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 Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Ma Bowie
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Indian Woman / Singing Student / Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
Angel
1960
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Movies (174)
Niagara
1953
as Mrs. McGrand
Marty
1955
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Start Cheering
1938
as Miss Grimley
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Fury
1936
as Fanny (uncredited)
Cynthia
1947
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
The Jackpot
1950
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Sue (uncredited)
The Virginian
1946
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Myrt
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Old Maid (uncredited)
California
1947
as Emma (uncredited)
Oh, Doctor
1937
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Dear Brat
1951
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Landlady
Side Street
1950
as Landlady
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934
as Wife
Good Sam
1948
as Mrs. Nelson
The Trap
1946
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
In Old California
1942
as Mrs. Carson
Second Fiddle
1939
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
Golden Boy
1939
as Grocery Customer
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Mrs. Braun
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Abbie Rysen
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Judge
Three Godfathers
1936
as Parishioner (uncredited)
April Showers
1948
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
1946
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1945
as Edna Rogers
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Brenda
Sudden Danger
1955
as Mrs. Kelly
Bombshell
1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
The Raging Tide
1951
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Woman in Airport
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Italian Woman
State Fair
1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Heartaches
1947
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Air Devils
1938
as Margaret Price
Missing Evidence
1939
as Amy, Housewife
Mountain Justice
1937
as Ella Crippen
Hit the Ice
1943
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Miss Billings
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Landlady (uncredited)
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Mrs. Kreesy
Take One False Step
1949
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cafe Cook / Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
Life Begins with Love
1937
as Mrs. Murphy
Sadie McKee
1934
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Mrs. Pursell
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
A Man Alone
1955
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Man from Frisco
1944
as Mrs. Allison
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Kate Lindquist
Quicksand
1950
as Landlady
The Kid Sister
1945
as Mrs. Wiggins
Accent on Love
1941
as Teresa Lombroso
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
The Living Ghost
1942
as Delia Phillips
So This Is Washington
1943
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Prison Nurse
1938
as Sutherland
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Librarian (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
1942
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
No Place to Go
1939
as Miss Rice
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
as The Cleaning Lady
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth
Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Hilda
The Powers Girl
1943
as Maggie (uncredited)
His Night Out
1935
as Wife (uncredited)
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Cactus Kate Millican
Block Busters
1944
as Amelia Rogiet
The Daring Young Man
1942
as Nurse
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Landlady
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Virginie
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Saleslady (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Sweater Girl
1942
as Melinda
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Mrs. Kilmer
The Devil's Party
1938
as Maria
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Mrs. Stuart
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Fagah
Hired Husband
1947
as Aunt Jessie
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Lottie Fling
Boys of the City
1940
as Agnes
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
as Mama Rafferty
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Murphy
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
Holiday in Havana
1949
as Mama Valdez
The Ape
1940
as Townswoman
The Ape Man
1943
as Agatha Brewster
Four Girls in White
1939
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Dramatic School
1938
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Murder by Invitation
1941
as Maxine Denham
The Lost Moment
1947
as Maria
Variety Time
1948
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
Master Minds
1949
as Mrs. Hoskins
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
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
- Niagara (1953) — as Mrs. McGrand
- Marty (1955) — as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
- The Go-Getter (1937) — as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
- Start Cheering (1938) — as Miss Grimley
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