Person
Minerva Urecal
Actor · Crew· Eureka, California, USA
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
The roles that explain the career.
Filmography
80 credits across 2 departments.
| Year | Title | Role | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | That Funny Feeling | Woman at Phone Booth | Film |
| 1964 | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Kate Lindquist | Film |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Brenda | Film |
| 1958 | Peter Gunn | Mother | TV |
| 1958 | The Adventures of Tugboat Annie | TV | |
| 1955 | Double Jeopardy | Mrs. Kreesy | Film |
| 1955 | Sudden Danger | Mrs. Kelly | Film |
| 1955 | Marty | Mrs. Rosari (uncredited) | Film |
| 1953 | Woman They Almost Lynched | Mrs. Stuart | Film |
| 1953 | She's Back on Broadway | Cleaning Lady | Film |
| 1952 | Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Mrs. Peabody | Film |
| 1952 | Lost in Alaska | Mrs. McGillicuddy | Film |
| 1952 | Harem Girl | Aniseh | Film |
| 1951 | The Raging Tide | Johnnie Mae Swanson | Film |
| 1951 | Dear Brat | Neighbor (uncredited) | Film |
| 1950 | Quicksand | Landlady | Film |
| 1950 | Side Street | Landlady | Film |
| 1950 | The Arizona Cowboy | Cactus Kate Millican | Film |
| 1950 | The Jackpot | Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | The Lovable Cheat | Virginie | Film |
| 1949 | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Train Passenger (uncredited) | Film |
| 1949 | Master Minds | Mrs. Hoskins | Film |
| 1949 | Holiday in Havana | Mama Valdez | Film |
| 1948 | Sundown in Santa Fe | Ella Mae Watson | Film |
| 1948 | April Showers | Landlady (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs High | Husky Woman (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Good Sam | Mrs. Nelson | Film |
| 1948 | Family Honeymoon | Mrs. Webb (uncredited) | Film |
| 1948 | Secret Service Investigator | Mrs McGiven | Film |
| 1948 | Marshal of Amarillo | Mrs. Henry Pettigrew | Film |
| 1947 | Cynthia | Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Film | |
| 1947 | The Lost Moment | Maria | Film |
| 1947 | Bowery Buckaroos | Kate T. Barlow | Film |
| 1947 | California | Emma (uncredited) | Film |
| 1947 | Undercover Maisie | Cafe Cook | Film |
| 1946 | Breakfast in Hollywood | Miss Mullins (uncredited) | Film |
| 1946 | Rainbow Over Texas | Mama Lolita | Film |
| 1946 | The Trap | Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper | Film |
| 1945 | A Medal for Benny | Mrs. Chavez (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Voice of the Whistler | Georgie's Wife (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | State Fair | Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary's | Landlady (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Nora Brown | Film |
| 1945 | Salty O'Rourke | Saleslady (uncredited) | Film |
| 1945 | The Kid Sister | Mrs. Wiggins | Film |
| 1944 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | One Mysterious Night | Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | When Strangers Marry | Landlady (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | The Mark of the Whistler | Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited) | Film |
| 1944 | Man from Frisco | Mrs. Allison | Film |
| 1943 | The Ape Man | Agatha Brewster | Film |
| 1943 | Kid Dynamite | Judge | Film |
| 1943 | The Powers Girl | Maggie (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the Loose | Hilda | Film |
| 1943 | So This Is Washington | Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited) | Film |
| 1943 | They Stooge to Conga | Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Corpse Vanishes | Fagah | Film |
| 1942 | The Living Ghost | Delia Phillips | Film |
| 1942 | Lady for a Night | Spinster in Audience (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | The Sons of the Pioneers | Ellie Bixby | Film |
| 1942 | Beyond the Blue Horizon | Wife at Circus (uncredited) | Film |
| 1942 | That Other Woman | Mrs. MacReady | Film |
| 1942 | Sweater Girl | Melinda | Film |
| 1942 | Henry and Dizzy | Mrs. Kilmer | Film |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Housekeeper (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Dressed to Kill | Landlady | Film |
| 1941 | Murder Among Friends | Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Bowery Blitzkrieg | Head of Reform School (uncredited) | Film |
| 1941 | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break | The Cleaning Lady | Film |
| 1941 | Accent on Love | Teresa Lombroso | Film |
| 1941 | Arkansas Judge | Miranda Wolfson | Film |
| 1940 | The Ape | Townswoman | Film |
| 1940 | Boys of the City | Agnes | Film |
| 1940 | San Francisco Docks | Landlady | Film |
| 1939 | Missing Evidence | Amy, Housewife | Film |
| 1938 | Start Cheering | Miss Grimley | Film |
| 1938 | Frontier Scout | Helen | Film |
| 1938 | Dramatic School | Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited) | Film |
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