Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for "Caesar's Hour" and the voice Ursula in "The Little Mermaid," has died. She was 95.
Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for "Caesar's Hour" and the voice Ursula in "The Little Mermaid", has died. She was 95.
Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for "Caesar's Hour" and the voice Ursula in "The Little Mermaid," has died. She was 95.
Her daughter Kerry Karsian, a casting agent, said Carroll died at her home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday.
Her other daughter Tara Karsian wrote on Instagram that they want everyone to "honor her by having a raucous laugh at absolutely anything today (and everyday forward) because besides her brilliant talent and love, she leaves my sister Kerry and I with the greatest gift of all, imbuing us with humor and the ability to laugh바카라even in the saddest of times."
Carroll was born in Shreveport, Louisiana, in 1927. Her family relocated to Los Angeles when she was 5 years old. Her first film role came in 1948 in 바카라Hometown Girl바카라 but she found her stride in television.
She won an Emmy for her work on the sketch comedy series 바카라Caesar's Hour바카라 in 1956, was a regular on 바카라Make Room for Daddy바카라 with Danny Thomas, a guest star on 바카라The DuPont Show with June Allyson바카라 and a variety show regular stopping by 바카라The Danny Kaye Show", "The Red Skelton Show바카라 and 바카라The Carol Burnett Show".
She also played one of the wicked stepsisters in the 1965 television production of "Rodgers and Hammerstein's Cinderella바카라. And she won a Grammy in 1980 for the recording of her one woman show 바카라Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein, Gertrude Stein바카라.
A new generation would come to know and love her voice thanks to Disney's 바카라The Little Mermaid,바카라 which came out in 1989.
She was not the first choice of directors Ron Clements and John Musker or the musical team of Howard Ashman and Alan Menken, who reportedly wanted Joan Collins or Bea Arthur to voice the sea witch.
Elaine Stritch was even cast originally before Carroll got to audition. And her throaty rendition of 바카라Poor Unfortunate Souls바카라 would make her one of Disney's most memorable villains.
Carroll would often say that Ursula was one of her favorite roles. She said she saw her as an 바카라Ex-Shakespearean actress who now sold cars바카라.
바카라She's a mean old thing! I think people are fascinated by mean characters,바카라 Carroll said in an interview.
바카라There's a fatal kind of distraction about the horrible mean characters of the world because we don't meet too many of them in real life. So when we have a chance, theatrically, to see one and this one, she's a biggie, it's kind of fascinating for us.바카라
She got the chance to reprise the role in several 바카라Little Mermaid바카라 sequels, spinoffs and even theme park rides.
Carroll was also the voice of Granny in the English-language dub of Hayao Miyazaki's 바카라My Neighbor Totoro바카라.
[With Inputs From PTI]