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.
Born: September 20, 1894 · Eureka, California, USA
Filmography (88)
That Funny Feeling
1965
Actor: Woman at Phone Boo…
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Actor: Kate Lindquist
TV
Petticoat Junction
1963
Actor: Martha WinslowActor: Martha Griffin
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Actor: Brenda
TV
Angel
1960
Actor
TV
Peter Gunn
1958
Actor: Mother
TV
Perry Mason
1957
Actor: LandladyActor: Martha Glenhorn
TV
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Actor: Ma Bowie
Sudden Danger
1955
Actor: Mrs. Kelly
A Man Alone
1955
Actor: Mrs. Maule (uncred…
TV
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Actor: Busybody
Double Jeopardy
1955
Actor: Mrs. Kreesy
Marty
1955
Actor: Mrs. Rosari (uncre…
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
Actor: Mrs. Stuart
Niagara
1953
Actor: Mrs. McGrand
TV
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Actor: Indian WomanActor: Singing Student+1
TV
Cavalcade of America
1952
Actor
Lost in Alaska
1952
Actor: Mrs. McGillicuddy
TV
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
Actor
The Raging Tide
1951
Actor: Johnnie Mae Swanso…
TV
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Actor
The Jackpot
1950
Actor: Woman Trying On Ha…
TV
The Gene Autry Show
1950
Actor
Quicksand
1950
Actor: Landlady
Side Street
1950
Actor: Landlady
Master Minds
1949
Actor: Mrs. Hoskins
Take One False Step
1949
Actor: Gas Station Attend…
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
Actor: Train Passenger (u…
Good Sam
1948
Actor: Mrs. Nelson
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
Actor: Elderly Italian Wo…
The Noose Hangs High
1948
Actor: Husky Woman (uncre…
Sitting Pretty
1948
Actor: Mrs. Maypole (uncr…
The Lost Moment
1947
Actor: Maria
Heartaches
1947
Actor: Charwoman (uncredi…
California
1947
Actor: Emma (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Actor
The Trap
1946
Actor: Miss Weebles, the …
Without Reservations
1946
Actor: Sue (uncredited)
The Virginian
1946
Actor
The Dark Corner
1946
Actor: Client Wife (uncre…
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Actor: Landlady (uncredit…
Voice of the Whistler
1945
Actor: Georgie's Wife (un…
Sensation Hunters
1945
Actor: Edna Rogers
State Fair
1945
Actor: Woman Congratulati…
A Bell for Adano
1945
Actor: Italian Woman
Salty O'Rourke
1945
Actor: Saleslady (uncredi…
Crazy Knights
1944
Actor: Mrs. Benson
One Mysterious Night
1944
Actor: Miss Wilkinson (Un…
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
Actor: Woman Sweeping Fro…
When Strangers Marry
1944
Actor: Landlady (uncredit…
Mr. Skeffington
1944
Actor: Woman in Beauty Sh…
Dangerous Blondes
1943
Actor: Mrs. Swanson, Hous…
So This Is Washington
1943
Actor: Mrs. Pomeroy (uncr…
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
Actor: Hilda
Hit the Ice
1943
Actor: Wife at Hospital (…
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
Actor: Cookbook-Seeking L…
The Ape Man
1943
Actor: Agatha Brewster
Kid Dynamite
1943
Actor: Judge
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Actor: Mrs. Henderson (un…
They Stooge to Conga
1943
Actor: Marsha - the Nazi …
The Living Ghost
1942
Actor: Delia Phillips
In Old California
1942
Actor: Mrs. Carson
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
Actor: Fagah
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Actor: Stone-Faced Woman …
Lady for a Night
1942
Actor: Spinster in Audien…
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Actor: Nurse (uncredited)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
Actor: The Cleaning Lady
Dressed to Kill
1941
Actor: Landlady
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
Actor: Head of Reform Sch…
Murder by Invitation
1941
Actor: Maxine Denham
A Man Betrayed
1941
Actor: Librarian (uncredi…
The Ape
1940
Actor: Townswoman
Wildcat Bus
1940
Actor: Old Maid (uncredit…
Boys of the City
1940
Actor: Agnes
Destry Rides Again
1939
Actor: Mrs. DeWitt (uncre…
Golden Boy
1939
Actor: Grocery Customer
Second Fiddle
1939
Actor: Miss Bland, the Sc…
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
Actor: Screaming Spinster…
Dramatic School
1938
Actor: Rose - Boulin's Se…
The Devil's Party
1938
Actor: Maria
Start Cheering
1938
Actor: Miss Grimley
Ever Since Eve
1937
Actor: Bellden's Receptio…
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
Actor: Gang Member Posing…
Fury
1936
Actor: Fanny (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
1936
Actor: Parishioner (uncre…
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Actor: Italian Woman in A…
Sadie McKee
1934
Actor: Brennan’s Cook’s A…
Bombshell
1933
Actor: Autograph Seeker (…