Pat Carroll (actress)

Patricia Ann Pat Carroll is an American actress, voice actress and comedian known for voicing Ursula in The Little Mermaid as well as having a long acting career, including appearances in CBSs Make Room for Daddy, ABCs Laverne amp Shirley, NBCs ER, other gueststarring and seriesregular roles on American television as well as voiceacting in several cartoon series. Carroll is an Emmy, Drama Desk and Grammy Award winner and a Tony Award nominee.

Carroll was born Patricia Ann Carroll in Shreveport, Louisiana, on May 5, 1927, to Maurice Clifton Carroll and Kathryn Angela Her family moved to Los Angeles when Pat was five years old. She graduated from Immaculate Heart High School and attended Catholic University of America after enlisting in the United States Army as a civilian actress technician.

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