Minerva Urecal
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.
Fotos
Películas (177)

Halloween Monster Bash
1991 · Fagah (archive footage)

That Funny Feeling
1965 · Woman at Phone Booth

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964 · Kate Lindquist

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · Brenda

Sudden Danger
1955 · Mrs. Kelly

A Man Alone
1955 · Mrs. Maule (uncredited)

Double Jeopardy
1955 · Mrs. Kreesy

Marty
1955 · Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Two Gun Marshal
1953 · Mama Antonelli

Woman They Almost Lynched
1953 · Mrs. Stuart

She's Back on Broadway
1953 · Cleaning Lady

Niagara
1953 · Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)

Lost in Alaska
1952 · Mrs. McGillicuddy

Gobs and Gals
1952 · Mrs. Pursell

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952 · Mrs. Peabody

Oklahoma Annie
1952 · Lottie Fling
Happy Go Wacky
1952

Harem Girl
1952 · Aniseh

The Raging Tide
1951 · Johnnie Mae Swanson

Dear Brat
1951 · Neighbor (uncredited)

The Awful Sleuth
1951 · Bert's Mother-In-Law

Stop That Cab
1951 · Lucy's Mother

The Jackpot
1950 · Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

The Arizona Cowboy
1950 · Cactus Kate Millican

Quicksand
1950 · Landlady

Side Street
1950 · Landlady

His Baiting Beauty
1950 · Harry's Mother-in-Law

Master Minds
1949 · Mrs. Hoskins

Holiday in Havana
1949 · Mama Valdez

Take One False Step
1949 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

Outcasts of the Trail
1949 · Abbie Rysen

The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 · Train Passenger (uncredited)

The Lovable Cheat
1949 · Virginie

Down to the Sea in Ships
1949 · Mother (uncredited)

Family Honeymoon
1948 · Mrs. Webb (uncredited)

Sundown in Santa Fe
1948 · Ella Mae Watson

The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948 · Nellie Carter

Good Sam
1948 · Mrs. Nelson

Variety Time
1948 · Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948 · Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

Marshal of Amarillo
1948 · Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

Secret Service Investigator
1948 · Mrs McGiven

The Noose Hangs High
1948 · Husky Woman (uncredited)

April Showers
1948 · Landlady (uncredited)

Sitting Pretty
1948 · Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Bowery Buckaroos
1947 · Kate T. Barlow

The Lost Moment
1947 · Maria

Cynthia
1947 · Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)

Heartaches
1947 · Charwoman (uncredited)

High Conquest
1947 · Miss Woodley - replaced by Mary Field (scenes deleted)

Hired Husband
1947 · Aunt Jessie

Undercover Maisie
1947 · Cafe Cook, Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)

California
1947 · Emma (uncredited)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947

Apache Rose
1947 · Felicia
Andy Plays Hookey
1946 · Andy's Mother-in-Law

Wake Up and Dream
1946 · Edna Lucash

The Trap
1946 · Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

Sioux City Sue
1946 · Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)

The Bride Wore Boots
1946 · Minor Role (uncredited)

The Well Groomed Bride
1946 · Woman in Ticket Line

Without Reservations
1946 · Sue (uncredited)

Rainbow Over Texas
1946 · Mama Lolita

The Virginian
1946

The Dark Corner
1946 · Client Wife (uncredited)

Partners in Time
1946 · Miss Abernathy (uncredited)

Breakfast in Hollywood
1946 · Miss Mullins (uncredited)

The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Landlady (uncredited)

Voice of the Whistler
1945 · Georgie's Wife (uncredited)

Sensation Hunters
1945 · Edna Rogers

Men in Her Diary
1945 · Mrs. Braun

State Fair
1945 · Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945 · Nora Brown

A Bell for Adano
1945 · Italian Woman (uncredited)

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945 · Mama Rafferty

A Medal for Benny
1945 · Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke
1945 · Saleslady (uncredited)

The Kid Sister
1945 · Mrs. Wiggins

Crazy Knights
1944 · Mrs. Benson

One Mysterious Night
1944 · Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)

The Mark of the Whistler
1944 · Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)

Music in Manhattan
1944 · Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)

Moonlight and Cactus
1944 · Abigail

When Strangers Marry
1944 · Landlady (uncredited)

Block Busters
1944 · Amelia Rogiet

Louisiana Hayride
1944 · Ma Crocker

Man from Frisco
1944 · Mrs. Allison

Mr. Skeffington
1944 · Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944 · Abigail O'Rourke

