Personal Info
Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
December 10, 1903
Place of Birth:
Covington, Kentucky, USA
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Una Merkel
Biography
Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.
Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | That's Entertainment! III | (archive footage) |
| 1987 | James Stewart: A Wonderful Life | Self (archive footage) |
| 1985 | That's Dancing! | From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) |
| 1972 | Hollywood: The Dream Factory | Self (archive footage) |
| 1966 | Spinout | Violet Ranley |
| 1964 | A Tiger Walks | Mrs. Watkins |
| 1963 | Summer Magic | Mariah Popham |
| 1961 | The Parent Trap | Verbena |
| 1961 | Summer and Smoke | Mrs. Winemiller |
| 1959 | The Mating Game | Ma Larkin |
| 1958 | The Girl Most Likely | Mother |
| 1958 | Aladdin | Aladdin's Mother |
| 1957 | The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown | Bertha |
| 1957 | The Greer Case | Louise Hoagland |
| 1956 | Bundle of Joy | Mrs. Dugan |
| 1956 | The Kettles in the Ozarks | Miss Bedelia Baines |
| 1955 | The Kentuckian | Sophie Wakefield |
| 1953 | I Love Melvin | Mom Schneider |
| 1952 | With a Song in My Heart | Sister Marie |
| 1952 | The Merry Widow | Kitty Riley |
| 1951 | Rich, Young and Pretty | Glynnie |
| 1951 | A Millionaire for Christy | Patsy Clifford |
| 1951 | Golden Girl | Mary Ann Crabtree |
| 1950 | My Blue Heaven | Miss Irma Gilbert |
| 1950 | Emergency Wedding | Emma - Nurse / Receptionist |
| 1950 | Kill the Umpire | Betty Johnson |
| 1948 | The Bride Goes Wild | Miss Doberly |
| 1948 | The Man from Texas | Widow Weeks |
| 1947 | It's a Joke, Son! | Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn |
| 1944 | Sweethearts of the U.S.A. | Patsy Wilkins |
| 1944 | To Heir Is Human | Una |
| 1943 | This Is the Army | Rose Dibble |
| 1943 | Quack Service | Daffy |
| 1942 | The Mad Doctor of Market Street | Aunt Margaret Wentworth |
| 1942 | Twin Beds | Lydia |
| 1941 | Road to Zanzibar | Julia Quimby |
| 1941 | Cracked Nuts | Sharon Knight |
| 1940 | The Bank Dick | Myrtle Sousé |
| 1940 | Sandy Gets Her Man | Nan Clark |
| 1940 | Comin' Round the Mountain | Belinda Watters |
| 1939 | On Borrowed Time | Marcia Giles |
| 1939 | Destry Rides Again | Lily Belle |
| 1939 | Four Girls in White | Gertie Robbins |
| 1939 | Some Like It Hot | Flo Saunders |
| 1938 | Hollywood Goes to Town | Self |
| 1937 | Saratoga | Fritzi Kiffmeyer |
| 1937 | Don't Tell the Wife | Nancy Dorsey |
| 1937 | True Confession | Daisy McClure |
| 1937 | The Good Old Soak | Nellie |
| 1937 | Checkers | Mamie Appleby |
| 1936 | Born to Dance | Jenny Saks |
| 1936 | Riffraff | Lil |
| 1936 | Speed | Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson |
| 1936 | We Went to College | Susan Standish |
| 1935 | Broadway Melody of 1936 | Kitty Corbett |
| 1935 | Biography of a Bachelor Girl | Slade Kinnicott |
| 1935 | The Night Is Young | Fanni Kerner |
| 1935 | One New York Night | Phoebe |
| 1935 | Murder in the Fleet | 'Toots' Timmons |
| 1935 | Baby Face Harrington | Millicent |
| 1935 | It's in the Air | Alice Lane Churchill |
| 1934 | The Cat's-Paw | Petunia Pratt / Cobb |
| 1934 | The Merry Widow | Queen Dolores |
| 1934 | Evelyn Prentice | Amy Drexel |
| 1934 | Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back | Gwen |
| 1934 | Have a Heart | Joan O'Day |
| 1934 | This Side of Heaven | Birdie |
| 1934 | Murder in the Private Car | Georgia Latham |
| 1934 | Paris Interlude | Cassie |
| 1933 | 42nd Street | Lorraine Fleming |
| 1933 | Bombshell | Mac |
| 1933 | Midnight Mary | Bunny |
| 1933 | The Women in His Life | Miss 'Simmy' Simmons |
| 1933 | The Secret of Madame Blanche | Ella |
| 1933 | Clear All Wires! | Dolly Winslow |
| 1933 | Menu | Mrs. Omsk (uncredited) |
| 1933 | Day of Reckoning | Mamie |
| 1933 | Whistling in the Dark | Toby Van Buren |
| 1933 | Beauty for Sale | Carol Merrick |
| 1933 | Reunion in Vienna | Ilsa Hinrich |
| 1933 | Her First Mate | Hattie |
| 1933 | Broadway to Hollywood | Flirt in Audience |
| 1932 | Man Wanted | Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman |
| 1932 | Red-Headed Woman | Sally |
| 1932 | They Call It Sin | Dixie Dare |
| 1932 | The Impatient Maiden | Betty Merrick |
| 1932 | Huddle | Coach Malcolm |
| 1932 | She Wanted a Millionaire | Mary Taylor |
| 1932 | Men Are Such Fools | Molly |
| 1931 | The Maltese Falcon | Effie Perrine |
| 1931 | Private Lives | Sibyl Chase |
| 1931 | Wicked | June |
| 1931 | Daddy Long Legs | Sally McBride |
| 1931 | Six Cylinder Love | Margaret Rogers |
| 1931 | Don't Bet on Women | Tallulah Hope |
| 1931 | Command Performance | Princess Katerina |
| 1931 | The Secret Witness | Lois Martin |
| 1931 | The Bargain | Etta |
| 1930 | The Bat Whispers | Dale Van Gorder |
| 1930 | Abraham Lincoln | Ann Rutledge |
| 1930 | The Eyes of the World | Sybil LaGrange |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 1964 | The Cara Williams Show | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Miss Samantha Cartier |
| 1963 | The Bill Dana Show | |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Clara Lovelace |
| 1963 | Burke's Law | Mrs. Thomas Barrett |
| 1957 | DuPont Show of the Month | Aladdin's Mother |
| 1954 | Climax! | Maud |
| 1952 | Four Star Playhouse | Rose Barton |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars | Secretary |
| 1948 | Studio One | Parsis McHugh |