Minerva Urecal
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Sep 20, 1894 (132 years old)
Place of Birth
Eureka, California, USA
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
| 1991 | Halloween Monster BashFagah (archive footage) | |
| 1965 | That Funny FeelingWoman at Phone Booth | |
| 1964 | 7 Faces of Dr. LaoKate Lindquist | |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionMartha Winslow | |
| 1963 | Petticoat JunctionMartha Griffin | |
| 1962 | Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationBrenda | |
| 1960 | Angel | |
| 1958 | The Adventures of Tugboat Annie | |
| 1958 | Peter GunnMother | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonLandlady | |
| 1957 | Perry MasonMartha Glenhorn | |
| 1956 | The Adventures of Jim BowieMa Bowie | |
| 1955 | Double JeopardyMrs. Kreesy | |
| 1955 | Sudden DangerMrs. Kelly | |
| 1955 | MartyMrs. Rosari (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | A Man AloneMrs. Maule (uncredited) | |
| 1955 | Alfred Hitchcock PresentsBusybody | |
| 1953 | NiagaraMrs. McGrand | |
| 1953 | She's Back on BroadwayCleaning Lady | |
| 1953 | Woman They Almost LynchedMrs. Stuart | |
| 1953 | Two Gun MarshalMama Antonelli | |
| 1953 | Meet Mr. McNutley | |
| 1952 | Harem GirlAniseh | |
| 1952 | Oklahoma AnnieLottie Fling | |
| 1952 | Gobs and GalsMrs. Pursell | |
| 1952 | Aaron Slick from Punkin CrickMrs. Peabody | |
| 1952 | Lost in AlaskaMrs. McGillicuddy | |
| 1952 | Cavalcade of America | |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello ShowIndian Woman | |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello ShowSinging Student | |
| 1952 | The Abbott and Costello ShowWoman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment | |
| 1951 | The Raging TideJohnnie Mae Swanson | |
| 1951 | Dear BratNeighbor (uncredited) | |
| 1951 | Stop That CabLucy's Mother | |
| 1951 | The Awful SleuthBert's Mother-In-Law | |
| 1951 | The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | |
| 1951 | The Roy Rogers Show | |
| 1950 | The JackpotWoman Trying On Hats (uncredited) | |
| 1950 | The Arizona CowboyCactus Kate Millican | |
| 1950 | Side StreetLandlady | |
| 1950 | QuicksandLandlady | |
| 1950 | His Baiting BeautyHarry's Mother-in-Law | |
| 1950 | The Gene Autry Show | |
| 1949 | The Lovable CheatVirginie | |
| 1949 | Holiday in HavanaMama Valdez | |
| 1949 | Master MindsMrs. Hoskins | |
| 1949 | Outcasts of the TrailAbbie Rysen | |
| 1949 | Take One False StepGas Station Attendant (uncredited) | |
| 1949 | The Doolins of OklahomaTrain Passenger (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Family HoneymoonMrs. Webb (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Sitting PrettyMrs. Maypole (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Night Has a Thousand EyesElderly Italian Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | April ShowersLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Sundown in Santa FeElla Mae Watson | |
| 1948 | Marshal of AmarilloMrs. Henry Pettigrew | |
| 1948 | Good SamMrs. Nelson | |
| 1948 | The Strange Mrs. CraneNellie Carter | |
| 1948 | Variety TimeAunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) | |
| 1948 | The Noose Hangs HighHusky Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1948 | Secret Service InvestigatorMrs McGiven | |
| 1947 | The Lost MomentMaria | |
| 1947 | CynthiaAgnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Apache RoseFelicia | |
| 1947 | Bowery BuckaroosKate T. Barlow | |
| 1947 | Undercover MaisieCafe Cook | |
| 1947 | The Devil Thumbs a Ride | |
| 1947 | CaliforniaEmma (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Undercover MaisieDelicatessen Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1947 | Hired HusbandAunt Jessie | |
| 1947 | HeartachesCharwoman (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Without ReservationsSue (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | The TrapMiss Weebles, the Housekeeper | |
| 1946 | Sioux City SueMrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Wake Up and DreamEdna Lucash | |
| 1946 | Andy Plays HookeyAndy's Mother-in-Law | |
| 1946 | The Virginian | |
| 1946 | Breakfast in HollywoodMiss Mullins (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Partners in TimeMiss Abernathy (uncredited) | |
| 1946 | Rainbow Over TexasMama Lolita | |
| 1946 | The Well Groomed BrideWoman in Ticket Line | |
| 1946 | The Dark CornerClient Wife (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Salty O'RourkeSaleslady (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | State FairWoman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Wanderer of the WastelandMama Rafferty | |
| 1945 | The Kid SisterMrs. Wiggins | |
| 1945 | Mr. Muggs Rides AgainNora Brown | |
| 1945 | A Medal for BennyMrs. Chavez (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | The Bells of St. Mary'sLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Sensation HuntersEdna Rogers | |
| 1945 | Voice of the WhistlerGeorgie's Wife (uncredited) | |
| 1945 | Men in Her DiaryMrs. Braun | |
| 1945 | A Bell for AdanoItalian Woman | |
| 1944 | The Bridge of San Luis ReyUncle Pio's Servant (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Louisiana HayrideMa Crocker | |
| 1944 | Bachelor DazeAbigail O'Rourke | |
| 1944 | Crazy KnightsMrs. Benson | |
