Voiced by actress Pat Carroll, Ursula is a villainous Cecaelian sea witch who offers her youngest niece, mermaid princess Ariel, a temporary opportunity to become human so that she may earn the love of Prince Eric within three days.

Ursula, also called The Sea Witch, or Vanessa in her human form, is the main antagonist of Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise. She is Ariel, Eric, and Triton's arch-nemesis and is loosely based on the sea witch in the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale of the same name.

Ursula proposes, via the song Poor Unfortunate Souls, an agreement where Ursula will transform Ariel into a human for three days, in which time she must receive a "kiss of true love" from Eric. If Ariel fails, she will be turned back into a mermaid and bound to Ursula for eternity.

Vanessa is the tertiary villainess of the 1989 film of The Little Mermaid. She was the name of the human persona that Ursula transformed into leading to the climax of the second act, creating conflict in the third act, "the end" of The Little Mermaid to stop …

In Disney's 'The Little Mermaid', Ursula, the sea witch, transforms into a human to deceive Prince Eric. She takes on the form of a beautiful woman named Vanessa, using Ariel's voice to enchant him. Ursula's human form is quite the contrast to her original form as an octopus-like sea witch.

Following Ursula's death, King Triton is revived by his powerful trident, and later transforms Ariel into a human so she can live among Eric and receive her happily ever after as her truest and happiest self.

Jun 7, 2023 · While Melissa McCarthy could have showed up in her human form, Ursula needed to disguise her true identity from Ariel. If Ursula simply showed up as a human, Ariel would know who she is. Additionally, Eric knows he saw a young …

Ursula, also called The Sea Witch or Vanessa in her human form, is the main antagonist of Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise. She is Ariel, Eric, and Triton's arch-nemesis and is loosely based on the sea witch in the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale of the same name.

May 15, 2023 · Ursula's human incarnation is known as Vanessa, and she will be played by the model and actor Jessica Alexander in the new adaptation. As Vanessa, Jessica Alexander will play a magical illusion...

Mar 6, 2024 · Vanessa is Ursula’s human alter ego who arrives on the surface with the goal to sabotage Ariel’s relationship with Prince Eric. Audiences were probably too dazzled by her beauty to realize that...