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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.
Woman at Phone Booth
5.9
1965
Kate Lindquist
6.9
1964
Martha Winslow · (1 episode)
5.8
1963
Martha Griffin · (1 episode)
5.8
1963
Brenda
6.4
1962
(1 episode)
2.8
1960
Mother · (76 episodes)
6.5
1958
(14 episodes)
0.0
1958
Landlady · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Martha Glenhorn · (1 episode)
7.7
1957
Ma Bowie · (4 episodes)
3.7
1956
Mrs. Kelly
5.3
1955
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
5.7
1955
Busybody · (1 episode)
7.7
1955
Mrs. Kreesy
5.4
1955
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
7.4
1955
Mama Antonelli
0.0
1953
(76 episodes)
7.0
1953
Mrs. Stuart
6.2
1953
Cleaning Lady
5.7
1953
Mrs. McGrand
6.8
1953
(1 episode)
3.5
1952
Mrs. McGillicuddy
6.0
1952
Mrs. Pursell
0.0
1952
Mrs. Peabody
4.0
1952
Lottie Fling
8.0
1952
Aniseh
5.0
1952
(1 episode)
6.4
1951
Johnnie Mae Swanson
5.2
1951
Neighbor (uncredited)
4.0
1951
Bert's Mother-In-Law
0.0
1951
(1 episode)
4.5
1951
Lucy's Mother
0.0
1951
Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
6.9
1950
(1 episode)
4.2
1950
Cactus Kate Millican
0.0
1950
Landlady
6.1
1950
Landlady
6.6
1950
Harry's Mother-in-Law
6.0
1950
Mrs. Hoskins
5.8
1949
Mama Valdez
5.0
1949
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
5.5
1949
Abbie Rysen
0.0
1949
Train Passenger (uncredited)
6.8
1949
Virginie
3.0
1949
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
5.7
1948
Ella Mae Watson
0.0
1948
Nellie Carter
6.0
1948
Mrs. Nelson
6.0
1948
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
0.0
1948
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
6.7
1948
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
0.0
1948
Mrs McGiven
6.0
1948
Husky Woman (uncredited)
6.8
1948
Landlady (uncredited)
6.0
1948
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
7.2
1948
Kate T. Barlow
6.5
1947
Maria
6.5
1947
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
5.9
1947
Charwoman (uncredited)
5.2
1947
Aunt Jessie
0.0
1947
Cafe Cook
8.0
1947
Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
8.0
1947
Emma (uncredited)
6.5
1947
6.5
1947
Felicia
6.2
1947
Andy's Mother-in-Law
0.0
1946
Edna Lucash
6.5
1946
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
6.7
1946
Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
0.0
1946
Woman in Ticket Line
4.0
1946
Sue (uncredited)
6.2
1946
Mama Lolita
4.0
1946
6.1
1946
Client Wife (uncredited)
6.6
1946
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
6.0
1946
Miss Mullins (uncredited)
5.0
1946
Landlady (uncredited)
6.8
1945
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
5.7
1945
Edna Rogers
4.7
1945
Mrs. Braun
0.0
1945
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
6.6
1945
Nora Brown
5.0
1945
Italian Woman
5.7
1945
Mama Rafferty
7.5
1945
Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
4.5
1945
Saleslady (uncredited)
5.2
1945
Mrs. Wiggins
6.0
1945
Mrs. Benson
4.7
1944
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
6.0
1944
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
5.9
1944
Abigail
4.0
1944
Landlady (uncredited)
6.1
1944
Amelia Rogiet
0.0
1944
Ma Crocker
6.0
1944
Mrs. Allison
6.0
1944
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
6.7
1944
Abigail O'Rourke
0.0
1944
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
6.0
1944
Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
6.0
1943
Miss Clabber (uncredited)
0.0
1943
Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
4.8
1943
Hilda
4.2
1943
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
5.9
1943
Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
6.8
1943
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
5.0
1943
Agatha Brewster
4.2
1943
Miss Billings
5.5
1943
Mrs. Starretton
5.8
1943
Judge
6.6
1943
Maggie (uncredited)
6.5
1943
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
7.5
1943
Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
7.0
1943
Mrs. MacReady
5.5
1942
Widow Humbolt
0.0
1942
Nurse
4.3
1942
Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
0.0
1942
Delia Phillips
4.3
1942
Melinda
4.0
1942
Ellie Bixby
0.0
1942
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
0.0
1942
Mrs. Kilmer
0.0
1942
Mrs. Carson
5.1
1942
Fagah
4.2
1942
Stone-Faced Woman
6.4
1942
Housekeeper (uncredited)
4.0
1942
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
5.2
1942
Elevator Passenger
0.0
1941
Nurse (uncredited)
6.6
1941
The Cleaning Lady
6.9
1941
Landlady
6.4
1941
Head of Reform School (uncredited)
6.1
1941
Teresa Lombroso
6.0
1941
Maxine Denham
5.6
1941
Murphy
0.0
1941
Librarian (uncredited)
5.4
1941
Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
0.0
1941
Myrt
7.0
1941
Miranda Wolfson
0.0
1941
Landlady
6.0
1940
Woman in Airport
6.0
1940
Townswoman
4.9
1940
Old Maid (uncredited)
4.6
1940
Agnes
5.4
1940
Mrs. Doolittle
4.5
1940
Widow Gail
0.0
1940
Amy, Housewife
5.0
1939
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
7.2
1939
(uncredited)
7.0
1939
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
6.2
1939
Mail-Order Bride
0.0
1939
Miss Rice
6.0
1939
Grocery Customer
6.4
1939
Miss Bland, the School Principal
4.5
1939
5.7
1939
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
6.7
1939
Miss Perch - a Nurse
6.3
1939
Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
6.2
1938
Helen
4.5
1938
Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
0.0
1938
Maria
5.5
1938
Margaret Price
3.0
1938
Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
6.0
1938
Miss Grimley
7.0
1938
Sutherland
5.1
1938
Claire
4.9
1937
Nurse Purdy
6.0
1937
Mrs. Murphy
5.0
1937
Mrs. Reilly
0.0
1937
Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
5.8
1937
Cappy Ricks' Secretary
5.8
1937
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
6.7
1937
Ella Crippen
5.5
1937
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
0.0
1937
Miss Baldwin
5.0
1937
Fanny (uncredited)
7.5
1936
Parishioner (uncredited)
6.8
1936
Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
7.0
1936
Wife (uncredited)
0.0
1935
Italian Wife (uncredited)
5.0
1935
Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
5.9
1935
Wife
5.0
1934
Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
7.0
1934
Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
4.3
1933
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
6.5
1933