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.
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- Born:
- Sep 22, 1894 In Eureka, California, USA
- Movie/TV Credits:
- 162
- First Appeared:
- In the movie Bombshell 1933-10-13
- Latest Project:
- Movie That Funny Feeling 1965-08-14
Known For
Filmography
| Movie | That Funny Feeling | Woman at Phone Booth | 1965-08-14 |
| Movie | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Kate Lindquist | 1964-03-18 |
| Series | Petticoat Junction | Unknown | 1963-09-24 |
| Movie | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Brenda | 1962-06-15 |
| Series | Angel | Unknown | 1960-10-06 |
| Series | Peter Gunn | Mother | 1958-09-22 |
| Series | Perry Mason | Unknown | 1957-09-21 |
| Series | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Unknown | 1956-09-07 |
| Movie | Marty | Mrs. Rosari (uncredited) | 1955-04-11 |
| Movie | Double Jeopardy | Mrs. Kreesy | 1955-06-23 |
| Movie | Sudden Danger | Mrs. Kelly | 1955-12-14 |
| Movie | A Man Alone | Mrs. Maule (uncredited) | 1955-10-17 |
| Movie | Tom and Jerry | Mrs. Garrity | 1955-11-30 |
| Movie | She's Back on Broadway | Cleaning Lady | 1953-03-14 |
| Movie | Woman They Almost Lynched | Mrs. Stuart | 1953-03-20 |
| Series | Meet Mr. McNutley | 1953-09-17 | |
| Movie | Oklahoma Annie | Lottie Fling | 1952-03-24 |
| Movie | Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Mrs. Peabody | 1952-04-01 |
| Movie | Harem Girl | Aniseh | 1952-01-22 |
| Movie | Gobs and Gals | Mrs. Pursell | 1952-05-01 |
| Series | Cavalcade of America | Unknown | 1952-10-01 |
| Movie | Lost in Alaska | Mrs. McGillicuddy | 1952-08-13 |
| Movie | Stop That Cab | Lucy's Mother | 1951-03-30 |
| Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
| Movie | Dear Brat | Neighbor (uncredited) | 1951-05-30 |
| Movie | The Awful Sleuth | 1951-04-18 | |
| Movie | The Raging Tide | Johnnie Mae Swanson | 1951-11-01 |
| Movie | Quicksand | Landlady | 1950-03-24 |
| Movie | Side Street | Landlady | 1950-03-23 |
| Movie | The Arizona Cowboy | Cactus Kate Millican | 1950-04-01 |
| Series | The Gene Autry Show | Unknown | 1950-07-23 |
| Movie | Harvey | Nurse Dunphy | 1950-12-04 |
| Movie | The Jackpot | Woman Trying On Hats | 1950-11-01 |
| Movie | The Lovable Cheat | Virginie | 1949-05-11 |
| Movie | Take One False Step | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | 1949-08-14 |
| Movie | Outcasts of the Trail | Abbie Rysen | 1949-06-08 |
| Movie | Holiday in Havana | Mama Valdez | 1949-10-01 |
| Movie | Master Minds | Mrs. Hoskins | 1949-11-27 |
| Movie | The Noose Hangs High | Husky Woman (uncredited) | 1948-04-05 |
| Movie | Secret Service Investigator | Mrs McGiven | 1948-05-31 |
| Movie | Sitting Pretty | Mrs. Maypole (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
| Movie | Marshal of Amarillo | Mrs. Henry Pettigrew | 1948-07-15 |
| Movie | April Showers | Landlady (uncredited) | 1948-03-27 |
| Movie | Sundown in Santa Fe | Ella Mae Watson | 1948-11-05 |
| Movie | Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited) | 1948-08-20 |
| Movie | Family Honeymoon | Mrs. Webb (uncredited) | 1948-12-06 |
| Movie | The Strange Mrs. Crane | Nellie Carter | 1948-10-07 |
| Movie | Good Sam | Mrs. Nelson | 1948-09-01 |
| Movie | Variety Time | Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) | 1948-08-21 |
| Movie | The Devil Thumbs a Ride | 1947-02-20 | |
| Movie | Apache Rose | Felicia | 1947-02-15 |
| Movie | California | Emma | 1947-02-21 |
| Movie | Undercover Maisie | Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited) | 1947-03-01 |
| Movie | Bowery Buckaroos | Kate T. Barlow | 1947-11-22 |
| Movie | Cynthia | Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited) | 1947-08-29 |
