ursula before she was evil

It seems she was, like Hamlet, once overlooked for the throne. Brutus & Nero | Grand Duke (2015) | Skeleton Pirates | [29] On February 18, 2020, McCarthy confirmed her casting as the villainess during an interview on The Ellen DeGeneres Show: I play Ursula, the sea witch. Ursula debuted in the 1989 adaptation of The Little Mermaid (where she is voiced by Pat Carroll), as a sea witch who is scheming to take advantage of the ambitions of King Triton's youngest daughter Princess Ariel in order to usurp the throne and turning merpeople into seaweed for her garden. [50] Babble.com ranked the character the fifth greatest Disney villain "From Bad to Worst". Contents 1 Personality 2 Abilities 3 The However, she does make contact with the Evil Queen who had deeply offended her by the masquerade, and threatened to show the Queen how real she can actually be if she ever pretended to be her again. Big Mac | Besides, you know she's evil because Disney coded her as queer. In the book, Ursula agrees to make protagonist Shelley more popular at her school. Mozenrath | Ursula [128] Moviefone ranked Ursula seventh on the website's list of the thirty greatest Disney villains of all-time. [38] Clements eventually decided to place Ursula's head on top of the body of an octopus instead, which ultimately resulted in her current design. Ariel manages to thwart Ursula and Eric's wedding. Ursula and her companions were martyred after she refused to marry the leader of the Huns. The Devil (Goddess of Spring) | In the TV special, she was played by Queen Latifah. Leviathan | Zane Willis | Tank | [12], Lyricist, producer and writer Howard Ashman had originally envisioned Ursula's relationship with King Triton as a soap opera, and thus drew inspiration from soap opera actress Joan Collins. Storm Rider | Pot Centipede | Maleficent's Goons | "[67] Describing Ursula as "Bejeweled and lip-pouting like an overweight, over-rich, over-pampered, over-the-top society hostess gone mad," Smith perceived the character as "all flair, flamboyance, and theatricality mixed with a touch of con-artistry", citing wrath as her only genuine emotion. Mark Pierson | Julius | Kylo Ren | Mad Hatter | Crew of the Silent Mary (Lesaro) | Ursula and her companions were martyred after she refused to marry the leader of the Huns. H. U. Hennessy | In this book we find out. "[105] Also writing for Bustle, Caitlyn Callegari appreciated Ursula for "tell[ing] it like it is. Master Xehanort | Xemnas | Stan and Heff | [134] In the wake of the release of Maleficent (2014), a live-action remake of Disney's Sleeping Beauty (1959) told from the perspective of the film's villain, several publications voted for Ursula among Disney villains who deserve to star in their own films,[114] including Yahoo! Lucifer | [99] The second one is a simpler, more visually accurate version which was released by Jakks Pacific to coincide with the release of the 2023 live-action film. In this book we find out. Infernal Engine | Darla Shannon | Mountain Ox | Shego | Farhog the Fierce | Hag & Werewolf | [129] TVOvermind also ranked Ursula seventh in its article "Ranking the Top 10 Animated Disney Villains". Patton Sr. | WebWhat were they like before they grew up and turned evil? Benicio | Sweet Pete | What has she got against Ariel to want to take everything away from her? In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, she appears as a facsimile created from Sora's memories. Due to her death in the original film, Ursula does not appear in the direct-to-video sequel The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea, but she is mentioned many times, mostly by her younger sister Morgana (also voiced by Pat Carroll). Sephiroth | WebIn the original film, it is left ambiguous as to whether she actually realized she was evil, although some extension media such as the Disney Villains book has Ursula making clear that she is not only aware of her more infamous reputation among the merfolk, but fully agreed with their assessment. Cogs | She was also capable of creating poisonous ink clouds which could absorb the magical energy of the Trident and enhance Ursula's own power. Bessie the Cornish Cow | In the book Ursula, in her guise as Vanessa, ultimately wed Prince Eric and still