Ursula (The Little Mermaid)
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| First appearance | The Little Mermaid (1989) |
| Created by |
Ron Clements John Musker |
| Portrayed by |
Sherie Rene Scott (The Little Mermaid originated role for Broadway) Merrin Dungey (Once Upon a Time) |
| Voiced by |
Pat Carroll Jodi Benson (Vanessa) |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Vanessa |
| Species |
Cecaelia Human (as Vanessa) |
| Gender | Female |
| Occupation | Sorceress/witch |
| Family | Morgana (younger sister) |
| Ursula the Sea Witch | |
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| Once Upon a Time character | |
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| First appearance | "Heroes and Villains" (4.11) |
| Last appearance | "Best Laid Plans" (4.16) |
| Created by | Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz |
| Portrayed by |
Merrin Dungey Tiffany Boone (young) |
| Information | |
| Aliases | Sea Witch |
| Species | Cecaelia |
| Title | Queen of Darkness |
| Family | Poseidon (father) |
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Ursula is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 28th animated feature film The Little Mermaid (1989). Voiced by American actress Pat Carroll, Ursula is a sea witch who tricks a mermaid princess named Ariel into trading her voice for a pair of human legs, at first appearing to be providing the character with an opportunity to become human by temporarily transforming her into one so that she may earn the love of Prince Eric within three days. However, Ursula is in fact determined to sabotage Ariel's chances at any expense so that she can ultimately replace the mermaid's father King Triton as ruler over Atlantica. Ursula is the antagonist.
Created by directors and screenwriters Ron Clements and John Musker, Ursula is based on the sea witch character who appears in the fairy tale "The Little Mermaid" by Hans Christian Andersen. However, her minor role was greatly expanded into that of a much more prominent villain for the film. Disney had struggled to cast Ursula for a year, during which the role was well sought-after by several coveted television actresses at the time. Clements and Musker disagreed with lyricist Howard Ashman about who should voice the character. While the directors had written the role with Bea Arthur in mind, Ashman intended to offer it to soap opera star Joan Collins, which both stars rejected. When Ashman cast his second choice, Broadway actress Elaine Stritch, as Ursula, both stage veterans disagreed about the manner in which Ursula's song "Poor Unfortunate Souls" would be performed, and Pat Carroll was finally hired to replace Stritch after Ashman fired her. Deepening her own voice for the role, Carroll based her performance on a combination of Shakespearean actresses and car salespeople.
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