Paige O'Hara

Biography

Paige O'Hara, born in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, is an American actress, singer, and painter who started acting as a child and later enrolled in a performing arts high school. She made her Broadway debut in 1975 as Della in The Gift of the Magi. Her stage work includes Ellie May Chipley in a 1983 revival of Showboat, the title part in The Mystery of Edwin Drood, Ado Annie on a national tour of Oklahoma!, and Fantine in Les Misérables in 1995. She voiced Belle in Disney's Beauty and the Beast (1991), her motion picture debut, and returned to the role in Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) and Belle's Magical World (1998). She received a Disney Legend Award in 2011. She also appeared in Enchanted and in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration.

70years old

Turns 71 on May 10in 180 days

Born May 10, 1956Fort Lauderdale
Star sign: TaurusThe sign runs April 20 to May 20
Donna Paige Helmintoller (birth name)

Movie Career

Films: 6
Career span: 27 years1991 to 2018

Genres

Animation83%, 5 films
Family83%, 5 films
Fantasy50%, 3 films
Romance33%, 2 films
Biography17%, 1 film

First and latest

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Big break
A longtime fan of Walt Disney Pictures, O'Hara read about Beauty and the Beast in The New York Times and then tried out for the film when she was 33.
Beyond film
O'Hara carried on as Ellie by singing the role on a 1989 recording of the musical that earned a Grammy nomination. John McGlinn conducted it for the Angel EMI label, with Jerry Hadley, Frederica von Stade and Teresa Stratas.

Paige O'Hara movies on Netflix

Howard2018IMDb rating 7.5as Self / Belle
Disney Princess Stories Volume One: A Gift from the Heart2004IMDb rating 7.3as Belle (voice)
Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa2002IMDb rating 1.4as Nicole (voice)
Belle's Magical World1998IMDb rating 4.8as Belle (voice)
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas1997IMDb rating 5.9as Belle (voice)
Beauty and the Beast1991IMDb rating 8.0as Belle (voice)

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Beauty and the Beast1991 Animation, Family, Fantasyas Bellevoice
IMDb rating 8.0510K votes
Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas1997 Animation, Family, Fantasy, Romanceas Bellevoice
IMDb rating 5.914K votes
Belle's Magical World1998as Bellevoice
IMDb rating 4.84.0K votes
Disney Princess Stories Volume One: A Gift from the Heart2004as Bellevoice
IMDb rating 7.393 votes
Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa2002as Nicolevoice
IMDb rating 1.41.6K votes
Howard2018as Self / Belle
IMDb rating 7.51.7K votes

Most often with

Five actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Frank Welker

David Ogden Stiers

Robby Benson

Jerry Orbach

Jodi Benson

Jeff Bennett

Films together

Frank Welker3 films together, 1991 to 1998
Frank Welker's page
- Belle's Magical World1998IMDb rating 4.8O'Hara as BellevoiceWelker as Sultanvoice
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas1997IMDb rating 5.9O'Hara as BellevoiceWelker as Phillippe / Sultanvoice
- Beauty and the Beast1991IMDb rating 8.0O'Hara as BellevoiceWelker as Footstoolvoice
David Ogden Stiers3 films together, 1991 to 1998
David Ogden Stiers's page
- Belle's Magical World1998IMDb rating 4.8O'Hara as BellevoiceStiers as Cogsworthvoice
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas1997IMDb rating 5.9O'Hara as BellevoiceStiers as Cogsworthvoice
- Beauty and the Beast1991IMDb rating 8.0O'Hara as BellevoiceStiers as Cogsworth / Narratorvoice
Robby Benson3 films together, 1991 to 1998
Robby Benson's page
- Belle's Magical World1998IMDb rating 4.8O'Hara as BellevoiceBenson as Beastvoice
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas1997IMDb rating 5.9O'Hara as BellevoiceBenson as Beastvoice
- Beauty and the Beast1991IMDb rating 8.0O'Hara as BellevoiceBenson as Beastvoice
Jerry Orbach3 films together, 1991 to 1998
Jerry Orbach's page
- Belle's Magical World1998IMDb rating 4.8O'Hara as BellevoiceOrbach as Lumierevoice
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas1997IMDb rating 5.9O'Hara as BellevoiceOrbach as Lumierevoice
- Beauty and the Beast1991IMDb rating 8.0O'Hara as BellevoiceOrbach as Lumierevoice
Jodi Benson3 films together, 2002 to 2018
Jodi Benson's page
- Howard2018IMDb rating 7.5O'Hara as Self / BelleBenson as Self / Ariel / Doria Hudsonvoice
- Disney Princess Stories Volume One: A Gift from the Heart2004IMDb rating 7.3O'Hara as BellevoiceBenson as Arielvoice
- Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa2002IMDb rating 1.4O'Hara as NicolevoiceBenson as Leneevoice
Jeff Bennett2 films together, 1997 to 1998
Jeff Bennett's page
- Belle's Magical World1998IMDb rating 4.8O'Hara as BellevoiceBennett as Cranevoice
- Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas1997IMDb rating 5.9O'Hara as BellevoiceBennett as Axe / Pokevoice
Also two films together7 more actors
- Jim CummingsBelle's Magical World (1998) and Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997)
- Kath SoucieBeauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) and Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Angela LansburyBeauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (1997) and Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- April WinchellRapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (2002) and Belle's Magical World (1998)
- Kimmy RobertsonBelle's Magical World (1998) and Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Jo Anne WorleyBelle's Magical World (1998) and Beauty and the Beast (1991)
- Richard WhiteHoward (2018) and Beauty and the Beast (1991)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.

Awards

One award and honor.

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Paige O'Hara's awards and nominations, grouped by award
Year	Award	Film	Result
Other honors
2011	Disney Legends		Honored

Online

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