
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.
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Filmography

Halloween Monster Bash
Movie · as Fagah (archive footage)

That Funny Feeling
Movie · as Woman at Phone Booth

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Movie · as Kate Lindquist

Petticoat Junction
TV · as Martha Winslow, Martha Griffin · 1 ep

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie · as Brenda

Angel
TV · 1 ep

The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
TV · 14 eps

Peter Gunn
TV · as Mother · 76 eps

Perry Mason
TV · as Landlady, Martha Glenhorn · 1 ep

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TV · as Ma Bowie · 4 eps

Double Jeopardy
Movie · as Mrs. Kreesy

Sudden Danger
Movie · as Mrs. Kelly

Marty
Movie · as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

A Man Alone
Movie · as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · as Busybody · 1 ep

Niagara
Movie · as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)

She's Back on Broadway
Movie · as Cleaning Lady

Woman They Almost Lynched
Movie · as Mrs. Stuart

Two Gun Marshal
Movie · as Mama Antonelli
Meet Mr. McNutley
TV · 76 eps

The Danny Thomas Show
TV · as Mrs. Enright · 1 ep

Harem Girl
Movie · as Aniseh

Oklahoma Annie
Movie · as Lottie Fling

Gobs and Gals
Movie · as Mrs. Pursell

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Movie · as Mrs. Peabody

Lost in Alaska
Movie · as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Happy Go Wacky
Movie

Cavalcade of America
TV · 1 ep

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

The Raging Tide
Movie · as Johnnie Mae Swanson

Dear Brat
Movie · as Neighbor (uncredited)

Stop That Cab
Movie · as Lucy's Mother

The Awful Sleuth
Movie · as Bert's Mother-In-Law

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV · 1 ep

The Roy Rogers Show
TV · 1 ep

The Jackpot
Movie · as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

The Arizona Cowboy
Movie · as Cactus Kate Millican

Side Street
Movie · as Landlady

Quicksand
Movie · as Landlady

His Baiting Beauty
Movie · as Harry's Mother-in-Law

The Gene Autry Show
TV · 1 ep

The Lovable Cheat
Movie · as Virginie

Holiday in Havana
Movie · as Mama Valdez

Master Minds
Movie · as Mrs. Hoskins

Outcasts of the Trail
Movie · as Abbie Rysen

Take One False Step
Movie · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

The Doolins of Oklahoma
Movie · as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Down to the Sea in Ships
Movie · as Mother (uncredited)

Family Honeymoon
Movie · as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)

Sitting Pretty
Movie · as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Movie · as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

April Showers
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

Sundown in Santa Fe
Movie · as Ella Mae Watson

Marshal of Amarillo
Movie · as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

Good Sam
Movie · as Mrs. Nelson

The Strange Mrs. Crane
Movie · as Nellie Carter

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

The Noose Hangs High
Movie · as Husky Woman (uncredited)

Secret Service Investigator
Movie · as Mrs McGiven

The Lost Moment
Movie · as Maria

Cynthia
Movie · as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)

Apache Rose
Movie · as Felicia

Bowery Buckaroos
Movie · as Kate T. Barlow

Undercover Maisie
Movie · as Cafe Cook, Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Movie

California
Movie · as Emma (uncredited)

Hired Husband
Movie · as Aunt Jessie

Heartaches
Movie · as Charwoman (uncredited)

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

Without Reservations
Movie · as Sue (uncredited)

The Trap
Movie · as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

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

Wake Up and Dream
Movie · as Edna Lucash
Andy Plays Hookey
Movie · as Andy's Mother-in-Law

The Virginian
Movie

Breakfast in Hollywood
Movie · as Miss Mullins (uncredited)

Partners in Time
Movie · as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)

Rainbow Over Texas
Movie · as Mama Lolita

The Well Groomed Bride
Movie · as Woman in Ticket Line

The Dark Corner
Movie · as Client Wife (uncredited)

The Bride Wore Boots
Movie · as Minor Role (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke
Movie · as Saleslady (uncredited)

State Fair
Movie · as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

Wanderer of the Wasteland
Movie · as Mama Rafferty

The Kid Sister
Movie · as Mrs. Wiggins

Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Movie · as Nora Brown

A Medal for Benny
Movie · as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)

The Bells of St. Mary's
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

Sensation Hunters
Movie · as Edna Rogers

Voice of the Whistler
Movie · as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)

Men in Her Diary
Movie · as Mrs. Braun

A Bell for Adano
Movie · as Italian Woman (uncredited)

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Movie · as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)

Louisiana Hayride
Movie · as Ma Crocker
Bachelor Daze
Movie · as Abigail O'Rourke

