Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson
Jodi Marie Marzorati Benson 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. Benson voiced the character Barbie in the 1999 movie Toy Story 2, the 2010 Academy Award winning movie Toy Story 3 and the Toy Story toon Hawaiian Vacation. For her contributions to the Disney company, Benson was named a...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth10 October 1961
CountryUnited States of America
I think good entertainment makes you feel something... it can be a variety of different feelings.
I think God must have had something in mind for me that was not on my radar when I first started out in New York. Back then, doing animated voices meant your career was done - it was looked down upon.
Ive done a variety of projects in different areas of the entertainment industry.
For me, I was able to make that statement of faith early on when my career began, so there werent really a lot of surprises. People around me knew where my husband Ray and I stood as far as my faith went.
I was the original voice of Mattels Barbie for an 80s claymation workout video.
I love working for Disney! They are my family.