Minerva Urecal
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- September 20, 1894
- Died
- February 26, 1966
- Birthplace
- 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.
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
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962
as Brenda
Sudden Danger 1955
as Mrs. Kelly
A Man Alone 1955
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Double Jeopardy 1955
as Mrs. Kreesy
Marty 1955
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Two Gun Marshal 1953
as Mama Antonelli
Woman They Almost Lynched 1953
as Mrs. Stuart
She's Back on Broadway 1953
as Cleaning Lady
Niagara 1953
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
Lost in Alaska 1952
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Gobs and Gals 1952
as Mrs. Pursell
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick 1952
as Mrs. Peabody
Oklahoma Annie 1952
as Lottie Fling
- Happy Go Wacky
Happy Go Wacky 1952
Actor
Harem Girl 1952
as Aniseh
The Raging Tide 1951
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
Dear Brat 1951
as Neighbor (uncredited)
The Awful Sleuth 1951
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
Stop That Cab 1951
as Lucy's Mother
The Jackpot 1950
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
The Arizona Cowboy 1950
as Cactus Kate Millican
Quicksand 1950
as Landlady
Side Street 1950
as Landlady
His Baiting Beauty 1950
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
Master Minds 1949
as Mrs. Hoskins
Holiday in Havana 1949
as Mama Valdez
Take One False Step 1949
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Outcasts of the Trail 1949
as Abbie Rysen
The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Lovable Cheat 1949
as Virginie
Down to the Sea in Ships 1949
as Mother (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon 1948
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe 1948
as Ella Mae Watson
The Strange Mrs. Crane 1948
as Nellie Carter
Good Sam 1948
as Mrs. Nelson
Variety Time 1948
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes 1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Marshal of Amarillo 1948
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Secret Service Investigator 1948
as Mrs McGiven
The Noose Hangs High 1948
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
April Showers 1948
as Landlady (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty 1948
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Bowery Buckaroos 1947
as Kate T. Barlow
The Lost Moment 1947
as Maria
Cynthia 1947
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Heartaches 1947
as Charwoman (uncredited)
High Conquest 1947
as Miss Woodley - replaced by Mary Field (scenes deleted)
Hired Husband 1947
as Aunt Jessie
Undercover Maisie 1947
as Cafe Cook, as Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
California 1947
as Emma (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride 1947
Actor
Apache Rose 1947
as Felicia
- Andy Plays Hookey
Andy Plays Hookey 1946
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
Wake Up and Dream 1946
as Edna Lucash
The Trap 1946
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Sioux City Sue 1946
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Bride Wore Boots 1946
as Minor Role (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride 1946
as Woman in Ticket Line
Without Reservations 1946
as Sue (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas 1946
as Mama Lolita
The Virginian 1946
Actor
The Dark Corner 1946
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Partners in Time 1946
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood 1946
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945
as Landlady (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler 1945
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters 1945
as Edna Rogers
Men in Her Diary 1945
as Mrs. Braun
State Fair 1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again 1945
as Nora Brown
A Bell for Adano 1945
as Italian Woman (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland 1945
as Mama Rafferty
A Medal for Benny 1945
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke 1945
as Saleslady (uncredited)
The Kid Sister 1945
as Mrs. Wiggins
Crazy Knights 1944
as Mrs. Benson
One Mysterious Night 1944
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler 1944
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan 1944
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus 1944
as Abigail
When Strangers Marry 1944
as Landlady (uncredited)
Block Busters 1944
as Amelia Rogiet
Louisiana Hayride 1944
as Ma Crocker
Man from Frisco 1944
as Mrs. Allison
Mr. Skeffington 1944
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
- Bachelor Daze
Bachelor Daze 1944
as Abigail O'Rourke
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1944
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes 1943
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen 1943
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
So This Is Washington 1943
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose 1943
as Hilda
Hit the Ice 1943
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder 1943
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Dixie Dugan 1943
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
The Ape Man 1943
as Agatha Brewster
Keep 'Em Slugging 1943
as Miss Billings
Something to Shout About 1943
as Mrs. Starretton
Kid Dynamite 1943
as Judge
Shadow of a Doubt 1943
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
The Powers Girl 1943
as Maggie (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga 1943
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
That Other Woman 1942
as Mrs. MacReady
Riding Through Nevada 1942
as Widow Humbolt
The Daring Young Man 1942
as Nurse
The Man in the Trunk 1942
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
The Living Ghost 1942
as Delia Phillips
Sweater Girl 1942
as Melinda
The Sons of the Pioneers 1942
as Ellie Bixby
Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Henry and Dizzy 1942
as Mrs. Kilmer
In Old California 1942
as Mrs. Carson
The Corpse Vanishes 1942
as Fagah
My Favorite Blonde 1942
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight 1942
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Lady for a Night 1942
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
- Marry the Boss's Daughter
Marry the Boss's Daughter 1941
as Elevator Passenger
They Died with Their Boots On 1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 1941
as The Cleaning Lady
Dressed to Kill 1941
as Landlady
Bowery Blitzkrieg 1941
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Accent on Love 1941
as Teresa Lombroso
Murder by Invitation 1941
as Maxine Denham
The Cowboy and the Blonde 1941
as Murphy
A Man Betrayed 1941
as Librarian (uncredited)
Murder Among Friends 1941
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs 1941
as Myrt
Arkansas Judge 1941
as Miranda Wolfson
San Francisco Docks 1940
as Landlady
No, No, Nanette 1940
as Woman in Airport
The Ape 1940
as Townswoman
Wildcat Bus 1940
as Old Maid (uncredited)
Boys of the City 1940
as Agnes
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940
as Mrs. Doolittle
The Sagebrush Family Trails West 1940
as Widow Gail
Missing Evidence 1939
as Amy, Housewife
Destry Rides Again 1939
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Sabotage 1939
as (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed 1939
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
- Maid to Order
Maid to Order 1939
as Mail-Order Bride
No Place to Go 1939
as Miss Rice
Golden Boy 1939
as Grocery Customer
Second Fiddle 1939
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
S.O.S Tidal Wave 1939
Actor
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Four Girls in White 1939
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
Dramatic School 1938
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Frontier Scout 1938
as Helen
City Streets 1938
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
The Devil's Party 1938
as Maria
Air Devils 1938
as Margaret Price
The Lady in the Morgue 1938
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Start Cheering 1938
as Miss Grimley
Prison Nurse 1938
as Sutherland
Exiled to Shanghai 1937
as Claire
She Loved a Fireman 1937
as Nurse Purdy
Life Begins with Love 1937
as Mrs. Murphy
Behind the Mike 1937
as Mrs. Reilly
Ever Since Eve 1937
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
Love in a Bungalow 1937
as Mrs. Kester
The Go-Getter 1937
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Charlie Chan at the Olympics 1937
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Mountain Justice 1937
as Ella Crippen
Oh, Doctor 1937
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Her Husband's Secretary 1937
as Miss Baldwin
Fury 1936
as Fanny (uncredited)
Love on a Bet 1936
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Three Godfathers 1936
as Parishioner (uncredited)
His Night Out 1935
as Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band 1935
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze 1935
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
Student Tour 1934
as Wife
Sadie McKee 1934
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Meet the Baron 1933
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
Bombshell 1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Credits from TMDB.