who did the voice of ariel in little mermaid
Jodi Benson Jodi Marie Marzorati Benson (born October 10, 1961)[1] is an American actress, voice actress and soprano 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 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.[2]
The Little Mermaid (1989 film) One night, Ariel, Flounder, and Sebastian travel to the ocean surface to watch a celebration for the birthday of Prince Eric on a ship. Ariel instantly becomes enamored with Eric. A violent storm arrives, with a bolt of lightning striking the ship, engulfing it in flames and wrecking it on rocks, tossing Eric overboard. She rescues Eric and brings him to shore. Ariel sings to Eric, but immediately leaves just as he regains consciousness to avoid being discovered. Fascinated by the memory of her voice, Eric vows to find who saved and sang to him, and Ariel vows to find a way to join him and his world. Sebastian reminds Ariel that the underwater world is better than the human world, and Flounder drags her to her grotto. When Triton discovers Ariel's love for Eric thanks to Sebastian, a furious Triton confronts her in the grotto and destroys most of the artifacts with his trident. After Triton leaves, Ariel breaks down in tears, and Flotsam and Jetsam convince her to visit Ursula.