Jodi Benson (born October 10, 1961) is an American voice actress and singer. She is known for providing both the singing and the speaking voice 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 video game series. Biography Personal life Benson was born Jodi Marzorati in Rockford, Illinois. She attended Boylan Catholic High School and Millikin University, and currently lives in north Georgia with her husband Ray Benson (not the Ray Benson of band "Asleep At The Wheel"), both of whom are Christians.http://www.townhall.com/news/religion/2007/11/21/first-person_phil_boatwright_thanksgiving_movie_stuffing Benson has also performed in several Broadway Productions. Career Benson seems incapable of escaping her Little Mermaid legacy. In the Guideposts J