Actress and comedian Pat Carroll passed away on July 30 at the age of 95. She gained notoriety for her role as Ursula in the 1989 musical fantasy animated film The Little Mermaid.
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Carroll also had recurring roles on TV shows like ER, Laverne & Shirley, and The Danny Thomas Show. The details of her funeral are still being worked out.
Why Pat Carroll passed away
Pat Carroll’s daughter Kerry Karsian confirmed that her mother passed away from pneumonia at her Cape Cod, Massachusetts home. It is unknown if Carroll has ever experienced any other health issues. I
n 1963, the Songcatcher actress sued Hanna-Barbera for breach of contract, seeking $12,000 in damages. In the ABC cartoon series The Jetsons, Carroll claimed that she was chosen to play Jane Jetson. In accordance with her contract, Carroll was entitled to $500 for each episode in which she appeared.
She did, however, only make an episode before being replaced. Reportedly, Carroll’s Make Room for Daddy and Disney had a sponsored dispute that led to the relocation. Carroll revealed in 2013 that the court decided in Hanna’s favor after the matter was resolved in 1965. Barbera’s
Twitter users express gratitude
Pat Carroll’s flawless performances continue to make her famous. When the news of her passing was made public, Twitter was flooded with condolences.
Detailed information about Pat Carroll
In 1948’s Hometown, Carroll made her acting debut. Next, she appeared on NBC’s Caesar’s Hour. She won an Emmy Award for her performance in the latter, and she was a regular on the comedy series Make Room for Daddy from 1961 to 1964.
From 1950 until 1970, Carroll made appearances on a number of variety shows, including a special episode of June Allyson’s anthology series The DuPont Show. She co-starred in a 1965 musical version of Cinderella as Prunella.
Pat portrayed Pearl Markowitz on the CBS sitcom Busting Loose and Lily on the ABC comedy Laverne & Shirley in 1976. She performed a lot of voice work on animated series including A Pop Named Scooby-Doo, Galaxy High, Pound Puppies, and others during the 1980s while making frequent TV appearances.
She gained notoriety playing Ursula in The Little Mermaid, a role to which she has since returned in a number of video games, a spinoff series, and the Disney+ series The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse, in addition to special occasions and performances at Disney theme parks.
Carroll performed in a number of game programs and was a member of the Actors Studio. She had a successful theatrical career and appeared in numerous plays. Tara Karsian and Kerry Karsian, Carroll’s two children from her marriage to Lee Karsian, are still alive. In 1976, Pat and Lee broke up. She is survived by her granddaughter, Evan Karsian-McCormick.
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