Acting
Minerva Urecal
Born 1894-09-20
Eureka, California, USA
Department: Acting
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
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Shadow of a Doubt
1943
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Perry Mason
1957
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Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
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Marty
1955
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Niagara
1953
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Fury
1936
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Petticoat Junction
1963
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Peter Gunn
1958
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Destry Rides Again
1939
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The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (193 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Halloween Monster Bash | Fagah (archive footage) | Movie | 1991 |
 | That Funny Feeling | Woman at Phone Booth | Movie | 1965 |
 | 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Kate Lindquist | Movie | 1964 |
 | Petticoat Junction | Martha Winslow | TV Series | 1963 |
| Petticoat Junction | Martha Griffin | TV Series | 1963 |
 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Brenda | Movie | 1962 |
 | Angel | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1960 |
 | Peter Gunn | Mother | TV Series | 1958 |
 | The Adventures of Tugboat Annie | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1958 |
 | Perry Mason | Landlady | TV Series | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Martha Glenhorn | TV Series | 1957 |
 | The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Ma Bowie | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Sudden Danger | Mrs. Kelly | Movie | 1955 |
 | A Man Alone | Mrs. Maule (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Busybody | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Double Jeopardy | Mrs. Kreesy | Movie | 1955 |
 | Marty | Mrs. Rosari (uncredited) | Movie | 1955 |
 | Two Gun Marshal | Mama Antonelli | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Danny Thomas Show | Mrs. Enright | TV Series | 1953 |
| Meet Mr. McNutley | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1953 | |
 | Woman They Almost Lynched | Mrs. Stuart | Movie | 1953 |
 | She's Back on Broadway | Cleaning Lady | Movie | 1953 |
 | Niagara | Mrs. McGrand (uncredited) | Movie | 1953 |
 | The Abbott and Costello Show | Indian Woman | TV Series | 1952 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Singing Student | TV Series | 1952 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Cavalcade of America | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1952 |
 | Lost in Alaska | Mrs. McGillicuddy | Movie | 1952 |
 | Gobs and Gals | Mrs. Pursell | Movie | 1952 |
 | Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Mrs. Peabody | Movie | 1952 |
 | Oklahoma Annie | Lottie Fling | Movie | 1952 |
| Happy Go Wacky | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1952 | |
 | Harem Girl | Aniseh | Movie | 1952 |
 | The Roy Rogers Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | The Raging Tide | Johnnie Mae Swanson | Movie | 1951 |
 | Dear Brat | Neighbor (uncredited) | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Awful Sleuth | Bert's Mother-In-Law | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1951 |
 | Stop That Cab | Lucy's Mother | Movie | 1951 |
 | The Jackpot | Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited) | Movie | 1950 |
 | The Gene Autry Show | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1950 |
 | The Arizona Cowboy | Cactus Kate Millican | Movie | 1950 |
 | Quicksand | Landlady | Movie | 1950 |
 | Side Street | Landlady | Movie | 1950 |
 | His Baiting Beauty | Harry's Mother-in-Law | Movie | 1950 |
 | Master Minds | Mrs. Hoskins | Movie | 1949 |
 | Holiday in Havana | Mama Valdez | Movie | 1949 |
 | Take One False Step | Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | Outcasts of the Trail | Abbie Rysen | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Doolins of Oklahoma | Train Passenger (uncredited) | Movie | 1949 |
 | The Lovable Cheat | Virginie | Movie | 1949 |
 | Family Honeymoon | Mrs. Webb (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Sundown in Santa Fe | Ella Mae Watson | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Strange Mrs. Crane | Nellie Carter | Movie | 1948 |
 | Good Sam | Mrs. Nelson | Movie | 1948 |
