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Jodi Benson
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American actress
Film & TV
Rockford, Illinois, USA
Jodi Marie Benson (born Jodi Marie Marzorati on October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress and soprano singer. She is best known for providing both the speaking and the singing voices of Disney's Princess Ariel in The Little Mermaid and its sequels. In 2002 and 2006, she reprised the role of Ariel in the English versions of the Kingdom Hearts series. Most recently Benson voiced the…
Known for
- Disney Princess Concert: Celebrating 70 Years of Disneyland — Self2026
- LEGO Disney Princess: Magical Mayhem — Ariel (voice)2026
- Disney Princess: The Ultimate Concert Celebration — Self2026
- LEGO Disney Princess: Villains Unite — Ariel (voice)2025
- The Wingfeather Saga: The Journey Begins — Nia Wingfeather (voice)2025
- The Little Mermaid — Market Vendor2023
- Lego Disney Princess: The Castle Quest — Ariel (voice)2023
- Once Upon a Studio — Ariel (voice)2023
- Disney 100: A Century of Dreams – A Special Edition of 20/20 — Self2023
- The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus — Lala Doo-Da (voice)2022
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Key facts
- Born
- Jodi Marzorati , ( 1961-10-10 ) October 10, 1961 (age 64) , Rockford, Illinois , U.S.
- Other name
- Suzetta Miñet
- Alma mater
- Millikin University
- Occupations
- Actress singer
- Years active
- 1982–present
- Spouse
- Ray Benson ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1984 )
- Awards
- Disney Legend (2011)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Marie
- Family name
- Benson
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Rockford
- Spouse
- Ray Benson
- Occupation
- teacher
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- American English
- Religion
- Christianity
- Award
- Disney Legends
- Notable work
- Toy Story
- Genre
- traditional pop
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Walt Disney Records
- Image
- Jodi Benson Photo Op GalaxyCon Columbus 2025.jpg
- Number of children
- 2
- Voice type
- soprano
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- date of birth
- 1961-10-10
- Commons category
- Jodi Benson
- name in native language
- Jodie Marie Marzorati
- start of work period
- 1975-00-00
- time period
- 21st century
- social media followers
- 12415
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Encyclopedic overview
Jodi Benson (née Marzorati; born October 10, 1961) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for providing the voice of Ariel in Disney's The Little Mermaid (1989), as well as in its sequel, prequel, and television series spin-off, along with many other Disney works. Benson is also known for her portrayal of Barbie in the second and third films of the Toy Story franchise (1999, 2010), and in the Toy Story Toons short Hawaiian Vacation (2011). For her contributions to Disney, Benson was named a "Disney Legend" in 2011.
Benson was born and raised in a Catholic family. She graduated from Boylan Central Catholic High School in Rockford, Illinois, and Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Jodi Benson” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.