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who plays Belle in the new beauty and the beast
Emma Watson plays Belle in the new Beauty and the Beast.
and in the original animated version who voiced belle
A tale as old as time is getting a new spin, but for the past 25 years Paige O’Hara has been the definitive voice behind Beauty and the Beast’s Belle.
what year was the original beauty and the beast released
The original Beauty and the Beast was released in 1946.
When was the release of Disney's Beauty and the Beast
The Disney version of Beauty and the Beast was released in 1991.

Question: what is the origin
Self-contained rewrite: what is the origin of Beauty and the Beast