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Minerva Urecal
Born · September 20, 1894
Died · February 26, 1966 (71 years old)
Known For: Acting
Place of Birth: Eureka, California, USA
Bio
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.
That Funny Feeling
Woman at Phone Booth
5.9
1965
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Kate Lindquist
6.9
1964
Petticoat Junction
Martha Winslow · (1 episode)
5.8
1963
Petticoat Junction
Martha Griffin · (1 episode)
5.8
1963
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Brenda
6.4
1962
Angel
(1 episode)
2.8
1960
Peter Gunn
Mother · (76 episodes)
6.5
1958
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
(14 episodes)
0.0
1958
Perry Mason
Landlady · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Perry Mason
Martha Glenhorn · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Ma Bowie · (4 episodes)
3.7
1956
Sudden Danger
Mrs. Kelly
5.3
1955
A Man Alone
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
5.7
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Busybody · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Double Jeopardy
Mrs. Kreesy
5.4
1955
Marty
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
7.4
1955
Two Gun Marshal
Mama Antonelli
0.0
1953
Meet Mr. McNutley
(76 episodes)
7.0
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
Mrs. Stuart
6.2
1953
She's Back on Broadway
Cleaning Lady
5.7
1953
Niagara
Mrs. McGrand
6.8
1953
Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
Lost in Alaska
Mrs. McGillicuddy
6.0
1952
Gobs and Gals
Mrs. Pursell
0.0
1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Mrs. Peabody
4.0
1952
Oklahoma Annie
Lottie Fling
8.0
1952
Harem Girl
Aniseh
5.0
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
(1 episode)
6.4
1951
The Raging Tide
Johnnie Mae Swanson
5.2
1951
Dear Brat
Neighbor (uncredited)
4.0
1951
The Awful Sleuth
Bert's Mother-In-Law
0.0
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1 episode)
4.5
1951
Stop That Cab
Lucy's Mother
0.0
1951
The Jackpot
Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
6.9
1950
The Gene Autry Show
(1 episode)
4.2
1950
The Arizona Cowboy
Cactus Kate Millican
0.0
1950
Quicksand
Landlady
6.1
1950
Side Street
Landlady
6.6
1950
His Baiting Beauty
Harry's Mother-in-Law
6.0
1950
Master Minds
Mrs. Hoskins
5.8
1949
Holiday in Havana
Mama Valdez
5.0
1949
Take One False Step
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
5.5
1949
Outcasts of the Trail
Abbie Rysen
0.0
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Train Passenger (uncredited)
6.8
1949
The Lovable Cheat
Virginie
3.0
1949
Family Honeymoon
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
5.7
1948
Sundown in Santa Fe
Ella Mae Watson
0.0
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Nellie Carter
6.0
1948
Good Sam
Mrs. Nelson
6.0
1948
Variety Time
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
0.0
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
6.7
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
0.0
1948
Secret Service Investigator
Mrs McGiven
6.0
1948
The Noose Hangs High
Husky Woman (uncredited)
6.8
1948
April Showers
Landlady (uncredited)
6.0
1948
Sitting Pretty
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
7.2
1948
Bowery Buckaroos
Kate T. Barlow
6.5
1947
The Lost Moment
Maria
6.5
1947
Cynthia
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
5.9
1947
Heartaches
Charwoman (uncredited)
5.2
1947
Hired Husband
Aunt Jessie
0.0
1947
Undercover Maisie
Cafe Cook
8.0
1947
Undercover Maisie
Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
8.0
1947
California
Emma (uncredited)
6.5
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
6.5
1947
Apache Rose
Felicia
6.2
1947
Andy Plays Hookey
Andy's Mother-in-Law
0.0
1946
Wake Up and Dream
Edna Lucash
6.5
1946
The Trap
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
6.7
1946
Sioux City Sue
Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
0.0
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
Woman in Ticket Line
4.0
1946
Without Reservations
Sue (uncredited)
6.2
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
Mama Lolita
4.0
1946
The Virginian
6.1
1946
The Dark Corner
Client Wife (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Partners in Time
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
6.0
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
Miss Mullins (uncredited)
5.0
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
Landlady (uncredited)
6.8
1945
Voice of the Whistler
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
5.7
1945
Sensation Hunters
Edna Rogers
4.7
1945
Men in Her Diary
Mrs. Braun
0.0
1945
State Fair
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Nora Brown
5.0
1945
A Bell for Adano
Italian Woman
5.7
1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Mama Rafferty
7.5
1945
A Medal for Benny
Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
4.5
1945
Salty O'Rourke
Saleslady (uncredited)
5.2
1945
The Kid Sister
Mrs. Wiggins
6.0
1945
Crazy Knights
Mrs. Benson
4.7
1944
One Mysterious Night
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
6.0
1944
