Minerva Urecal
Known for Acting · 188 credits
- Born
- 1894-09-20
- Died
- 1966-02-26
- Place of birth
- Eureka, California, USA
- Also known as
- Florence Minerva Dunnuck
Biography
A stage actress, Urecal made her screen debut in 1934. For the remainder of her career and two hundred plus movies, she played cleaning women, landladies, shopkeepers and the like. She was known as a Marjorie Main type actress and later went on to a career in television playing in such shows as "Tugboat Annie" and "Peter Gunn." Minerva claimed her name was an amalgam of her hometown, Eureka, California.
Known For
TV Shows (14)
Perry Mason
1957
as Landlady / Martha Glenhorn
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Martha Winslow / Martha Griffin
Peter Gunn
1958
as Mother
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Busybody
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Mrs. Enright
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Indian Woman / Singing Student / Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Ma Bowie
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
Angel
1960
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Movies (174)
Start Cheering
1938
as Miss Grimley
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Good Sam
1948
as Mrs. Nelson
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Mrs. Kreesy
Marty
1955
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cafe Cook / Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
Niagara
1953
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Abigail O'Rourke
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Woman in Airport
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Landlady (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
as Miss Baldwin
The Virginian
1946
Fury
1936
as Fanny (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
That Other Woman
1942
as Mrs. MacReady
They Stooge to Conga
1943
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
The Trap
1946
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Landlady
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Abbie Rysen
The Raging Tide
1951
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942
as Ellie Bixby
Sweater Girl
1942
as Melinda
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Saleslady (uncredited)
A Man Alone
1955
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
California
1947
as Emma (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Italian Woman
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Brenda
In Old California
1942
as Mrs. Carson
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Mrs. Pursell
The Dark Corner
1946
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Mrs. Braun
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Kate Lindquist
The Kid Sister
1945
as Mrs. Wiggins
Without Reservations
1946
as Sue (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943
as Maggie (uncredited)
The Lost Moment
1947
as Maria
Hit the Ice
1943
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
The Jackpot
1950
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
1939
as Amy, Housewife
His Night Out
1935
as Wife (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Oh, Doctor
1937
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
When Strangers Marry
1944
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Abigail
Quicksand
1950
as Landlady
Golden Boy
1939
as Grocery Customer
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Woman in Ticket Line
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Murphy
Bombshell
1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Man from Frisco
1944
as Mrs. Allison
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Librarian (uncredited)
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Cactus Kate Millican
State Fair
1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
as Ella Mae Watson
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Dramatic School
1938
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Something to Shout About
1943
as Mrs. Starretton
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
His Baiting Beauty
1950
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
1944
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
as Ella Crippen
Lady for a Night
1942
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Lottie Fling
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Fagah (archive footage)
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
as Claire
Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Edna Lucash
Behind the Mike
1937
as Mrs. Reilly
Riding Through Nevada
1942
as Widow Humbolt
Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)
April Showers
1948
as Landlady (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Side Street
1950
as Landlady
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Hilda
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Murder Among Friends
1941
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Life Begins with Love
1937
as Mrs. Murphy
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Prison Nurse
1938
as Sutherland
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Miss Billings
The Ape
1940
as Townswoman
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Fagah
Secret Service Investigator
1948
as Mrs McGiven
She's Back on Broadway
1953
as Cleaning Lady
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Mrs. Stuart
Crazy Knights
1944
as Mrs. Benson
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Old Maid (uncredited)
Happy Go Wacky
1952
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Arkansas Judge
1941
as Miranda Wolfson
Stop That Cab
1951
as Lucy's Mother
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Virginie
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
The Lady in the Morgue
1938
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
1934
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
1933
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Mrs. Doolittle
About Minerva Urecal
A stage actress, Urecal made her screen debut in 1934. For the remainder of her career and two hundred plus movies, she played cleaning women, landladies, shopkeepers and the like. She was known as a Marjorie Main type actress and later went on to a career in television playing in such shows as "Tugboat Annie" and "Peter Gunn." Minerva claimed her name was an amalgam of her hometown, Eureka, California. With 188 credits spanning from 1933 to 1991, Minerva Urecal has appeared in 174 films and 14 TV shows.
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Most Popular Minerva Urecal Movies
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Miss Grimley
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) — as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
- Good Sam (1948) — as Mrs. Nelson
- Double Jeopardy (1955) — as Mrs. Kreesy
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