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Ursula, also called The Sea Witch or Vanessa in her human form, is the main antagonist of Disney's The Little Mermaid franchise.
She serves as the main antagonist of Disney's 28th full-length animated feature film The Little Mermaid (which is based on the 1837 Danish fairytale of the same name by the late Hans Christian Andersen), the TV series of the same name and the posthumous overarching antagonist of its direct-to-video sequel The Little Mermaid II: Return to the Sea. She is also one of the secondary antagonists in Mickey's House of Villains.
She is Ariel and Triton's arch-nemesis and is loosely based upon the sea witch in the Hans Christian Andersen fairytale of the same name. Her fervent confidence, flamboyance and theatrics have made her one of the most popular and iconic of all of the Disney villains and she quickly became one of the franchise's primary members following her debut.
In all of her appearances, she was voiced by the late Pat Carroll, who also voiced her sister Morgana in the sequel.