
Minerva Urecal
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
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Marty
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Fury
Fanny (uncredited)
Niagara
Mrs. McGrand
Destry Rides Again
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
Landlady (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Nurse (uncredited)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Kate Lindquist
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Filmography
Acting (185)
Movies (172)
That Funny Feeling
1965as Woman at Phone Booth
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964as Kate Lindquist
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962as Brenda
Marty
1955as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
A Man Alone
1955as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Double Jeopardy
1955as Mrs. Kreesy
Sudden Danger
1955as Mrs. Kelly
Niagara
1953as Mrs. McGrand
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953as Mrs. Stuart
Two Gun Marshal
1953as Mama Antonelli
She's Back on Broadway
1953as Cleaning Lady
Oklahoma Annie
1952as Lottie Fling
Gobs and Gals
1952as Mrs. Pursell
Lost in Alaska
1952as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952as Mrs. Peabody
Harem Girl
1952as Aniseh
The Awful Sleuth
1951as Bert's Mother-In-Law
Dear Brat
1951as Neighbor (uncredited)
The Raging Tide
1951as Johnnie Mae Swanson
Stop That Cab
1951as Lucy's Mother
The Arizona Cowboy
1950as Cactus Kate Millican
Quicksand
1950as Landlady
Side Street
1950as Landlady
The Jackpot
1950as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
His Baiting Beauty
1950as Harry's Mother-in-Law
Outcasts of the Trail
1949as Abbie Rysen
Take One False Step
1949as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Master Minds
1949as Mrs. Hoskins
The Lovable Cheat
1949as Virginie
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Holiday in Havana
1949as Mama Valdez
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948as Nellie Carter
Secret Service Investigator
1948as Mrs McGiven
Sitting Pretty
1948as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Good Sam
1948as Mrs. Nelson
Family Honeymoon
1948as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Marshal of Amarillo
1948as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
The Noose Hangs High
1948as Husky Woman (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948as Ella Mae Watson
April Showers
1948as Landlady (uncredited)
Variety Time
1948as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
The Lost Moment
1947as Maria
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Apache Rose
1947as Felicia
Cynthia
1947as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
1947as Cafe Cook
California
1947as Emma (uncredited)
Heartaches
1947as Charwoman (uncredited)
Bowery Buckaroos
1947as Kate T. Barlow
Hired Husband
1947as Aunt Jessie
Wake Up and Dream
1946as Edna Lucash
Andy Plays Hookey
1946as Andy's Mother-in-Law
The Trap
1946as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Partners in Time
1946as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Sioux City Sue
1946as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
The Virginian
1946
The Dark Corner
1946as Client Wife (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946as Sue (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas
1946as Mama Lolita
The Well Groomed Bride
1946as Woman in Ticket Line
State Fair
1945as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945as Mama Rafferty
Voice of the Whistler
1945as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945as Landlady (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945as Saleslady (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano
1945as Italian Woman
Men in Her Diary
1945as Mrs. Braun
The Kid Sister
1945as Mrs. Wiggins
Sensation Hunters
1945as Edna Rogers
A Medal for Benny
1945as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945as Nora Brown
Mr. Skeffington
1944as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
1944as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride
1944as Ma Crocker
The Mark of the Whistler
1944as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Crazy Knights
1944as Mrs. Benson
Bachelor Daze
1944as Abigail O'Rourke
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Block Busters
1944as Amelia Rogiet
When Strangers Marry
1944as Landlady (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
1944as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944as Abigail
Man from Frisco
1944as Mrs. Allison
Dixie Dugan
1943as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
1943as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Kid Dynamite
1943as Judge
Quiet Please, Murder
1943as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Hit the Ice
1943as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
1943as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943as Maggie (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943as Miss Billings
Dangerous Blondes
1943as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Ape Man
1943as Agatha Brewster
Something to Shout About
1943as Mrs. Starretton
Ghosts on the Loose
1943as Hilda
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk
1942as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
The Daring Young Man
1942as Nurse
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942as Housekeeper (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
1942as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
Sweater Girl
1942as Melinda
That Other Woman
1942as Mrs. MacReady
Sons of the Pioneers
1942as Ellie Bixby
In Old California
1942as Mrs. Carson
The Living Ghost
1942as Delia Phillips
Henry and Dizzy
1942as Mrs. Kilmer
Riding Through Nevada
1942as Widow Humbolt
Lady for a Night
1942as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes
1942as Fagah
Accent on Love
1941as Teresa Lombroso
Dressed to Kill
1941as Landlady
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
1941as Nurse (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
1941as Myrt
A Man Betrayed
1941as Librarian (uncredited)
Murder by Invitation
1941as Maxine Denham
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941as Murphy
Arkansas Judge
1941as Miranda Wolfson
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941as Elevator Passenger
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941as The Cleaning Lady
Murder Among Friends
1941as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940as Widow Gail
No, No, Nanette
1940as Woman in Airport
San Francisco Docks
1940as Landlady
Boys of the City
1940as Agnes
The Ape
1940as Townswoman
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940as Mrs. Doolittle
Wildcat Bus
1940as Old Maid (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
1939as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Sabotage
1939as (uncredited)
Golden Boy
1939as Grocery Customer
Dancing Co-Ed
1939as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1939as Mail-Order Bride
Second Fiddle
1939as Miss Bland, the School Principal
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939as Miss Perch - a Nurse
Missing Evidence
1939as Amy, Housewife
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
No Place to Go
1939as Miss Rice
City Streets
1938as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938as Miss Grimley
Dramatic School
1938as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Air Devils
1938as Margaret Price
The Lady in the Morgue
1938as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
1938as Maria
Prison Nurse
1938as Sutherland
Frontier Scout
1938as Helen
Exiled to Shanghai
1937as Claire
Life Begins with Love
1937as Mrs. Murphy
She Loved a Fireman
1937as Nurse Purdy
Ever Since Eve
1937as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937as Ella Crippen
Behind the Mike
1937as Mrs. Reilly
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Oh, Doctor
1937as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Love in a Bungalow
1937as Mrs. Kester
The Go-Getter
1937as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary
1937as Miss Baldwin
Fury
1936as Fanny (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
1936as Parishioner (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
1936as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
His Night Out
1935as Wife (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
1935as Italian Wife (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
1934as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934as Wife
Bombshell
1933as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
1933as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
Television (13)
Petticoat Junction
1963as Martha Winslow
Angel
1960
Peter Gunn
1958as Mother
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Perry Mason
1957as Landlady
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956as Ma Bowie
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Busybody
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952as Indian Woman
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Gene Autry Show
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