Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal1894 - 1966

usually

Actor

Popularity

1.8

Famous

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.

Credits

That Funny Feeling
That Funny Feeling

1965

Comedy • Romance

as Woman at Phone Booth

5.9
0.3
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964

Family • Fantasy • Western

as Kate Lindquist

6.9
0.7
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

Comedy • Family

as Brenda

6.4
0.5
Sudden Danger
Sudden Danger

1955

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Mrs. Kelly

5.3
0.2
A Man Alone
A Man Alone

1955

Romance • Western

as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)

5.7
0.6
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy

1955

Crime

as Mrs. Kreesy

5.4
0.3
Marty
Marty

1955

Drama • Romance

as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

7.4
2.5
Two Gun Marshal
Two Gun Marshal

1953

Western

as Mama Antonelli

0
0.1
Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

Western

as Mrs. Stuart

6.2
0.1
She's Back on Broadway
She's Back on Broadway

1953

Comedy

as Cleaning Lady

5.7
0.1
Niagara
Niagara

1953

Crime • Thriller

as Mrs. McGrand

6.8
2.6
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska

1952

Adventure • Comedy

as Mrs. McGillicuddy

6
0.4
Gobs and Gals
Gobs and Gals

1952

Comedy

as Mrs. Pursell

0
0.2
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

1952

Comedy • Music

as Mrs. Peabody

4
0.2
Oklahoma Annie
Oklahoma Annie

1952

Comedy • Western

as Lottie Fling

8
0.2
Harem Girl
Harem Girl

1952

Comedy • Romance

as Aniseh

5
0.2
The Raging Tide
The Raging Tide

1951

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Johnnie Mae Swanson

5.2
0.2
Dear Brat
Dear Brat

1951

Comedy • Romance

as Neighbor (uncredited)

4
0.2
The Awful Sleuth
The Awful Sleuth

1951

Comedy

as Bert's Mother-In-Law

0
0.1
Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab

1951

Comedy

as Lucy's Mother

0
0.1
The Jackpot
The Jackpot

1950

Comedy

as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

6.9
0.2
The Arizona Cowboy
The Arizona Cowboy

1950

Action • Western

as Cactus Kate Millican

0
0.2
Quicksand
Quicksand

1950

Crime • Thriller

as Landlady

6
0.4
Side Street
Side Street

1950

Crime • Thriller

as Landlady

6.6
0.5
His Baiting Beauty
His Baiting Beauty

1950

as Harry's Mother-in-Law

6
0.1
Master Minds
Master Minds

1949

Comedy

as Mrs. Hoskins

5.8
0.2
Holiday in Havana
Holiday in Havana

1949

Comedy • Music

as Mama Valdez

5
0.1
Take One False Step
Take One False Step

1949

Crime • Drama • Mystery • Thriller

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

5.5
0.5
Outcasts of the Trail
Outcasts of the Trail

1949

Western

as Abbie Rysen

0
0.1
The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

Western

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

6.8
0.3
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat

1949

Comedy

as Virginie

3
0.2
Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon

1948

Comedy

as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)

5.7
0.2
Sundown in Santa Fe
Sundown in Santa Fe

1948

Western

as Ella Mae Watson

0
0.1
The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane

1948

Crime • Drama

as Nellie Carter

6
0.1
Good Sam
Good Sam

1948

Comedy • Drama • Romance

as Mrs. Nelson

6
0.3
Variety Time
Variety Time

1948

Comedy • Music

as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)

0
0.2
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes

1948

Mystery • Thriller

as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

6.7
0.6
Marshal of Amarillo
Marshal of Amarillo

1948

Western

as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

0
0.1
Secret Service Investigator
Secret Service Investigator

1948

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Mrs McGiven

6
0.1
The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High

1948

Comedy

as Husky Woman (uncredited)

6.8
1.2
April Showers
April Showers

1948

Music

as Landlady (uncredited)

6
0.3
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty

1948

Comedy

as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

7.2
0.4
Bowery Buckaroos
Bowery Buckaroos

1947

Comedy • Crime • Western

as Kate T. Barlow

6.5
0.2
The Lost Moment
The Lost Moment

1947

Drama • Romance • Thriller

as Maria

6.3
0.5
Cynthia
Cynthia

1947

Comedy • Drama

as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)

5.9
0.5
Heartaches
Heartaches

1947

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Charwoman (uncredited)

4.5
0.7
Hired Husband
Hired Husband

1947

Comedy

as Aunt Jessie

0
0.1
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie

1947

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Cafe Cook

8
0.3
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie

1947

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)

8
0.3
California
California

1947

Western

as Emma (uncredited)

6.5
0.5
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
The Devil Thumbs a Ride

1947

Crime • Thriller

6.5
0.2
Apache Rose
Apache Rose

1947

Western

as Felicia

6.2
0.2
Andy Plays Hookey
Andy Plays Hookey

1946

Comedy

as Andy's Mother-in-Law

0
0.1
Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream

1946

Drama

as Edna Lucash

6.5
0.2
The Trap
The Trap

1946

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

6.7
0.6
Sioux City Sue
Sioux City Sue

1946

Music • Western

as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)

