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In Memoriam: Pat Carroll

by Emily Nagle

Comedian and actress Pat Carroll passed away on Saturday, July 30. She was 95.

Her Hollywood career that lasted nearly eight decades kicked off in 1948, when she got her first film role in “Hometown Girl”. Her television debut came four years later, when she first appeared on The Red Buttons Show. Carroll made appearances in other variety shows between the 1950s and 1970s before appearing in various sitcoms, including “Laverne & Shirley”, “The Danny Thomas Show”, and “Busting Loose”. During her long-spanning career, she won Emmy, Drama Desk, and Grammy Awards, and was nominated for a Tony.

It wasn’t until the late 1980s when Carroll got into voiceover, scoring roles in various Hanna-Barbera animated series including “Pound Puppies”, “A Pup Named Scooby-Doo”, and “Yogi’s Treasure Hunt”. This is also when she got her most well-known (and one of Carroll’s personal favorite) role of her entire career, voicing evil sea witch Ursula in “The Little Mermaid“. She even returned to voice the character in subsequent theme park attractions, the “Kingdom Hearts” video game series, and television shows.

Carroll’s death was confirmed by her daughter Karry Karsian, who notified The Hollywood Reporter that she had died of pneumonia at her Cape Cod home. Pat Carroll is survived by her two daughters Karry and Tara, and her granddaughter Evan.

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