Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Known for
Acting
Born
September 20, 1894
Died
February 26, 1966 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Eureka, California, USA

Biography

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

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Filmography

1991
Halloween Monster Bash poster

Halloween Monster Bash

Movie · as Fagah (archive footage)

1965
That Funny Feeling poster

That Funny Feeling

Movie · as Woman at Phone Booth

1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao poster

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Movie · as Kate Lindquist

1963
Petticoat Junction poster

Petticoat Junction

TV · as Martha Winslow, Martha Griffin · 1 ep

1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation poster

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Movie · as Brenda

1960
Angel poster

Angel

TV · 1 ep

1958
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie poster

The Adventures of Tugboat Annie

TV · 14 eps

1958
Peter Gunn poster

Peter Gunn

TV · as Mother · 76 eps

1957
Perry Mason poster

Perry Mason

TV · as Landlady, Martha Glenhorn · 1 ep

1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

TV · as Ma Bowie · 4 eps

1955
Double Jeopardy poster

Double Jeopardy

Movie · as Mrs. Kreesy

1955
Sudden Danger poster

Sudden Danger

Movie · as Mrs. Kelly

1955
Marty poster

Marty

Movie · as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

1955
A Man Alone poster

A Man Alone

Movie · as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)

1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

TV · as Busybody · 1 ep

1953
Niagara poster

Niagara

Movie · as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)

1953
She's Back on Broadway poster

She's Back on Broadway

Movie · as Cleaning Lady

1953
Woman They Almost Lynched poster

Woman They Almost Lynched

Movie · as Mrs. Stuart

1953
Two Gun Marshal poster

Two Gun Marshal

Movie · as Mama Antonelli

1953
Meet Mr. McNutley

Meet Mr. McNutley

TV · 76 eps

1953
The Danny Thomas Show poster

The Danny Thomas Show

TV · as Mrs. Enright · 1 ep

1952
Harem Girl poster

Harem Girl

Movie · as Aniseh

1952
Oklahoma Annie poster

Oklahoma Annie

Movie · as Lottie Fling

1952
Gobs and Gals poster

Gobs and Gals

Movie · as Mrs. Pursell

1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick poster

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

Movie · as Mrs. Peabody

1952
Lost in Alaska poster

Lost in Alaska

Movie · as Mrs. McGillicuddy

1952
Happy Go Wacky

Happy Go Wacky

Movie

1952
Cavalcade of America poster

Cavalcade of America

TV · 1 ep

1952
The Abbott and Costello Show poster

The Abbott and Costello Show

TV · as Indian Woman, Singing Student, Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment · 1 ep

1951
The Raging Tide poster

The Raging Tide

Movie · as Johnnie Mae Swanson

1951
Dear Brat poster

Dear Brat

Movie · as Neighbor (uncredited)

1951
Stop That Cab poster

Stop That Cab

Movie · as Lucy's Mother

1951
The Awful Sleuth poster

The Awful Sleuth

Movie · as Bert's Mother-In-Law

1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

TV · 1 ep

1951
The Roy Rogers Show poster

The Roy Rogers Show

TV · 1 ep

1950
The Jackpot poster

The Jackpot

Movie · as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

1950
The Arizona Cowboy poster

The Arizona Cowboy

Movie · as Cactus Kate Millican

1950
Side Street poster

Side Street

Movie · as Landlady

1950
Quicksand poster

Quicksand

Movie · as Landlady

1950
His Baiting Beauty poster

His Baiting Beauty

Movie · as Harry's Mother-in-Law

1950
The Gene Autry Show poster

The Gene Autry Show

TV · 1 ep

1949
The Lovable Cheat poster

The Lovable Cheat

Movie · as Virginie

1949
Holiday in Havana poster

Holiday in Havana

Movie · as Mama Valdez

1949
Master Minds poster

Master Minds

Movie · as Mrs. Hoskins

1949
Outcasts of the Trail poster

Outcasts of the Trail

Movie · as Abbie Rysen

1949
Take One False Step poster

Take One False Step

Movie · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma poster

The Doolins of Oklahoma

Movie · as Train Passenger (uncredited)