0
0.2
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride

1946

Comedy • Romance

as Woman in Ticket Line

4
0.2
Without Reservations
Without Reservations

1946

Comedy • Romance

as Sue (uncredited)

6.2
0.6
Rainbow Over Texas
Rainbow Over Texas

1946

Western

as Mama Lolita

4
0.1
The Virginian
The Virginian

1946

Western

6.1
0.6
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner

1946

Crime • Drama

as Client Wife (uncredited)

6.6
0.5
Partners in Time
Partners in Time

1946

Comedy • Drama

as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)

6
0.1
Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

Comedy • Music

as Miss Mullins (uncredited)

5
0.2
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

Comedy • Drama

as Landlady (uncredited)

6.8
0.9
Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler

1945

Drama • Thriller

as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)

5.7
0.3
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters

1945

Drama

as Edna Rogers

4.7
0.8
Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary

1945

Comedy

as Mrs. Braun

0
0.2
State Fair
State Fair

1945

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

6.6
0.5
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Mr. Muggs Rides Again

1945

Comedy

as Nora Brown

5
0.2
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano

1945

Drama • War

as Italian Woman

5.7
0.3
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland

1945

Western

as Mama Rafferty

7.5
0.2
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny

1945

Drama

as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)

4.5
0.3
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke

1945

Drama

as Saleslady (uncredited)

5.2
0.2
The Kid Sister
The Kid Sister

1945

Comedy • Crime • Drama • Music

as Mrs. Wiggins

6
0.1
Crazy Knights
Crazy Knights

1944

Comedy • Horror • Romance

as Mrs. Benson

4.6
0.3
One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night

1944

Crime • Mystery

as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)

5.9
0.2
The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler

1944

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)

5.9
0.2
Moonlight and Cactus
Moonlight and Cactus

1944

Comedy • Music • Western

as Abigail

4
0.1
When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry

1944

Crime • Drama • Mystery

as Landlady (uncredited)

6.1
0.3
Block Busters
Block Busters

1944

Comedy

as Amelia Rogiet

0
0.2
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride

1944

Comedy • Music

as Ma Crocker

6
0.1
Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco

1944

Drama • Romance

as Mrs. Allison

6
0.2
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington

1944

Drama • Romance

as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

6.7
0.7
Bachelor Daze
Bachelor Daze

1944

Comedy

as Abigail O'Rourke

0
0.1
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

Drama

as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)

6
0.2
Dangerous Blondes
Dangerous Blondes

1943

Comedy • Crime • Drama

as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

6
0.3
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943

Comedy

as Miss Clabber (uncredited)

0
0.1
So This Is Washington
So This Is Washington

1943

Comedy

as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)

5
0.3
Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose

1943

Comedy • Horror • Mystery

as Hilda

4.2
0.3
Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice

1943

Comedy

as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)

5.9
0.4
Quiet Please, Murder
Quiet Please, Murder

1943

Crime • Drama • Thriller

as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron

6.8
0.2
Dixie Dugan
Dixie Dugan

1943

Comedy

as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

5
0.3
The Ape Man
The Ape Man

1943

Crime • Horror • Science Fiction

as Agatha Brewster

4.2
0.8
Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Crime • Drama • Romance • War

as Miss Billings

5.5
0.3
Something to Shout About
Something to Shout About

1943

Music

as Mrs. Starretton

5.8
0.1
Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite

1943

Comedy

as Judge

6.6
0.2
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl

1943

Comedy • Music

as Maggie (uncredited)

6.5
0.2
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt

1943

Mystery • Thriller

as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

7.5
1.4
They Stooge to Conga
They Stooge to Conga

1943

Comedy • War

as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)

7
0.3
That Other Woman
That Other Woman

1942

Comedy • Romance

as Mrs. MacReady

5.5
0.2
Riding Through Nevada
Riding Through Nevada

1942

Western

as Widow Humbolt

0
0.2
The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man

1942

Comedy

as Nurse

4.3
0.1
The Man in the Trunk
The Man in the Trunk

1942

Comedy • Crime

as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)

0
0.3
The Living Ghost
The Living Ghost

1942

Horror • Mystery • Thriller

as Delia Phillips

4.3
0.4
Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl

1942

Comedy • Music • Mystery

as Melinda

4
0.3
Sons of the Pioneers
Sons of the Pioneers

1942

Music • Western

as Ellie Bixby

0
0.2
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

Action • Adventure • Comedy • Drama • Fantasy • Romance

as Wife at Circus (uncredited)

0
0.3
Henry and Dizzy
Henry and Dizzy

1942

Comedy

as Mrs. Kilmer

0
0.2
In Old California
In Old California

1942

Action • Romance • Western

as Mrs. Carson

5.1
0.5
The Corpse Vanishes
The Corpse Vanishes

1942

Horror • Science Fiction

as Fagah

4.2
1.1
My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde

1942

Comedy

as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)

6.4
0.3
A Tragedy at Midnight
A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

Comedy • Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

4
0.3
Lady for a Night
Lady for a Night

1942

Drama • Romance

as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)

