Minerva Urecal
Acting1894Eureka, 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
Acting History
1966
Petticoat Junction
TVas Martha Griffin• 1 eps
1965
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
Perry Mason
TVas Martha Glenhorn• 1 eps
1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Kate Lindquist
1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Brenda
1961
1959
Peter Gunn
TVas Mother• 76 eps
1957
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TVas Busybody• 1 eps
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
TVas Ma Bowie• 4 eps
1955
Sudden Danger
as Mrs. Kelly
Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. Kreesy
A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
1953
Two Gun Marshal
as Mama Antonelli
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Mrs. Stuart
She's Back on Broadway
as Cleaning Lady
The Abbott and Costello Show
TVas Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment• 1 eps
1952
Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Oklahoma Annie
as Lottie Fling
Harem Girl
as Aniseh
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Mrs. Peabody
Gobs and Gals
as Mrs. Pursell
1951
Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited)
The Raging Tide
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
The Awful Sleuth
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Mother
1950
Side Street
as Landlady
The Jackpot
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
Quicksand
as Landlady
The Arizona Cowboy
as Cactus Kate Millican
His Baiting Beauty
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
1949
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
Master Minds
as Mrs. Hoskins
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez
Outcasts of the Trail
as Abbie Rysen
Take One False Step
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
April Showers
as Landlady (uncredited)
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson
Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Ella Mae Watson
Variety Time
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
1947
The Lost Moment
as Maria
Cynthia
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
as Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
Apache Rose
as Felicia
California
as Emma (uncredited)
Bowery Buckaroos
as Kate T. Barlow
Heartaches
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Hired Husband
as Aunt Jessie
1946
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Wake Up and Dream
as Edna Lucash
Rainbow Over Texas
as Mama Lolita
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Partners in Time
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
Sioux City Sue
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Andy Plays Hookey
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
The Well Groomed Bride
as Woman in Ticket Line
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Landlady (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Nora Brown
Sensation Hunters
as Edna Rogers
Voice of the Whistler
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
State Fair
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
A Bell for Adano
as Italian Woman
Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Wiggins
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mama Rafferty
Men in Her Diary
as Mrs. Braun
1944
One Mysterious Night
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Crazy Knights
as Mrs. Benson
Block Busters
as Amelia Rogiet
The Mark of the Whistler
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride
as Ma Crocker
Mr. Skeffington
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
When Strangers Marry
as Landlady (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
as Abigail O'Rourke
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Man from Frisco
as Mrs. Allison
Music in Manhattan
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
as Abigail
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
as Hilda
Kid Dynamite
as Judge
The Ape Man
as Agatha Brewster
The Powers Girl
as Maggie (uncredited)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Dangerous Blondes
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
as Mrs. Starretton
Hit the Ice
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Miss Billings
1942
Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips
The Daring Young Man
as Nurse
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Case of the Missing Brides
as Fagah
In Old California
as Mrs. Carson
Sweater Girl
as Melinda
Henry and Dizzy
as Mrs. Kilmer
Riding Through Nevada
as Widow Humbolt
That Other Woman
as Mrs. MacReady
Sons of the Pioneers
as Ellie Bixby
The Man in the Trunk
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
1941
Arkansas Judge
as Miranda Wolfson
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Cleaning Lady
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
A Man Betrayed
as Librarian (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
as Myrt
Murder by Invitation
as Maxine Denham
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Landlady
Accent on Love
as Teresa Lombroso
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Murphy
Murder Among Friends
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Elevator Passenger
1940
San Francisco Docks
as Landlady
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
as Widow Gail
Boys of the City
as Agnes
Wildcat Bus
as Old Maid (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Mrs. Doolittle
No, No, Nanette
as Woman in Airport
The Ape
as Townswoman
1939
Four Girls in White
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
Sabotage
as (uncredited)
Golden Boy
as Grocery Customer
Destry Rides Again
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
as Amy, Housewife
No Place to Go
as Miss Rice
Maid to Order
as Mail-Order Bride
Second Fiddle
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
1938
Dramatic School
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Air Devils
as Margaret Price
City Streets
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
The Lady in the Morgue
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Start Cheering
as Miss Grimley
Frontier Scout
as Helen
The Devil's Party
as Maria
Prison Nurse
as Sutherland
1937
Life Begins with Love
as Mrs. Murphy
Exiled to Shanghai
as Claire
She Loved a Fireman
as Nurse Purdy
Behind the Mike
as Mrs. Reilly
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Mountain Justice
as Ella Crippen
The Go-Getter
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary
as Miss Baldwin
Oh, Doctor
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Love in a Bungalow
as Mrs. Kester
Ever Since Eve
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
1936
Love on a Bet
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Fury
as Fanny (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited)
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
His Night Out
as Wife (uncredited)
1934
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Student Tour
as Wife
1933
Bombshell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)