![]() ![]() It’s hard to imagine anyone other than Carroll voicing the charismatic villain, but Disney bosses initially approached several other Hollywood stars. Pat Carroll wasn’t the first – or second – choice for Ursula ![]() Here are five things to know about Carroll’s iconic turn as Ursula in The Little Mermaid : 1. She also voiced Ursula’s sister Morgana in the 2000 sequel, The Little mermaid II: Return to the Sea. She reprised the role of Ursula in spin-off TV series, video games and Disney theme park attractions. ‘So, I was theirs hook, line and sinker.’Ĭarroll frequently spoke about her joy of working with Disney. ‘It was a lifelong ambition of mine to do a Disney film,’ she told author Allan Neuwirth in ‘ Makin’ Toons: Inside the Most Popular Animated TV Shows and Movies’. He explains how while Ariel has no idea who the Sea Witch is when Ursula starts to sing she definitely does after the rousing Poor Unfortunate Soul tune - better than that, she's also signed over her voice setting up the rest of the story.Actress and comedian Pat Carroll has passed away aged 95. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the veteran actress died at her home in Massachusetts at the weekend while recovering from a pneumonia-related illness.Ĭarroll was best known for her career-defining voice role as Ursula, the villainous sea witch in Disney’s 1989 animation, The Little Mermaid. ![]() “I see her song as a comedy number and a character number." “Everybody would rather write for Captain Hook than Peter Pan, they’re must more fun I don’t know why," he said. The animator was reassigned Ursula and did about 98 per cent of what you see on screen based off the designs and drawings.Īshman also talks about his love of writing music for the villain in the documentary. The finished animation you see in the film was a culmination of all this work, and Filipino-Japanese-American animator Ruben Aquino's work. Roy Disney had the idea to take footage of an octopus from the old Disney nature film Mysteries of the Deep (1959) as inspiration. Some of the early looks were too glamorous for the villain which was a no-no as the team knew she would have to transform into the beautiful Vanessa to tempt Eric - they needed the contrast.įinally, she became the octopus figure we know and love after storyboard artist, Matthew O'Callaghan, came up with the idea. According to Disney's Animation Research Library, Dan Haskett, who designed Ariel and Belle in Beauty and the Beast, drew up some early looks which were actually inspired by singer Patti LaBelle with fin like hair. Minkoff and the team have also described her as a "Miami Beach matron".įun fact, Ursula also went through a few other designs including a manta ray, and a pufferfish. The final design for Ursula was a culmination of work over four years (starting in 1985) with several animators and character designers working together, including Frozen co-director Chris Buck and animator Glen Keane.Īshman's influence is also clear as Ursula went from a tall Joan Collins lookalike to the half-octopus version of Divine the drag queen. When you see Divine in action, the echoes of her movements and personality also become clear. If you see Ursula alongside Divine the similarity is clear - her wide smile, the hair and the way she holds herself. Glen Keane's design for Ursula Disney Animation ![]()
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