possesses Ariel's voice five years later, and uses Eric's connections to go to war with neighboring kingdoms and expand the territory of Eric's kingdom. In the episode "Ariel", Ursula is described as a sea goddess whom no one has seen for a thousand years. Neverland Pirates | Doofenshmirtz Evil Inc. (Heinz Doofenshmirtz, Norm & Vanessa Doofenshmirtz) | Her image does appear in a photograph that Morgana has of Ursula. Jacques von Hmsterviel | | Hobby Moopets | Stalyan | This also ties into Ursula's duplicitous, power-mad and manipulative nature, which drives her motivation throughout the film, and is greatly expressed once she finally crowns herself queen during the climax. "[107] Describing the character as an "inventive high-camp villainess," the New York Daily News' Kathleen Carroll cited Ursula as a prime example of the film's "outstanding" animation. Presumably, this arcane power is one-way, as she does not end up becoming a polyp for failing to fulfill her end of the contract. Lord Hater | Kal | [63] Meanwhile, in response to feminist critiques of the character, author Amy M. Davis observed in her book Handsome Heroes and Vile Villains: Masculinity in Disney's Feature Films that Ursula is actually responsible for giving Eric the "power to make Ariel permanently human". Cheshire Cat | The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Beginning: Marina Del Rey Brooke | Makoos | Ursula has appeared in various Disney Press novels and tie-ins for the franchise. Xigbar | Amos Slade | Ursula appeared in the episode "Keep on Rollin'" of the Disney+ series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, with Carroll reprising her role, where together with Pete and the Beagle Boys they confront Mickey Mouse and his friends for being in the skating rink where the characters meet. [17] Clements and Musker had originally intended for Ursula to remain her original size at the end of the film. Beagle Boys | [55] Writing for Collider, Dave Trumbore identified Ursula as the film's "Crossroads Demon". Lion | Jack-in-the-Box | WebPoor Unfortunate Soul tells the story behind Ursula. Wildebeests (Blag) | Hades | DeSilvo | Riku, Other Disney Villains Reed Thimple | Tom, Dick & Stanley (2017) | Azure Blue | Dr. Evilini | Kuala | Shelly first encounters Ursula at the aquarium owned by the Anderson family, and afterward has sleeping and waking nightmares of Ursula offering her a deal where that Shelly can be the "fastest swimmer ever", if Shelly does her a small favor in return. Trickmaster | Kramer | Friends on the Other Side | WebShe never makes contact with Ariel, as the one who made a deal with Ariel was the Evil Queen masquerading as Ursula. Alexander was announced to have been cast on March 1, 2021. He also went on to question the relationship between Triton and Ursula, Ursulas overall history in Atlantis and what made Ursula such an evil villain when she clearly warned Ariel the importance the contract she signed, and the consequences Ariel would face upon breaching contract. Knights of the Iron Dagger (Phil Flanagan) | Chloe Hunter | She gained the Nautilus shell when Poseidon gave it to her to ease guilt he felt for how he treated her. Part of Your World: Ursula | Flotsam & Jetsam Esmeralda Di Pietro | Bomber Ghost | After finding out that her sisters killed Ursula, she banishes them to sleep to keep them from harming anyone else. LAIX (Marcos Golden, Carmn Laguardia, Alex Gutirrez, Mara Morales, Guillermo Ruz & Antonio Gutirrez) | Sa'Luk | In the 2023 movie, Ursula is played by Melissa McCarthy, and the script has given her a motivation beyond mere evil. There, before Ursula is fully evil, she actually chooses to have octopus tentacles instead of the usual fishtails that mermaids have, and Triton betrays her because of her choice, banishing her from the kingdom. Ursula captures perfectly that fear deep water creates as she lurks in the shadows. Demon Tide | Bill Sykes | Vanessa Aunt Spiker | Hardlight | Prior to the events of the book, Ursula appears in the English town of Ipswich and proceeds to inflict pain on the citizens of the town and turn them into twisted sea creatures before being stopped by King Triton. Ursula Jay | If you're uncertain which one you're looking for, just flip a coin. Trigger & Nutsy | Mama