Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for “Caesar’s Hour” and the voice
Ursula in “The Little Mermaid,” has died. She was 95. Her daughter Kerry Karsian, a casting agent,
said Carroll died at her home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday. Her other daughter
Tara Karsian wrote on Instagram that they want everyone to “honor her by having a raucous
laugh at absolutely anything today (and everyday forward) because besides her brilliant talent and
love, she leaves my sister Kerry and I with the greatest gift of all, imbuing us with humor
and the ability to laugh…even in the saddest of times.” Carroll was born in Shreveport,
came in 1948 in “Hometown Girl” but she found her stride in television. She won an Emmy for
her work on the sketch comedy series “Caesar’s Hour” in 1956, was a regular on “Make Room for
Daddy” with Danny Thomas, a guest star on “The DuPont Show with June Allyson” and a variety
show regular stopping by “The Danny Kaye Show,” “The Red Skelton Show” and “The Carol Burnett Show.”