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Gabriella is a recurring character in the Disney animated series The Little Mermaid. She is a deaf-mute Latina mermaid who communicates in American Sign Language. Her friend Ollie, an octopus, serves as her interpreter. She appears to live outside of Atlantica, but sometimes comes to visit. Like Ariel, whom she becomes a close friend of, she is curious and inquisitive, with an adventurous spirit.

The character of Gabriella was based on a girl who was a huge fan of the original film, but lost a battle with leukemia during the show's first season.



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