Minerva Urecal
Born
September 20, 1894
Died
February 26, 1966 (71 years old)
Known For
Acting
Place of Birth
Eureka, California, USA
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
1965

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Kate Lindquist
1964

Petticoat Junction
Martha Winslow · (1 episode)
1963

Petticoat Junction
Martha Griffin · (1 episode)
1963

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Brenda
1962

Angel
(1 episode)
1960

Peter Gunn
Mother · (76 episodes)
1958
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
(14 episodes)
1958

Perry Mason
Landlady · (1 episode)
1957

Perry Mason
Martha Glenhorn · (1 episode)
1957

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Ma Bowie · (4 episodes)
1956

Sudden Danger
Mrs. Kelly
1955

A Man Alone
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
1955

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Busybody · (1 episode)
1955

Double Jeopardy
Mrs. Kreesy
1955

Marty
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
1955

Two Gun Marshal
Mama Antonelli
1953
Meet Mr. McNutley
(76 episodes)
1953

Woman They Almost Lynched
Mrs. Stuart
1953

She's Back on Broadway
Cleaning Lady
1953

Niagara
Mrs. McGrand
1953

The Abbott and Costello Show
Indian Woman · (1 episode)
1952

The Abbott and Costello Show
Singing Student · (1 episode)
1952

The Abbott and Costello Show
Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment · (1 episode)
1952

Cavalcade of America
(1 episode)
1952

Lost in Alaska
Mrs. McGillicuddy
1952
Gobs and Gals
Mrs. Pursell
1952

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Mrs. Peabody
1952

Oklahoma Annie
Lottie Fling
1952

Harem Girl
Aniseh
1952

The Roy Rogers Show
(1 episode)
1951

The Raging Tide
Johnnie Mae Swanson
1951

Dear Brat
Neighbor (uncredited)
1951

The Awful Sleuth
Bert's Mother-In-Law
1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
(1 episode)
1951

Stop That Cab
Lucy's Mother
1951

The Jackpot
Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
1950

The Gene Autry Show
(1 episode)
1950

The Arizona Cowboy
Cactus Kate Millican
1950

Quicksand
Landlady
1950

Side Street
Landlady
1950

His Baiting Beauty
Harry's Mother-in-Law
1950

Master Minds
Mrs. Hoskins
1949

Holiday in Havana
Mama Valdez
1949

Take One False Step
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1949

Outcasts of the Trail
Abbie Rysen
1949

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1949

The Lovable Cheat
Virginie
1949

Family Honeymoon
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
1948

Sundown in Santa Fe
Ella Mae Watson
1948

The Strange Mrs. Crane
Nellie Carter
1948

Good Sam
Mrs. Nelson
1948

Variety Time
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
1948

Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
1948

Marshal of Amarillo
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
1948

Secret Service Investigator
Mrs McGiven
1948

The Noose Hangs High
Husky Woman (uncredited)
1948

April Showers
Landlady (uncredited)
1948

Sitting Pretty
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
1948

Bowery Buckaroos
Kate T. Barlow
1947

The Lost Moment
Maria
1947

Cynthia
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
1947

Heartaches
Charwoman (uncredited)
1947

Hired Husband
Aunt Jessie
1947

Undercover Maisie
Cafe Cook
1947

Undercover Maisie
Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
1947

California
Emma (uncredited)
1947

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947

Apache Rose
Felicia
1947
Andy Plays Hookey
Andy's Mother-in-Law
1946

Wake Up and Dream
Edna Lucash
1946

The Trap
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
1946

Sioux City Sue
Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1946

The Well Groomed Bride
Woman in Ticket Line
1946

Without Reservations
Sue (uncredited)
1946

Rainbow Over Texas
Mama Lolita
1946

The Virginian
1946

The Dark Corner
Client Wife (uncredited)
1946

Partners in Time
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
1946

Breakfast in Hollywood
Miss Mullins (uncredited)
1946

The Bells of St. Mary's
Landlady (uncredited)
1945

Voice of the Whistler
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
1945

Sensation Hunters
Edna Rogers
1945

Men in Her Diary
Mrs. Braun
1945

State Fair
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
1945

Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Nora Brown
1945

A Bell for Adano
Italian Woman
1945

Wanderer of the Wasteland
Mama Rafferty
1945

A Medal for Benny
Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
1945

Salty O'Rourke
Saleslady (uncredited)
1945

The Kid Sister
Mrs. Wiggins
1945

Crazy Knights
Mrs. Benson
1944

One Mysterious Night
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
1944

The Mark of the Whistler
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
1944

