
Una Merkel
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1903-12-10
- Died
- 1986-01-02
- Place of birth
- Covington, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Una Kohnfelder
Biography
Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.
Known For
TV Shows (8)

Climax!
1954
as Maud
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Rose Barton

Studio One
1948
as Parsis McHugh

Burke's Law
1963
as Miss Samantha Cartier / Clara Lovelace / Mrs. Thomas Barrett

DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Aladdin's Mother

The Bill Dana Show
1963

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Secretary

The Cara Williams Show
1964
Movies (102)

The Parent Trap
1961
as Verbena

Spinout
1966
as Violet Ranley

The Kentuckian
1955
as Sophie Wakefield

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)

Evelyn Prentice
1934
as Amy Drexel

Summer Magic
1963
as Mariah Popham

42nd Street
1933
as Lorraine Fleming

Cracked Nuts
1941
as Sharon Knight

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)

Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Ann Rutledge

Midnight Mary
1933
as Bunny

That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Summer and Smoke
1961
as Mrs. Winemiller

Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Sally

Destry Rides Again
1939
as Lily Belle

Saratoga
1937
as Fritzi Kiffmeyer

Bombshell
1933
as Mac

The Mating Game
1959
as Ma Larkin

Golden Girl
1951
as Mary Ann Crabtree

The Maltese Falcon
1931
as Effie Perrine

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

This Side of Heaven
1934
as Birdie

The Merry Widow
1934
as Queen Dolores

They Call It Sin
1932
as Dixie Dare

Checkers
1937
as Mamie Appleby

The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Ella

Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Flirt in Audience

Command Performance
1931
as Princess Katerina

Wicked
1931
as June

My Blue Heaven
1950
as Miss Irma Gilbert

Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Kitty Corbett

Reunion in Vienna
1933
as Ilsa Hinrich

Bundle of Joy
1956
as Mrs. Dugan

The Merry Widow
1952
as Kitty Riley

Born to Dance
1936
as Jenny Saks

I Love Melvin
1953
as Mom Schneider

The Bride Goes Wild
1948
as Miss Doberly

Speed
1936
as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson

Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Georgia Latham

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
as Gwen

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957
as Bertha

The Women in His Life
1933
as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons

Emergency Wedding
1950
as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist

Clear All Wires!
1933
as Dolly Winslow

On Borrowed Time
1939
as Marcia Giles

Comin' Round the Mountain
1940
as Belinda Watters

A Tiger Walks
1964
as Mrs. Watkins

True Confession
1937
as Daisy McClure

The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
as Miss Bedelia Baines

Man Wanted
1932
as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman

Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Julia

Private Lives
1931
as Sibyl Chase

Whistling in the Dark
1933
as Toby Van Buren

The Bank Dick
1940
as Myrtle Sousé

This Is the Army
1943
as Rose Dibble

Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Nancy Dorsey

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Slade Kinnicott

Aladdin
1958
as Aladdin's Mother

The Greer Case
1957
as Louise Hoagland

A Millionaire for Christy
1951
as Patsy Clifford

Huddle
1932
as Coach Malcolm

Murder in the Fleet
1935
as 'Toots' Timmons

It's in the Air
1935
as Alice Lane Churchill

It's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn

Beauty for Sale
1933
as Carol Merrick
We Went to College
1936
as Susan Standish

The Bat Whispers
1930
as Dale Van Gorder

With a Song in My Heart
1952
as Sister Marie

Riffraff
1936
as Lil

One New York Night
1935
as Phoebe

Four Girls in White
1939
as Gertie Robbins

Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
as Nan Clark

Day of Reckoning
1933
as Mamie

Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
as Glynnie

The Man from Texas
1948
as Widow Weeks

The Cat's-Paw
1934
as Petunia Pratt / Cobb

Men Are Such Fools
1932
as Molly

Her First Mate
1933
as Hattie

The Good Old Soak
1937
as Nellie

The Eyes of the World
1930
as Sybil LaGrange

The Secret Witness
1931
as Lois Martin

Kill the Umpire
1950
as Betty Johnson

Menu
1933
as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)

The Night Is Young
1935
as Fanni Kerner

Some Like It Hot
1939
as Flo Saunders

Paris Interlude
1934
as Cassie

Six Cylinder Love
1931
as Margaret Rogers

The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942
as Aunt Margaret Wentworth

The Bargain
1931
as Etta

Baby Face Harrington
1935
as Millicent

She Wanted a Millionaire
1932
as Mary Taylor

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944
as Patsy Wilkins

Daddy Long Legs
1931
as Sally McBride

The Girl Most Likely
1958
as Mother

Twin Beds
1942
as Lydia

Have a Heart
1934
as Joan O'Day

Double Date
1941
as Aunt Elsie Kirkland

The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Betty Merrick

Don't Bet on Women
1931
as Tallulah Hope
Quack Service
1943
as Daffy

To Heir Is Human
1944
as Una
About Una Merkel
Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles. With 110 credits spanning from 1930 to 1994, Una Merkel has appeared in 102 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Una Merkel Movies
- The Parent Trap (1961) — as Verbena
- Spinout (1966) — as Violet Ranley
- The Kentuckian (1955) — as Sophie Wakefield
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — as (archive footage)
- Evelyn Prentice (1934) — as Amy Drexel
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