![]() ![]() ![]() “I want the little girl in me and the little girls just like me who are watching to know that they’re special, and that they should be a princess in every single way,” she told Variety.Īctor Jodi Benson, who voiced Ariel in the animated original, has stated she is proud of Bailey and specifically highlighted “her pure spirit her joy” among the reasons Bailey is fit for the part. However, Bailey has said she moved past the negative reactions with the help of her family and is proud to play a character she resonated with as a child. #NotMyAriel even trended on social media. As an actor, her most notable role to date has been as Sky Forster on the TV series Grown-ish from 2018 to 2022.ĭisney’s casting of Bailey, first announced in 2019, has drawn racist backlash from some fans of the animated original who complained that a Black actor should not portray Ariel, who was a white character in the earlier film. Bailey is one half of the singing duo Chloe x Halle with her sister, Chloe Bailey. Halle Bailey, 23, plays titular mermaid Ariel, the daughter of Atlantica leader King Triton who dreams about being part of the human world. Halle Bailey, who plays titular character Ariel, attends the United Kingdom premiere of The Little Mermaid. ![]()
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