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Minerva Urecal

Actor

Minerva Urecal

Born September 20, 1894 in Eureka, California, USADied February 26, 1966173 films

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.

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Filmography

173 films as actor
  1. 1965That Funny FeelingWoman at Phone Booth
  2. 19647 Faces of Dr. LaoKate Lindquist
  3. 1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationBrenda
  4. 1955Sudden DangerMrs. Kelly
  5. 1955A Man AloneMrs. Maule (uncredited)
  6. 1955Double JeopardyMrs. Kreesy
  7. 1955MartyMrs. Rosari (uncredited)
  8. 1953Two Gun MarshalMama Antonelli
  9. 1953Woman They Almost LynchedMrs. Stuart
  10. 1953She's Back on BroadwayCleaning Lady
  11. 1953NiagaraMrs. McGrand (uncredited)
  12. 1952Lost in AlaskaMrs. McGillicuddy
  13. 1952Gobs and GalsMrs. Pursell
  14. 1952Aaron Slick from Punkin CrickMrs. Peabody
  15. 1952Oklahoma AnnieLottie Fling
  16. 1952Happy Go Wacky
  17. 1952Harem GirlAniseh
  18. 1951The Raging TideJohnnie Mae Swanson
  19. 1951Dear BratNeighbor (uncredited)
  20. 1951The Awful SleuthBert's Mother-In-Law
  21. 1951Stop That CabLucy's Mother
  22. 1950The JackpotWoman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
  23. 1950The Arizona CowboyCactus Kate Millican
  24. 1950QuicksandLandlady
  25. 1950Side StreetLandlady
  26. 1950His Baiting BeautyHarry's Mother-in-Law
  27. 1949Master MindsMrs. Hoskins
  28. 1949Holiday in HavanaMama Valdez
  29. 1949Take One False StepGas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  30. 1949Outcasts of the TrailAbbie Rysen
  31. 1949The Doolins of OklahomaTrain Passenger (uncredited)
  32. 1949The Lovable CheatVirginie
  33. 1949Down to the Sea in ShipsMother (uncredited)
  34. 1948Family HoneymoonMrs. Webb (uncredited)
  35. 1948Sundown in Santa FeElla Mae Watson
  36. 1948The Strange Mrs. CraneNellie Carter
  37. 1948Good SamMrs. Nelson
  38. 1948Night Has a Thousand EyesElderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
  39. 1948Marshal of AmarilloMrs. Henry Pettigrew
  40. 1948Secret Service InvestigatorMrs McGiven
  41. 1948The Noose Hangs HighHusky Woman (uncredited)
  42. 1948April ShowersLandlady (uncredited)
  43. 1948Sitting PrettyMrs. Maypole (uncredited)
  44. 1947Bowery BuckaroosKate T. Barlow
  45. 1947The Lost MomentMaria
  46. 1947CynthiaAgnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
  47. 1947HeartachesCharwoman (uncredited)
  48. 1947Hired HusbandAunt Jessie
  49. 1947Undercover MaisieCafe Cook
  50. 1947CaliforniaEmma (uncredited)
  51. 1947The Devil Thumbs a Ride
  52. 1947Apache RoseFelicia
  53. 1946Andy Plays HookeyAndy's Mother-in-Law
  54. 1946Wake Up and DreamEdna Lucash
  55. 1946The TrapMiss Weebles, the Housekeeper
  56. 1946Sioux City SueMrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
  57. 1946The Well Groomed BrideWoman in Ticket Line
  58. 1946Without ReservationsSue (uncredited)
  59. 1946Rainbow Over TexasMama Lolita
  60. 1946The Virginian
  61. 1946The Dark CornerClient Wife (uncredited)
  62. 1946Partners in TimeMiss Abernathy (uncredited)
  63. 1946Breakfast in HollywoodMiss Mullins (uncredited)
  64. 1945The Bells of St. Mary'sLandlady (uncredited)
  65. 1945Voice of the WhistlerGeorgie's Wife (uncredited)
  66. 1945Sensation HuntersEdna Rogers
  67. 1945Men in Her DiaryMrs. Braun
  68. 1945State FairWoman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
  69. 1945Mr. Muggs Rides AgainNora Brown
  70. 1945A Bell for AdanoItalian Woman (uncredited)
  71. 1945Wanderer of the WastelandMama Rafferty
  72. 1945A Medal for BennyMrs. Chavez (uncredited)
  73. 1945Salty O'RourkeSaleslady (uncredited)
  74. 1945The Kid SisterMrs. Wiggins
  75. 1944Crazy KnightsMrs. Benson
  76. 1944One Mysterious NightMiss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
  77. 1944The Mark of the WhistlerWoman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
  78. 1944Music in ManhattanMrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
  79. 1944Moonlight and CactusAbigail
  80. 1944When Strangers MarryLandlady (uncredited)
  81. 1944Block BustersAmelia Rogiet
  82. 1944Louisiana HayrideMa Crocker
  83. 1944Man from FriscoMrs. Allison
  84. 1944Mr. SkeffingtonWoman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
  85. 1944Bachelor DazeAbigail O'Rourke
  86. 1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyUncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
  87. 1943Dangerous BlondesMrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
  88. 1943Pitchin' in the KitchenMiss Clabber (uncredited)
  89. 1943So This Is WashingtonMrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
  90. 1943Ghosts on the LooseHilda
  91. 1943Hit the IceWife at Hospital (uncredited)
  92. 1943Quiet Please, MurderCookbook-Seeking Library Patron
  93. 1943Dixie DuganMrs. Wilson (uncredited)
  94. 1943The Ape ManAgatha Brewster
  95. 1943Keep 'Em SluggingMiss Billings
  96. 1943Something to Shout AboutMrs. Starretton
  97. 1943Kid DynamiteJudge
  98. 1943The Powers GirlMaggie (uncredited)
  99. 1943Shadow of a DoubtMrs. Henderson (uncredited)
  100. 1943They Stooge to CongaMarsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
  101. 1942That Other WomanMrs. MacReady
  102. 1942Riding Through NevadaWidow Humbolt
  103. 1942The Daring Young ManNurse
  104. 1942The Man in the TrunkPeggy's Landlady (uncredited)
  105. 1942The Living GhostDelia Phillips
  106. 1942Sweater GirlMelinda
  107. 1942The Sons of the PioneersEllie Bixby
  108. 1942Beyond the Blue HorizonWife at Circus (uncredited)
  109. 1942Henry and DizzyMrs. Kilmer
  110. 1942In Old CaliforniaMrs. Carson
  111. 1942The Corpse VanishesFagah
  112. 1942My Favorite BlondeStone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
  113. 1942A Tragedy at MidnightHousekeeper (uncredited)
  114. 1942Lady for a NightSpinster in Audience (uncredited)
  115. 1941Marry the Boss's DaughterElevator Passenger
  116. 1941They Died with Their Boots OnNurse (uncredited)
  117. 1941Never Give a Sucker an Even BreakThe Cleaning Lady
  118. 1941Dressed to KillLandlady
  119. 1941Bowery BlitzkriegHead of Reform School (uncredited)
  120. 1941Accent on LoveTeresa Lombroso