I'm SO proud of you and your beautiful performance as Ariel." Benson, 60, who is best known for providing the voice of Ariel in ... sobbing because I truly felt like I had come out of this cocoon ...

The Modern Family actress, 21, debuted new red locks on Instagram, Saturday — ones that made her look like Ariel, the animated heroine at the center of Disney's 1989 classic The Little Mermaid.