Minerva Urecal
Acteur·rice
20 septembre 1894
Eureka, California, USA
Died 26 février 1966
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
As an actor
Halloween Monster Bash
1991 · Fagah (archive footage)
That Funny Feeling
1965 · Woman at Phone Booth
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964 · Kate Lindquist
Petticoat Junction
1963 · Martha Winslow, Martha Griffin
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962 · Brenda
Angel
1960
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Peter Gunn
1958 · Mother
Perry Mason
1957 · Landlady, Martha Glenhorn
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956 · Ma Bowie
Double Jeopardy
1955 · Mrs. Kreesy
Sudden Danger
1955 · Mrs. Kelly
Marty
1955 · Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
A Man Alone
1955 · Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955 · Busybody
Niagara
1953 · Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
She's Back on Broadway
1953 · Cleaning Lady
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953 · Mrs. Stuart
Two Gun Marshal
1953 · Mama Antonelli
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
The Danny Thomas Show
1953 · Mrs. Enright
Harem Girl
1952 · Aniseh
Oklahoma Annie
1952 · Lottie Fling
Gobs and Gals
1952 · Mrs. Pursell
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952 · Mrs. Peabody
Lost in Alaska
1952 · Mrs. McGillicuddy
Happy Go Wacky
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952 · Indian Woman, Singing Student, Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
The Raging Tide
1951 · Johnnie Mae Swanson
Dear Brat
1951 · Neighbor (uncredited)
Stop That Cab
1951 · Lucy's Mother
The Awful Sleuth
1951 · Bert's Mother-In-Law
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Jackpot
1950 · Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
The Arizona Cowboy
1950 · Cactus Kate Millican
Side Street
1950 · Landlady
Quicksand
1950 · Landlady
His Baiting Beauty
1950 · Harry's Mother-in-Law
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Lovable Cheat
1949 · Virginie
Holiday in Havana
1949 · Mama Valdez
Master Minds
1949 · Mrs. Hoskins
Outcasts of the Trail
1949 · Abbie Rysen
Take One False Step
1949 · Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949 · Train Passenger (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
1948 · Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948 · Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948 · Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
April Showers
1948 · Landlady (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948 · Ella Mae Watson
Marshal of Amarillo
1948 · Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Good Sam
1948 · Mrs. Nelson
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948 · Nellie Carter
Variety Time
1948 · Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
The Noose Hangs High
1948 · Husky Woman (uncredited)
Secret Service Investigator
1948 · Mrs McGiven
The Lost Moment
1947 · Maria
Cynthia
1947 · Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Apache Rose
1947 · Felicia
Bowery Buckaroos
1947 · Kate T. Barlow
Undercover Maisie
1947 · Cafe Cook, Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
California
1947 · Emma (uncredited)
Hired Husband
1947 · Aunt Jessie
Heartaches
1947 · Charwoman (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946 · Sue (uncredited)
The Trap
1946 · Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Sioux City Sue
1946 · Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream
1946 · Edna Lucash
Andy Plays Hookey
1946 · Andy's Mother-in-Law
The Virginian
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946 · Miss Mullins (uncredited)
Partners in Time
1946 · Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas
1946 · Mama Lolita
The Well Groomed Bride
1946 · Woman in Ticket Line
The Dark Corner
1946 · Client Wife (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945 · Saleslady (uncredited)
State Fair
1945 · Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945 · Mama Rafferty
The Kid Sister
1945 · Mrs. Wiggins
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945 · Nora Brown
A Medal for Benny
1945 · Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945 · Landlady (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1945 · Edna Rogers
Voice of the Whistler
1945 · Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Men in Her Diary
1945 · Mrs. Braun
A Bell for Adano
1945 · Italian Woman
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944 · Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride
1944 · Ma Crocker
Bachelor Daze
1944 · Abigail O'Rourke
Crazy Knights
1944 · Mrs. Benson
The Mark of the Whistler
1944 · Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944 · Abigail
Man from Frisco
1944 · Mrs. Allison
Mr. Skeffington
1944 · Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
1944 · Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Block Busters
1944 · Amelia Rogiet
When Strangers Marry
1944 · Landlady (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
1944 · Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
The Ape Man
1943 · Agatha Brewster
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943 · Miss Clabber (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
1943 · Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943 · Maggie (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
1943 · Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943 · Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
1943 · Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943 · Miss Billings
Dangerous Blondes
1943 · Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
1943 · Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Kid Dynamite
1943 · Judge
Something to Shout About
1943 · Mrs. Starretton
Ghosts on the Loose
1943 · Hilda
Hit the Ice
1943 · Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes
1942 · Fagah
The Living Ghost
1942 · Delia Phillips
Lady for a Night
1942 · Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942 · Housekeeper (uncredited)
Sweater Girl
1942 · Melinda
My Favorite Blonde
1942 · Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
That Other Woman
1942 · Mrs. MacReady
The Daring Young Man
1942 · Nurse
Henry and Dizzy
1942 · Mrs. Kilmer
The Man in the Trunk
1942 · Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942 · Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Riding Through Nevada
1942 · Widow Humbolt
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942 · Ellie Bixby
In Old California
1942 · Mrs. Carson
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941 · The Cleaning Lady
A Man Betrayed
1941 · Librarian (uncredited)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941 · Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Murder Among Friends
1941 · Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Accent on Love
1941 · Teresa Lombroso
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941 · Murphy
Arkansas Judge
1941 · Miranda Wolfson
Dressed to Kill
1941 · Landlady
They Died with Their Boots On
1941 · Nurse (uncredited)
Murder by Invitation
1941 · Maxine Denham
Golden Hoofs
1941 · Myrt
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941 · Elevator Passenger
San Francisco Docks
1940 · Landlady
Boys of the City
1940 · Agnes
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940 · Widow Gail
The Ape
1940 · Townswoman
No, No, Nanette
1940 · Woman in Airport
Wildcat Bus
1940 · Old Maid (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940 · Mrs. Doolittle
No Place to Go
1939 · Miss Rice
Four Girls in White
1939 · Miss Perch - a Nurse
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939 · Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939 · Miss Bland, the School Principal
Golden Boy
1939 · Grocery Customer
Destry Rides Again
1939 · Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
1939 · Amy, Housewife
Dancing Co-Ed
1939 · Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Sabotage
1939 · (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Maid to Order
1939 · Mail-Order Bride
Frontier Scout
1938 · Helen
Dramatic School
1938 · Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Prison Nurse
1938 · Sutherland
Air Devils
1938 · Margaret Price
The Lady in the Morgue
1938 · Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938 · Miss Grimley
City Streets
1938 · Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
1938 · Maria
Exiled to Shanghai
1937 · Claire
Ever Since Eve
1937 · Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937 · Ella Crippen
Her Husband's Secretary
1937 · Miss Baldwin
She Loved a Fireman
1937 · Nurse Purdy
Oh, Doctor
1937 · Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Life Begins with Love
1937 · Mrs. Murphy
The Go-Getter
1937 · Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Behind the Mike
1937 · Mrs. Reilly
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937 · Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Love in a Bungalow
1937 · Mrs. Kester
Three Godfathers
1936 · Parishioner (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
1936 · Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Fury
1936 · Fanny (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935 · Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
His Night Out
1935 · Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
1935 · Italian Wife (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934 · Wife
Sadie McKee
1934 · Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933 · Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
1933 · Downstairs Maid (uncredited)