Minerva Urecal
female

Born on September 20, 1894 (130 years old)
Passed Away on February 26, 1966
From Eureka, California, USA
Known for Acting
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.
Cast Credits
- 1965
- 1964
- 1963
- 1962
- 1960
- 1958
- 1957
- 1956
- 1955
- 1953
- 1952
Harem Girl
as
Aniseh
1952
Oklahoma Annie
as
Lottie Fling
1952
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Gobs and Gals
as
Mrs. Pursell
1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as
Mrs. Peabody
1952
Lost in Alaska
as
Mrs. McGillicuddy
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as
Indian Woman
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as
Singing Student
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as
Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
1952
- 1951
- 1950
- 1949
- 1948
Family Honeymoon
as
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
1948
Sitting Pretty
as
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
1948
April Showers
as
Landlady (uncredited)
1948
Sundown in Santa Fe
as
Ella Mae Watson
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
as
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
1948
Good Sam
as
Mrs. Nelson
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as
Nellie Carter
1948
Variety Time
as
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
1948
The Noose Hangs High
as
Husky Woman (uncredited)
1948
Secret Service Investigator
as
Mrs McGiven
1948
- 1947
The Lost Moment
as
Maria
1947
Cynthia
as
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
1947
Apache Rose
as
Felicia
1947
Bowery Buckaroos
as
Kate T. Barlow
1947
Undercover Maisie
as
Cafe Cook
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
California
as
Emma (uncredited)
1947
Undercover Maisie
as
Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
1947
Hired Husband
as
Aunt Jessie
1947
Heartaches
as
Charwoman (uncredited)
1947
- 1946
Without Reservations
as
Sue (uncredited)
1946
The Trap
as
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
1946
Sioux City Sue
as
Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1946
Wake Up and Dream
as
Edna Lucash
1946
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Andy Plays Hookey
as
Andy's Mother-in-Law
1946
The Virginian
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
as
Miss Mullins (uncredited)
1946
Partners in Time
as
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
as
Mama Lolita
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
as
Woman in Ticket Line
1946
The Dark Corner
as
Client Wife (uncredited)
1946
- 1945
Salty O'Rourke
as
Saleslady (uncredited)
1945
State Fair
as
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as
Mama Rafferty
1945
The Kid Sister
as
Mrs. Wiggins
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as
Nora Brown
1945
A Medal for Benny
as
Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
as
Landlady (uncredited)
1945
Sensation Hunters
as
Edna Rogers
1945
Voice of the Whistler
as
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
1945
Men in Her Diary
as
Mrs. Braun
1945
A Bell for Adano
as
Italian Woman
1945
- 1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
1944
Louisiana Hayride
as
Ma Crocker
1944
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Bachelor Daze
as
Abigail O'Rourke
1944
Crazy Knights
as
Mrs. Benson
1944
The Mark of the Whistler
as
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
1944
Moonlight and Cactus
as
Abigail
1944
Man from Frisco
as
Mrs. Allison
1944
Mr. Skeffington
as
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
1944
One Mysterious Night
as
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
1944
Block Busters
as
Amelia Rogiet
1944
When Strangers Marry
as
Landlady (uncredited)
1944
- 1943
The Ape Man
as
Agatha Brewster
1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as
Miss Clabber (uncredited)
1943
They Stooge to Conga
as
Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943
The Powers Girl
as
Maggie (uncredited)
1943
So This Is Washington
as
Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
as
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
1943
Dixie Dugan
as
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
as
Miss Billings
1943
Dangerous Blondes
as
Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943
Quiet Please, Murder
as
Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
1943
Kid Dynamite
as
Judge
1943
Something to Shout About
as
Mrs. Starretton
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
as
Hilda
1943
Hit the Ice
as
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
1943
- 1942
The Corpse Vanishes
as
Fagah
1942
The Living Ghost
as
Delia Phillips
1942
Lady for a Night
as
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
as
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942
Sweater Girl
as
Melinda
1942
My Favorite Blonde
as
Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
1942
That Other Woman
as
Mrs. MacReady
1942
The Daring Young Man
as
Nurse
1942
Henry and Dizzy
as
Mrs. Kilmer
1942
The Man in the Trunk
as
Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
1942
Riding Through Nevada
as
Widow Humbolt
1942
Sons of the Pioneers
as
Ellie Bixby
1942
In Old California
as
Mrs. Carson
1942
- 1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as
The Cleaning Lady
1941
A Man Betrayed
as
Librarian (uncredited)
1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as
Head of Reform School (uncredited)
1941
Murder Among Friends
as
Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
1941
Accent on Love
as
Teresa Lombroso
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as
Murphy
1941
Arkansas Judge
as
Miranda Wolfson
1941
Dressed to Kill
as
Landlady
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
as
Nurse (uncredited)
1941
Murder by Invitation
as
Maxine Denham
1941
Golden Hoofs
as
Myrt
1941
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Marry the Boss's Daughter
as
Elevator Passenger
1941
- 1940
- 1939
No Place to Go
as
Miss Rice
1939
Four Girls in White
as
Miss Perch - a Nurse
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
1939
Second Fiddle
as
Miss Bland, the School Principal
1939
Golden Boy
as
Grocery Customer
1939
Destry Rides Again
as
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
1939
Missing Evidence
as
Amy, Housewife
1939
Dancing Co-Ed
as
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Sabotage
as
(uncredited)
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
- no image
Maid to Order
as
Mail-Order Bride
1939
- 1938
- 1937
- no image
Exiled to Shanghai
as
Claire
1937
Ever Since Eve
as
Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
1937
Mountain Justice
as
Ella Crippen
1937
Her Husband's Secretary
as
Miss Baldwin
1937
She Loved a Fireman
as
Nurse Purdy
1937
Oh, Doctor
as
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
1937
Life Begins with Love
as
Mrs. Murphy
1937
The Go-Getter
as
Cappy Ricks' Secretary
1937
Behind the Mike
as
Mrs. Reilly
1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
1937
- no image
Love in a Bungalow
as
Mrs. Kester
1937
- 1936
- 1935
- 1934
- 1933