Una Merkel
Acting1903Covington, Kentucky, USA
Biography
Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.
Known For
Acting History
1994
That's Entertainment! III
as (archive footage)
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as Self (archive footage)
1985
That's Dancing!
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as Self (archive footage)
1966
Spinout
as Violet Ranley
1965
Burke's Law
TVas Mrs. Thomas Barrett• 1 eps
1964
A Tiger Walks
as Mrs. Watkins
1963
Summer Magic
as Mariah Popham
1961
The Parent Trap
as Verbena
Summer and Smoke
as Mrs. Winemiller
1959
The Mating Game
as Ma Larkin
1958
The Girl Most Likely
as Mother
Aladdin
as Aladdin's Mother
DuPont Show of the Month
TVas Aladdin's Mother• 1 eps
1957
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Miss Bedelia Baines
Bundle of Joy
as Mrs. Dugan
1955
The Kentuckian
as Sophie Wakefield
1954
Studio One
TVas Parsis McHugh• 1 eps
1953
I Love Melvin
as Mom Schneider
1952
With a Song in My Heart
as Sister Marie
The Merry Widow
as Kitty Riley
Four Star Playhouse
TVas Rose Barton• 1 eps
1951
Golden Girl
as Mary Ann Crabtree
Rich, Young and Pretty
as Glynnie
A Millionaire for Christy
as Patsy Clifford
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
TVas Secretary
1950
Emergency Wedding
as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
My Blue Heaven
as Miss Irma Gilbert
Kill the Umpire
as Betty Johnson
1948
The Man from Texas
as Widow Weeks
The Bride Goes Wild
as Miss Doberly
1947
It's a Joke, Son!
as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
1944
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Patsy Wilkins
To Heir Is Human
as Una
1943
This Is the Army
as Rose Dibble
Quack Service
as Daffy
1942
Twin Beds
as Lydia
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Aunt Margaret Wentworth
1941
Road to Zanzibar
as Julia Quimby
Cracked Nuts
as Sharon Knight
1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
as Nan Clark
Comin' Round the Mountain
as Belinda Watters
The Bank Dick
as Myrtle Sousé
1939
On Borrowed Time
as Marcia Giles
Four Girls in White
as Gertie Robbins
Destry Rides Again
as Lily Belle
Some Like It Hot
as Flo Saunders
1938
Hollywood Goes to Town
as Self
1937
The Good Old Soak
as Nellie
True Confession
as Daisy McClure
Saratoga
as Fritzi Kiffmeyer
Don't Tell the Wife
as Nancy Dorsey
Checkers
as Mamie Appleby
1936
Speed
as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
Riffraff
as Lil
Born to Dance
as Jenny Saks
We Went to College
as Susan Standish
1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Slade Kinnicott
One New York Night
as Phoebe
Broadway Melody of 1936
as Kitty Corbett
The Night Is Young
as Fanni Kerner
Murder in the Fleet
as 'Toots' Timmons
Baby Face Harrington
as Millicent
It's in the Air
as Alice Lane Churchill
1934
The Merry Widow
as Queen Dolores
This Side of Heaven
as Birdie
Have a Heart
as Joan O'Day
The Cat's-Paw
as Petunia Pratt / Cobb
Murder in the Private Car
as Georgia Latham
Evelyn Prentice
as Amy Drexel
Paris Interlude
as Cassie
1933
Day of Reckoning
as Mamie
Bombshell
as Mac
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as Ella
Broadway to Hollywood
as Flirt in Audience
The Women in His Life
as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
Clear All Wires!
as Dolly Winslow
Menu
as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
Whistling in the Dark
as Toby Van Buren
Reunion in Vienna
as Ilsa Hinrich
Beauty for Sale
as Carol Merrick
Her First Mate
as Hattie
42nd Street
as Lorraine Fleming
Midnight Mary
as Bunny
1932
Red-Headed Woman
as Sally
The Impatient Maiden
as Betty Merrick
They Call It Sin
as Dixie Dare
Huddle
as Coach Malcolm
Man Wanted
as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
She Wanted a Millionaire
as Mary Taylor
Men Are Such Fools
as Molly
1931
The Maltese Falcon
as Effie Perrine
Wicked
as June
Daddy Long Legs
as Sally McBride
The Bargain
as Etta
Private Lives
as Sibyl Chase
Don't Bet on Women
as Tallulah Hope
Six Cylinder Love
as Margaret Rogers
The Secret Witness
as Lois Martin
Command Performance
as Princess Katerina
1930
The Bat Whispers
as Dale Van Gorder
Abraham Lincoln
as Ann Rutledge
The Eyes of the World
as Sybil LaGrange