Minerva Urecal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Sep 20, 1894
- Died
- Feb 26, 1966 (aged 71)
- Place of birth
- Eureka, California, USA
- Credits
- 189
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
Shadow of a Doubt
1943Movie
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Marty
1955Movie
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Niagara
1953Movie
Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Busybody
Fury
1936Movie
Fanny (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
1939Movie
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Filmography
Halloween Monster Bash
1991Movie
Fagah (archive footage)
That Funny Feeling
1965Movie
Woman at Phone Booth
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964Movie
Kate Lindquist
Petticoat Junction
1963TV
Martha Winslow, Martha Griffin
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962Movie
Brenda
Angel
1960TV
Peter Gunn
1958TV
Mother
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958TV
Perry Mason
1957TV
Landlady, Martha Glenhorn
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956TV
Ma Bowie
Sudden Danger
1955Movie
Mrs. Kelly
A Man Alone
1955Movie
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955TV
Busybody
Double Jeopardy
1955Movie
Mrs. Kreesy
Marty
1955Movie
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Two Gun Marshal
1953Movie
Mama Antonelli
The Danny Thomas Show
1953TV
Mrs. Enright
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953TV
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953Movie
Mrs. Stuart
She's Back on Broadway
1953Movie
Cleaning Lady
Niagara
1953Movie
Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952TV
Indian Woman, Singing Student, Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
Cavalcade of America
1952TV
Lost in Alaska
1952Movie
Mrs. McGillicuddy
Gobs and Gals
1952Movie
Mrs. Pursell
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952Movie
Mrs. Peabody
Oklahoma Annie
1952Movie
Lottie Fling
Happy Go Wacky
1952Movie
Harem Girl
1952Movie
Aniseh
The Roy Rogers Show
1951TV
The Raging Tide
1951Movie
Johnnie Mae Swanson
Dear Brat
1951Movie
Neighbor (uncredited)
The Awful Sleuth
1951Movie
Bert's Mother-In-Law
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951TV
Stop That Cab
1951Movie
Lucy's Mother
The Jackpot
1950Movie
Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
The Gene Autry Show
1950TV
The Arizona Cowboy
1950Movie
Cactus Kate Millican
Quicksand
1950Movie
Landlady
Side Street
1950Movie
Landlady
His Baiting Beauty
1950Movie
Harry's Mother-in-Law
Master Minds
1949Movie
Mrs. Hoskins
Holiday in Havana
1949Movie
Mama Valdez
Take One False Step
1949Movie
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Outcasts of the Trail
1949Movie
Abbie Rysen
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949Movie
Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Lovable Cheat
1949Movie
Virginie
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949Movie
Mother (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
1948Movie
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948Movie
Ella Mae Watson
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948Movie
Nellie Carter
Good Sam
1948Movie
Mrs. Nelson
Variety Time
1948Movie
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948Movie
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Marshal of Amarillo
1948Movie
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Secret Service Investigator
1948Movie
Mrs McGiven
The Noose Hangs High
1948Movie
Husky Woman (uncredited)
April Showers
1948Movie
Landlady (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948Movie
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Bowery Buckaroos
1947Movie
Kate T. Barlow
The Lost Moment
1947Movie
Maria
Cynthia
1947Movie
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Heartaches
1947Movie
Charwoman (uncredited)
Hired Husband
1947Movie
Aunt Jessie
Undercover Maisie
1947Movie
Cafe Cook, Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
California
1947Movie
Emma (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947Movie
Apache Rose
1947Movie
Felicia
Andy Plays Hookey
1946Movie
Andy's Mother-in-Law
Wake Up and Dream
1946Movie
Edna Lucash
The Trap
1946Movie
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Sioux City Sue
1946Movie
Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride
1946Movie
Woman in Ticket Line
Without Reservations
1946Movie
Sue (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas
1946Movie
Mama Lolita
The Virginian
1946Movie
The Dark Corner
1946Movie
Client Wife (uncredited)
Partners in Time
1946Movie
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946Movie
Miss Mullins (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945Movie
Landlady (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
1945Movie
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1945Movie
Edna Rogers
Men in Her Diary
1945Movie
Mrs. Braun
State Fair
1945Movie
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945Movie
Nora Brown
A Bell for Adano
1945Movie
Italian Woman (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945Movie
Mama Rafferty
A Medal for Benny
1945Movie
Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945Movie
Saleslady (uncredited)
The Kid Sister
1945Movie
Mrs. Wiggins
Crazy Knights
1944Movie
Mrs. Benson
One Mysterious Night
1944Movie
