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Jodi Benson
Highest Rated: 100% Toy Story 2 (1999)
Lowest Rated: 17% The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea (2000)
Birthday: Oct 10, 1961
Birthplace: Rockford, Illinois, USA
Voice actress and singer Jodi Benson is most recognized for being the speaking and singing voice of Ariel in Disney's "The Little Mermaid," her signature song being "Part of Your World." Before she was strictly a voice actress, Benson worked on Broadway, even garnering a Tony nomination for one performance, and working once with lyricist Howard Ashman, who would later write the lyrics for the songs in "The Little Mermaid." During the 1990s, Benson did a large amount of voice work as princesses and other female heroines on straight-to-DVD movies and TV shows, often for Disney. In 1997, she took a bit of a departure from her usual archetypical female characters to do the voice of Weebo, the robot assistant to the professor (played by Robin Williams) in "Flubber." In a notable and rare feature film appearance, Benson played "Sam," the assistant to Patrick Dempsey's character assistant in "Enchanted," poking fun at Benson's most well-known work as Ariel. In another role that playfully jabbed at conventional children's culture, Benson took on the voice of Barbie in "Toy Story 2," later reprising the character, who became even more developed, in "Toy Story 3."
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Filmography
Movies
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LEGO Disney Princess: The Castle Quest | Ariel (Voice) | - | 2023 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The LazyTown Movie | Valerie (Voice) | - | 2023 |
88% |
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Ralph Breaks the Internet | Ariel (Voice) | $201.1M | 2018 |
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Hawaiian Vacation | Barbie (Voice) | - | 2011 |
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Small Fry | Barbie (Voice) | - | 2011 |
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The Little Engine That Could | Jillian (Voice) | - | 2011 |
98% |
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Toy Story 3 | Barbie (Voice) | $415.0M | 2010 |
33% |
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The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning | Ariel (Voice) | - | 2008 |
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Balto III: Wings of Change | Jenna (Voice) | - | 2004 |
67% |
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101 Dalmatians II: Patch's London Adventure | Anita (Voice) | - | 2003 |
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Balto II: Wolf Quest | Jenna (Voice) | - | 2001 |
45% |
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Lady and the Tramp II: Scamp's Adventure | Lady (Voice) | - | 2001 |
17% |
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The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea | Ariel (Voice) | - | 2000 |
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Joseph: King of Dreams | Asenath (Voice) | - | 2000 |
100% |
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Toy Story 2 | Barbie (Voice) | $245.9M | 1999 |
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The Mighty Kong | Ann Darrow (Voice) | - | 1998 |
24% |
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Flubber | Weebo (Voice) | $93.0M | 1997 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Christmas Carol | Belle (Character) | - | 1997 |
40% |
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Thumbelina | Thumbelina (Voice) | $10.1M | 1994 |
91% |
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The Little Mermaid | Ariel (Voice) | $109.9M | 1989 |
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Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse | Ariel (Voice) | - |
TV
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No Score Yet | 96% | The Wingfeather Saga | Nia (Voice) | 2022-2024 |
No Score Yet | 69% | Clarence | Diana (Guest Voice) | 2016 |
No Score Yet | 80% | Star vs. the Forces of Evil | Singing Teacher (Guest Star) | 2015 |
No Score Yet | 96% | Sofia the First | Ariel (Guest Voice) | 2013 |
No Score Yet | 6% | The View | Music Performer | 2013 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | The Buzz on Maggie | Unknown (Voice) | 2005-2006 |
44% | No Score Yet | The Brotherhood of Poland, New Hampshire | Unknown (Guest Star) | 2003 |
No Score Yet | 83% | The Little Mermaid | Unknown (Voice) | 1992-1994 |
No Score Yet | No Score Yet | Hunter | Police Officer (Guest Star) | 1991 |