1949
Down to the Sea in Ships poster

Down to the Sea in Ships

Movie · as Mother (uncredited)

1948
Family Honeymoon poster

Family Honeymoon

Movie · as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)

1948
Sitting Pretty poster

Sitting Pretty

Movie · as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes poster

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Movie · as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

1948
April Showers poster

April Showers

Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

1948
Sundown in Santa Fe poster

Sundown in Santa Fe

Movie · as Ella Mae Watson

1948
Marshal of Amarillo poster

Marshal of Amarillo

Movie · as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

1948
Good Sam poster

Good Sam

Movie · as Mrs. Nelson

1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane poster

The Strange Mrs. Crane

Movie · as Nellie Carter

1948
Variety Time poster

Variety Time

Movie · as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)

1948
The Noose Hangs High poster

The Noose Hangs High

Movie · as Husky Woman (uncredited)

1948
Secret Service Investigator poster

Secret Service Investigator

Movie · as Mrs McGiven

1947
The Lost Moment poster

The Lost Moment

Movie · as Maria

1947
Cynthia poster

Cynthia

Movie · as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)

1947
Apache Rose poster

Apache Rose

Movie · as Felicia

1947
Bowery Buckaroos poster

Bowery Buckaroos

Movie · as Kate T. Barlow

1947
Undercover Maisie poster

Undercover Maisie

Movie · as Cafe Cook, Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)

1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride poster

The Devil Thumbs a Ride

Movie

1947
California poster

California

Movie · as Emma (uncredited)

1947
Hired Husband poster

Hired Husband

Movie · as Aunt Jessie

1947
Heartaches poster

Heartaches

Movie · as Charwoman (uncredited)

1947
High Conquest poster

High Conquest

Movie · as Miss Woodley - replaced by Mary Field (scenes deleted)

1946
Without Reservations poster

Without Reservations

Movie · as Sue (uncredited)

1946
The Trap poster

The Trap

Movie · as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

1946
Sioux City Sue poster

Sioux City Sue

Movie · as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)

1946
Wake Up and Dream poster

Wake Up and Dream

Movie · as Edna Lucash

1946
Andy Plays Hookey

Andy Plays Hookey

Movie · as Andy's Mother-in-Law

1946
The Virginian poster

The Virginian

Movie

1946
Breakfast in Hollywood poster

Breakfast in Hollywood

Movie · as Miss Mullins (uncredited)

1946
Partners in Time poster

Partners in Time

Movie · as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)

1946
Rainbow Over Texas poster

Rainbow Over Texas

Movie · as Mama Lolita

1946
The Well Groomed Bride poster

The Well Groomed Bride

Movie · as Woman in Ticket Line

1946
The Dark Corner poster

The Dark Corner

Movie · as Client Wife (uncredited)

1946
The Bride Wore Boots poster

The Bride Wore Boots

Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

1945
Salty O'Rourke poster

Salty O'Rourke

Movie · as Saleslady (uncredited)

1945
State Fair poster

State Fair

Movie · as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland poster

Wanderer of the Wasteland

Movie · as Mama Rafferty

1945
The Kid Sister poster

The Kid Sister

Movie · as Mrs. Wiggins

1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again poster

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

Movie · as Nora Brown

1945
A Medal for Benny poster

A Medal for Benny

Movie · as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)

1945
The Bells of St. Mary's poster

The Bells of St. Mary's

Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

1945
Sensation Hunters poster

Sensation Hunters

Movie · as Edna Rogers

1945
Voice of the Whistler poster

Voice of the Whistler

Movie · as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)

1945
Men in Her Diary poster

Men in Her Diary

Movie · as Mrs. Braun

1945
A Bell for Adano poster

A Bell for Adano

Movie · as Italian Woman (uncredited)

1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey poster

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

Movie · as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)

