Minerva Urecal
Known for
Acting
Life
1894 – 1966 (aged 71)
Born in
Eureka, California, USA
Credits
View on IMDb188 acting credits
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
Shadow of a Doubt
12 Jan 1943
Marty
11 Apr 1955
Niagara
29 Jan 1953
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
02 Oct 1955
Fury
05 Jun 1936
Destry Rides Again
30 Nov 1939
The Bells of St. Mary's
27 Dec 1945
Perry Mason
21 Sep 1957
Photos
Filmography
1991
- Halloween Monster Bashas Fagah (archive footage)
1965
- That Funny Feelingas Woman at Phone Booth
1964
- 7 Faces of Dr. Laoas Kate Lindquist
1963
- Petticoat Junctionas Martha Griffin1 episode
1962
- Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacationas Brenda
1960
- Angel1 episode
1958
- Peter Gunnas Mother76 episodes
- The Adventures of Tugboat Annie14 episodes
1957
- Perry Masonas Martha Glenhorn1 episode
1956
- The Adventures of Jim Bowieas Ma Bowie4 episodes
1955
- Sudden Dangeras Mrs. Kelly
- A Man Aloneas Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
- Alfred Hitchcock Presentsas Busybody1 episode
- Double Jeopardyas Mrs. Kreesy
- Martyas Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
1953
- Two Gun Marshalas Mama Antonelli
- The Danny Thomas Showas Mrs. Enright1 episode
- Meet Mr. McNutley76 episodes
- Woman They Almost Lynchedas Mrs. Stuart
- She's Back on Broadwayas Cleaning Lady
- Niagaraas Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
1952
- The Abbott and Costello Showas Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment1 episode
- Cavalcade of America1 episode
- Lost in Alaskaas Mrs. McGillicuddy
- Gobs and Galsas Mrs. Pursell
- Aaron Slick from Punkin Crickas Mrs. Peabody
- Oklahoma Annieas Lottie Fling
- Happy Go Wacky
- Harem Girlas Aniseh
1951
- The Roy Rogers Show1 episode
- The Raging Tideas Johnnie Mae Swanson
- Dear Bratas Neighbor (uncredited)
- The Awful Sleuthas Bert's Mother-In-Law
- The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1 episode
- Stop That Cabas Lucy's Mother
1950
- The Jackpotas Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
- The Gene Autry Show1 episode
- The Arizona Cowboyas Cactus Kate Millican
- Quicksandas Landlady
- Side Streetas Landlady
- His Baiting Beautyas Harry's Mother-in-Law
1949
- Master Mindsas Mrs. Hoskins
- Holiday in Havanaas Mama Valdez
- Take One False Stepas Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
- Outcasts of the Trailas Abbie Rysen
- The Doolins of Oklahomaas Train Passenger (uncredited)
- The Lovable Cheatas Virginie
1948
- Family Honeymoonas Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
- Sundown in Santa Feas Ella Mae Watson
- The Strange Mrs. Craneas Nellie Carter
- Good Samas Mrs. Nelson
- Variety Timeas Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
- Night Has a Thousand Eyesas Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
- Marshal of Amarilloas Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
- Secret Service Investigatoras Mrs McGiven
- The Noose Hangs Highas Husky Woman (uncredited)
- April Showersas Landlady (uncredited)
- Sitting Prettyas Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
1947
- Bowery Buckaroosas Kate T. Barlow
- The Lost Momentas Maria
- Cynthiaas Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
- Heartachesas Charwoman (uncredited)
- Hired Husbandas Aunt Jessie
- Undercover Maisieas Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
- Californiaas Emma (uncredited)
- The Devil Thumbs a Ride
- Apache Roseas Felicia
1946
- Andy Plays Hookeyas Andy's Mother-in-Law
- Wake Up and Dreamas Edna Lucash
- The Trapas Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
- Sioux City Sueas Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
- The Well Groomed Brideas Woman in Ticket Line
- Without Reservationsas Sue (uncredited)
- Rainbow Over Texasas Mama Lolita
- The Virginian
- The Dark Corneras Client Wife (uncredited)
- Partners in Timeas Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
- Breakfast in Hollywoodas Miss Mullins (uncredited)
1945
- The Bells of St. Mary'sas Landlady (uncredited)
- Voice of the Whistleras Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
- Sensation Huntersas Edna Rogers
- Men in Her Diaryas Mrs. Braun
- State Fairas Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
- Mr. Muggs Rides Againas Nora Brown
- A Bell for Adanoas Italian Woman
- Wanderer of the Wastelandas Mama Rafferty
- A Medal for Bennyas Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
- Salty O'Rourkeas Saleslady (uncredited)
- The Kid Sisteras Mrs. Wiggins
1944
- Crazy Knightsas Mrs. Benson
- One Mysterious Nightas Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