 | Variety Time | Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Marshal of Amarillo | Mrs. Henry Pettigrew | Movie | 1948 |
 | Secret Service Investigator | Mrs McGiven | Movie | 1948 |
 | The Noose Hangs High | Husky Woman (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | April Showers | Landlady (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Sitting Pretty | Mrs. Maypole (uncredited) | Movie | 1948 |
 | Bowery Buckaroos | Kate T. Barlow | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Lost Moment | Maria | Movie | 1947 |
 | Cynthia | Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Heartaches | Charwoman (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | Hired Husband | Aunt Jessie | Movie | 1947 |
 | Undercover Maisie | Cafe Cook | Movie | 1947 |
| Undercover Maisie | Delicatessen Woman (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | California | Emma (uncredited) | Movie | 1947 |
 | The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1947 |
 | Apache Rose | Felicia | Movie | 1947 |
| Andy Plays Hookey | Andy's Mother-in-Law | Movie | 1946 | |
 | Wake Up and Dream | Edna Lucash | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Trap | Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper | Movie | 1946 |
 | Sioux City Sue | Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Well Groomed Bride | Woman in Ticket Line | Movie | 1946 |
 | Without Reservations | Sue (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Rainbow Over Texas | Mama Lolita | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Virginian | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Dark Corner | Client Wife (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Partners in Time | Miss Abernathy (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | Breakfast in Hollywood | Miss Mullins (uncredited) | Movie | 1946 |
 | The Bells of St. Mary's | Landlady (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Voice of the Whistler | Georgie's Wife (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Sensation Hunters | Edna Rogers | Movie | 1945 |
 | Men in Her Diary | Mrs. Braun | Movie | 1945 |
 | State Fair | Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Nora Brown | Movie | 1945 |
 | A Bell for Adano | Italian Woman | Movie | 1945 |
 | Wanderer of the Wasteland | Mama Rafferty | Movie | 1945 |
 | A Medal for Benny | Mrs. Chavez (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | Salty O'Rourke | Saleslady (uncredited) | Movie | 1945 |
 | The Kid Sister | Mrs. Wiggins | Movie | 1945 |
 | Crazy Knights | Mrs. Benson | Movie | 1944 |
 | One Mysterious Night | Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | The Mark of the Whistler | Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Music in Manhattan | Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Moonlight and Cactus | Abigail | Movie | 1944 |
 | When Strangers Marry | Landlady (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Block Busters | Amelia Rogiet | Movie | 1944 |
 | Louisiana Hayride | Ma Crocker | Movie | 1944 |
 | Man from Frisco | Mrs. Allison | Movie | 1944 |
 | Mr. Skeffington | Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
| Bachelor Daze | Abigail O'Rourke | Movie | 1944 | |
 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited) | Movie | 1944 |
 | Dangerous Blondes | Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Pitchin' in the Kitchen | Miss Clabber (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | So This Is Washington | Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Ghosts on the Loose | Hilda | Movie | 1943 |
 | Hit the Ice | Wife at Hospital (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Quiet Please, Murder | Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron | Movie | 1943 |
 | Dixie Dugan | Mrs. Wilson (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Ape Man | Agatha Brewster | Movie | 1943 |
 | Keep 'Em Slugging | Miss Billings | Movie | 1943 |
 | Something to Shout About | Mrs. Starretton | Movie | 1943 |
 | Kid Dynamite | Judge | Movie | 1943 |
 | The Powers Girl | Maggie (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | Shadow of a Doubt | Mrs. Henderson (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | They Stooge to Conga | Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited) | Movie | 1943 |
 | That Other Woman | Mrs. MacReady | Movie | 1942 |
 | Riding Through Nevada | Widow Humbolt | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Daring Young Man | Nurse | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Man in the Trunk | Peggy's Landlady (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Living Ghost | Delia Phillips | Movie | 1942 |