1944
Louisiana Hayride poster

Louisiana Hayride

Movie · as Ma Crocker

1944
Bachelor Daze

Bachelor Daze

Movie · as Abigail O'Rourke

1944
Crazy Knights poster

Crazy Knights

Movie · as Mrs. Benson

1944
The Mark of the Whistler poster

The Mark of the Whistler

Movie · as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)

1944
Moonlight and Cactus poster

Moonlight and Cactus

Movie · as Abigail

1944
Man from Frisco poster

Man from Frisco

Movie · as Mrs. Allison

1944
Mr. Skeffington poster

Mr. Skeffington

Movie · as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

1944
One Mysterious Night poster

One Mysterious Night

Movie · as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)

1944
Block Busters poster

Block Busters

Movie · as Amelia Rogiet

1944
When Strangers Marry poster

When Strangers Marry

Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

1944
Music in Manhattan poster

Music in Manhattan

Movie · as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)

1943
The Ape Man poster

The Ape Man

Movie · as Agatha Brewster

1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen poster

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

Movie · as Miss Clabber (uncredited)

1943
They Stooge to Conga poster

They Stooge to Conga

Movie · as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)

1943
The Powers Girl poster

The Powers Girl

Movie · as Maggie (uncredited)

1943
So This Is Washington poster

So This Is Washington

Movie · as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)

1943
Shadow of a Doubt poster

Shadow of a Doubt

Movie · as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

1943
Dixie Dugan poster

Dixie Dugan

Movie · as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

1943
Keep 'Em Slugging poster

Keep 'Em Slugging

Movie · as Miss Billings

1943
Dangerous Blondes poster

Dangerous Blondes

Movie · as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

1943
Quiet Please, Murder poster

Quiet Please, Murder

Movie · as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron

1943
Kid Dynamite poster

Kid Dynamite

Movie · as Judge

1943
Something to Shout About poster

Something to Shout About

Movie · as Mrs. Starretton

1943
Ghosts on the Loose poster

Ghosts on the Loose

Movie · as Hilda

1943
Hit the Ice poster

Hit the Ice

Movie · as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)

1942
The Corpse Vanishes poster

The Corpse Vanishes

Movie · as Fagah

1942
The Living Ghost poster

The Living Ghost

Movie · as Delia Phillips

1942
Lady for a Night poster

Lady for a Night

Movie · as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)

1942
A Tragedy at Midnight poster

A Tragedy at Midnight

Movie · as Housekeeper (uncredited)

1942
Sweater Girl poster

Sweater Girl

Movie · as Melinda

1942
My Favorite Blonde poster

My Favorite Blonde

Movie · as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)

1942
That Other Woman poster

That Other Woman

Movie · as Mrs. MacReady

1942
The Daring Young Man poster

The Daring Young Man

Movie · as Nurse

1942
Henry and Dizzy poster

Henry and Dizzy

Movie · as Mrs. Kilmer

1942
The Man in the Trunk poster

The Man in the Trunk

Movie · as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)

1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon poster

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Movie · as Wife at Circus (uncredited)

1942
Riding Through Nevada poster

Riding Through Nevada

Movie · as Widow Humbolt

1942
The Sons of the Pioneers poster

The Sons of the Pioneers

Movie · as Ellie Bixby

1942
In Old California poster

In Old California

Movie · as Mrs. Carson

1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break poster

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Movie · as The Cleaning Lady

1941
A Man Betrayed poster

A Man Betrayed

Movie · as Librarian (uncredited)

1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg poster

Bowery Blitzkrieg

Movie · as Head of Reform School (uncredited)

1941
Murder Among Friends poster

Murder Among Friends

Movie · as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)

