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:
- 178
- 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 | The Adventures of Tugboat Annie | 1958-06-30 | |
| 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 | Niagara | Mrs. McGrand | 1953-01-26 |
| 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 |
| Series | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Unknown | 1951-04-15 |
| Movie | Stop That Cab | Lucy's Mother | 1951-03-30 |
| Movie | The Awful Sleuth | Bert's Mother-In-Law | 1951-04-18 |
| Movie | Dear Brat | Neighbor (uncredited) | 1951-05-30 |
| Movie | The Raging Tide | Johnnie Mae Swanson | 1951-11-01 |
| Series | The Roy Rogers Show | Unknown | 1951-12-30 |
| 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 (uncredited) | 1950-11-01 |
| Movie | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Train Passenger (uncredited) | 1949-05-27 |
| Movie | The Lovable Cheat | Virginie | 1949-05-11 |
| Movie | Outcasts of the Trail | Abbie Rysen | 1949-06-08 |
| Movie | Take One False Step | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | 1949-08-14 |
| Movie | Master Minds | Mrs. Hoskins | 1949-11-27 |
| Movie | Holiday in Havana | Mama Valdez | 1949-10-01 |
| Movie | Secret Service Investigator | Mrs McGiven | 1948-05-31 |
| Movie | The Noose Hangs High | Husky Woman (uncredited) | 1948-04-05 |
| Movie | Sitting Pretty | Mrs. Maypole (uncredited) | 1948-03-10 |
| Movie | April Showers | Landlady (uncredited) | 1948-03-27 |
| Movie | Marshal of Amarillo | Mrs. Henry Pettigrew | 1948-07-15 |
| Movie | The Strange Mrs. Crane | Nellie Carter | 1948-10-07 |
| Movie | Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited) | 1948-08-20 |
| Movie | Sundown in Santa Fe | Ella Mae Watson | 1948-11-05 |
| Movie | Family Honeymoon | Mrs. Webb (uncredited) | 1948-12-06 |
| Movie | Good Sam | Mrs. Nelson | 1948-09-01 |
| Movie | Variety Time | Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) | 1948-08-21 |
| Movie | California | Emma (uncredited) | 1947-02-21 |
| Movie | The Devil Thumbs a Ride | 1947-02-20 | |
| Movie | Apache Rose | Felicia | 1947-02-15 |
| Movie | Undercover Maisie | Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited) | 1947-03-01 |
| Movie | Heartaches | Charwoman (uncredited) | 1947-06-28 |
| Movie | Bowery Buckaroos | Kate T. Barlow | 1947-11-22 |
| Movie | The Lost Moment | Maria | 1947-11-21 |
| Movie | Cynthia | Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited) | 1947-08-29 |
| 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 | Without Reservations | Sue (uncredited) | 1946-05-13 |
| Movie | Partners in Time | Miss Abernathy (uncredited) | 1946-04-04 |
| Movie | Rainbow Over Texas | Mama Lolita | 1946-05-09 |
| Movie | Wake Up and Dream | Edna Lucash | 1946-12-02 |
| Movie | The Well Groomed Bride | Woman in Ticket Line | 1946-05-17 |
| Movie | The Trap | Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper | 1946-11-30 |
| 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 | 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 | The Kid Sister | Mrs. Wiggins | 1945-02-06 |
| Movie | State Fair | Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited) | 1945-08-29 |
| Movie | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Nora Brown | 1945-07-15 |
| Movie | Voice of the Whistler | Georgie's Wife (uncredited) | 1945-10-30 |
| Movie | The Bells of St. Mary's | Landlady (uncredited) | 1945-12-27 |
| Movie | Sensation Hunters | Edna Rogers | 1945-10-12 |
| Movie | Men in Her Diary | Mrs. Braun | 1945-09-14 |
| Movie | Man from Frisco | Mrs. Allison | 1944-06-15 |
| Movie | Louisiana Hayride | Ma Crocker | 1944-07-13 |
| Movie | Bachelor Daze | Abigail O'Rourke | 1944-02-17 |
| Movie | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited) | 1944-02-11 |
| Movie | Mr. Skeffington | Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited) | 1944-05-25 |
| Movie | Block Busters | Amelia Rogiet | 1944-07-22 |
| Movie | Crazy Knights | Mrs. Benson | 1944-12-08 |
| Movie | One Mysterious Night | Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited) | 1944-10-21 |
| Movie | When Strangers Marry | Landlady (uncredited) | 1944-08-21 |
