Minerva Urecal
Acting
193
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
Filmography
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Fagah (archive footage)
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Kate Lindquist
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Martha Winslow
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Martha Griffin
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Brenda
Angel
1960
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Peter Gunn
1958
as Mother
Perry Mason
1957
as Landlady
Perry Mason
1957
as Martha Glenhorn
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Ma Bowie
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Mrs. Kreesy
Sudden Danger
1955
as Mrs. Kelly
Marty
1955
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
A Man Alone
1955
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Busybody
Niagara
1953
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
She's Back on Broadway
1953
as Cleaning Lady
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Mrs. Stuart
Two Gun Marshal
1953
as Mama Antonelli
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Mrs. Enright
Harem Girl
1952
as Aniseh
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Lottie Fling
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Mrs. Pursell
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
as Mrs. Peabody
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Happy Go Wacky
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Indian Woman
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Singing Student
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
The Raging Tide
1951
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
Dear Brat
1951
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Stop That Cab
1951
as Lucy's Mother
The Awful Sleuth
1951
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Jackpot
1950
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Cactus Kate Millican
Side Street
1950
as Landlady
Quicksand
1950
as Landlady
His Baiting Beauty
1950
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Virginie
Holiday in Havana
1949
as Mama Valdez
Master Minds
1949
as Mrs. Hoskins
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Abbie Rysen
Take One False Step
1949
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
April Showers
1948
as Landlady (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
as Ella Mae Watson
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Good Sam
1948
as Mrs. Nelson
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Nellie Carter
Variety Time
1948
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
Secret Service Investigator
1948
as Mrs McGiven
The Lost Moment
1947
as Maria
Cynthia
1947
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Apache Rose
1947
as Felicia
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
as Kate T. Barlow
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cafe Cook
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
California
1947
as Emma (uncredited)
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
Hired Husband
1947
as Aunt Jessie
Heartaches
1947
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Without Reservations
1946
as Sue (uncredited)
The Trap
1946
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Sioux City Sue
1946
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Edna Lucash
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
The Virginian
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
Partners in Time
1946
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
as Mama Lolita
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Woman in Ticket Line
The Dark Corner
1946
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Saleslady (uncredited)
State Fair
1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
as Mama Rafferty
The Kid Sister
1945
as Mrs. Wiggins
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
as Nora Brown
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Landlady (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1945
as Edna Rogers
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Mrs. Braun
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Italian Woman
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride
1944
as Ma Crocker
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Abigail O'Rourke
Crazy Knights
1944
as Mrs. Benson
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Abigail
Man from Frisco
1944
as Mrs. Allison
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Block Busters
1944
as Amelia Rogiet
When Strangers Marry
1944
as Landlady (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
1944
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
The Ape Man
1943
as Agatha Brewster
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
1943
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
1943
as Maggie (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
1943
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Miss Billings
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Judge
Something to Shout About
1943
as Mrs. Starretton
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Hilda
Hit the Ice
1943
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Fagah
The Living Ghost
1942
as Delia Phillips
Lady for a Night
1942
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Sweater Girl
1942
as Melinda
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
That Other Woman
1942
as Mrs. MacReady
The Daring Young Man
1942
as Nurse
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Mrs. Kilmer
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Riding Through Nevada
1942
as Widow Humbolt
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942
as Ellie Bixby
In Old California
1942
as Mrs. Carson
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
as The Cleaning Lady
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Librarian (uncredited)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Murder Among Friends
1941
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Accent on Love
1941
as Teresa Lombroso
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Murphy
Arkansas Judge
1941
as Miranda Wolfson
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Landlady
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Murder by Invitation
1941
as Maxine Denham
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Myrt
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
as Elevator Passenger
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Landlady
Boys of the City
1940
as Agnes
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940
as Widow Gail
The Ape
1940
as Townswoman
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Woman in Airport
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Old Maid (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Mrs. Doolittle
No Place to Go
1939
as Miss Rice
Four Girls in White
1939
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
1939
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
Golden Boy
1939
as Grocery Customer
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
1939
as Amy, Housewife
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Maid to Order
1939
as Mail-Order Bride
Frontier Scout
1938
as Helen
Dramatic School
1938
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Prison Nurse
1938
as Sutherland
Air Devils
1938
as Margaret Price
The Lady in the Morgue
1938
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938
as Miss Grimley
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
1938
as Maria
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
as Claire
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
1937
as Ella Crippen
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
as Miss Baldwin
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as Nurse Purdy
Oh, Doctor
1937
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Life Begins with Love
1937
as Mrs. Murphy
The Go-Getter
1937
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Behind the Mike
1937
as Mrs. Reilly
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Love in a Bungalow
1937
as Mrs. Kester
Three Godfathers
1936
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
1936
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Fury
1936
as Fanny (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
His Night Out
1935
as Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934
as Wife
Sadie McKee
1934
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
1933
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)