams was born in Inglewood, California. In early 1990s, she began her acting career, appearing in small roles on television and films. She guest starred on NYPD Blue, The Drew Carey Show, Scrubs, and co-starred in films Lord of Illusions (1995) and Woman Thou Art Loosed (2004).
Bergen was a Regents Scholar in Chemistry at UC Berkely with a 4.0 GPA. Her secret dream, however, was to be an actress and writer. During her senior year she abruptly changed her major and school and graduated with a BA in Drama from UC Davis in 1989. She has never looked back.