- The Mark of the Whistleras Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
- Music in Manhattanas Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
- Moonlight and Cactusas Abigail
- When Strangers Marryas Landlady (uncredited)
- Block Bustersas Amelia Rogiet
- Louisiana Hayrideas Ma Crocker
- Man from Friscoas Mrs. Allison
- Mr. Skeffingtonas Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
- Bachelor Dazeas Abigail O'Rourke
- The Bridge of San Luis Reyas Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
1943
- Dangerous Blondesas Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
- Pitchin' in the Kitchenas Miss Clabber (uncredited)
- So This Is Washingtonas Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
- Ghosts on the Looseas Hilda
- Hit the Iceas Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
- Quiet Please, Murderas Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
- Dixie Duganas Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
- The Ape Manas Agatha Brewster
- Keep 'Em Sluggingas Miss Billings
- Something to Shout Aboutas Mrs. Starretton
- Kid Dynamiteas Judge
- The Powers Girlas Maggie (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubtas Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
- They Stooge to Congaas Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942
- That Other Womanas Mrs. MacReady
- Riding Through Nevadaas Widow Humbolt
- The Daring Young Manas Nurse
- The Man in the Trunkas Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
- The Living Ghostas Delia Phillips
- Sweater Girlas Melinda
- The Sons of the Pioneersas Ellie Bixby
- Beyond the Blue Horizonas Wife at Circus (uncredited)
- Henry and Dizzyas Mrs. Kilmer
- In Old Californiaas Mrs. Carson
- The Corpse Vanishesas Fagah
- My Favorite Blondeas Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
- A Tragedy at Midnightas Housekeeper (uncredited)
- Lady for a Nightas Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
1941
- Marry the Boss's Daughteras Elevator Passenger
- They Died with Their Boots Onas Nurse (uncredited)
- Never Give a Sucker an Even Breakas The Cleaning Lady
- Dressed to Killas Landlady
- Bowery Blitzkriegas Head of Reform School (uncredited)
- Accent on Loveas Teresa Lombroso
- Murder by Invitationas Maxine Denham
- The Cowboy and the Blondeas Murphy
- A Man Betrayedas Librarian (uncredited)
- Murder Among Friendsas Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
- Golden Hoofsas Myrt
- Arkansas Judgeas Miranda Wolfson
1940
- San Francisco Docksas Landlady
- No, No, Nanetteas Woman in Airport
- The Apeas Townswoman
- Wildcat Busas Old Maid (uncredited)
- Boys of the Cityas Agnes
- You Can't Fool Your Wifeas Mrs. Doolittle
- The Sagebrush Family Trails Westas Widow Gail
1939
- Missing Evidenceas Amy, Housewife
- Destry Rides Againas Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
- Sabotageas (uncredited)
- Dancing Co-Edas Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
- Maid to Orderas Mail-Order Bride
- No Place to Goas Miss Rice
- Golden Boyas Grocery Customer
- Second Fiddleas Miss Bland, the School Principal
- S.O.S Tidal Wave
- You Can't Cheat an Honest Manas Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
- Four Girls in Whiteas Miss Perch - a Nurse
1938
- Dramatic Schoolas Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
- Frontier Scoutas Helen
- City Streetsas Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
- The Devil's Partyas Maria
- Air Devilsas Margaret Price
- The Lady in the Morgueas Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
- Start Cheeringas Miss Grimley
- Prison Nurseas Sutherland
1937
- Exiled to Shanghaias Claire
- She Loved a Firemanas Nurse Purdy
- Life Begins with Loveas Mrs. Murphy
- Behind the Mikeas Mrs. Reilly
- Ever Since Eveas Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
- Love in a Bungalowas Mrs. Kester
- The Go-Getteras Cappy Ricks' Secretary
- Charlie Chan at the Olympicsas Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
- Mountain Justiceas Ella Crippen
- Oh, Doctoras Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
- Her Husband's Secretaryas Miss Baldwin
1936
- Furyas Fanny (uncredited)
- Three Godfathersas Parishioner (uncredited)
- Love on a Betas Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
1935
- His Night Outas Wife (uncredited)
- Here Comes the Bandas Italian Wife (uncredited)
- Man on the Flying Trapezeas Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
1934
- Student Touras Wife
- Sadie McKeeas Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
1933
- Meet the Baronas Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
- Bombshellas Autograph Seeker (uncredited)