Paige O'Hara says that Belle was 'ahead of her time' Paige O’Hara, the actress who voiced Belle in Disney’s 1991 classic Beauty and the Beast, is looking back on the character and the film’s enduring ...

Lourdes Ambriz has passed away at 64. The Mexican soprano was the singing voice of Belle in Disney’s 1991 Spanish version of “Beauty and the Beast.” The National Institute of Fine Arts and Literature ...

The ‘Beauty and the Beast’ voice actress and singer tells PEOPLE she received the tip from Howard Ashman, the film’s legendary lyricist Toria Sheffield joined the PEOPLE editorial staff in 2024. Her ...

Lourdes Ambriz, Mexican soprano and the voice of Belle in the Spanish-language version of Beauty and the Beast. (Image via Instagram/Lourdes Ambriz) Lourdes Ambriz passed away on August 28, 2025, in ...

Paige O'Hara, the actress who voiced Belle in 1991's 'Beauty and the Beast', revealed the game-changing advice she received from legendary lyricist Howard Ashman while recording the movie, according ...

This image released by ABC shows H.E.R. as Belle in "Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration," airing on ABC. (Christopher Willard/ABC via AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) -- When it hit theaters in 1991, Walt ...

"Beauty and the Beast" hit theaters March 17. — -- In the upcoming release of "Beauty and the Beast, British actor Ewan McGregor is playing Lumière -- the friendly candlestick who invites Belle ...