1941
Accent on Love poster

Accent on Love

Movie · as Teresa Lombroso

1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde poster

The Cowboy and the Blonde

Movie · as Murphy

1941
Arkansas Judge poster

Arkansas Judge

Movie · as Miranda Wolfson

1941
Dressed to Kill poster

Dressed to Kill

Movie · as Landlady

1941
They Died with Their Boots On poster

They Died with Their Boots On

Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

1941
Murder by Invitation poster

Murder by Invitation

Movie · as Maxine Denham

1941
Golden Hoofs poster

Golden Hoofs

Movie · as Myrt

1941
Marry the Boss's Daughter

Marry the Boss's Daughter

Movie · as Elevator Passenger

1940
San Francisco Docks poster

San Francisco Docks

Movie · as Landlady

1940
Boys of the City poster

Boys of the City

Movie · as Agnes

1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West poster

The Sagebrush Family Trails West

Movie · as Widow Gail

1940
The Ape poster

The Ape

Movie · as Townswoman

1940
No, No, Nanette poster

No, No, Nanette

Movie · as Woman in Airport

1940
Wildcat Bus poster

Wildcat Bus

Movie · as Old Maid (uncredited)

1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife poster

You Can't Fool Your Wife

Movie · as Mrs. Doolittle

1939
No Place to Go poster

No Place to Go

Movie · as Miss Rice

1939
Four Girls in White poster

Four Girls in White

Movie · as Miss Perch - a Nurse

1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man poster

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Movie · as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

1939
Second Fiddle poster

Second Fiddle

Movie · as Miss Bland, the School Principal

1939
Golden Boy poster

Golden Boy

Movie · as Grocery Customer

1939
Destry Rides Again poster

Destry Rides Again

Movie · as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

1939
Missing Evidence poster

Missing Evidence

Movie · as Amy, Housewife

1939
Dancing Co-Ed poster

Dancing Co-Ed

Movie · as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)

1939
Sabotage poster

Sabotage

Movie · as (uncredited)

1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave poster

S.O.S Tidal Wave

Movie

1939
Maid to Order

Maid to Order

Movie · as Mail-Order Bride

1938
Frontier Scout poster

Frontier Scout

Movie · as Helen

1938
Dramatic School poster

Dramatic School

Movie · as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)

1938
Prison Nurse poster

Prison Nurse

Movie · as Sutherland

1938
Air Devils poster

Air Devils

Movie · as Margaret Price

1938
The Lady in the Morgue poster

The Lady in the Morgue

Movie · as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)

1938
Start Cheering poster

Start Cheering

Movie · as Miss Grimley

1938
City Streets poster

City Streets

Movie · as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)

1938
The Devil's Party poster

The Devil's Party

Movie · as Maria

1937
Exiled to Shanghai poster

Exiled to Shanghai

Movie · as Claire

1937
Ever Since Eve poster

Ever Since Eve

Movie · as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)

1937
Mountain Justice poster

Mountain Justice

Movie · as Ella Crippen

1937
Her Husband's Secretary poster

Her Husband's Secretary

Movie · as Miss Baldwin

1937
She Loved a Fireman poster

She Loved a Fireman

Movie · as Nurse Purdy

1937
Oh, Doctor poster

Oh, Doctor

Movie · as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

1937
Life Begins with Love poster

Life Begins with Love

Movie · as Mrs. Murphy

1937
The Go-Getter poster

The Go-Getter

Movie · as Cappy Ricks' Secretary

1937
Behind the Mike poster

Behind the Mike

Movie · as Mrs. Reilly

1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics poster

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Movie · as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron

1937
Love in a Bungalow poster

Love in a Bungalow

Movie · as Mrs. Kester

1936
Three Godfathers poster

Three Godfathers

Movie · as Parishioner (uncredited)

1936
Love on a Bet poster

Love on a Bet

Movie · as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary

1936
Fury poster

Fury

Movie · as Fanny (uncredited)

1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze poster

Man on the Flying Trapeze

Movie · as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)

1935
His Night Out poster

His Night Out

Movie · as Wife (uncredited)

1935
Here Comes the Band poster

Here Comes the Band

Movie · as Italian Wife (uncredited)

1934
Student Tour poster

Student Tour

Movie · as Wife

1934
Sadie McKee poster

Sadie McKee

Movie · as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)

1933
Bombshell poster

Bombshell

Movie · as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

1933
Meet the Baron poster

Meet the Baron

Movie · as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)