Ariel
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title character of Disney's 1989 animated film The Little Mermaid and its franchise
Key facts
- First appearance
- The Little Mermaid (1989)
- Based on
- The Little Mermaid , by Hans Christian Andersen
- Adapted by
- Ron Clements John Musker
- Voiced by
- Jodi Benson (1989–present) Kathryn Haywood ( Ariel's Majestic Journey ) Mykal-Michelle Harris ( Ariel )
- Portrayed by
- Marietta DePrima ( Little Mermaid's Island ) Sierra Boggess ( musical ) Rachelle Ann Go ( 2011 musical ) Auliʻi Cravalho ( The Little Mermaid Live! ) Halle Bailey ( 2023 film )
- Alias
- The Little Mermaid
- Species
- Human (via magical transformation ) Mermaid (originally)
- Title s
- Princess Consort of Eric's Kingdom, Princess of Atlantica
- Affiliation
- Disney Princesses
- Family
- King Triton (father) Queen Athena (mother) Attina, Alana, Adella, Aquata, Arista and Andrina (older sisters)
- Spouses
- Prince Eric (husband)
- Children
- Melody (daughter)
- Relatives
- King Poseidon (paternal grandfather) King Neptune (paternal great-grandfather) Ursula (paternal aunt in some media)
- Nationality
- Atlantican
- Age
- 16 (first film) 15 ( Ariel's Beginning ) 8 ( Ariel )
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Given name
- Ariel
- Named after
- Ariel
- Gender
- female
- Place of birth
- Atlantic Ocean
- Noble title
- princess
- Eye colour
- blue
- Hair colour
- red hair
- Voice actor
- Jodi Benson
- Performer
- Halle Bailey
- Image
- Princesses! - 12872176714.jpg
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- narrative role
- title character
- Commons category
- Ariel (Disney)
- present in work
- Disney Dreamlight Valley
- inspired by
- The Little Mermaid
- handedness
- right-handedness
- inception
- 1989-00-00
- appears in the form of
- human
- model
- Sherri Stoner
- name in native language
- Ariel
- enemy
- Ursula
- first appearance
- The Little Mermaid
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Encyclopedic overview
Ariel is a fictional character in Walt Disney Pictures' animated film The Little Mermaid (1989). Voiced by Jodi Benson, Ariel is the youngest daughter of King Triton and Queen Athena of an underwater kingdom called Atlantica. She is often rebellious, and in the first film, she longs to be a part of the human world. She marries Prince Eric, whom she rescued from a shipwreck, and together they have a daughter, Melody. She is the fourth Disney Princess, the first Disney Princess to be developed during the Disney Renaissance, and the first Disney Princess since Aurora. She is also the first Disney Princess to save her Disney Prince, twice in her own movie.
The character is based on the title character of Hans Christian Andersen's 1837 fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" but was developed into a different personality for the 1989 animated film adaptation. Ariel has received a mixed reception from critics; some publications such as Time criticize her for being too devoted to Eric whereas others, such as Empire, praise the character for her rebellious personality, a departure from previous Disney Princesses' roles. Halle Bailey portrays a live-action version of the character in the 2023 live-action adaptation of the original 1989 film.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ariel” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.