- Jessica Alexander, 23, plays Vanessa, Ursula's human alter-ego in 'The Little Mermaid' live-action.
- Alexander only appears in the film for a few minutes, but her scenes are going viral on TikTok.
Despite appearing in less than 10 minutes of Disney's latest "The Little Mermaid" live-action film, Jessica Alexander is winning the hearts of fans through her portrayal of Vanessa, the sea witch Ursula's human alter-ego.
Clips of her scenes in the film have been going viral on TikTok, with at least five of them raking in millions of views each.
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Scenes of Alexander's evil laughter are receiving praise. "Jessica Alexander ate up her 6 mins of screen time in the little mermaid," one $4 caption read. "IDC if shes evil shes so pretty," read a comment on another $4.
Alexander has also expressed that she enjoys playing villainous characters, and has gravitated towards such roles.
"The villain is a lot of fun to play," she said during a $4.
"I love being demonic, and just going crazy on screen, so this was a perfect opportunity for that," the 23-year-old English actress told OnTheRedCarpet in an $4.
In an interview on $4, Alexander revealed how nervous she felt when meeting some of the movie's big stars like Melissa McCarthy and Javier Bardem for the first time at a pre-production event. "I was way too scared to be like, 'Yo, Melissa, what's up?' or 'Hey Javier, what's good?' I was just like, happy to be here."
While Alexander noted that she was not on set with McCarthy, she said that they've crossed paths at the premieres. "She told me that I killed it, which meant a lot coming from her," as per the interview.
Alexander is known for her role as Betsey Hughes in "A Banquet," a 2021 horror-thriller, as well as "Get Even," where she played Olivia in the 2020 British thriller series.