Jody Benson, the original voice actress of Ariel in the 1989 animated version of the Little Mermaid, had a heartwarming moment on the blue carpet with Halle Bailey at the Little Mermaid, live-action premiere. After meeting for an initial embrace, Jody is seen taking Halle by the hands and presumably giving her some encouraging words for several seconds before finally embracing again and turning toward the cameras for a photo or. But this wasn't the first time that Halle and Jody had interacted. Jody is actually in the new live-action version and makes an onland cameo in the film as the person who gives Ariel a dinglehopper. All in all, this sounds like a lovely nod or Easter egg, to the original animated classic.