Episode 230. The Story Behind Ariel with Jodi Benson
About Jodi Benson
Jodi Benson is best known around the world as the beloved voice of Ariel in the Academy Award-winning Disney feature film The Little Mermaid. She also gave voice to Barbie in Disney/Pixar’s Toy Story 2 and 3, and delighted Disney fans with a cameo in Enchanted before reprising her role as Ariel in Ralph Breaks the Internet. In 2011, Disney named Jodi a Legend. She made her starring-role on Broadway performing “Disneyland” in Smile, and she earned a Tony nomination as Polly Parker in Crazy For You. Still entertaining audiences across the country and around the world, Jodi lives in North Georgia with her husband Ray. They have two adult children, McKinley and Delaney.
