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