Minerva Urecal
ActorA 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR174
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Fagah (archive footage)
That Funny Feeling
1965
Woman at Phone Booth
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Kate Lindquist
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Brenda
Double Jeopardy
1955
Mrs. Kreesy
Sudden Danger
1955
Mrs. Kelly
Marty
1955
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
A Man Alone
1955
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Niagara
1953
Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
She's Back on Broadway
1953
Cleaning Lady
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
Mrs. Stuart
Two Gun Marshal
1953
Mama Antonelli
Harem Girl
1952
Aniseh
Oklahoma Annie
1952
Lottie Fling
Gobs and Gals
1952
Mrs. Pursell
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
Mrs. Peabody
Lost in Alaska
1952
Mrs. McGillicuddy
- Happy Go Wacky
Happy Go Wacky
1952
The Raging Tide
1951
Johnnie Mae Swanson
Dear Brat
1951
Neighbor (uncredited)
Stop That Cab
1951
Lucy's Mother
The Awful Sleuth
1951
Bert's Mother-In-Law
The Jackpot
1950
Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
Cactus Kate Millican
Side Street
1950
Landlady
Quicksand
1950
Landlady
His Baiting Beauty
1950
Harry's Mother-in-Law
The Lovable Cheat
1949
Virginie
Holiday in Havana
1949
Mama Valdez
Master Minds
1949
Mrs. Hoskins
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
Abbie Rysen
Take One False Step
1949
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
Train Passenger (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
1948
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
April Showers
1948
Landlady (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
Ella Mae Watson
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Good Sam
1948
Mrs. Nelson
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
Nellie Carter
Variety Time
1948
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
The Noose Hangs High
1948
Husky Woman (uncredited)
Secret Service Investigator
1948
Mrs McGiven
The Lost Moment
1947
Maria
Cynthia
1947
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Apache Rose
1947
Felicia
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
Kate T. Barlow
Undercover Maisie
1947
Cafe Cook, Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
California
1947
Emma (uncredited)
Hired Husband
1947
Aunt Jessie
Heartaches
1947
Charwoman (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
Sue (uncredited)
The Trap
1946
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Sioux City Sue
1946
Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream
1946
Edna Lucash
- Andy Plays Hookey
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
Andy's Mother-in-Law
The Virginian
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
Miss Mullins (uncredited)
Partners in Time
1946
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
Mama Lolita
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
Woman in Ticket Line
The Dark Corner
1946
Client Wife (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945
Saleslady (uncredited)
State Fair
1945
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
Mama Rafferty
The Kid Sister
1945
Mrs. Wiggins
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
Nora Brown
A Medal for Benny
1945
Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Landlady (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1945
Edna Rogers
Voice of the Whistler
1945
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Men in Her Diary
1945
Mrs. Braun
A Bell for Adano
1945
Italian Woman
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride
1944
Ma Crocker
- Bachelor Daze
Bachelor Daze
1944
Abigail O'Rourke
Crazy Knights
1944
Mrs. Benson
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
Abigail
Man from Frisco
1944
Mrs. Allison
Mr. Skeffington
1944
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
1944
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Block Busters
1944
Amelia Rogiet
When Strangers Marry
1944
Landlady (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
1944
Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
The Ape Man
1943
Agatha Brewster
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
Miss Clabber (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
1943
Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943
Maggie (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
1943
Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
1943
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
Miss Billings
Dangerous Blondes
1943
Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Kid Dynamite
1943
Judge
Something to Shout About
1943
Mrs. Starretton
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
Hilda
Hit the Ice
1943
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
Fagah
The Living Ghost
1942
Delia Phillips
Lady for a Night
1942
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
Housekeeper (uncredited)
Sweater Girl
1942
Melinda
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
That Other Woman
1942
Mrs. MacReady
The Daring Young Man
1942
Nurse
Henry and Dizzy
1942
Mrs. Kilmer
The Man in the Trunk
1942
Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Riding Through Nevada
1942
Widow Humbolt
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942
Ellie Bixby
In Old California
1942
Mrs. Carson
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
The Cleaning Lady
A Man Betrayed
1941
Librarian (uncredited)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Murder Among Friends
1941
Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Accent on Love
1941
Teresa Lombroso
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
Murphy
Arkansas Judge
1941
Miranda Wolfson
Dressed to Kill
1941
Landlady
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Nurse (uncredited)
Murder by Invitation
1941
Maxine Denham
Golden Hoofs
1941
Myrt
- Marry the Boss's Daughter
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
Elevator Passenger
San Francisco Docks
1940
Landlady
Boys of the City
1940
Agnes
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940
Widow Gail
The Ape
1940
Townswoman
No, No, Nanette
1940
Woman in Airport
Wildcat Bus
1940
Old Maid (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
Mrs. Doolittle
No Place to Go
1939
Miss Rice
Four Girls in White
1939
Miss Perch - a Nurse
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
Miss Bland, the School Principal
Golden Boy
1939
Grocery Customer
Destry Rides Again
1939
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
1939
Amy, Housewife
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Sabotage
1939
(uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
- Maid to Order
Maid to Order
1939
Mail-Order Bride
Frontier Scout
1938
Helen
Dramatic School
1938
Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Prison Nurse
1938
Sutherland
Air Devils
1938
Margaret Price
The Lady in the Morgue
1938
Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938
Miss Grimley
City Streets
1938
Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
1938
Maria
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
Claire
Ever Since Eve
1937
Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
Ella Crippen
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
Miss Baldwin
She Loved a Fireman
1937
Nurse Purdy
Oh, Doctor
1937
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Life Begins with Love
1937
Mrs. Murphy
The Go-Getter
1937
Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Behind the Mike
1937
Mrs. Reilly
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Love in a Bungalow
1937
Mrs. Kester
Three Godfathers
1936
Parishioner (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
1936
Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Fury
1936
Fanny (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
His Night Out
1935
Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
1935
Italian Wife (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934
Wife
Sadie McKee
1934
Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
1933
Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
