Paige O'Hara

Paige O'Hara
O'Hara in 2019
Born
Donna Paige Helmintoller[1]

(1956-05-10) May 10, 1956 (age 68)
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S.
Occupations
  • Actress
  • singer
  • painter
Years active1975–present
Spouses
Lew Resseguie
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(m. 1980, divorced)​
Michael Piontek
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(m. 1990)​
AwardsDisney Legend (2011)
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Paige O'Hara (born Donna Paige Helmintoller; May 10, 1956)[2][3] is an American actress, singer, and painter. O'Hara began her career as a Broadway actress in 1975 when she portrayed Della in The Gift of the Magi. In 1991, she made her motion picture debut in Disney's Beauty and the Beast, in which she voiced the film's heroine, Belle. Following the critical and commercial success of Beauty and the Beast, O'Hara reprised her role as Belle in the film's three direct-to-video follow-ups, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997), Belle's Magical World (1998), Belle's Tales of Friendship (1999), and for cameo appearances in Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) and Once Upon a Studio (2023).

  1. ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2011). Disney Voice Actors: A Biographical Dictionary. McFarland. p. 158. ISBN 9780786486946.
  2. ^ Hiles, Catherine (May 10, 2022). "5 Facts About Disney Legend Paige O'Hara". WDW Magazine. Retrieved June 11, 2024.
  3. ^ "May celebrity birthdays: Adele, Cher, Billy Joel, Lenny Kravitz and more stars celebrating". Arizona Republic. March 13, 2014. Retrieved June 11, 2024.