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
Perry Mason
1957
Perry Mason
1957
Petticoat Junction
1963
Petticoat Junction
1963
Peter Gunn
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Filmography
Perry Mason
as Landlady · 1957
Perry Mason
as Martha Glenhorn · 1957
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Winslow · 1963
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Griffin · 1963
Peter Gunn
as Mother · 1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Busybody · 1955
The Danny Thomas Show
as Mrs. Enright · 1953
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
· 1951
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Ma Bowie · 1956
The Gene Autry Show
· 1950
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Indian Woman · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Singing Student · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment · 1952
Cavalcade of America
· 1952
The Roy Rogers Show
· 1951
Angel
· 1960
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited) · 1943
Meet Mr. McNutley
· 1953
Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited) · 1955
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited) · 1953
Mr. Skeffington
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited) · 1944
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Landlady (uncredited) · 1945
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited) · 1941
Fury
as Fanny (uncredited) · 1936
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Kate Lindquist · 1964
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Brenda · 1962
Destry Rides Again
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited) · 1939
Hit the Ice
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited) · 1943
The Dark Corner
as Client Wife (uncredited) · 1946
Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson · 1948
A Bell for Adano
as Italian Woman (uncredited) · 1945
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Mother (uncredited) · 1949
A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited) · 1955
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Mrs. Doolittle · 1940
The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited) · 1948
Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited) · 1942
Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy · 1952
The Virginian
· 1946
Ghosts on the Loose
as Hilda · 1943
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited) · 1949
Start Cheering
as Miss Grimley · 1938
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited) · 1948
Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited) · 1948
Golden Boy
as Grocery Customer · 1939
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Mrs. Stuart · 1953
Undercover Maisie
as Cafe Cook · 1947
Undercover Maisie
as Delicatessen Woman (uncredited) · 1947
Take One False Step
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) · 1949
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited) · 1948
Voice of the Whistler
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited) · 1945
Men in Her Diary
as Mrs. Braun · 1945
In Old California
as Mrs. Carson · 1942
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper · 1946
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited) · 1934
The Lost Moment
as Maria · 1947
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited) · 1946
The Sons of the Pioneers
as Ellie Bixby · 1942
Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. Kreesy · 1955
A Medal for Benny
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited) · 1945
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth · 1965
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
· 1947
The Go-Getter
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary · 1937
Outcasts of the Trail
as Abbie Rysen · 1949
Dancing Co-Ed
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited) · 1939
The Jackpot
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited) · 1950
California
as Emma (uncredited) · 1947
Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited) · 1936
Her Husband's Secretary
as Miss Baldwin · 1937
Here Comes the Band
as Italian Wife (uncredited) · 1935
Second Fiddle
as Miss Bland, the School Principal · 1939
My Favorite Blonde
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited) · 1942
They Stooge to Conga
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited) · 1943
Four Girls in White
as Miss Perch - a Nurse · 1939
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited) · 1935
The Raging Tide
as Johnnie Mae Swanson · 1951
Something to Shout About
as Mrs. Starretton · 1943
The Devil's Party
as Maria · 1938
Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Elevator Passenger · 1941
Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited) · 1945
S.O.S Tidal Wave
· 1939
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron · 1937
State Fair
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited) · 1945
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Cleaning Lady · 1941
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
· 1958
Life Begins with Love
as Mrs. Murphy · 1937
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Housekeeper (uncredited) · 1942
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited) · 1939
When Strangers Marry
as Landlady (uncredited) · 1944
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mama Rafferty · 1945
San Francisco Docks
as Landlady · 1940
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Mrs. Peabody · 1952