| Movie | The Mark of the Whistler | Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited) | 1944-10-09 |
| Movie | Moonlight and Cactus | Abigail | 1944-09-08 |
| Movie | Kid Dynamite | Judge | 1943-02-05 |
| Movie | Something to Shout About | Mrs. Starretton | 1943-02-25 |
| Movie | Shadow of a Doubt | Mrs. Henderson (uncredited) | 1943-01-15 |
| 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 | Pitchin' in the Kitchen | Miss Clabber (uncredited) | 1943-09-10 |
| Movie | Hit the Ice | Wife at Hospital (uncredited) | 1943-06-02 |
| Movie | Dangerous Blondes | Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited) | 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 | Sweater Girl | Melinda | 1942-07-13 |
| Movie | The Daring Young Man | Nurse | 1942-10-08 |
| Movie | Sons of the Pioneers | Ellie Bixby | 1942-07-02 |
| Movie | The Man in the Trunk | Peggy's Landlady (uncredited) | 1942-09-19 |
| Movie | Riding Through Nevada | Widow Humbolt | 1942-11-02 |
| Movie | The Living Ghost | Delia Phillips | 1942-08-11 |
| Movie | That Other Woman | Mrs. MacReady | 1942-11-13 |
| Movie | The Cowboy and the Blonde | Murphy | 1941-05-16 |
| Movie | A Man Betrayed | Librarian (uncredited) | 1941-03-07 |
| Movie | Golden Hoofs | Myrt | 1941-02-14 |
| Movie | Murder by Invitation | Maxine Denham | 1941-06-30 |
| Movie | Arkansas Judge | Miranda Wolfson | 1941-01-28 |
| Movie | Murder Among Friends | Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited) | 1941-02-28 |
| Movie | Bowery Blitzkrieg | Head of Reform School (uncredited) | 1941-08-01 |
| Movie | Marry the Boss's Daughter | Elevator Passenger | 1941-11-28 |
| Movie | Accent on Love | Teresa Lombroso | 1941-07-11 |
| 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 | Boys of the City | Agnes | 1940-07-15 |
| Movie | The Sagebrush Family Trails West | Widow Gail | 1940-01-17 |
| Movie | San Francisco Docks | Landlady | 1940-12-25 |
| Movie | Wildcat Bus | Old Maid (uncredited) | 1940-08-23 |
| Movie | No, No, Nanette | Woman in Airport | 1940-12-19 |
| Movie | The Ape | Townswoman | 1940-09-30 |
| Movie | S.O.S Tidal Wave | 1939-06-02 | |
| Movie | Second Fiddle | Miss Bland, the School Principal | 1939-06-30 |
| 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 | Golden Boy | Grocery Customer | 1939-09-05 |
| Movie | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited) | 1939-02-17 |
| Movie | No Place to Go | Miss Rice | 1939-09-23 |
| Movie | Missing Evidence | Amy, Housewife | 1939-12-15 |
| Movie | Destry Rides Again | Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited) | 1939-11-30 |
| Movie | Sabotage | (uncredited) | 1939-10-13 |
| Movie | Maid to Order | Mail-Order Bride | 1939-09-27 |
| Movie | Dancing Co-Ed | Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited) | 1939-09-29 |
| Movie | Start Cheering | Miss Grimley | 1938-03-03 |
| Movie | Prison Nurse | Sutherland | 1938-03-02 |
| Movie | Air Devils | Margaret Price | 1938-05-13 |
| Movie | The Lady in the Morgue | Mrs. Horn (uncredited) | 1938-04-22 |
| Movie | The Devil's Party | Maria | 1938-06-02 |
| Movie | Frontier Scout | Helen | 1938-09-16 |
| Movie | Dramatic School | Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited) | 1938-12-09 |
| Movie | City Streets | Mrs. Grimley (uncredited) | 1938-07-01 |
| Movie | The Go-Getter | Cappy Ricks 'secretary | 1937-05-22 |
| Movie | Oh, Doctor | Death Watch Mary Mackleforth | 1937-03-31 |
| Movie | Her Husband's Secretary | Miss Baldwin | 1937-02-26 |
| Movie | Ever Since Eve | Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited) | 1937-07-15 |
| Movie | Mountain Justice | Ella Crippen | 1937-04-24 |
| Movie | Behind the Mike | Mrs. Reilly | 1937-09-26 |
| Movie | Exiled to Shanghai | Claire | 1937-12-20 |
| Movie | She Loved a Fireman | Nurse Purdy | 1937-12-18 |
| Movie | Life Begins with Love | Mrs. Murphy | 1937-10-06 |
| Movie | Three Godfathers | Parishioner (uncredited) | 1936-03-06 |
| Movie | Love on a Bet | Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary | 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 | Sadie McKee | Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited) | 1934-05-09 |
| 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 |