| Movie | Rainbow Over Texas | Mama Lolita | 1946-05-09 |
| Movie | The Virginian | 1946-05-05 | |
| Movie | The Dark Corner | Client Wife (uncredited) | 1946-04-09 |
| Movie | Breakfast in Hollywood | Miss Mullins (uncredited) | 1946-02-26 |
| Movie | The Well Groomed Bride | Woman in Ticket Line | 1946-05-17 |
| Movie | Without Reservations | Sue (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
| Movie | The Bride Wore Boots | Minor Role (uncredited) | 1946-06-05 |
| Movie | Wake Up and Dream | Edna Lucash | 1946-12-02 |
| Movie | Andy Plays Hookey | Andy's Mother-in-Law | 1946-12-19 |
| Movie | Sioux City Sue | Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited) | 1946-11-21 |
| Movie | Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Second Landlady | 1946-10-24 |
| Movie | A Medal for Benny | Mrs. Chavez (uncredited) | 1945-04-16 |
| Movie | The Kid Sister | Mrs. Wiggins | 1945-02-06 |
| Movie | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Mama Rafferty | 1945-05-31 |
| Movie | Salty O'Rourke | Saleslady (uncredited) | 1945-03-22 |
| Movie | A Bell for Adano | Italian Woman | 1945-06-21 |
| Movie | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Nora Brown | 1945-07-15 |
| Movie | Voice of the Whistler | Georgie's Wife (uncredited) | 1945-10-30 |
| Movie | Sensation Hunters | Edna Rogers | 1945-10-12 |
| Movie | Block Busters | Amelia Rogiet | 1944-07-22 |
| Movie | Man from Frisco | Mrs. Allison | 1944-06-15 |
| Movie | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited) | 1944-02-11 |
| Movie | Bachelor Daze | Abigail O'Rourke | 1944-02-17 |
| Movie | Mr. Skeffington | Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
| Movie | Louisiana Hayride | Ma Crocker | 1944-07-13 |
| Movie | When Strangers Marry | Landlady | 1944-08-21 |
| Movie | One Mysterious Night | Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited) | 1944-10-21 |
| Movie | Crazy Knights | Mrs. Benson | 1944-12-08 |
| Movie | The Mark of the Whistler | Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited) | 1944-10-09 |
| Movie | Moonlight and Cactus | Abigail | 1944-09-08 |
| Movie | Something to Shout About | Mrs. Starretton | 1943-02-25 |
| Movie | Kid Dynamite | Judge | 1943-02-05 |
| Movie | They Stooge to Conga | Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1943-01-01 |
| Movie | The Ape Man | Agatha Brewster | 1943-03-05 |
| Movie | The Powers Girl | Maggie (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| Movie | Keep 'Em Slugging | Miss Billings | 1943-03-01 |
| Movie | Ghosts on the Loose | Hilda | 1943-07-30 |
| Movie | Hit the Ice | Wife at Hospital (uncredited) | 1943-06-02 |
| Movie | Dangerous Blondes | Mrs. Swanson-Housekeeper | 1943-09-23 |
| Movie | Quiet Please, Murder | Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron | 1943-03-19 |
| Movie | Dixie Dugan | Mrs. Wilson (uncredited) | 1943-03-12 |
| Movie | In Old California | Mrs. Carson | 1942-05-31 |
| Movie | Henry and Dizzy | Mrs. Kilmer | 1942-06-05 |
| Movie | The Corpse Vanishes | Fagah | 1942-05-08 |
| Movie | A Tragedy at Midnight | Housekeeper (uncredited) | 1942-02-02 |
| Movie | Beyond the Blue Horizon | Wife at Circus (uncredited) | 1942-06-25 |
| Movie | Lady for a Night | Spinster in Audience (uncredited) | 1942-01-05 |
| Movie | My Favorite Blonde | Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited) | 1942-04-02 |
| Movie | Riding Through Nevada | Widow Humbolt | 1942-11-02 |
| Movie | Sons of the Pioneers | Ellie Bixby | 1942-07-02 |
| Movie | That Other Woman | Mrs. MacReady | 1942-11-13 |
| Movie | The Daring Young Man | Nurse | 1942-10-08 |
| Movie | The Man in the Trunk | Peggy's Landlady (uncredited) | 1942-09-19 |
