Biography

Jodi Benson is honored to be a Disney Legend & has received worldwide recognition as the original voice of Ariel in the Academy Award-winning Walt Disney animated feature film, The Little Mermaid, as well as the bubbly voice of Barbie in Disney's Toy Story 2 & 3. She also gave life to the spirited Weebo in Disney's live action Flubber (1997), starring Robin Williams. For Warner Brothers, she created the voice of Thumbelina, a Don Bluth animated feature, with songs by Barry Manilow. Jodi's films include The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning, The Little Mermaid 2: Return to the Sea, Lady and the Tramp 2: Scamp's Adventure as Lady, 101 Dalmatians 2: Patch's London Adventure as Anita, Dreamwork's animated movie Joseph: King of Dreams as his wife Asenath and in Balto: Wolf Quest and Balto III: Wings of Change as Jenna for Universal Studios. She appears as Sam (Patrick Dempsey's assistant) in Disney's feature film Enchanted. Jodi received a Tony Award nomination for creating her starring role of Polly Baker in Crazy For You on Broadway.