5.2
0.3
Marry the Boss's Daughter
Marry the Boss's Daughter

1941

Comedy

as Elevator Passenger

0
0.1
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Drama • Romance • War • Western

as Nurse (uncredited)

6.6
1.3
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

Comedy

as The Cleaning Lady

6.9
0.3
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill

1941

Mystery • Thriller

as Landlady

6.3
0.3
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

Comedy • Crime

as Head of Reform School (uncredited)

5.8
0.3
Accent on Love
Accent on Love

1941

Drama

as Teresa Lombroso

6
0.2
Murder by Invitation
Murder by Invitation

1941

Comedy • Crime • Mystery

as Maxine Denham

5.6
0.2
The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941

Comedy • Western

as Murphy

0
0.2
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed

1941

Comedy • Crime • Drama • Romance

as Librarian (uncredited)

5.4
0.4
Murder Among Friends
Murder Among Friends

1941

Mystery

as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)

0
0.2
Golden Hoofs
Golden Hoofs

1941

Comedy

as Myrt

7
0.3
Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge

1941

Action • Drama • Music • Romance

as Miranda Wolfson

0
0.3
San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks

1940

Crime • Drama • Romance

as Landlady

6
0.1
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette

1940

Comedy • Music

as Woman in Airport

6
0.2
The Ape
The Ape

1940

Horror • Mystery • Science Fiction

as Townswoman

4.8
1.3
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus

1940

Crime • Drama

as Old Maid (uncredited)

4.6
0.2
Boys of the City
Boys of the City

1940

Comedy • Mystery • Thriller

as Agnes

5
0.4
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

Comedy

as Mrs. Doolittle

4.5
0.3
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
The Sagebrush Family Trails West

1940

Western

as Widow Gail

0
0.1
Missing Evidence
Missing Evidence

1939

Crime

as Amy, Housewife

5
0.3
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again

1939

Comedy • Western

as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

7.2
0.8
Sabotage
Sabotage

1939

Action • Drama

as (uncredited)

7
0.3
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed

1939

Comedy • Romance

as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)

6.2
0.3
Maid to Order
Maid to Order

1939

Comedy

as Mail-Order Bride

0
0.1
No Place to Go
No Place to Go

1939

Drama

as Miss Rice

6
0.1
Golden Boy
Golden Boy

1939

Drama • Romance

as Grocery Customer

6.5
0.5
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle

1939

Comedy

as Miss Bland, the School Principal

4.9
0.3
S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

Crime

5.7
0.3
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

Comedy

as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

6.9
0.5
Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White

1939

Comedy • Drama

as Miss Perch - a Nurse

6.3
0.3
Dramatic School
Dramatic School

1938

Drama • Romance

as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)

6.2
0.2
Frontier Scout
Frontier Scout

1938

Action • Western

as Helen

4.5
0.2
City Streets
City Streets

1938

Drama

as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)

0
0.2
The Devil's Party
The Devil's Party

1938

Crime • Drama

as Maria

4.9
0.3
Air Devils
Air Devils

1938

Action • Adventure • Romance

as Margaret Price

2.3
0.2
The Lady in the Morgue
The Lady in the Morgue

1938

Crime • Mystery

as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)

6.3
0.2
Start Cheering
Start Cheering

1938

Comedy • Music • Romance

as Miss Grimley

7
0.3
Prison Nurse
Prison Nurse

1938

Drama

as Sutherland

5.1
0.3
Exiled to Shanghai
Exiled to Shanghai

1937

Drama

as Claire

4.9
0.3
She Loved a Fireman
She Loved a Fireman

1937

Action • Drama

as Nurse Purdy

6
0.3
Life Begins with Love
Life Begins with Love

1937

Comedy • Drama

as Mrs. Murphy

5
0.1
Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Mrs. Reilly

0
0.3
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)

5.8
0.3
Love in a Bungalow
Love in a Bungalow

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Mrs. Kester

0
0.1
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter

1937

Comedy • Romance

as Cappy Ricks' Secretary

5.8
0.5
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

Crime • Mystery • Thriller

as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron

6.7
0.5
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice

1937

Drama • Romance

as Ella Crippen

5.5
0.3
Oh, Doctor
Oh, Doctor

1937

Comedy

as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

0
0.1
Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary

1937

Drama

as Miss Baldwin

5
0.1
Fury
Fury

1936

Crime • Drama

as Fanny (uncredited)

7.4
0.9
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers

1936

Action • Drama • Western

as Parishioner (uncredited)

6.8
0.7
Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet

1936

Comedy • Romance

as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary

7
0.2
His Night Out
His Night Out

1935

Adventure • Comedy • Crime

as Wife (uncredited)

0
0.2
Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band

1935

Comedy • Romance

as Italian Wife (uncredited)

5
0.3
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

Comedy

as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)

5.9
0.3
Student Tour
Student Tour

1934

Music

as Wife

5
0.2
Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee

1934

Drama • Romance

as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)

7
0.5
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron

1933

Comedy

as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)

4.3
0.2
Bombshell
Bombshell

1933

Comedy • Romance

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

6.5
0.6

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