Minerva Urecal
female

Born on September 20, 1894 (131 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

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
- no image
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
- no image
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

Music in Manhattan
as
Mrs. Smith, the 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
- no image
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

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



























































