
Minerva Urecal
Known for Acting · 188 credits
- Born
- 1894-09-20
- Died
- 1966-02-26
- Place of birth
- Eureka, California, USA
- Also known as
- Florence Minerva Dunnuck
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
as Landlady / Martha Glenhorn

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Martha Winslow / Martha Griffin

Peter Gunn
1958
as Mother

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Busybody

The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Mrs. Enright

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Indian Woman / Singing Student / Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
TV Shows (14)

Perry Mason
1957
as Landlady / Martha Glenhorn

Petticoat Junction
1963
as Martha Winslow / Martha Griffin

Peter Gunn
1958
as Mother

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Busybody

The Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Mrs. Enright

The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Indian Woman / Singing Student / Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Ma Bowie

Cavalcade of America
1952

The Gene Autry Show
1950

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951

The Roy Rogers Show
1951

Angel
1960
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953

The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Movies (174)

Niagara
1953
as Mrs. McGrand

Marty
1955
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
1937
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary

Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

Fury
1936
as Fanny (uncredited)

Start Cheering
1938
as Miss Grimley

The Virginian
1946

California
1947
as Emma (uncredited)

Without Reservations
1946
as Sue (uncredited)

Dressed to Kill
1941
as Landlady

The Jackpot
1950
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

Cynthia
1947
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)

Dear Brat
1951
as Neighbor (uncredited)

Golden Hoofs
1941
as Myrt

Oh, Doctor
1937
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

Wildcat Bus
1940
as Old Maid (uncredited)

Student Tour
1934
as Wife

Side Street
1950
as Landlady

City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)

The Raging Tide
1951
as Johnnie Mae Swanson

They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)

Life Begins with Love
1937
as Mrs. Murphy

State Fair
1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Abbie Rysen

Good Sam
1948
as Mrs. Nelson

Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)

Lady for a Night
1942
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
1939
as Miss Bland, the School Principal

Destry Rides Again
1939
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

Men in Her Diary
1945
as Mrs. Braun

Family Honeymoon
1948
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)

The Dark Corner
1946
as Client Wife (uncredited)

Sensation Hunters
1945
as Edna Rogers

Kid Dynamite
1943
as Judge

In Old California
1942
as Mrs. Carson

Golden Boy
1939
as Grocery Customer

Three Godfathers
1936
as Parishioner (uncredited)

The Trap
1946
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

Ever Since Eve
1937
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)

Gobs and Gals
1952
as Mrs. Pursell

Bombshell
1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Sadie McKee
1934
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)

No, No, Nanette
1940
as Woman in Airport

A Medal for Benny
1945
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)

Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)

April Showers
1948
as Landlady (uncredited)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Brenda

A Bell for Adano
1945
as Italian Woman

Quicksand
1950
as Landlady

Prison Nurse
1938
as Sutherland

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Kate Lindquist

Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

Mountain Justice
1937
as Ella Crippen

San Francisco Docks
1940
as Landlady

Missing Evidence
1939
as Amy, Housewife

Take One False Step
1949
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

So This Is Washington
1943
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)

The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Landlady (uncredited)

Air Devils
1938
as Margaret Price

Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)

Hit the Ice
1943
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)

Quiet Please, Murder
1943
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron

The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Train Passenger (uncredited)

His Night Out
1935
as Wife (uncredited)

Sudden Danger
1955
as Mrs. Kelly

Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cafe Cook / Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)

The Living Ghost
1942
as Delia Phillips

Heartaches
1947
as Charwoman (uncredited)

Man from Frisco
1944
as Mrs. Allison

Lost in Alaska
1952
as Mrs. McGillicuddy

The Powers Girl
1943
as Maggie (uncredited)

Accent on Love
1941
as Teresa Lombroso

Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Miss Billings

Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)

Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Saleslady (uncredited)

Dramatic School
1938
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)

Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)

The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Virginie

Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)

That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth

Double Jeopardy
1955
as Mrs. Kreesy

Murder by Invitation
1941
as Maxine Denham

Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Mrs. Kilmer

My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)

The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Cactus Kate Millican

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
as The Cleaning Lady

The Kid Sister
1945
as Mrs. Wiggins

A Man Alone
1955
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)

The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Husky Woman (uncredited)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947

Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Hilda

A Man Betrayed
1941
as Librarian (uncredited)

The Devil's Party
1938
as Maria

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron

The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)

The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Fagah

The Ape
1940
as Townswoman

Block Busters
1944
as Amelia Rogiet

When Strangers Marry
1944
as Landlady (uncredited)

Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

Sweater Girl
1942
as Melinda

Holiday in Havana
1949
as Mama Valdez

Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
as Mama Rafferty

Here Comes the Band
1935
as Italian Wife (uncredited)

Four Girls in White
1939
as Miss Perch - a Nurse

Behind the Mike
1937
as Mrs. Reilly

No Place to Go
1939
as Miss Rice

Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Mrs. Stuart

The Lost Moment
1947
as Maria
Love in a Bungalow
1937
as Mrs. Kester

Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Lottie Fling

Halloween Monster Bash
1991
as Fagah (archive footage)

The Daring Young Man
1942
as Nurse

Master Minds
1949
as Mrs. Hoskins

Hired Husband
1947
as Aunt Jessie

Variety Time
1948
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
About Minerva Urecal
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. With 188 credits spanning from 1933 to 1991, Minerva Urecal has appeared in 174 films and 14 TV shows.
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- Niagara (1953) — as Mrs. McGrand
- Marty (1955) — as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
- Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
- The Go-Getter (1937) — as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
- Mr. Skeffington (1944) — as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
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