Minerva Urecal
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1894-09-20
Day of Death
1966-02-26 (71 years old)
Place of Birth
Eureka, California, USA
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
Acting
(1965)
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
(1964)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Kate Lindquist
(1962)
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Brenda
(1955)
Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
(1955)
Sudden Danger
as Mrs. Kelly
(1955)
Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. Kreesy
(1955)
A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
(1953)
She's Back on Broadway
as Cleaning Lady
(1953)
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand
(1953)
Two Gun Marshal
as Mama Antonelli
(1953)
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Mrs. Stuart
(1952)
Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
(1952)
Oklahoma Annie
as Lottie Fling
(1952)
Harem Girl
as Aniseh
(1952)
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Mrs. Peabody
(1952)
Gobs and Gals
as Mrs. Pursell
(1951)
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Mother
(1951)
Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited)
(1951)
The Awful Sleuth
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
(1951)
The Raging Tide
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
(1950)
The Jackpot
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
(1950)
Side Street
as Landlady
(1950)
Quicksand
as Landlady
(1950)
His Baiting Beauty
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
(1950)
The Arizona Cowboy
as Cactus Kate Millican
(1949)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1949)
Master Minds
as Mrs. Hoskins
(1949)
Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez
(1949)
Take One False Step
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1949)
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
(1949)
Outcasts of the Trail
as Abbie Rysen
(1948)
Marshal of Amarillo
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
(1948)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
(1948)
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter
(1948)
Variety Time
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
(1948)
The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
(1948)
Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven
(1948)
Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
(1948)
April Showers
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1948)
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
(1948)
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Ella Mae Watson
(1948)
Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson
(1947)
Apache Rose
as Felicia
(1947)
Cynthia
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
(1947)
The Lost Moment
as Maria
(1947)
California
as Emma (uncredited)
(1947)
Heartaches
as Charwoman (uncredited)
(1947)
Bowery Buckaroos
as Kate T. Barlow
(1947)
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Cafe Cook
(1947)
Undercover Maisie
as Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
(1947)
Hired Husband
as Aunt Jessie
(1946)
(1946)
Rainbow Over Texas
as Mama Lolita
(1946)
Partners in Time
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
(1946)
Andy Plays Hookey
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
(1946)
The Dark Corner
as Client Wife (uncredited)
(1946)
Wake Up and Dream
as Edna Lucash
(1946)
Sioux City Sue
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1946)
The Well Groomed Bride
as Woman in Ticket Line
(1946)
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
(1946)
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
(1946)
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
(1945)
A Bell for Adano
as Italian Woman
(1945)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mama Rafferty
(1945)
Sensation Hunters
as Edna Rogers
(1945)
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1945)
The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Wiggins
(1945)
Voice of the Whistler
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
(1945)
State Fair
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
(1945)
Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
(1945)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Nora Brown
(1945)
A Medal for Benny
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
(1945)
Men in Her Diary
as Mrs. Braun
(1944)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
(1944)
One Mysterious Night
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
(1944)
Man from Frisco
as Mrs. Allison
(1944)
Crazy Knights
as Mrs. Benson
(1944)
Block Busters
as Amelia Rogiet
(1944)
Music in Manhattan
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
(1944)
Louisiana Hayride
as Ma Crocker
(1944)
Mr. Skeffington
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
(1944)
The Mark of the Whistler
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
(1944)
When Strangers Marry
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1944)
Moonlight and Cactus
as Abigail
(1944)
Bachelor Daze
as Abigail O'Rourke
(1943)
Quiet Please, Murder
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
(1943)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
(1943)
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Miss Billings
(1943)
So This Is Washington
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
(1943)
The Ape Man
as Agatha Brewster
(1943)
Kid Dynamite
as Judge
(1943)
Ghosts on the Loose
as Hilda
(1943)
Hit the Ice
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
(1943)
The Powers Girl
as Maggie (uncredited)
(1943)
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
(1943)
Dangerous Blondes
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1943)
Something to Shout About
as Mrs. Starretton
(1943)
They Stooge to Conga
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1943)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
(1942)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1942)
The Corpse Vanishes
as Fagah
(1942)
The Daring Young Man
as Nurse
(1942)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
(1942)
Riding Through Nevada
as Widow Humbolt
(1942)
Henry and Dizzy
as Mrs. Kilmer
(1942)
Sons of the Pioneers
as Ellie Bixby
(1942)
The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips
(1942)
Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
(1942)
In Old California
as Mrs. Carson
(1942)
Sweater Girl
as Melinda
(1942)
The Man in the Trunk
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
(1942)
My Favorite Blonde
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
(1942)
That Other Woman
as Mrs. MacReady
(1941)
Murder by Invitation
as Maxine Denham
(1941)
Arkansas Judge
as Miranda Wolfson
(1941)
Accent on Love
as Teresa Lombroso
(1941)
A Man Betrayed
as Librarian (uncredited)
(1941)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1941)
Murder Among Friends
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
(1941)
Golden Hoofs
as Myrt
(1941)
Dressed to Kill
as Landlady
(1941)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
(1941)
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Murphy
(1941)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Elevator Passenger
(1941)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Cleaning Lady
(1940)
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
as Widow Gail
(1940)
Wildcat Bus
as Old Maid (uncredited)
(1940)
The Ape
as Townswoman
(1940)
San Francisco Docks
as Landlady
(1940)
No, No, Nanette
as Woman in Airport
(1940)
Boys of the City
as Agnes
(1940)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Mrs. Doolittle
(1939)
(1939)
No Place to Go
as Miss Rice
(1939)
Second Fiddle
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
(1939)
Golden Boy
as Grocery Customer
(1939)
Missing Evidence
as Amy, Housewife
(1939)
Sabotage
as (uncredited)
(1939)
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
(1939)
Destry Rides Again
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
(1939)
Dancing Co-Ed
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
(1939)
Four Girls in White
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
(1939)
Maid to Order
as Mail-Order Bride
(1938)
Prison Nurse
as Sutherland
(1938)
Dramatic School
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
(1938)
City Streets
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
(1938)
The Lady in the Morgue
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
(1938)
Frontier Scout
as Helen
(1938)
Air Devils
as Margaret Price
(1938)
The Devil's Party
as Maria
(1938)
Start Cheering
as Miss Grimley
(1937)
Life Begins with Love
as Mrs. Murphy
(1937)
Love in a Bungalow
as Mrs. Kester
(1937)
Behind the Mike
as Mrs. Reilly
(1937)
Mountain Justice
as Ella Crippen
(1937)
Exiled to Shanghai
as Claire
(1937)
She Loved a Fireman
as Nurse Purdy
(1937)
Ever Since Eve
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
(1937)
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
(1937)
The Go-Getter
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
(1937)
Oh, Doctor
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
(1937)
Her Husband's Secretary
as Miss Baldwin
(1936)
Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited)
(1936)
Fury
as Fanny (uncredited)
(1936)
Love on a Bet
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
(1935)
Here Comes the Band
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
(1935)
His Night Out
as Wife (uncredited)
(1935)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
(1934)
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
(1934)
Student Tour
as Wife
(1933)
Bombshell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
(1933)
Meet the Baron
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)