Minerva Urecal
Acting·September 20, 1894·† February 26, 1966 — 71 years old·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.
Known For
Filmography · 188
1991Halloween Monster BashFagah (archive footage)1965That Funny FeelingWoman at Phone Booth19647 Faces of Dr. LaoKate Lindquist1963Petticoat JunctionTVMartha Winslow · Martha Griffin1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationBrenda1960AngelTV1958Peter GunnTVMother1958The Adventures of Tugboat AnnieTV1957Perry MasonTVLandlady · Martha Glenhorn1956The Adventures of Jim BowieTVMa Bowie1955Sudden DangerMrs. Kelly1955A Man AloneMrs. Maule (uncredited)1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTVBusybody1955Double JeopardyMrs. Kreesy1955MartyMrs. Rosari (uncredited)1953Two Gun MarshalMama Antonelli1953The Danny Thomas ShowTVMrs. Enright1953Meet Mr. McNutleyTV1953Woman They Almost LynchedMrs. Stuart1953She's Back on BroadwayCleaning Lady1953NiagaraMrs. McGrand (uncredited)1952The Abbott and Costello ShowTVIndian Woman · Singing Student · Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment1952Cavalcade of AmericaTV1952Lost in AlaskaMrs. McGillicuddy1952Gobs and GalsMrs. Pursell1952Aaron Slick from Punkin CrickMrs. Peabody1952Oklahoma AnnieLottie Fling1952Happy Go Wacky1952Harem GirlAniseh1951The Roy Rogers ShowTV1951The Raging TideJohnnie Mae Swanson1951Dear BratNeighbor (uncredited)1951The Awful SleuthBert's Mother-In-Law1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokTV1951Stop That CabLucy's Mother1950The JackpotWoman Trying On Hats (uncredited)1950The Gene Autry ShowTV1950The Arizona CowboyCactus Kate Millican1950QuicksandLandlady1950Side StreetLandlady1950His Baiting BeautyHarry's Mother-in-Law1949Master MindsMrs. Hoskins1949Holiday in HavanaMama Valdez1949Take One False StepGas Station Attendant (uncredited)1949Outcasts of the TrailAbbie Rysen1949The Doolins of OklahomaTrain Passenger (uncredited)1949The Lovable CheatVirginie1948Family HoneymoonMrs. Webb (uncredited)1948Sundown in Santa FeElla Mae Watson1948The Strange Mrs. CraneNellie Carter1948Good SamMrs. Nelson1948Variety TimeAunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)1948Night Has a Thousand EyesElderly Italian Woman (uncredited)1948Marshal of AmarilloMrs. Henry Pettigrew1948Secret Service InvestigatorMrs McGiven1948The Noose Hangs HighHusky Woman (uncredited)1948April ShowersLandlady (uncredited)1948Sitting PrettyMrs. Maypole (uncredited)1947Bowery BuckaroosKate T. Barlow1947The Lost MomentMaria1947CynthiaAgnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)1947HeartachesCharwoman (uncredited)1947Hired HusbandAunt Jessie1947Undercover MaisieCafe Cook · Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)1947CaliforniaEmma (uncredited)1947The Devil Thumbs a Ride1947Apache RoseFelicia1946Andy Plays HookeyAndy's Mother-in-Law1946Wake Up and DreamEdna Lucash1946The TrapMiss Weebles, the Housekeeper1946Sioux City SueMrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)1946The Well Groomed BrideWoman in Ticket Line1946Without ReservationsSue (uncredited)1946Rainbow Over TexasMama Lolita1946The Virginian1946The Dark CornerClient Wife (uncredited)1946Partners in TimeMiss Abernathy (uncredited)1946Breakfast in HollywoodMiss Mullins (uncredited)1945The Bells of St. Mary'sLandlady (uncredited)1945Voice of the WhistlerGeorgie's Wife (uncredited)1945Sensation HuntersEdna Rogers1945Men in Her DiaryMrs. Braun1945State FairWoman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)1945Mr. Muggs Rides AgainNora Brown1945A Bell for AdanoItalian Woman1945Wanderer of the WastelandMama Rafferty1945A Medal for BennyMrs. Chavez (uncredited)1945Salty O'RourkeSaleslady (uncredited)1945The Kid SisterMrs. Wiggins1944Crazy KnightsMrs. Benson1944One Mysterious NightMiss Wilkinson (Uncredited)1944The Mark of the WhistlerWoman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)1944Music in ManhattanMrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)1944Moonlight and CactusAbigail1944When Strangers MarryLandlady (uncredited)1944Block BustersAmelia Rogiet1944Louisiana HayrideMa Crocker1944Man from FriscoMrs. Allison1944Mr. SkeffingtonWoman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)1944Bachelor DazeAbigail O'Rourke1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyUncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)1943Dangerous BlondesMrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)1943Pitchin' in the KitchenMiss Clabber (uncredited)1943So This Is WashingtonMrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)1943Ghosts on the LooseHilda1943Hit the IceWife at Hospital (uncredited)1943Quiet Please, MurderCookbook-Seeking Library Patron1943Dixie DuganMrs. Wilson (uncredited)1943The Ape ManAgatha Brewster1943Keep 'Em SluggingMiss Billings1943Something to Shout AboutMrs. Starretton1943Kid DynamiteJudge1943The Powers GirlMaggie (uncredited)1943Shadow of a DoubtMrs. Henderson (uncredited)1943They Stooge to CongaMarsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)1942That Other WomanMrs. MacReady1942Riding Through NevadaWidow Humbolt1942The Daring Young ManNurse1942The Man in the TrunkPeggy's Landlady (uncredited)1942The Living GhostDelia Phillips1942Sweater GirlMelinda1942The Sons of the PioneersEllie Bixby1942Beyond the Blue HorizonWife at Circus (uncredited)1942Henry and DizzyMrs. Kilmer1942In Old CaliforniaMrs. Carson1942The Corpse VanishesFagah1942My Favorite BlondeStone-Faced Woman (uncredited)1942A Tragedy at MidnightHousekeeper (uncredited)1942Lady for a NightSpinster in Audience (uncredited)1941Marry the Boss's DaughterElevator Passenger1941They Died with Their Boots OnNurse (uncredited)1941Never Give a Sucker an Even BreakThe Cleaning Lady1941Dressed to KillLandlady1941Bowery BlitzkriegHead of Reform School (uncredited)1941Accent on LoveTeresa Lombroso1941Murder by InvitationMaxine Denham1941The Cowboy and the BlondeMurphy1941A Man BetrayedLibrarian (uncredited)1941Murder Among FriendsMrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)1941Golden HoofsMyrt1941Arkansas JudgeMiranda Wolfson1940San Francisco DocksLandlady1940No, No, NanetteWoman in Airport1940The ApeTownswoman1940Wildcat BusOld Maid (uncredited)1940Boys of the CityAgnes1940You Can't Fool Your WifeMrs. Doolittle1940The Sagebrush Family Trails WestWidow Gail1939Missing EvidenceAmy, Housewife1939Destry Rides AgainMrs. DeWitt (uncredited)1939Sabotage(uncredited)1939Dancing Co-EdWoman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)1939Maid to OrderMail-Order Bride1939No Place to GoMiss Rice1939Golden BoyGrocery Customer1939Second FiddleMiss Bland, the School Principal1939S.O.S Tidal Wave1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManScreaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)1939Four Girls in WhiteMiss Perch - a Nurse1938Dramatic SchoolRose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)1938Frontier ScoutHelen1938City StreetsMrs. Grimley (uncredited)1938The Devil's PartyMaria1938Air DevilsMargaret Price1938The Lady in the MorgueMrs. Horn (uncredited)1938Start CheeringMiss Grimley1938Prison NurseSutherland1937Exiled to ShanghaiClaire1937She Loved a FiremanNurse Purdy1937Life Begins with LoveMrs. Murphy1937Behind the MikeMrs. Reilly1937Ever Since EveBellden's Receptionist (uncredited)1937Love in a BungalowMrs. Kester1937The Go-GetterCappy Ricks' Secretary1937Charlie Chan at the OlympicsGang Member Posing as Olympics Matron1937Mountain JusticeElla Crippen1937Oh, DoctorDeath Watch Mary Mackleforth1937Her Husband's SecretaryMiss Baldwin1936FuryFanny (uncredited)1936Three GodfathersParishioner (uncredited)1936Love on a BetMiss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary1935His Night OutWife (uncredited)1935Here Comes the BandItalian Wife (uncredited)1935Man on the Flying TrapezeItalian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)1934Student TourWife1934Sadie McKeeBrennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)1933Meet the BaronDownstairs Maid (uncredited)1933BombshellAutograph Seeker (uncredited)