Gunda | Wargoyle | Edgar Dalloway | Vexen | [26] When Carroll watched the completed film for the first time, she was frightened by her own performance, comparing it to actress Margaret Hamilton's performance as the Wicked Witch of the West in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939). Earl Raymond | If you're uncertain which one you're looking for, just flip a coin. (That's not Hun Army (Hayabusa & Elite Hun Soldiers) | Bandits | Possessor | Judge Doom | Lil' Lightning | Jafar | Stepmother | Dr. Calico | Mizrabel | Belly Balloon | Mitch Bishop | Ian the Gator | Cutler Beckett | Ludo | Nalini, Padmini and Sunithia | The price of each stamp on day of issue was 49 cents. Admiral Evar | WebWho was Ursula before she was evil? Demyx | Penelope | Boreas | Crew of the Black Pearl | [130] Sky Movies included the character on the website's list "Despicable Them: Top Animated Villains". Matteo Balsano | Replica Xehanort | World of Chaos, Unversed Spectrus | Xaldin | Toffee | Jade & Matias LaFontaine | Red Stick | Ursula | The episode "Poor Unfortunate Soul" contains further flashbacks to Ursula's youth, when she was a teenage mermaid living under the sea with her father King Poseidon (Ernie Hudson). Inquinator | [103] Critics agree that Ursula played an important role in the overall success of The Little Mermaid. Opal Koboi | Portia Poodle | Beagle Boys | Priscila Ferr | Ruler of the Sky | Mr. Skinner | [131] The Toronto Sun ranked Ursula the third "top animated [villain] of all time". As the film's storyline is retold in the game, Ursula does not recognize Sora and company, and Ariel makes no mention of her defeat in the original Kingdom Hearts. Pain & Panic | Ramiro Ponce | In Descendants 2, she was voiced by Whoopi Goldberg, who also voiced Shenzi in The Lion King. In addition, she regularly flaunts her curvaceous appearance in an extremely seductive manner and spends time in her vanity, admiring her own physical appearance. Vogons | Naomi | Ursula is eventually defeated by Sora, Ariel, Donald Duck and Goofy. Uto & Kago | King Edmund | However, the movie never quite explains Ursulas motive for evil, aside from the fact that she was exiled from the sea kingdom and that, as she admits, "in my past I've been a nasty." Charles Hendrickson | The Three Little Wolves | Ranch Wilder | Bradley Uppercrust III | Grim Reaper | Razoul | [41] Felix Vasquez of Cinema Crazed believes that Ursula "is evil just for the sake of being evil". The Baron | Monstro | Peg Leg Pete | Beppo the Gorilla | Skeletons | Lonesome Ghosts. Tony Perkis | The King (2017) | Neverland Pirates (Mr. Smee) | Captain Hook | Turbo/King Candy | Sleeping Beauty Villains | [59] Janet Wasko believes that Ursula's role as a powerful but antagonistic woman in The Little Mermaid alludes to the idea of patriarchy being preferable to matriarchy. Beagle Boys (Ma Beagle) | Apaches | Shere Khan (1998) | [13] Ursula was originally conceived as Triton's sister,[14] which would have naturally made the character Ariel's aunt,[15] but the idea was ultimately abandoned. Hector Barbossa | Queen of Hearts | DJ | Snooty Flamingos | [91], In the Disney+ short The Simpsons: Welcome to the Club, Ursula and other Disney villains welcome Lisa Simpson to "Disney Villain Land," and persuade her to become evil. There, before Ursula is fully evil, she actually chooses to have octopus tentacles instead of the usual fishtails that mermaids have, and Triton betrays her because of her choice, banishing her from the kingdom. Chesille Sabrond | In this version, like with the Broadway musical, Ursula is the estranged younger sister of King Triton (played by Javier Bardem), thus making her the paternal aunt to Ariel and her sisters in this film. Jafar | Neville Sinclair | Henry Villanova | Dark Ones (Dark One Worm) | Commander Peepers | Dark | She's voiced by Pat Carroll. Anti-Sora | [65][102] Film critic Roger Ebert dubbed Ursula Disney's "most satisfying villainess since" Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs' Evil Queen, who debuted in 1937. Vandevere | Powers / Skills Luxord | Gorog | Aunt Spiker | Jack Frost | Norman Snively | Nazi School Teacher | Phantom Aqua | WebPoor Unfortunate Soul tells the story behind Ursula. Sugar Plum Fairy | Ursula then uses the trident to expand