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944 · Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)

Dangerous Blondes
1943 · Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943 · Miss Clabber (uncredited)

So This Is Washington
1943 · Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)

Ghosts on the Loose
1943 · Hilda

Hit the Ice
1943 · Wife at Hospital (uncredited)

Quiet Please, Murder
1943 · Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron

Dixie Dugan
1943 · Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

The Ape Man
1943 · Agatha Brewster

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943 · Miss Billings

Something to Shout About
1943 · Mrs. Starretton

Kid Dynamite
1943 · Judge

The Powers Girl
1943 · Maggie (uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
1943 · Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

They Stooge to Conga
1943 · Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)

That Other Woman
1942 · Mrs. MacReady

Riding Through Nevada
1942 · Widow Humbolt

The Daring Young Man
1942 · Nurse

The Man in the Trunk
1942 · Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)

The Living Ghost
1942 · Delia Phillips

Sweater Girl
1942 · Melinda

The Sons of the Pioneers
1942 · Ellie Bixby

Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942 · Wife at Circus (uncredited)

Henry and Dizzy
1942 · Mrs. Kilmer

In Old California
1942 · Mrs. Carson

The Corpse Vanishes
1942 · Fagah

My Favorite Blonde
1942 · Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)

A Tragedy at Midnight
1942 · Housekeeper (uncredited)

Lady for a Night
1942 · Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941 · Elevator Passenger

They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Nurse (uncredited)

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941 · The Cleaning Lady

Dressed to Kill
1941 · Landlady

Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941 · Head of Reform School (uncredited)

Accent on Love
1941 · Teresa Lombroso

Murder by Invitation
1941 · Maxine Denham

The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941 · Murphy

A Man Betrayed
1941 · Librarian (uncredited)

Murder Among Friends
1941 · Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)

Golden Hoofs
1941 · Myrt

Arkansas Judge
1941 · Miranda Wolfson

San Francisco Docks
1940 · Landlady

No, No, Nanette
1940 · Woman in Airport

The Ape
1940 · Townswoman

Wildcat Bus
1940 · Old Maid (uncredited)

Boys of the City
1940 · Agnes

You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 · Mrs. Doolittle

The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940 · Widow Gail

Missing Evidence
1939 · Amy, Housewife

Destry Rides Again
1939 · Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

Sabotage
1939 · (uncredited)

Dancing Co-Ed
1939 · Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1939 · Mail-Order Bride

No Place to Go
1939 · Miss Rice

Golden Boy
1939 · Grocery Customer

Second Fiddle
1939 · Miss Bland, the School Principal

S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939 · Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

Four Girls in White
1939 · Miss Perch - a Nurse

Dramatic School
1938 · Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)

Frontier Scout
1938 · Helen

City Streets
1938 · Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)

The Devil's Party
1938 · Maria

Air Devils
1938 · Margaret Price

The Lady in the Morgue
1938 · Mrs. Horn (uncredited)

Start Cheering
1938 · Miss Grimley

Prison Nurse
1938 · Sutherland

Exiled to Shanghai
1937 · Claire

She Loved a Fireman
1937 · Nurse Purdy

Life Begins with Love
1937 · Mrs. Murphy

Behind the Mike
1937 · Mrs. Reilly

Ever Since Eve
1937 · Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)

Love in a Bungalow
1937 · Mrs. Kester

The Go-Getter
1937 · Cappy Ricks' Secretary

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937 · Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron

Mountain Justice
1937 · Ella Crippen

Oh, Doctor
1937 · Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

Her Husband's Secretary
1937 · Miss Baldwin

Fury
1936 · Fanny (uncredited)

Three Godfathers
1936 · Parishioner (uncredited)

Love on a Bet
1936 · Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary

His Night Out
1935 · Wife (uncredited)

Here Comes the Band
1935 · Italian Wife (uncredited)

Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 · Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)

Student Tour
1934 · Wife

Sadie McKee
1934 · Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)

Meet the Baron
1933 · Downstairs Maid (uncredited)

Bombshell
1933 · Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Series (14)

Petticoat Junction
1963 · Martha Winslow, Martha Griffin

Angel
1960

Peter Gunn
1958 · Mother

The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958

Perry Mason
1957 · Landlady, Martha Glenhorn

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · Ma Bowie

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Busybody

The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Mrs. Enright
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · Indian Woman, Singing Student, Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment

Cavalcade of America
1952

The Roy Rogers Show
1951

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

The Gene Autry Show
1950

