who did the voice of ariel in little mermaid
Jodi Marie Marzorati Benson
title: Ariel (The Little Mermaid) text: Ariel (The Little Mermaid) Ariel is a fictional character and the title character of Walt Disney Pictures' 28th animated film "The Little Mermaid" (1989). She subsequently appears in the film's prequel television series (1992—1994), direct-to-video sequel "" (2000), and direct-to-video prequel "" (2008). Ariel is voiced by Jodi Benson in all official animated appearances and merchandise. She is fourth in the Disney Princess lineup, the first nonhuman princess, and the only princess to become a mother to her own child. Ariel has a distinctive appearance, with her long, flowing, bright red hair, blue eyes, green mermaid tail and purple seashell title: Jodi Benson text: Jodi Benson Jodi Marie Marzorati Benson (born October 10, 1961) is an American actress, voice actress and singer. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voice of Disney's Princess Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" and its sequel, prequel, and television series spinoff. Benson voiced the character Barbie in the 1999 Golden Globe-winning movie "Toy Story 2" and its 2010 Academy Award-winning sequel "Toy Story 3". She also voiced Barbie in the "Toy Story" cartoon "Hawaiian Vacation". For her contributions to the Disney company, Benson was named a Disney Legend in 2011. Benson was the original title: Jodi Benson text: married actor/singer Ray Benson in 1984. They have two children, McKinley and Delaney. Jodi Benson Jodi Marie Marzorati Benson (born October 10, 1961) is an American actress, voice actress and singer. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voice of Disney's Princess Ariel in "The Little Mermaid" and its sequel, prequel, and television series spinoff. Benson voiced the character Barbie in the 1999 Golden Globe-winning movie "Toy Story 2" and its 2010 Academy Award-winning sequel "Toy Story 3". She also voiced Barbie in the "Toy Story" cartoon "Hawaiian Vacation". For her contributions to the Disney title: The Little Mermaid (1989 film) text: filming of live actors and actresses for motion reference material for the animators, a practice used frequently for many of the Disney animated features produced under Walt Disney's supervision. Sherri Lynn Stoner, a former member of Los Angeles' Groundlings improvisation comedy group, and Joshua Finkel, a Broadway actor, performed key scenes as Ariel and Eric respectively. Jodi Benson had already been cast as Ariel's voice actor by this time, and her recorded dialogue was used as playback to guide these live-action references. Before Benson was cast, Melissa Fahn was considered for the part. "Mermaid" supervising animators included Glen Keane and title: Ariel (The Little Mermaid) text: some publications such as "Time" criticize her for being too devoted to Eric whereas others, such as "Empire", praise the character for her rebellious personality, a departure from previous Disney Princesses. Ariel was based on the title character of Hans Christian Andersen's "The Little Mermaid", but co-director and writer Ron Clements felt that the mermaid in the original story was too tragic and rewrote the character, resulting in Ariel. Jodi Benson, who was predominantly a stage actress, was chosen to voice Ariel because the directors felt "it was really important to have the same person doing the singing and speaking