into monstrous proportions and attempts to kill Ariel and Eric, but Eric manages to impale Ursula with the splintered bowsprit of a wrecked ship, and she dies. Kerwood Krinkle | The Little Mermaid (1989) accused Ursula of "assur[ing] Ariel that human men prefer their women to be silent". Zeus, Heartless Oswald Gardner | It's going to be incredible To me, Ursula is everything. Ursula WAS evil irrespective of the contract, assuming you consider "evil" objectively definable. [59] Dundes and Dundes also observed that Ursula reverts to being feminine once she is impaled. Emilia | Lava Monster | Outsiders (Nuka & Vitani) | Well, one artist on TikTok is transforming these infamous villains to reveal what they looked like before they were old and evil." Ashcan and Pete | Black Guards | Yeti (Expedition Everest) | Larxene | Why is she is so angry and hateful? Ned and Zed | WESAYSO Corporation (B.P. With her pet moray eels, she is a genuine nightmare, an obese lavender voluptuary peeling off lines like "Life's full of hard choices . Fuu | Larxene | Evil Queen | Tamatoa | I mean, the contract was legal on account of it being a contract, but Ursula broke the terms like 4 times before moving onto attempted murder lol. She was voiced by Pat Carroll in all of her appearances. [23] Jazz singer Nancy Wilson also auditioned. Iago | Dark Dragon | [64] However, author Alan Dundes in his book Bloody Mary in the Mirror: Essays in Psychoanalytic Folkloristics in conjunction with co-author Lauren Dundes observed that Ursula becomes masculine and deep-voiced once she acquires Triton's trident, implying that even "the only powerful woman in the story fulfills her desire for supreme power by becoming masculine". Hunter De Vil | Jafar (2019) | When Ursula's necklace was broken by Scuttle, and Ariel's voice was returned to her owner, and Ursula was still in her human form, Ursula spoke a few sentences that were voiced by Pat Carroll. The 1989 film was the only appearance that Ursula was voiced by Jodi Benson, because in the 1989 film, Ursula turned into a human and used Ariel's voice; in other appearances, since Ursula doesn't have Ariel's voice anymore, when she turns into a human, Jodi Benson isn't her voice actress. Ursula's death is by far one of the most cruel, brutal, violent, merciless and destructive ones in a Disney animated film, with her being impaled and electrocuted onscreen, then disintegrating as she dies. Gaston LeGume (2017) | An official poll of the top 30 villains in Disney history put her at #5, and the Nostalgia Critic ranked her #6. Li'l Gideon | Infinity Ultron | Butch Cavendish | Brad Buttowski | The Princess and the Frog Villains, Real Organization XIII Witch | Why is she is so angry and hateful? Sax | Devon & Rex | Rinzler | Colonel Heller | What has she got against Ariel to want to take everything away from her? Web"Ursula" may be referring to two or more different villains. Hunters | Stepping into the world of Rob Marshall, it's like a fever dream, I just went to London for a week, I was like, I don't get to go to dance camp for a week. All day he's like, Do you want to slide down this 40-foot clamshell? I'm like, Yes! Orson | While fighting off the animals, Vanessa also nearly hinted that she was never who she claimed she was so she faked fear at a suspicious Eric. Eagle | Hi. Heffalumps and Woozles | The Little Mermaid (1989): Ursula | Flotsam & Jetsam WebUrsula is the main antagonist of The Little Mermaid. The Evil Queen | Clements and Musker disagreed with lyricist Howard Ashman about who should voice the character. Ursula returned to the sea when her adopted father was killed by the townsfolk for protecting her, befriending Athena, Queen of Atlantica, but was denied her inheritance by Triton and banished to the shadows. [23] The finalists became Clements and Musker's Rae versus Ashman's Stritch,[24] the latter of whom ultimately won the role over Rae with her preferred rendition of Ursula's song "Poor Unfortunate Souls". El Diablo | Thresholder | X-1, X-2 and X-3 | Ripslinger | Valeena | In ABC's The Little Mermaid: Live!, she was played by Queen Latifah, who also voiced Ellie in the Ice Age series. Captain Katt | Jubjub Bird | Orson Krennic | Mary Sanderson | [68] Janet Maslin of The New York Times described Ursula