<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 is the singing voice of belle in beauty and the beast
who is the singing voice of belle in beauty and the beast
Paige O'Hara
Paige O'Hara