Pat Carroll, The Little Mermaid, 1989. “An answer to a prayer,” said Carroll on winning her lifetime’s ambition – voicing a Disney character. Ursula had been designed for Bea Arthur – far too busy with The Golden Girls, 1985-1992. Next? Wilson, Divine ( at Disney ?!), Charlotte Rae, Roseanne and the Absolutely Fabulous Jennifer Saunders. Plus a slew of veteran ladies: Coral Browne, Nancy Marchand, Sylvia Sidney – and Elaine Stritch, who won the gig, then lost it after disputes with lyricist Howard Ashman.
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