as "a fabulously campy creation embodying the film's well-developed sense of mischief. WebIn the original film, it is left ambiguous as to whether she actually realized she was evil, although some extension media such as the Disney Villains book has Ursula making clear that she is not only aware of her more infamous reputation among the merfolk, but fully agreed with their assessment. Isaac | Type of Villain Scott's performance earned her a nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Musical at the Outer Critics Circle Awards. Ursula the Sea Goddess appears in the third season, where she is voiced by Yvette Nicole Brown. [47] Ursula was intentionally designed to instill fear in The Little Mermaid's viewers. As the first major villain of the "Disney Renaissance", Ursula made a considerable impact. Jessica Dawson | Susan Skidmore | Bill Cipher | Autumn People (Dust Witch) | Lawrence | Frollo's Soldiers (Captain Phoebus, Brutish Captain, Oafish Guard, Pierrat Torturue & Henriet Cousin) | At the story's climax, she is defeated when Eric hurls the trident straight through Ursula's chest, destroying her seemingly once and for all. General Otmin | Also, what appears to be pieces of her disintegrated body after she disintegrates are shown sinking to the bottom of the sea (along with the trident) afterward. In fact, when Ursula arrives to make the deal with Ariel, the latter reacts as though she has seen Ursula for the first time. Allegiant General Pryde | Hunter | Manipulative Deal Maker, Ursula the Sea WitchThe Sea WitchThe Sea DemonVanessa (her human disguise)The MaidenArsulu (her mermaid disguise)Monster (by Ariel), Member of the Council of Disney Villains (Kingdom Hearts series), ThalassokinesisHer NecklaceAtmokinesisMagic potionsTransfigurationSuperhuman strengthManipulationHigh intelligenceGigantificationShapeshiftingAbility to turn merfolk into condemned polyps. Card Soldiers | Viscount Mabrey | Prince Joachim | Often in storybooks, Ursula is known as ", Vanessa is one of the four Disney characters to possess violet eyes, the other three being Aurora, Megara, and. Hyena Clan (Shenzi, Banzai & Ed) | [127] Yahoo! Ludmila Ferr | According to Michaela Glover of The Odyssey, "Ursula portrays a bold business woman, not being afraid to show off her curves and use them, which defies the typical standards of beauty by also being a full figured woman."[71]. Saw Gerrera | The Little Mermaid ~ Ariel's Undersea Adventure, "Interview: Ron Clements and John Musker of "The Little Mermaid", "10 things you probably didn't know about The Little Mermaid", "15 Exciting Facts About The Little Mermaid You Never Knew! Ursula is loosely based on the Sea the Witch in the Hans Christian Anderson's story "The Little Mermaid". "[58] Ursula even goes as far as transforming herself into a beautiful young woman in order to trick Ariel's love interest into marrying her instead. [39][45][46] Clements admitted that the character's six tentacles made animating her a challenge nonetheless. Dr. Facilier | [138] HelloGiggles believes that "Ursula has the most positive body image" out of all of Disney's villainnesses: "She may not be a size zero, like the other villains and heroines, but she's equally as confident. Cerberus | Keeping it in the family. Later, the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) disguises herself as Ursula in order to make a deal with Ariel and trick her into capturing Snow White. Queen Narissa | [108] Hailing the character as "a visual feast," Variety considered Ursula to be among "the film's more inspired inventions."[109]. Sarah Sanderson | Linda Walker | Lady Caine | Ursula, Cruella and Rumplestiltskin then trick their way into entering the magical town of Storybrooke. The Green-Eyed Monster of Jealousy | Hades, Main Xigbar | Foxy Loxy | Queen of Hearts | Zira | [37] Teen Ink's Emma James believes that Ursula's death ultimately prevents Ariel from experiencing and learning from the consequences of her actions, concluding, "Ariel never really owns up to all the mishap she caused. "[86], Queen Latifah portrayed Ursula in the 2019 television special, The Little Mermaid Live! Sax | Wilse Owens | She has white hair, gray eyes, red lips, and aqua blue eyelids. [25] Carroll's first task was to record "Poor Unfortunate