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Actor
Minerva Urecal
- Born September 20, 1894 in Eureka, California, USA
- Died February 26, 1966
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
Shadow of a Doubt1943
Marty1955
Niagara1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955
Fury1936
Destry Rides Again1939
The Bells of St. Mary's1945
Perry Mason1957
Filmography
- 1991Halloween Monster BashFilmFagah (archive footage)
- 1965That Funny FeelingFilmWoman at Phone Booth
- 19647 Faces of Dr. LaoFilmKate Lindquist
- 1963Petticoat JunctionSeriesMartha Winslow, Martha Griffin
- 1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationFilmBrenda
- 1960AngelSeries
- 1958Peter GunnSeriesMother
- 1958The Adventures of Tugboat AnnieSeries
- 1957Perry MasonSeriesLandlady, Martha Glenhorn
- 1956The Adventures of Jim BowieSeriesMa Bowie
- 1955MartyFilmMrs. Rosari (uncredited)
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsSeriesBusybody
- 1955A Man AloneFilmMrs. Maule (uncredited)
- 1955Sudden DangerFilmMrs. Kelly
- 1955Double JeopardyFilmMrs. Kreesy
- 1953NiagaraFilmMrs. McGrand (uncredited)
- 1953Woman They Almost LynchedFilmMrs. Stuart
- 1953The Danny Thomas ShowSeriesMrs. Enright
- 1953She's Back on BroadwayFilmCleaning Lady
- 1953Meet Mr. McNutleySeries
- 1953Two Gun MarshalFilmMama Antonelli
- 1952Lost in AlaskaFilmMrs. McGillicuddy
- 1952The Abbott and Costello ShowSeriesIndian Woman, Singing Student, Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
- 1952Cavalcade of AmericaSeries
- 1952Oklahoma AnnieFilmLottie Fling
- 1952Harem GirlFilmAniseh
- 1952Aaron Slick from Punkin CrickFilmMrs. Peabody
- 1952Gobs and GalsFilmMrs. Pursell
- 1952Happy Go WackyFilm
- 1951The Raging TideFilmJohnnie Mae Swanson
- 1951The Roy Rogers ShowSeries
- 1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokSeries
- 1951Dear BratFilmNeighbor (uncredited)
- 1951Stop That CabFilmLucy's Mother
- 1951The Awful SleuthFilmBert's Mother-In-Law
- 1950Side StreetFilmLandlady
- 1950QuicksandFilmLandlady
- 1950The JackpotFilmWoman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
- 1950The Gene Autry ShowSeries
- 1950His Baiting BeautyFilmHarry's Mother-in-Law
- 1950The Arizona CowboyFilmCactus Kate Millican
- 1949Down to the Sea in ShipsFilmMother (uncredited)
- 1949Take One False StepFilmGas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- 1949The Doolins of OklahomaFilmTrain Passenger (uncredited)
- 1949Master MindsFilmMrs. Hoskins
- 1949Holiday in HavanaFilmMama Valdez
- 1949The Lovable CheatFilmVirginie
- 1949Outcasts of the TrailFilmAbbie Rysen
- 1948Sitting PrettyFilmMrs. Maypole (uncredited)
- 1948Night Has a Thousand EyesFilmElderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
- 1948The Noose Hangs HighFilmHusky Woman (uncredited)
- 1948Good SamFilmMrs. Nelson
- 1948Family HoneymoonFilmMrs. Webb (uncredited)
- 1948April ShowersFilmLandlady (uncredited)
- 1948The Strange Mrs. CraneFilmNellie Carter
- 1948Secret Service InvestigatorFilmMrs McGiven
- 1948Sundown in Santa FeFilmElla Mae Watson
- 1948Marshal of AmarilloFilmMrs. Henry Pettigrew
- 1948Variety TimeFilmAunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
- 1947The Lost MomentFilmMaria
- 1947CaliforniaFilmEmma (uncredited)
- 1947The Devil Thumbs a RideFilm
- 1947HeartachesFilmCharwoman (uncredited)
- 1947CynthiaFilmAgnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
- 1947Apache RoseFilmFelicia
- 1947Bowery BuckaroosFilmKate T. Barlow
- 1947Undercover MaisieFilmCafe Cook, Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
- 1947Hired HusbandFilmAunt Jessie
- 1946The Dark CornerFilmClient Wife (uncredited)
- 1946The VirginianFilm
- 1946Without ReservationsFilmSue (uncredited)
- 1946The TrapFilmMiss Weebles, the Housekeeper
- 1946Wake Up and DreamFilmEdna Lucash
- 1946Breakfast in HollywoodFilmMiss Mullins (uncredited)
- 1946Rainbow Over TexasFilmMama Lolita
- 1946The Well Groomed BrideFilmWoman in Ticket Line
- 1946Partners in TimeFilmMiss Abernathy (uncredited)
- 1946Sioux City SueFilmMrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- 1946Andy Plays HookeyFilmAndy's Mother-in-Law
- 1945The Bells of St. Mary'sFilmLandlady (uncredited)