| Movie | Sweater Girl | Melinda | 1942-07-13 |
| Movie | The Living Ghost | Delia Phillips | 1942-08-11 |
| Movie | Murder by Invitation | Maxine Denham | 1941-06-30 |
| Movie | The Cowboy and the Blonde | Murphy | 1941-05-16 |
| Movie | Accent on Love | Teresa Lombroso | 1941-07-11 |
| Movie | Golden Hoofs | Myrt | 1941-02-14 |
| Movie | Murder Among Friends | Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited) | 1941-02-28 |
| Movie | Arkansas Judge | Miranda Wolfson | 1941-01-28 |
| Movie | Bowery Blitzkrieg | Head of Reform School | 1941-08-01 |
| Movie | Marry the Boss's Daughter | Elevator Passenger | 1941-11-28 |
| Movie | They Died with Their Boots On | Nurse (uncredited) | 1941-11-20 |
| Movie | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break | The Cleaning Lady | 1941-10-10 |
| Movie | Dressed to Kill | Landlady | 1941-08-08 |
| Movie | You Can't Fool Your Wife | Mrs. Doolittle | 1940-05-21 |
| Movie | The Sagebrush Family Trails West | Widow Gail | 1940-01-17 |
| Movie | Boys of the City | Agnes | 1940-07-15 |
| Movie | Wildcat Bus | Old Maid (uncredited) | 1940-08-23 |
| Movie | No, No, Nanette | Woman in Airport | 1940-12-19 |
| Movie | San Francisco Docks | Landlady | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | The Ape | Townswoman | 1940-09-30 |
| Movie | Second Fiddle | Miss Bland, the School Principal | 1939-06-30 |
| Movie | S.O.S Tidal Wave | 1939-06-02 | |
| Movie | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited) | 1939-02-17 |
| Movie | Golden Boy | Grocery Customer | 1939-09-05 |
| Movie | Let Us Live | Charwoman at Theatre Hold-Up | 1939-03-29 |
| Movie | Four Girls in White | Miss Perch - a Nurse | 1939-01-27 |
| Movie | No Place to Go | Miss Rice | 1939-09-23 |
| Movie | Destry Rides Again | Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited) | 1939-11-30 |
| Movie | Missing Evidence | Amy, Housewife | 1939-12-15 |
| Movie | Sabotage | (uncredited) | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | Dancing Co-Ed | Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited) | 1939-09-29 |
| Movie | The Lady in the Morgue | Mrs. Horn (uncredited) | 1938-04-22 |
| Movie | Start Cheering | Miss Grimley | 1938-03-03 |
| Movie | Prison Nurse | Sutherland | 1938-03-02 |
| Movie | Air Devils | Margaret Price | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | City Streets | Mrs. Grimley (uncredited) | 1938-07-01 |
| Movie | Dramatic School | Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited) | 1938-12-09 |
| Movie | The Devil's Party | Maria | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Frontier Scout | Helen | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Oh, Doctor | Death Watch Mary Mackleforth | 1937-03-31 |
| Movie | Her Husband's Secretary | Miss Baldwin | 1937-02-26 |
| Movie | Mountain Justice | Ella Crippen | 1937-04-24 |
| Movie | Exiled to Shanghai | Claire | 1937-12-20 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Cappy Ricks 'secretary | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | She Loved a Fireman | Nurse Purdy | 1937-12-18 |
| Movie | Ever Since Eve | Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |
| Movie | Love on a Bet | Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Three Godfathers | Parishioner (uncredited) | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Fury | Fanny (uncredited) | 1936-06-05 |
| Movie | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited) | 1935-08-03 |
| Movie | Here Comes the Band | Italian Wife (uncredited) | 1935-08-30 |
| Movie | Student Tour | Wife | 1934-10-05 |
| Movie | Bombshell | Autograph Seeker (uncredited) | 1933-10-13 |
| Movie | Meet the Baron | Downstairs Maid (uncredited) | 1933-10-20 |