who talks for belle in beauty and the beast
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title: Beauty and the Beast (2017 film) text: were revealed to be in talks to play Gaston and the Beast respectively, and Watson confirmed their casting the following day through tweets. The rest of the principal cast, including Josh Gad, Emma Thompson, Kevin Kline, Audra McDonald, Ian McKellen, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ewan McGregor and Stanley Tucci were announced between March and April to play LeFou, Mrs. Potts, Maurice, Madame de Garderobe, Cogsworth, Plumette, Lumière and Cadenza, respectively. Susan Egan, who originated the role of Belle on Broadway, commented on the casting of Watson as "perfect". Paige O'Hara, who voiced Belle in the original animated film and its sequels, offered title: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) text: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) Belle is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature film "Beauty and the Beast" (1991). Originally voiced by American actress and singer Paige O'Hara, Belle is the non-conforming daughter of an inventor who yearns to abandon her predictable village life in return for adventure. When her father Maurice is imprisoned by a cold-hearted beast, Belle offers him her own freedom in exchange for her father's, and eventually learns to love the Beast despite his unsightly outward appearance. Walt Disney Studios chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg commissioned "Beauty and the Beast" as an animated title: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) text: the studio began casting better known talent in subsequent animated projects. Since the November 1991 release of "Beauty and the Beast", O'Hara has returned to The Walt Disney Company on several occasions to voice Belle in a variety of media and merchandise, including its direct-to-video sequels " "(1997), "Belle's Magical World "(1998) and "Belle's Tales of Friendship "(1999), as well as various video game releases such as the "Kingdom Hearts" series and several audio and video recordings associated with the Disney Princess franchise. Additionally, O'Hara was hired by Disney to perform the song "Belle" at the 64th Academy Awards in title: Paige O'Hara text: 25th anniversary. O'Hara reprised the role of Belle in the 2018 film "Ralph Breaks the Internet". O'Hara is married to actor Michael Piontek. The couple first met in 1989; after six years of dating, they married in 1995. Paige O'Hara Donna Paige Helmintoller, better known as Paige O'Hara (born May 10, 1956), is an American actress, voice actress, singer and painter. O'Hara began her career as a Broadway actress in 1983 when she portrayed Ellie May Chipley in the musical "Showboat". In 1991, she made her motion picture debut in Disney's "Beauty and the Beast", in which she voiced the title: Belle (Beauty and the Beast) text: already been eyeing O'Hara for the part. O'Hara auditioned for the role five times, competing against approximately 500 other actresses. First auditioning solely for casting director Albert Taveres, O'Hara's next two auditions simply required the actress to mail audio recordings of her voice to the studio in Los Angeles. Required to perform a song of her choice, O'Hara sang "Heaven Help My Heart" from the musical "Chess". At her first legitimate audition, O'Hara spoke and sang in a higher register than her own in an effort to mimic Snow White from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", but the filmmakers