Minerva Urecal
Acting
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.
Known for
Acting188
movieHalloween Monster Bash
1991
Fagah (archive footage)
movieThat Funny Feeling
1965
Woman at Phone Booth
movie7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Kate Lindquist
tvPetticoat Junction
1963
Martha Winslow / Martha Griffin
tvPeter Gunn
1958
Mother
tvPerry Mason
1957
Landlady / Martha Glenhorn
movieSudden Danger
1955
Mrs. Kelly
movieA Man Alone
1955
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
tvAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Busybody
movieDouble Jeopardy
1955
Mrs. Kreesy
movieMarty
1955
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
movieTwo Gun Marshal
1953
Mama Antonelli
tvThe Danny Thomas Show
1953
Mrs. Enright
movieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953
Mrs. Stuart
movieShe's Back on Broadway
1953
Cleaning Lady
movieNiagara
1953
Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
tvThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Indian Woman / Singing Student / Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
movieLost in Alaska
1952
Mrs. McGillicuddy
movieGobs and Gals
1952
Mrs. Pursell
movieAaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
Mrs. Peabody
movieOklahoma Annie
1952
Lottie Fling
movieHarem Girl
1952
Aniseh
movieThe Raging Tide
1951
Johnnie Mae Swanson
movieDear Brat
1951
Neighbor (uncredited)
movieThe Awful Sleuth
1951
Bert's Mother-In-Law
movieStop That Cab
1951
Lucy's Mother
movieThe Jackpot
1950
Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
movieThe Arizona Cowboy
1950
Cactus Kate Millican
movieQuicksand
1950
Landlady
movieSide Street
1950
Landlady
movieHis Baiting Beauty
1950
Harry's Mother-in-Law
movieMaster Minds
1949
Mrs. Hoskins
movieHoliday in Havana
1949
Mama Valdez
movieTake One False Step
1949
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
movieOutcasts of the Trail
1949
Abbie Rysen
movieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
Train Passenger (uncredited)
movieThe Lovable Cheat
1949
Virginie
movieFamily Honeymoon
1948
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
movieSundown in Santa Fe
1948
Ella Mae Watson
movieThe Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
Nellie Carter
movieGood Sam
1948
Mrs. Nelson
movieVariety Time
1948
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
movieNight Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
movieMarshal of Amarillo
1948
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
movieSecret Service Investigator
1948
Mrs McGiven
movieThe Noose Hangs High
1948
Husky Woman (uncredited)
movieApril Showers
1948
Landlady (uncredited)
movieSitting Pretty
1948
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
movieBowery Buckaroos
1947
Kate T. Barlow
movieCynthia
1947
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
movieHeartaches
1947
Charwoman (uncredited)
movieHired Husband
1947
Aunt Jessie
movieUndercover Maisie
1947
Cafe Cook / Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
movieCalifornia
1947
Emma (uncredited)
movieApache Rose
1947
Felicia
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
Andy's Mother-in-Law
movieWake Up and Dream
1946
Edna Lucash
movieThe Trap
1946
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
movieSioux City Sue
1946
Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
movieThe Well Groomed Bride
1946
Woman in Ticket Line
movieWithout Reservations
1946
Sue (uncredited)
movieRainbow Over Texas
1946
Mama Lolita
movieThe Dark Corner
1946
Client Wife (uncredited)
moviePartners in Time
1946
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
movieBreakfast in Hollywood
1946
Miss Mullins (uncredited)
movieThe Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Landlady (uncredited)
movieVoice of the Whistler
1945
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
movieSensation Hunters
1945
Edna Rogers
movieMen in Her Diary
1945
Mrs. Braun
movieState Fair
1945
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
movieMr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
Nora Brown
movieA Bell for Adano
1945
Italian Woman
movieWanderer of the Wasteland
1945
Mama Rafferty
movieA Medal for Benny
1945
Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
movieSalty O'Rourke
1945
Saleslady (uncredited)
movieThe Kid Sister
1945
Mrs. Wiggins
movieCrazy Knights
1944
Mrs. Benson
movieOne Mysterious Night
1944
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
movieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
movieMusic in Manhattan
1944
Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
movieWhen Strangers Marry
1944
Landlady (uncredited)
movieBlock Busters
1944
Amelia Rogiet
movieLouisiana Hayride
1944
Ma Crocker
movieMan from Frisco
1944
Mrs. Allison
movieMr. Skeffington
1944
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944
Abigail O'Rourke
movieThe Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
movieDangerous Blondes
1943
Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
moviePitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
Miss Clabber (uncredited)
movieSo This Is Washington
1943
Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
movieHit the Ice
1943
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
movieQuiet Please, Murder
1943
Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
movieDixie Dugan
1943
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
movieThe Ape Man
1943
Agatha Brewster
movieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
Miss Billings
movieSomething to Shout About
1943
Mrs. Starretton
movieThe Powers Girl
1943
Maggie (uncredited)
movieShadow of a Doubt
1943
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
movieThey Stooge to Conga
1943
Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
movieThat Other Woman
1942
Mrs. MacReady
movieRiding Through Nevada
1942
Widow Humbolt
movieThe Man in the Trunk
1942
Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
movieThe Living Ghost
1942
Delia Phillips
movieSweater Girl
1942
Melinda
movieThe Sons of the Pioneers
1942
Ellie Bixby
movieBeyond the Blue Horizon
1942
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
movieHenry and Dizzy
1942
Mrs. Kilmer
movieIn Old California
1942
Mrs. Carson
movieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
movieA Tragedy at Midnight
1942
Housekeeper (uncredited)
movieLady for a Night
1942
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
Elevator Passenger
movieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
Nurse (uncredited)
movieNever Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
The Cleaning Lady
movieDressed to Kill
1941
Landlady
movieBowery Blitzkrieg
1941
Head of Reform School (uncredited)
movieAccent on Love
1941
Teresa Lombroso
movieMurder by Invitation
1941
Maxine Denham
movieA Man Betrayed
1941
Librarian (uncredited)
movieMurder Among Friends
1941
Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
movieArkansas Judge
1941
Miranda Wolfson
movieSan Francisco Docks
1940
Landlady
movieNo, No, Nanette
1940
Woman in Airport
movieThe Ape
1940
Townswoman
movieWildcat Bus
1940
Old Maid (uncredited)
movieYou Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
Mrs. Doolittle
movieMissing Evidence
1939
Amy, Housewife
movieDestry Rides Again
1939
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
movieSabotage
1939
(uncredited)
movieDancing Co-Ed
1939
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1939
Mail-Order Bride
movieNo Place to Go
1939
Miss Rice
movieGolden Boy
1939
Grocery Customer
movieSecond Fiddle
1939
Miss Bland, the School Principal
movieYou Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
movieFour Girls in White
1939
Miss Perch - a Nurse
movieDramatic School
1938
Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
movieCity Streets
1938
Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
movieAir Devils
1938
Margaret Price
movieThe Lady in the Morgue
1938
Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
movieStart Cheering
1938
Miss Grimley
moviePrison Nurse
1938
Sutherland
movieShe Loved a Fireman
1937
Nurse Purdy
movieLife Begins with Love
1937
Mrs. Murphy
movieBehind the Mike
1937
Mrs. Reilly
movieEver Since Eve
1937
Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
movieLove in a Bungalow
1937
Mrs. Kester
movieThe Go-Getter
1937
Cappy Ricks' Secretary
movieCharlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
movieMountain Justice
1937
Ella Crippen
movieOh, Doctor
1937
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
movieHer Husband's Secretary
1937
Miss Baldwin
movieFury
1936
Fanny (uncredited)
movieThree Godfathers
1936
Parishioner (uncredited)
movieLove on a Bet
1936
Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
movieHis Night Out
1935
Wife (uncredited)
movieHere Comes the Band
1935
Italian Wife (uncredited)
movieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
movieSadie McKee
1934
Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
movieMeet the Baron
1933
Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
movieBombshell
1933
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)