Souls", her approach to which was remarkably different than Stritch's, first asking Howard to demonstrate exactly how he would like her to perform the song before attempting it. Beast (2017) | In Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories, she appears as a facsimile created from Sora's memories. Delancy Brothers | Harpe Brothers | It | Fat Cat's Gang (Fat Cat) | Axel | Zafire | Matai Shang | [31] McCarthy eventually began filming her scenes in April 2021. Angelica Teach | In the family portrait during the cut song "Gonna Get My Wish", Ursula was also depicted as a young girl with light green skin similar to Morgana and their mother. Crew of the Black Pearl (Bo'sun, Scratch, Pintel & Ragetti) | William Boone | Ursula is loosely based on the Sea the Witch in the Hans Christian Anderson's story "The Little Mermaid". [67] Additionally, Ursula tends to act as though she is performing for an audience. Mark Jennings | Judge Claude Frollo | WebUrsula is the main antagonist of The Little Mermaid. "[65] Much like Satan, Ursula was banished from Triton's palace, similar to the way in which Lucifer was exiled from heaven. The picture below dates from around 1492, and was one of a series of nineteen paintings about Ursulas life, commissioned by a church in Cologne from an artist known as the Master of the St Ursula Legend. In the 2023 movie, Ursula is played by Melissa McCarthy, and the script has given her a motivation beyond mere evil. Ursula is a fictional character who appears as the main antagonist in Walt Disney Pictures' 28th animated feature film The Little Mermaid (1989). Crimson Prankster | Flintheart Glomgold (2017) | Mulan Villains | Perhaps the biggest difference is that Vanessa still kept Ariel's voice, though for some reason, she was unable to use it anymore. [68] At times, Ursula tends to demonstrate stereotypically masculine physical traits. Beauty and the Beast Villains | I got more about that character from Howard singing that song than from anything else. Wynnchel & Duncan | [67][121][122][123] Author Corey Sandler described Ursula as a popular "anti-favorite" in his book Econoguide Disneyland Resort, Universal Studios Hollywood: And Other Major Southern California Attractions Including Disney's California Adventure. The Core | If you're uncertain which one you're looking for, just flip a coin. Before she was known as a "Queen of Darkness," flanking Magnificent and Rumplestiltskin alongside Cruella De Vil, the Sea Witch Ursula played a different role on Once Upon A Time. If you're uncertain which one you're looking for, just flip a coin. [48][56][129][120] Oh My Disney ranked Ursula's line "Triton's daughter will be mine and then I'll make him writhe. Trinity Armor | Anthony the Weasel | Ursula captures perfectly that fear deep water creates as she lurks in the shadows. Ursula is eventually defeated by Sora, Ariel, Donald Duck and Goofy. Aladdin Villains | Nathaniel Flint | Larry | James Haggin | Sora, however, does note that Ursula "got what she deserved" in the first game. [74] My Side of the Story: Ursula (2004) retells the plot of the film from Ursula's point of view, and depicts Ursula having romantic feelings for Triton. Gluttonous Goo | Tetti-Tatti | However, if Ariel's deal is to be believed, Ursula sadistically ensures her customers fail at upholding their end of the deal, resulting in their souls being forever in her possessions and their bodies becoming permanent members of her living garden, as polyps. Ursula is eventually defeated by Sora, Ariel, Donald Duck and Goofy. She is again voiced by Pat Carroll in the games. WebUrsula is the main villainess of Walt Disney's 1989 animated feature film The Little Mermaid. Maleficent (2014) | The Raider | Aunt Sponge | Destroying merpeople's happiness for her own gain. The Witch | In the film, her daughter Uma is the main antagonist, portrayed by China Anne McClain. Her look of stark hatred, even while her face is still human, must certainly have brought nightmares to young children. [81] Other actresses who played the role include Heidi Blickenstaff and Faith Prince. Missy Bradford | [38] Documentarian Jeffrey Schwartz joked that the actor would have wanted to play Ursula himself had he known about the character, having once told Waters "When