Minerva Urecal


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Actress

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.

Place of Birth: Eureka, California, USA

Date of Birth: Sep 22, 1894

Date of Death: Feb 26, 1966


Filmography

Actress (120 Known Credits)


That Funny Feeling

Woman at Phone Booth

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Kate Lindquist

Peter Gunn

Mother

Marty

Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Double Jeopardy

Mrs. Kreesy

Sudden Danger

Mrs. Kelly

Tom and Jerry

Mrs. Garrity

Niagara

Mrs. McGrand

Lost in Alaska

Mrs. McGillicuddy

Harem Girl

Aniseh

Oklahoma Annie

Lottie Fling

Dear Brat

Neighbor (uncredited)

Stop That Cab

Lucy's Mother

Harvey

Nurse Dunphy (uncredited)

Side Street

Landlady

The Arizona Cowboy

Cactus Kate Millican

Master Minds

Mrs. Hoskins

Holiday In Havana

Mama Valdez

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

Family Honeymoon

Mrs. Webb (uncredited)

Good Sam

Mrs. Nelson

April Showers

Landlady (uncredited)

Marshal of Amarillo

Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

Sundown in Santa Fe

Ella Mae Watson

Variety Time

Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)

Bowery Buckaroos

U.S. Marshal Kate T. Barlow

Cynthia

Agnes, Jannings' Cook (uncredited)

Apache Rose

Felicia

Charlie Chan in The Trap

Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

Rainbow Over Texas

Mama Lolita

Wake Up and Dream

Edna Lucash

Andy Plays Hookey

Andy's Mother-in-Law

Voice of the Whistler

Georgie's Wife (uncredited)

The Bells of St. Mary's

Landlady (uncredited)

The Kid Sister

Mrs. Wiggins

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

Nora 'Ma' Brown

Sensation Hunters

Edna Rogers

The Mark of the Whistler

Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington

Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

One Mysterious Night

Miss Wilkinson

Man from Frisco

Mrs. Allison

Louisiana Hayride

Ma Crocker

Bachelor Daze

Abigail O'Rourke

Shadow of a Doubt

Mrs. Henderson - Clerk at Telegraph Office (uncredited)

Quiet Please, Murder

Cookbook-seeking library patron (uncredited)

The Ape Man

Agatha Brewster

Dangerous Blondes

Mrs. Swanson-Housekeeper

Dixie Dugan

Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

Keep 'em Slugging

Miss Billings

Lady for a Night

Spinster in Audience (uncredited)

In Old California

Mrs. Carson

The Living Ghost

Delia Phillips

My Favorite Blonde

Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)

Beyond the Blue Horizon

Wife at Circus (uncredited)

That Other Woman

Mrs. MacReady

Sweater Girl

Melinda

Henry and Dizzy

Mrs. Kilmer

Riding Through Nevada

Widow Humbolt

Bowery Blitzkrieg

'Picklepuss' - Reform School Matron

Accent on Love

Teresa Lombroso

Arkansas Judge

Miranda Wolfson

Murder by Invitation

Maxine Denham

The Ape

Townswoman

Wildcat Bus

Old Maid

No, No, Nanette

Woman in Airport

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

Screaming Spinster at Circus

Golden Boy

Grocery Customer

Destry Rides Again

Mrs. DeWitt

Second Fiddle

Miss Bland, the School Principal

Let Us Live

Charwoman at Theatre Hold-Up

Dancing Co-Ed

Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Four Girls in White

Miss Perch - a Nurse

Missing Evidence

Amy, Housewife

No Place to Go

Miss Rice

Sabotage

Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)

Start Cheering

Miss Grimley

Dramatic School

Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)

Prison Nurse

Sutherland

Air Devils

Margaret Price

City Streets

Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)

Ever Since Eve

Bellden's Receptionist

Mountain Justice

Ella Crippen

The Go-Getter

Cappy Ricks 'secretary

Oh, Doctor

Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

Fury

Fanny (uncredited)

Love on a Bet

Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary

Here Comes the Band

Italian Wife

Bombshell

Autograph Seeker

Meet The Baron

Downstairs Maid

Woman at Phone Booth
Kate Lindquist
Peter Gunn (1958 - 1961)
Mother
Marty (1955)
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Mrs. Kreesy
Sudden Danger (1955)
Mrs. Kelly
Tom and Jerry (1955)
Mrs. Garrity
Niagara (1953)
Mrs. McGrand
Mrs. Stuart
Cleaning Lady
Mrs. McGillicuddy
Harem Girl (1952)
Aniseh
Mrs. Peabody
Lottie Fling
Dear Brat (1951)
Neighbor (uncredited)
Stop That Cab (1951)
Lucy's Mother
Harvey (1950)
Nurse Dunphy (uncredited)
Side Street (1950)
Landlady
Cactus Kate Millican
Virginie
Master Minds (1949)
Mrs. Hoskins
Mama Valdez
Abbie Rysen
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Good Sam (1948)
Mrs. Nelson
April Showers (1948)
Landlady (uncredited)
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Ella Mae Watson
Variety Time (1948)
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
Nellie Carter
Maria
U.S. Marshal Kate T. Barlow
Cafe Cook
Cynthia (1947)
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (uncredited)
Apache Rose (1947)
Felicia
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Mama Lolita
Edna Lucash
Andy's Mother-in-Law
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Landlady (uncredited)
Neighbor
Mrs. Wiggins
Nora 'Ma' Brown
Edna Rogers
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Miss Wilkinson
Mrs. Allison
Ma Crocker
Bachelor Daze (1944)
Abigail O'Rourke
Abigail
Mrs. Henderson - Clerk at Telegraph Office (uncredited)
Cookbook-seeking library patron (uncredited)
The Ape Man (1943)
Agatha Brewster
Mrs. Swanson-Housekeeper
Maggie
Dixie Dugan (1943)
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Miss Billings
Fagah
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Mrs. Carson
Delia Phillips
Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Mrs. MacReady
Sweater Girl (1942)
Melinda
Mrs. Kilmer
Housekeeper
Ellie Bixby
Nurse
Widow Humbolt
The Cleaning Lady
'Picklepuss' - Reform School Matron
Landlady
Teresa Lombroso
Miranda Wolfson
Maxine Denham
Golden Hoofs (1941)
Myrt
The Ape (1940)
Townswoman
Agnes
Wildcat Bus (1940)
Old Maid
Mrs. Doolittle
Woman in Airport
Screaming Spinster at Circus
Golden Boy (1939)
Grocery Customer
Mrs. DeWitt
Second Fiddle (1939)
Miss Bland, the School Principal
Let Us Live (1939)
Charwoman at Theatre Hold-Up
Dancing Co-Ed (1939)
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Miss Perch - a Nurse
Amy, Housewife
Miss Rice
Sabotage (1939)
Undetermined Supporting Role (uncredited)
Miss Grimley
Helen
Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Prison Nurse (1938)
Sutherland
Air Devils (1938)
Margaret Price
City Streets (1938)
Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
Mrs. Horn
Bellden's Receptionist
Claire
Ella Crippen
The Go-Getter (1937)
Cappy Ricks 'secretary
Nurse Purdy
Miss Baldwin
Oh, Doctor (1937)
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Mrs. Murphy
Fury (1936)
Fanny (uncredited)
Love on a Bet (1936)
Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Italian Wife
Student Tour (1934)
Wife
Bombshell (1933)
Autograph Seeker
Downstairs Maid

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