Ursula (The Little Mermaid) such. In Andersen's tale, the sea witch is not a villain as much as she is "a disreputable mermaid." JR Thorpe of "Bustle" agreed that, in Andersen's story, "The sea witch isn't the enemy". Instead, "human ... nature is." While the original sea witch is willing to help the little mermaid despite the fact that she openly disagrees with her motives, Ursula is only interested in helping Ariel in the hopes of ultimately overthrowing her father. Emma James of "Teen Ink" observed that in addition to giving the character the name "Ursula", the studio "changed her role as a catalyst
Ursula (The Little Mermaid) occasionally in the animated television series "Disney's House of Mouse" (2001) as one of Mickey's guests at the night club. In the feature film "Mickey's House of Villains" she participated in the musical number "It's Our House Now" alongside other Disney villains, and is one of Jafar's henchmen. In 2016 Rebel Wilson performed the role of Ursula at a stripped-down concert version of "The Little Mermaid" at the Hollywood Bowl, which featured the songs from the film and four songs from the Broadway musical. Wilson was praised for her performance, which was described by The Huffington Post as "pitch perfect".