| 1944 | The Mark of the WhistlerWoman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Moonlight and CactusAbigail | |
| 1944 | Man from FriscoMrs. Allison | |
| 1944 | Mr. SkeffingtonWoman in Beauty Shop (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | One Mysterious NightMiss Wilkinson (Uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Block BustersAmelia Rogiet | |
| 1944 | When Strangers MarryLandlady (uncredited) | |
| 1944 | Music in ManhattanMrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Ape ManAgatha Brewster | |
| 1943 | Pitchin' in the KitchenMiss Clabber (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | They Stooge to CongaMarsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | The Powers GirlMaggie (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | So This Is WashingtonMrs. Pomeroy (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Shadow of a DoubtMrs. Henderson (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Dixie DuganMrs. Wilson (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Keep 'Em SluggingMiss Billings | |
| 1943 | Dangerous BlondesMrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited) | |
| 1943 | Quiet Please, MurderCookbook-Seeking Library Patron | |
| 1943 | Kid DynamiteJudge | |
| 1943 | Something to Shout AboutMrs. Starretton | |
| 1943 | Ghosts on the LooseHilda | |
| 1943 | Hit the IceWife at Hospital (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | The Corpse VanishesFagah | |
| 1942 | The Living GhostDelia Phillips | |
| 1942 | Lady for a NightSpinster in Audience (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | A Tragedy at MidnightHousekeeper (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Sweater GirlMelinda | |
| 1942 | My Favorite BlondeStone-Faced Woman (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | That Other WomanMrs. MacReady | |
| 1942 | The Daring Young ManNurse | |
| 1942 | Henry and DizzyMrs. Kilmer | |
| 1942 | The Man in the TrunkPeggy's Landlady (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Beyond the Blue HorizonWife at Circus (uncredited) | |
| 1942 | Riding Through NevadaWidow Humbolt | |
| 1942 | Sons of the PioneersEllie Bixby | |
| 1942 | In Old CaliforniaMrs. Carson | |
| 1941 | Never Give a Sucker an Even BreakThe Cleaning Lady | |
| 1941 | A Man BetrayedLibrarian (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Bowery BlitzkriegHead of Reform School (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Murder Among FriendsMrs. O'Heaney (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Accent on LoveTeresa Lombroso | |
| 1941 | The Cowboy and the BlondeMurphy | |
| 1941 | Arkansas JudgeMiranda Wolfson | |
| 1941 | Dressed to KillLandlady | |
| 1941 | They Died with Their Boots OnNurse (uncredited) | |
| 1941 | Murder by InvitationMaxine Denham | |
| 1941 | Golden HoofsMyrt | |
| 1941 | Marry the Boss's DaughterElevator Passenger | |
| 1940 | San Francisco DocksLandlady | |
| 1940 | Boys of the CityAgnes | |
| 1940 | The Sagebrush Family Trails WestWidow Gail | |
| 1940 | The ApeTownswoman | |
| 1940 | No, No, NanetteWoman in Airport | |
| 1940 | Wildcat BusOld Maid (uncredited) | |
| 1940 | You Can't Fool Your WifeMrs. Doolittle | |
| 1939 | No Place to GoMiss Rice | |
| 1939 | Four Girls in WhiteMiss Perch - a Nurse | |
| 1939 | You Can't Cheat an Honest ManScreaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Second FiddleMiss Bland, the School Principal | |
| 1939 | Golden BoyGrocery Customer | |
| 1939 | Destry Rides AgainMrs. DeWitt (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Missing EvidenceAmy, Housewife | |
| 1939 | Dancing Co-EdWoman on Radio (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 1939 | Sabotage(uncredited) | |
| 1939 | S.O.S Tidal Wave | |
| 1939 | Maid to OrderMail-Order Bride | |
| 1938 | Frontier ScoutHelen | |
| 1938 | Dramatic SchoolRose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Prison NurseSutherland | |
| 1938 | Air DevilsMargaret Price | |
| 1938 | The Lady in the MorgueMrs. Horn (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | Start CheeringMiss Grimley | |
| 1938 | City StreetsMrs. Grimley (uncredited) | |
| 1938 | The Devil's PartyMaria | |
| 1937 | Exiled to ShanghaiClaire | |
| 1937 | Ever Since EveBellden's Receptionist (uncredited) | |
| 1937 | Mountain JusticeElla Crippen | |
| 1937 | Her Husband's SecretaryMiss Baldwin | |
| 1937 | She Loved a FiremanNurse Purdy | |
| 1937 | Oh, DoctorDeath Watch Mary Mackleforth | |
| 1937 | Life Begins with LoveMrs. Murphy | |
| 1937 | The Go-GetterCappy Ricks' Secretary | |
| 1937 | Behind the MikeMrs. Reilly | |
| 1937 | Charlie Chan at the OlympicsGang Member Posing as Olympics Matron | |
| 1937 | Love in a BungalowMrs. Kester | |
| 1936 | Three GodfathersParishioner (uncredited) | |
| 1936 | Love on a BetMiss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary | |
| 1936 | FuryFanny (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Man on the Flying TrapezeItalian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | His Night OutWife (uncredited) | |
| 1935 | Here Comes the BandItalian Wife (uncredited) | |
| 1934 | Student TourWife | |
| 1934 | Sadie McKeeBrennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | BombshellAutograph Seeker (uncredited) | |
| 1933 | Meet the BaronDownstairs Maid (uncredited) |