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Jodi Benson, vocalist

Jodi Marie Benson (née Marzorati; born October 10, 1961) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voice of Princess Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid and its sequel, prequel, and television series spinoff. Benson also voiced the character Barbie in the 1999 Golden Globe-winning movie Toy Story 2, its 2010 Academy Award-winning sequel Toy Story 3, and in the Toy Story cartoon short Hawaiian Vacation. For her contributions to Disney, Benson was named a Disney Legend in 2011.

She also gave voice to the spirited "Weebo" in Disney's live action Flubber, starring Robin Williams. For Warner Bros., she created the voice of Thumbelina in 1994, a Don Bluth animated feature film with songs by Barry Manilow. Her other projects include Tinkerbell: Secret of the Wings, The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure, 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure, Balto II: Wolf Quest, and Balto III: Wings of Change. She appeared as Patrick Dempsey’s assistant Sam in Disney’s live-action feature film Enchanted. While being a Disney Legend, she also voiced Jane Doe and Patsy Smiles in Cartoon Network's Camp Lazlo. She also voiced the character Tula in Fox's animated series The Pirates of Dark Water.

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Known for[]

  • Ariel from The Little Mermaid
  • Thumbelina from Thumbelina
  • Lady from Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure
  • Jenna from Balto II, and III
  • Anita Radcliffe from 101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure
  • Barbie in Toy Story 2 (1999) and Toy Story 3 (2010)
  • Patsy Smiles, and Jane Doe from Camp Lazlo

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