Ursula (The Little Mermaid) Ursula (The Little Mermaid) Ursula is a fictional character who appears in Walt Disney Pictures' 28th animated feature film "The Little Mermaid" (1989). Voiced by American actress Pat Carroll, Ursula is a villainous sea witch who tricks a mermaid princess named Ariel into trading her voice for a pair of human legs, at first appearing to be providing the character with an opportunity to become human by temporarily transforming her into one so that she may earn the love of Prince Eric within three days. However, Ursula is, in fact, determined to sabotage Ariel's chances at any expense so that
The Little Mermaid a human being. I'm sure that's wrong! It would depend rather much on chance, wouldn't it? I won't accept that sort of thing in this world. I have permitted my mermaid to follow a more natural, more divine path." LGBT historian and writer Rictor Norton and others have described "The Little Mermaid" as an allegory for Andersen's life, based on his love letters to another man. Andersen also sent the original story to his love. A statue of "The Little Mermaid" sits on a rock in the Copenhagen harbor in Langelinie. This small and unimposing statue is a Copenhagen icon