Crazy Knights
Movie · as Mrs. Benson

The Mark of the Whistler
Movie · as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)

Moonlight and Cactus
Movie · as Abigail

Man from Frisco
Movie · as Mrs. Allison

Mr. Skeffington
Movie · as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

One Mysterious Night
Movie · as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)

Block Busters
Movie · as Amelia Rogiet

When Strangers Marry
Movie · as Landlady (uncredited)

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

The Ape Man
Movie · as Agatha Brewster

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Movie · as Miss Clabber (uncredited)

They Stooge to Conga
Movie · as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)

The Powers Girl
Movie · as Maggie (uncredited)

So This Is Washington
Movie · as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
Movie · as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan
Movie · as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
Movie · as Miss Billings

Dangerous Blondes
Movie · as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

Quiet Please, Murder
Movie · as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron

Kid Dynamite
Movie · as Judge

Something to Shout About
Movie · as Mrs. Starretton

Ghosts on the Loose
Movie · as Hilda

Hit the Ice
Movie · as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)

The Corpse Vanishes
Movie · as Fagah

The Living Ghost
Movie · as Delia Phillips

Lady for a Night
Movie · as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)

A Tragedy at Midnight
Movie · as Housekeeper (uncredited)

Sweater Girl
Movie · as Melinda

My Favorite Blonde
Movie · as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)

That Other Woman
Movie · as Mrs. MacReady

The Daring Young Man
Movie · as Nurse

Henry and Dizzy
Movie · as Mrs. Kilmer

The Man in the Trunk
Movie · as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)

Beyond the Blue Horizon
Movie · as Wife at Circus (uncredited)

Riding Through Nevada
Movie · as Widow Humbolt

The Sons of the Pioneers
Movie · as Ellie Bixby

In Old California
Movie · as Mrs. Carson

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Movie · as The Cleaning Lady

A Man Betrayed
Movie · as Librarian (uncredited)

Bowery Blitzkrieg
Movie · as Head of Reform School (uncredited)

Murder Among Friends
Movie · as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)

Accent on Love
Movie · as Teresa Lombroso

The Cowboy and the Blonde
Movie · as Murphy

Arkansas Judge
Movie · as Miranda Wolfson

Dressed to Kill
Movie · as Landlady

They Died with Their Boots On
Movie · as Nurse (uncredited)

Murder by Invitation
Movie · as Maxine Denham

Golden Hoofs
Movie · as Myrt
Marry the Boss's Daughter
Movie · as Elevator Passenger

San Francisco Docks
Movie · as Landlady

Boys of the City
Movie · as Agnes

The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Movie · as Widow Gail

The Ape
Movie · as Townswoman

No, No, Nanette
Movie · as Woman in Airport

Wildcat Bus
Movie · as Old Maid (uncredited)

You Can't Fool Your Wife
Movie · as Mrs. Doolittle

No Place to Go
Movie · as Miss Rice

Four Girls in White
Movie · as Miss Perch - a Nurse

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Movie · as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
Movie · as Miss Bland, the School Principal

Golden Boy
Movie · as Grocery Customer

Destry Rides Again
Movie · as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

Missing Evidence
Movie · as Amy, Housewife

Dancing Co-Ed
Movie · as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Sabotage
Movie · as (uncredited)

S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie
Maid to Order
Movie · as Mail-Order Bride

Frontier Scout
Movie · as Helen

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

Prison Nurse
Movie · as Sutherland

Air Devils
Movie · as Margaret Price

The Lady in the Morgue
Movie · as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)

Start Cheering
Movie · as Miss Grimley

City Streets
Movie · as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)

The Devil's Party
Movie · as Maria

Exiled to Shanghai
Movie · as Claire

Ever Since Eve
Movie · as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)

Mountain Justice
Movie · as Ella Crippen

Her Husband's Secretary
Movie · as Miss Baldwin

She Loved a Fireman
Movie · as Nurse Purdy

Oh, Doctor
Movie · as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

Life Begins with Love
Movie · as Mrs. Murphy

The Go-Getter
Movie · as Cappy Ricks' Secretary

Behind the Mike
Movie · as Mrs. Reilly

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Movie · as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron

Love in a Bungalow
Movie · as Mrs. Kester

Three Godfathers
Movie · as Parishioner (uncredited)

Love on a Bet
Movie · as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary

Fury
Movie · as Fanny (uncredited)

Man on the Flying Trapeze
Movie · as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)

His Night Out
Movie · as Wife (uncredited)

Here Comes the Band
Movie · as Italian Wife (uncredited)

Student Tour
Movie · as Wife

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

Bombshell
Movie · as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Meet the Baron
Movie · as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)