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
1944Movie
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
1944Movie
Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944Movie
Abigail
When Strangers Marry
1944Movie
Landlady (uncredited)
Block Busters
1944Movie
Amelia Rogiet
Louisiana Hayride
1944Movie
Ma Crocker
Man from Frisco
1944Movie
Mrs. Allison
Mr. Skeffington
1944Movie
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944Movie
Abigail O'Rourke
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944Movie
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
1943Movie
Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943Movie
Miss Clabber (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
1943Movie
Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
1943Movie
Hilda
Hit the Ice
1943Movie
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
1943Movie
Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Dixie Dugan
1943Movie
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
The Ape Man
1943Movie
Agatha Brewster
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943Movie
Miss Billings
Something to Shout About
1943Movie
Mrs. Starretton
Kid Dynamite
1943Movie
Judge
The Powers Girl
1943Movie
Maggie (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943Movie
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
1943Movie
Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
That Other Woman
1942Movie
Mrs. MacReady
Riding Through Nevada
1942Movie
Widow Humbolt
The Daring Young Man
1942Movie
Nurse
The Man in the Trunk
1942Movie
Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
The Living Ghost
1942Movie
Delia Phillips
Sweater Girl
1942Movie
Melinda
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942Movie
Ellie Bixby
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942Movie
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Henry and Dizzy
1942Movie
Mrs. Kilmer
In Old California
1942Movie
Mrs. Carson
The Corpse Vanishes
1942Movie
Fagah
My Favorite Blonde
1942Movie
Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942Movie
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
1942Movie
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941Movie
Elevator Passenger
They Died with Their Boots On
1941Movie
Nurse (uncredited)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941Movie
The Cleaning Lady
Dressed to Kill
1941Movie
Landlady
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941Movie
Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Accent on Love
1941Movie
Teresa Lombroso
Murder by Invitation
1941Movie
Maxine Denham
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941Movie
Murphy
A Man Betrayed
1941Movie
Librarian (uncredited)
Murder Among Friends
1941Movie
Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
1941Movie
Myrt
Arkansas Judge
1941Movie
Miranda Wolfson
San Francisco Docks
1940Movie
Landlady
No, No, Nanette
1940Movie
Woman in Airport
The Ape
1940Movie
Townswoman
Wildcat Bus
1940Movie
Old Maid (uncredited)
Boys of the City
1940Movie
Agnes
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940Movie
Mrs. Doolittle
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940Movie
Widow Gail
Missing Evidence
1939Movie
Amy, Housewife
Destry Rides Again
1939Movie
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Sabotage
1939Movie
(uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
1939Movie
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1939Movie
Mail-Order Bride
No Place to Go
1939Movie
Miss Rice
Golden Boy
1939Movie
Grocery Customer
Second Fiddle
1939Movie
Miss Bland, the School Principal
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939Movie
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939Movie
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939Movie
Miss Perch - a Nurse
Dramatic School
1938Movie
Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Frontier Scout
1938Movie
Helen
City Streets
1938Movie
Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
1938Movie
Maria
Air Devils
1938Movie
Margaret Price
The Lady in the Morgue
1938Movie
Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938Movie
Miss Grimley
Prison Nurse
1938Movie
Sutherland
Exiled to Shanghai
1937Movie
Claire
She Loved a Fireman
1937Movie
Nurse Purdy
Life Begins with Love
1937Movie
Mrs. Murphy
Behind the Mike
1937Movie
Mrs. Reilly
Ever Since Eve
1937Movie
Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
Love in a Bungalow
1937Movie
Mrs. Kester
The Go-Getter
1937Movie
Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937Movie
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Mountain Justice
1937Movie
Ella Crippen
Oh, Doctor
1937Movie
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Her Husband's Secretary
1937Movie
Miss Baldwin
Fury
1936Movie
Fanny (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
1936Movie
Parishioner (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
1936Movie
Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
His Night Out
1935Movie
Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
1935Movie
Italian Wife (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935Movie
Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934Movie
Wife
Sadie McKee
1934Movie
Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
1933Movie
Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933Movie
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)