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 '' Beauty and the Beast : The Enchanted Christmas '' ( 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 1992 . O'Hara has referred to the studio as her " main employer for 20 years " . In 2011 , O'Hara was officially replaced by actress Julie Nathanson , who first voiced Belle in the video game '' Kinect Disneyland Adventures '' ( 2011 ) . O'Hara revealed to the '' Las Vegas Review-Journal '' that news of the replacement greatly upset her to the point of which she was willing to re-record much of Belle 's dialogue in an attempt to prove to the company that she is still capable of voicing the character . However , O'Hara eventually admitted that she found the process quite difficult as a result of the way in which her voice has changed over the course of 20 years . O'Hara would eventually return as the voice of Belle in the 2018 film '' Ralph Breaks the Internet ''
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64th Academy Awards
Belle (Beauty and the Beast)