Bachelor Daze
as Abigail O'Rourke · 1944
The Mark of the Whistler
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited) · 1944
No, No, Nanette
as Woman in Airport · 1940
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Wife at Circus (uncredited) · 1942
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Miss Clabber (uncredited) · 1943
The Man in the Trunk
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited) · 1942
Side Street
as Landlady · 1950
So This Is Washington
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited) · 1943
The Arizona Cowboy
as Cactus Kate Millican · 1950
Wake Up and Dream
as Edna Lucash · 1946
The Corpse Vanishes
as Fagah · 1942
The Daring Young Man
as Nurse · 1942
The Powers Girl
as Maggie (uncredited) · 1943
The Well Groomed Bride
as Woman in Ticket Line · 1946
Love on a Bet
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary · 1936
The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Wiggins · 1945
Oh, Doctor
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth · 1937
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited) · 1944
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Ella Mae Watson · 1948
A Man Betrayed
as Librarian (uncredited) · 1941
No Place to Go
as Miss Rice · 1939
The Lady in the Morgue
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited) · 1938
Bombshell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited) · 1933
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Murphy · 1941
Boys of the City
as Agnes · 1940
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Miss Billings · 1943
The Ape
as Townswoman · 1940
Cynthia
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited) · 1947
Meet the Baron
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited) · 1933
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
as Widow Gail · 1940
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Miss Mullins (uncredited) · 1946
That Other Woman
as Mrs. MacReady · 1942
Quicksand
as Landlady · 1950
Sweater Girl
as Melinda · 1942
She Loved a Fireman
as Nurse Purdy · 1937
Master Minds
as Mrs. Hoskins · 1949
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Nora Brown · 1945
Dressed to Kill
as Landlady · 1941
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited) · 1943
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter · 1948
Ever Since Eve
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited) · 1937
Henry and Dizzy
as Mrs. Kilmer · 1942
Murder by Invitation
as Maxine Denham · 1941
Sabotage
as (uncredited) · 1939
Dangerous Blondes
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited) · 1943
The Ape Man
as Agatha Brewster · 1943
Oklahoma Annie
as Lottie Fling · 1952
Wildcat Bus
as Old Maid (uncredited) · 1940
Love in a Bungalow
as Mrs. Kester · 1937
His Night Out
as Wife (uncredited) · 1935
Partners in Time
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited) · 1946
She's Back on Broadway
as Cleaning Lady · 1953
Gobs and Gals
as Mrs. Pursell · 1952
Louisiana Hayride
as Ma Crocker · 1944
Quiet Please, Murder
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron · 1943
Rainbow Over Texas
as Mama Lolita · 1946
Student Tour
as Wife · 1934
Prison Nurse
as Sutherland · 1938
Mountain Justice
as Ella Crippen · 1937
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Head of Reform School (uncredited) · 1941
His Baiting Beauty
as Harry's Mother-in-Law · 1950
Dramatic School
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited) · 1938
Murder Among Friends
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited) · 1941
Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven · 1948
Missing Evidence
as Amy, Housewife · 1939
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie · 1949
The Awful Sleuth
as Bert's Mother-In-Law · 1951
City Streets
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited) · 1938
Apache Rose
as Felicia · 1947
One Mysterious Night
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited) · 1944
Music in Manhattan
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited) · 1944
Heartaches
as Charwoman (uncredited) · 1947
Sioux City Sue
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited) · 1946
The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips · 1942
April Showers
as Landlady (uncredited) · 1948
Behind the Mike
as Mrs. Reilly · 1937
Man from Frisco
as Mrs. Allison · 1944
Kid Dynamite
as Judge · 1943
Halloween Monster Bash
as Fagah (archive footage) · 1991
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Mother · 1951
Marshal of Amarillo
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew · 1948
Frontier Scout
as Helen · 1938
Riding Through Nevada
as Widow Humbolt · 1942
Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited) · 1951
Moonlight and Cactus
as Abigail · 1944
Accent on Love
as Teresa Lombroso · 1941
Bowery Buckaroos
as Kate T. Barlow · 1947
Harem Girl
as Aniseh · 1952
Sensation Hunters
as Edna Rogers · 1945
Happy Go Wacky
· 1952
Crazy Knights
as Mrs. Benson · 1944
Air Devils
as Margaret Price · 1938
Block Busters
as Amelia Rogiet · 1944
Two Gun Marshal
as Mama Antonelli · 1953
Exiled to Shanghai
as Claire · 1937
Maid to Order
as Mail-Order Bride · 1939
Variety Time
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) · 1948
Arkansas Judge
as Miranda Wolfson · 1941
Golden Hoofs
as Myrt · 1941
Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez · 1949
Andy Plays Hookey
as Andy's Mother-in-Law · 1946
Hired Husband
as Aunt Jessie · 1947
Sudden Danger
as Mrs. Kelly · 1955