The First Live-Action Ariel Actress has Passed Away
Posted: Thu Oct 29, 2020 2:09 am
Leanza Cornett, the 1993 Miss America and the actress who holds the distinction of being the first person to ever play a live-action version of Disney character Ariel, has passed away at the age of 49 due to injuries suffered in a fall.
Cornett's role as Ariel was in the stage show "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" at Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) at Walt Disney World in 1991.
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Cornett's role as Ariel was in the stage show "Voyage of the Little Mermaid" at Disney-MGM Studios (now Disney's Hollywood Studios) at Walt Disney World in 1991.
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