birth_place birth_date spouse yearsactive article_title name occupation
los angeles , california 20 march 1970 yul vazquez 2002 1990 -- present linda larkin
 linda larkin actress
linda larkin

linda larkin -lrb- born march 20 , 1970 -rrb- is an american cinema and television actress .
she is best known for providing the speaking voice of princess jasmine in the movie `` aladdin '' and various aladdin sequels and spin-offs , as well as in the `` kingdom hearts '' video game series .
in order for her to voice princess jasmine she had to lower her voice due to disney saying her voice was too high for jasmine 's voice .
for her work at disney , larkin was honored as a disney legend on august 19 , 2011 .