Moonlight and Cactus
Abigail
1944

When Strangers Marry
Landlady (uncredited)
1944

Block Busters
Amelia Rogiet
1944

Louisiana Hayride
Ma Crocker
1944

Man from Frisco
Mrs. Allison
1944

Mr. Skeffington
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
1944
Bachelor Daze
Abigail O'Rourke
1944

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
1944

Dangerous Blondes
Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Miss Clabber (uncredited)
1943

So This Is Washington
Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
1943

Ghosts on the Loose
Hilda
1943

Hit the Ice
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
1943

Quiet Please, Murder
Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
1943

Dixie Dugan
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
1943

The Ape Man
Agatha Brewster
1943

Keep 'Em Slugging
Miss Billings
1943

Something to Shout About
Mrs. Starretton
1943

Kid Dynamite
Judge
1943

The Powers Girl
Maggie (uncredited)
1943

Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
1943

They Stooge to Conga
Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943

That Other Woman
Mrs. MacReady
1942

Riding Through Nevada
Widow Humbolt
1942

The Daring Young Man
Nurse
1942

The Man in the Trunk
Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
1942

The Living Ghost
Delia Phillips
1942

Sweater Girl
Melinda
1942

Sons of the Pioneers
Ellie Bixby
1942

Beyond the Blue Horizon
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
1942

Henry and Dizzy
Mrs. Kilmer
1942

In Old California
Mrs. Carson
1942

The Corpse Vanishes
Fagah
1942

My Favorite Blonde
Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
1942

A Tragedy at Midnight
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942

Lady for a Night
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
1942
Marry the Boss's Daughter
Elevator Passenger
1941

They Died with Their Boots On
Nurse (uncredited)
1941

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
The Cleaning Lady
1941

Dressed to Kill
Landlady
1941

Bowery Blitzkrieg
Head of Reform School (uncredited)
1941

Accent on Love
Teresa Lombroso
1941

Murder by Invitation
Maxine Denham
1941

The Cowboy and the Blonde
Murphy
1941

A Man Betrayed
Librarian (uncredited)
1941

Murder Among Friends
Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
1941

Golden Hoofs
Myrt
1941

Arkansas Judge
Miranda Wolfson
1941

San Francisco Docks
Landlady
1940

No, No, Nanette
Woman in Airport
1940

The Ape
Townswoman
1940

Wildcat Bus
Old Maid (uncredited)
1940

Boys of the City
Agnes
1940

You Can't Fool Your Wife
Mrs. Doolittle
1940

The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Widow Gail
1940

Missing Evidence
Amy, Housewife
1939

Destry Rides Again
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
1939

Sabotage
(uncredited)
1939

Dancing Co-Ed
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1939
Maid to Order
Mail-Order Bride
1939

No Place to Go
Miss Rice
1939

Golden Boy
Grocery Customer
1939

Second Fiddle
Miss Bland, the School Principal
1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
1939

Four Girls in White
Miss Perch - a Nurse
1939

Dramatic School
Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
1938

Frontier Scout
Helen
1938

City Streets
Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
1938

The Devil's Party
Maria
1938

Air Devils
Margaret Price
1938

The Lady in the Morgue
Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
1938

Start Cheering
Miss Grimley
1938

Prison Nurse
Sutherland
1938
Exiled to Shanghai
Claire
1937

She Loved a Fireman
Nurse Purdy
1937

Life Begins with Love
Mrs. Murphy
1937

Behind the Mike
Mrs. Reilly
1937

Ever Since Eve
Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
1937
Love in a Bungalow
Mrs. Kester
1937

The Go-Getter
Cappy Ricks' Secretary
1937

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
1937

Mountain Justice
Ella Crippen
1937

Oh, Doctor
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
1937

Her Husband's Secretary
Miss Baldwin
1937

Fury
Fanny (uncredited)
1936

Three Godfathers
Parishioner (uncredited)
1936

Love on a Bet
Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
1936

His Night Out
Wife (uncredited)
1935

Here Comes the Band
Italian Wife (uncredited)
1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze
Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
1935

Student Tour
Wife
1934

Sadie McKee
Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
1934

Meet the Baron
Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
1933

Bombshell
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
1933