 | Sweater Girl | Melinda | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Sons of the Pioneers | Ellie Bixby | Movie | 1942 |
 | Beyond the Blue Horizon | Wife at Circus (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Henry and Dizzy | Mrs. Kilmer | Movie | 1942 |
 | In Old California | Mrs. Carson | Movie | 1942 |
 | The Corpse Vanishes | Fagah | Movie | 1942 |
 | My Favorite Blonde | Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | A Tragedy at Midnight | Housekeeper (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
 | Lady for a Night | Spinster in Audience (uncredited) | Movie | 1942 |
| Marry the Boss's Daughter | Elevator Passenger | Movie | 1941 | |
 | They Died with Their Boots On | Nurse (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Never Give a Sucker an Even Break | The Cleaning Lady | Movie | 1941 |
 | Dressed to Kill | Landlady | Movie | 1941 |
 | Bowery Blitzkrieg | Head of Reform School (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Accent on Love | Teresa Lombroso | Movie | 1941 |
 | Murder by Invitation | Maxine Denham | Movie | 1941 |
 | The Cowboy and the Blonde | Murphy | Movie | 1941 |
 | A Man Betrayed | Librarian (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Murder Among Friends | Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited) | Movie | 1941 |
 | Golden Hoofs | Myrt | Movie | 1941 |
 | Arkansas Judge | Miranda Wolfson | Movie | 1941 |
 | San Francisco Docks | Landlady | Movie | 1940 |
 | No, No, Nanette | Woman in Airport | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Ape | Townswoman | Movie | 1940 |
 | Wildcat Bus | Old Maid (uncredited) | Movie | 1940 |
 | Boys of the City | Agnes | Movie | 1940 |
 | You Can't Fool Your Wife | Mrs. Doolittle | Movie | 1940 |
 | The Sagebrush Family Trails West | Widow Gail | Movie | 1940 |
 | Missing Evidence | Amy, Housewife | Movie | 1939 |
 | Destry Rides Again | Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Sabotage | (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Dancing Co-Ed | Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
| Maid to Order | Mail-Order Bride | Movie | 1939 | |
 | No Place to Go | Miss Rice | Movie | 1939 |
 | Golden Boy | Grocery Customer | Movie | 1939 |
 | Second Fiddle | Miss Bland, the School Principal | Movie | 1939 |
 | S.O.S Tidal Wave | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1939 |
 | You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited) | Movie | 1939 |
 | Four Girls in White | Miss Perch - a Nurse | Movie | 1939 |
 | Dramatic School | Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Frontier Scout | Helen | Movie | 1938 |
 | City Streets | Mrs. Grimley (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Devil's Party | Maria | Movie | 1938 |
 | Air Devils | Margaret Price | Movie | 1938 |
 | The Lady in the Morgue | Mrs. Horn (uncredited) | Movie | 1938 |
 | Start Cheering | Miss Grimley | Movie | 1938 |
 | Prison Nurse | Sutherland | Movie | 1938 |
 | Exiled to Shanghai | Claire | Movie | 1937 |
 | She Loved a Fireman | Nurse Purdy | Movie | 1937 |
 | Life Begins with Love | Mrs. Murphy | Movie | 1937 |
 | Behind the Mike | Mrs. Reilly | Movie | 1937 |
 | Ever Since Eve | Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited) | Movie | 1937 |
 | Love in a Bungalow | Mrs. Kester | Movie | 1937 |
 | The Go-Getter | Cappy Ricks' Secretary | Movie | 1937 |
 | Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron | Movie | 1937 |
 | Mountain Justice | Ella Crippen | Movie | 1937 |
 | Oh, Doctor | Death Watch Mary Mackleforth | Movie | 1937 |
 | Her Husband's Secretary | Miss Baldwin | Movie | 1937 |
 | Fury | Fanny (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Three Godfathers | Parishioner (uncredited) | Movie | 1936 |
 | Love on a Bet | Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary | Movie | 1936 |
 | His Night Out | Wife (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Here Comes the Band | Italian Wife (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Man on the Flying Trapeze | Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited) | Movie | 1935 |
 | Student Tour | Wife | Movie | 1934 |
 | Sadie McKee | Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited) | Movie | 1934 |
 | Meet the Baron | Downstairs Maid (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |
 | Bombshell | Autograph Seeker (uncredited) | Movie | 1933 |