O'Hara, Paige 1956–

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O'Hara, Paige 1956–

PERSONAL

Original name, Donna Paige Helmintoller; born May 10, 1956, in Ft. Lauderdale, FL; married Michael Pion-tek (an actor).

Career: Actress.

Awards, Honors: Annie Award nomination, outstanding individual achievement for voice acting by a female performer in an animated feature production, International Animated Film Society-Hollywood, 1998, for Belle's Magical World.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Voice of Belle, Beauty and the Beast (animated; also known as Beauty and the Beast: Special Edition), Buena Vista, 1991.

Voice of Belle, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Circle of Life (animated), Walt Disney Company, 1994.

Voice of Belle, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Be Our Guest (animated), Walt Disney Company, 1994.

Voice of Belle, Disney Sing-Along-Songs: Friends Like Me (animated), Walt Disney Company, 1994.

Voice of Belle, Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas (animated; also known as Beauty and the Beast 2), Walt Disney Home Video, 1997.

Voice of Belle, Beauty & the World of Music (animated), 1998.

Voice of Belle, Belle's Magical World (animated; also known as Disney's "Belle's Magical World"), Walt Disney Home Video, 1998.

Voice of Belle, Beauty & The World of Music (animated; also known as Disney's Princess Collection: "Beauty & the World of Music"), 1999.

Voice of Belle, Chapters of Enchantment (animated; also known as Disney's Princess Collection: "Chapters of Enchantment"), 1999.

Voice of Belle, Mickey's Magical Christmas: Snowed In at the House of Mouse (animated), Walt Disney Home Video, 2001.

Host—Cinderella, "Beauty and the Beast': The Story Behind the Story (documentary short), Walt Disney Home Video, 2002.

Voice of Belle, Disney Princess Party: Volume Two (animated), Walt Disney Home Video, 2005.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Herself, A Magical Time in a Magical Place, ABC, 1997.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Herself, Be Our Guest: The Making of "Beauty and the Beast" (documentary), Disney, 1991.

Star-a-thon '92: A Weekend with the Stars, syndicated, 1992.

Performer, The 64th Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1992.

Voice of Luna Warner, The Wild West (animated), syndicated, 1993.

A Magical Walt Disney World Christmas, ABC, 1997.

Herself, A Skaters' Tribute to Broadway, ESPN, 1998.

Legend of the Candy Cane (animated), 2001.

Voice of Nicole, Rapsittie Street Kids: Believe in Santa (animated), 2002.

Also appeared as Venus, One Touch of Venus, BBC.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Voice of Princess Aleta, The Legend of Prince Valiant (animated), Family Channel, 1991.

Voice, "Honesty," Adventures from the Book of Virtues (animated; also known as The Book of Virtues), PBS, 1996.

Also appeared in Evening at Pops, PBS; Larry King Live; The Rosie O'Donnell Show; Good Morning America, ABC; Vicki!; The Joan Rivers Show; CBS This Morning, CBS.

Stage Appearances:

Della, Gift of the Magi, Players Theatre, New York City, 1975–76.

Ellie, Show Boat, Houston Opera, Houston, TX, then Uris Theater, New York City, 1983.

Edwin Drood/Miss Alice Nutting, Succubae/Miss Florence Gill, and understudy Rosa Bud/Miss Deidre Peregrine, The Princess Puffer/Miss Angela Prysock, and Edwin Drood/Miss Alice Nutting, The Mystery of Edwin Drood, 1985–87.

Fantine, Les Miserables, Imperial Theatre, New York City, 1995.

The Great Radio City Spectacular, Flamingo Hotel and Showroom, Las Vegas, NV, 1998.

Also appeared in Oklahoma!, And the World Goes Round, Paint Your Wagon, Anything Goes, Sound of Music, Chess, and as title role, Evita.