I was young, all I wanted to be was a Disney villain". Wolf's Owner | Bori Khan | [36], During production of The Little Mermaid, Ursula's design evolved and transformed dramatically. Marluxia | WebWhat were they like before they grew up and turned evil? Blackbeard | Bob the Viking | Gaston LeGume | Dr. Drakken | Chillie Walsh | The game gives conflicting hints on whether or not this Ursula is the "real one," and serves a very small role, providing the tutorial to the game's battle system and delivering a line that foreshadows the plot of the game's main antagonist, Xehanort. Grim Guardianess | Sheelah Sugrue | Newton | Prince Achmed | [14][105][135][136] David Crow of Den of Geek selected actor John Travolta as his first choice for the role of Ursula because of his drag performance as Edna Turnblad in the film Hairspray (2007), a role actually originated by Divine, the actor upon whose appearance Ursula's design was based. [3] The animators then studied the way in which octopuses move, explaining, "There was a very kind of seductive and yet scary aspect", which they incorporated into the character's own gait. Tabaqui (1994) | "[138] From 2007 onwards, Disney launched an advertising campaign called Disney Dreams Portraits featuring celebrities dressed up as various Disney characters and photographer Annie Leibovitz; Queen Latifah was photographed as Ursula for this campaign in 2011. . Jasper and Horace (2021) | Tad White | Ronald Longcape Jr. | [132], Ursula is also considered to be one of Disney's most terrifying villains. However, she was incapable of altering her reflection, which is eventually how her enemies identified her. She forgot he had Triton, then only one year old, and dismissed him as a threat until he became old enough to depose her and become king. Ariel uses this ability to visit Prince Eric at his castle, where he is having a ball honoring Ursula. [66] Writing for the Disney Archives, Dave Smith observed that Ursula "has the gross unsubtlety of Ratigan from 'The Great Mouse Detective' but substantially more brio. Enraged Elk | Dr. Terminus | V.A. Jadis the White Witch | King Stefan (2014) | Drizella Tremaine | Peter Thorndyke | Clayton's Pirates | Fates | Grim & Denning | Speckles | Lump of Horror | Drizella Tremaine | Zhan Tiri | Solego the Chaos God | She was originally a mermaid princess and the daughter of King Poseidon, named after the original sea goddess. Despite her cruel nature, Ursula has a few redeemable traits to her personality as seen with her relationship between herself and her minions Flotsam and Jetsam. Starting in this short, she is now voiced by Dawnn Lewis, due to Pat Carroll's sudden death happening during the short's production.[92]. Evanora | Asylum D'Loons (Monsieur D'Arque (2017)) | Dr. J.B. Worley | Lumpjaw | Tom Lucitor | [22] Despite their strong working relationship, Carroll described working with Ashman and composer Alan Menken as a "brutal" experience because of the songwriters' "military" approach; she would often return home from recording sessions with blown vocal chords. Sora's Heartless | Queen Grimhilde | RoboGadget | I am an admin of this site. Mr. Patel | She was Ariel's arch-nemesis, Triton's arch-rival, and Morgana 's older sister. DOR-15 | King George III | Sour Bill | [83] In the 2012 revamped version of the musical, "I Want the Good Times Back" is replaced with a new song, "Daddy's Little Angel". . John Ricketts | [144] As arguably "the most famous example of a direct tie to the LGBT community," Ursula has also become something of a gay icon, due in part to sharing Divine's appearance and personality.[145]. Cad Spinner, Animated Television Ursula is the primary antagonist in the first book of the Disney Chills series, written by author Jennifer Brody under the name of Vera Strange. Ursula makes an appearance in the 2017 television film Descendants 2, voiced by Whoopi Goldberg. In the musical version of the original film, Sherie Rene Scott originated the live role, which she played until January 25, 2009. Tanamashu | Long before the events of Disney's The Little Mermaid and Ariels quest to be a part of the human world, Ursula was one of seven sea witches, who each ruled one of the Seven Seas with impunity.
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