ACTING
Minerva Urecal
- Born
- Sep 20, 1894 in Eureka, California, USA
- Died
- Feb 26, 1966
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.
MOST-RATED TMDB CREDITS
Known for
Shadow of a Doubt
Movie · 1943
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Marty
Movie · 1955
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Niagara
Movie · 1953
Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
TV · 1955
Busybody
Fury
Movie · 1936
Fanny (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
Movie · 1939
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
Movie · 1945
Landlady (uncredited)
Perry Mason
TV · 1957
Landlady · Martha Glenhorn
They Died with Their Boots On
Movie · 1941
Nurse (uncredited)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Movie · 1964
Kate Lindquist
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Movie · 1962
Brenda
Mr. Skeffington
Movie · 1944
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
FILMOGRAPHY
191 movie & TV credits
- 1991Halloween Monster BashMovie · Fagah (archive footage)
- 1965That Funny FeelingMovie · Woman at Phone Booth
- 19647 Faces of Dr. LaoMovie · Kate Lindquist
- 1963Petticoat JunctionTV · Martha Winslow, Martha Griffin
- 1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationMovie · Brenda
- 1960AngelTV
- 1958Peter GunnTV · Mother
- 1958The Adventures of Tugboat AnnieTV
- 1957Perry MasonTV · Landlady, Martha Glenhorn
- 1956The Adventures of Jim BowieTV · Ma Bowie
- 1955Sudden DangerMovie · Mrs. Kelly
- 1955A Man AloneMovie · Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
- 1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV · Busybody
- 1955Double JeopardyMovie · Mrs. Kreesy
- 1955MartyMovie · Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
- 1953Two Gun MarshalMovie · Mama Antonelli
- 1953The Danny Thomas ShowTV · Mrs. Enright
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