<P> 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 film 's heroine , Belle . Following the critical and commercial success of Beauty and the Beast , O'Hara reprised her role as Belle in the film 's two direct - to - video follow - ups , Beauty and the Beast : The Enchanted Christmas and Belle 's Magical World . </P>
<P> 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 film 's heroine , Belle . Following the critical and commercial success of Beauty and the Beast , O'Hara reprised her role as Belle in the film 's two direct - to - video follow - ups , Beauty and the Beast : The Enchanted Christmas and Belle 's Magical World . </P>
who was the voice of belle in the original beauty and the beast
who was the voice of belle in the original beauty and the beast
Donna Paige Helmintoller
Donna Paige Helmintoller