Linda Larkin

Linda Larkin
Linda Larkin
	Larkin at GalaxyCon Raleigh in 2022
Born	March 20, 1970 (age 54); Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1990–present
Spouse	Yul Vazquez (m. 2002)
Awards	Disney Legend (2011)

Linda Larkin (born March 20, 1970)^[1] is an American actress, best known for her role as the speaking voice of Princess Jasmine in Disney's 1992 animated feature film Aladdin.^[2]^[3]

Career

Larkin began her career in 1990, with the film Zapped Again! as Joanne.

She provided the voice of Princess Jasmine in the 1992 Disney film Aladdin. Disney required her to lower her voice for the role, as her natural speaking voice was considered too high-pitched.^[4]

Larkin has reprised the role as Jasmine in the sequels and various other media, including The Return of Jafar and Aladdin and the King of Thieves, as well as in the television series, the Hercules crossover with Aladdin, House of Mouse, Sofia the First, Ralph Breaks the Internet, and the Kingdom Hearts and Disney Infinity video game series.^[5]

For her work at Disney, Larkin was honored as a Disney Legend on August 19, 2011.^[6]

Personal life

Linda grew up in Duluth, Minnesota.^[7] She has been married to actor and musician Yul Vazquez since 2002.^[8]^[9]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Zapped Again!	Joanne
1992	Aladdin	Princess Jasmine	Voice^[1]
1994	The Return of Jafar		Voice, direct-to-video
1996	Aladdin and the King of Thieves		Voice, direct-to-video
1996	Basquiat	Fan
1997	Childhood's End	Caroline Ballard
1998	My Girlfriend's Boyfriend	Cory Lindross
1999	Personals	Unknown role
1999	Two Ninas	Carrie Boxer
1999	Final Rinse	Trudy Tackle
1999	Runaway Bride	Gill's girlfriend
2000	The Next Best Thing	Kelly
2000	Fear of Fiction	Liz
2000	Custody	Polly
2004	Knots	Annette
2005	Disney Princess Party: Volume Two	Princess Jasmine	Voice, direct-to-video
	The Maw	Nicole Hanson
	Summer Belongs Movie	Summer
2007	Joshua	Ms. Karen Danforth
2007	You Belong to Me	Clara
2007	Disney Princess Enchanted Tales: Follow Your Dreams	Princess Jasmine	Voice, direct-to-video^[1]
2008	The Maw 2: Save Planet	Nicole Hanson
2015	Amok	Jen
2018	Ralph Breaks the Internet	Princess Jasmine	Voice^[10]^[1]

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1990	Ferris Bueller	Stacy	Episode: "Between a Rock and Rooney's Place"
1991	Murder, She Wrote	Waitress	Episode: "Family Doctor"
1991	Doogie Howser, M.D.	Kelly	Episode: "Dances with Wanda"
1993	Almost Home	Kim	Episode: "You Ought to Be in Pictures"
1993	Wings	Lisa	Episode: "Bye-Bye, Bunny"
1994	Evening Shade	Denise	Episode: "The Odder Couple"
1994–1995	Aladdin	Princess Jasmine	Voice, main role (86 episodes)
1995	Aladdin on Ice	Princess Jasmine	Voice, television film
1995	New York News		Episode: "You Thought the Pope Was Something"
1995–1996	The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat	Girls, Additional voices	4 episodes
1996	Our Son, the Matchmaker	Melanie Miller	Television film
1998	Trinity	Alycia	2 episodes
1999	Hercules	Princess Jasmine	Voice, episode: "Hercules and the Arabian Night"
2002	House of Mouse	Princess Jasmine	Voice, episode: "Ladies Night"
2007	Law & Order: Criminal Intent	Miriam Lemle	Episode: "30"
2013	Sofia the First	Princess Jasmine	Voice, episode: "Two to Tangu"^[1]
2018–2019	Disney Comics in Motion	Princess Jasmine	Voice, 2 episodes

Video games

Year	Title	Role	Notes
1998	Aladdin's Math Quest	Princess Jasmine
2001	Aladdin in Nasira's Revenge	Princess Jasmine
2002	Darkened Skye	Skye of Lynlorra	^[1]
2002	Kingdom Hearts	Princess Jasmine
2006	Kingdom Hearts II
2011	Kinect Disneyland Adventures
2013	Grand Theft Auto V	Violet (Impotent Rage), The Local Population
2013	Disney Infinity	Princess Jasmine
2015	Disney Infinity 3.0
2023	Disney Speedstorm

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Linda Larkin (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.
^ "Hollywood.com - Movies, Celebrities, TV News & Movie Theaters". Hollywood.com.
^ "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.
^ "Pop Up Fun Facts". Aladdin, Platinum Edition Disc 1 (DVD). Walt Disney Home Video. 2004.
^ Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.
^ BWW News Desk. "Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose, Paige O'Hara et al. Honored at D23 Expo". BroadwayWorld.com.
^ "Linda Larkin". D23.
^ "Linda Larkin".
^ "Aladdin's 25th Anniversary Celebrated by Past and Present Cast - E! Online". 25 November 2017.
^ Radish, Christina (October 31, 2016). "Jane Lynch on 'Mascots', Returning for 'Wreck-It Ralph 2' and More". Collider. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

External links

[BTVA-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Linda Larkin (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors.

[2] "Hollywood.com - Movies, Celebrities, TV News & Movie Theaters". Hollywood.com.

[3] "Rotten Tomatoes: Movies | TV Shows | Movie Trailers | Reviews - Rotten Tomatoes". www.rottentomatoes.com.

[popup-4] "Pop Up Fun Facts". Aladdin, Platinum Edition Disc 1 (DVD). Walt Disney Home Video. 2004.

[5] Avalanche Software. Disney Infinity 3.0. Scene: Closing credits, 5:39 in, Featuring the Voice Talents of.

[6] BWW News Desk. "Photo Flash: Lea Salonga, Anika Noni Rose, Paige O'Hara et al. Honored at D23 Expo". BroadwayWorld.com.

[7] "Linda Larkin". D23.

[8] "Linda Larkin".

[9] "Aladdin's 25th Anniversary Celebrated by Past and Present Cast - E! Online". 25 November 2017.

[10] Radish, Christina (October 31, 2016). "Jane Lynch on 'Mascots', Returning for 'Wreck-It Ralph 2' and More". Collider. Retrieved December 6, 2016.

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