The Mark of the Whistler
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
5.9
1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Abigail
4.0
1944
When Strangers Marry
Landlady (uncredited)
6.1
1944
Block Busters
Amelia Rogiet
0.0
1944
Louisiana Hayride
Ma Crocker
6.0
1944
Man from Frisco
Mrs. Allison
6.0
1944
Mr. Skeffington
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
6.7
1944
Bachelor Daze
Abigail O'Rourke
0.0
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
6.0
1944
Dangerous Blondes
Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
6.0
1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Miss Clabber (uncredited)
0.0
1943
So This Is Washington
Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
4.8
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Hilda
4.2
1943
Hit the Ice
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
5.9
1943
Quiet Please, Murder
Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
6.8
1943
Dixie Dugan
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
5.0
1943
The Ape Man
Agatha Brewster
4.2
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Miss Billings
5.5
1943
Something to Shout About
Mrs. Starretton
5.8
1943
Kid Dynamite
Judge
6.6
1943
The Powers Girl
Maggie (uncredited)
6.5
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
7.5
1943
They Stooge to Conga
Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
7.0
1943
That Other Woman
Mrs. MacReady
5.5
1942
Riding Through Nevada
Widow Humbolt
0.0
1942
The Daring Young Man
Nurse
4.3
1942
The Man in the Trunk
Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
0.0
1942
The Living Ghost
Delia Phillips
4.3
1942
Sweater Girl
Melinda
4.0
1942
Sons of the Pioneers
Ellie Bixby
0.0
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
0.0
1942
Henry and Dizzy
Mrs. Kilmer
0.0
1942
In Old California
Mrs. Carson
5.1
1942
The Corpse Vanishes
Fagah
4.2
1942
My Favorite Blonde
Stone-Faced Woman
6.4
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
Housekeeper (uncredited)
4.0
1942
Lady for a Night
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
5.2
1942
Marry the Boss's Daughter
Elevator Passenger
0.0
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Nurse (uncredited)
6.6
1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
The Cleaning Lady
6.9
1941
Dressed to Kill
Landlady
6.4
1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Head of Reform School (uncredited)
6.1
1941
Accent on Love
Teresa Lombroso
6.0
1941
Murder by Invitation
Maxine Denham
5.6
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Murphy
0.0
1941
A Man Betrayed
Librarian (uncredited)
5.4
1941
Murder Among Friends
Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
0.0
1941
Golden Hoofs
Myrt
7.0
1941
Arkansas Judge
Miranda Wolfson
0.0
1941
San Francisco Docks
Landlady
6.0
1940
No, No, Nanette
Woman in Airport
6.0
1940
The Ape
Townswoman
4.9
1940
Wildcat Bus
Old Maid (uncredited)
4.6
1940
Boys of the City
Agnes
5.4
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Mrs. Doolittle
4.5
1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Widow Gail
0.0
1940
Missing Evidence
Amy, Housewife
5.0
1939
Destry Rides Again
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
7.2
1939
Sabotage
(uncredited)
7.0
1939
Dancing Co-Ed
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
6.2
1939
Maid to Order
Mail-Order Bride
0.0
1939
No Place to Go
Miss Rice
6.0
1939
Golden Boy
Grocery Customer
6.4
1939
Second Fiddle
Miss Bland, the School Principal
4.5
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
5.7
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
6.7
1939
Four Girls in White
Miss Perch - a Nurse
6.3
1939
Dramatic School
Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
6.2
1938
Frontier Scout
Helen
4.5
1938
City Streets
Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
0.0
1938
The Devil's Party
Maria
5.5
1938
Air Devils
Margaret Price
3.0
1938
The Lady in the Morgue
Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
6.0
1938
Start Cheering
Miss Grimley
7.0
1938
Prison Nurse
Sutherland
5.1
1938
Exiled to Shanghai
Claire
4.9
1937
She Loved a Fireman
Nurse Purdy
6.0
1937
Life Begins with Love
Mrs. Murphy
5.0
1937
Behind the Mike
Mrs. Reilly
0.0
1937
Ever Since Eve
Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
5.8
1937
The Go-Getter
Cappy Ricks' Secretary
5.8
1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
6.7
1937
Mountain Justice
Ella Crippen
5.5
1937
Oh, Doctor
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
0.0
1937
Her Husband's Secretary
Miss Baldwin
5.0
1937
Fury
Fanny (uncredited)
7.5
1936
Three Godfathers
Parishioner (uncredited)
6.8
1936
Love on a Bet
Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
7.0
1936
His Night Out
Wife (uncredited)
0.0
1935
Here Comes the Band
Italian Wife (uncredited)
5.0
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
5.9
1935
Student Tour
Wife
5.0
1934
Sadie McKee
Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
7.0
1934
Meet the Baron
Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
4.3
1933
Bombshell
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
6.5
1933