
Una Merkel
Known for Acting · 110 credits
- Born
- 1903-12-10
- Died
- 1986-01-02
- Place of birth
- Covington, Kentucky, USA
- Also known as
- Una Kohnfelder
Biography
Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.
Known For
TV Shows (8)

Climax!
1954
as Maud

Studio One
1948
as Parsis McHugh
Four Star Playhouse
1952
as Rose Barton

Burke's Law
1963
as Miss Samantha Cartier / Clara Lovelace / Mrs. Thomas Barrett

DuPont Show of the Month
1957
as Aladdin's Mother

The Bill Dana Show
1963

The Cara Williams Show
1964

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951
as Secretary
Movies (102)

The Parent Trap
1961
as Verbena

Spinout
1966
as Violet Ranley

That's Entertainment! III
1994
as (archive footage)

The Kentuckian
1955
as Sophie Wakefield

42nd Street
1933
as Lorraine Fleming

Summer Magic
1963
as Mariah Popham

Abraham Lincoln
1930
as Ann Rutledge

Summer and Smoke
1961
as Mrs. Winemiller

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987
as Self (archive footage)

Evelyn Prentice
1934
as Amy Drexel

Midnight Mary
1933
as Bunny

Golden Girl
1951
as Mary Ann Crabtree

Cracked Nuts
1941
as Sharon Knight

A Tiger Walks
1964
as Mrs. Watkins

Red-Headed Woman
1932
as Sally

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972
as Self (archive footage)

Checkers
1937
as Mamie Appleby

Destry Rides Again
1939
as Lily Belle

Wicked
1931
as June

That's Dancing!
1985
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

Road to Zanzibar
1941
as Julia

Saratoga
1937
as Fritzi Kiffmeyer

Bombshell
1933
as Mac

The Maltese Falcon
1931
as Effie Perrine

Command Performance
1931
as Princess Katerina

Bundle of Joy
1956
as Mrs. Dugan

The Mating Game
1959
as Ma Larkin

This Is the Army
1943
as Rose Dibble

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934
as Gwen

Emergency Wedding
1950
as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist

The Women in His Life
1933
as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons

The Merry Widow
1934
as Queen Dolores

Clear All Wires!
1933
as Dolly Winslow

The Man from Texas
1948
as Widow Weeks

My Blue Heaven
1950
as Miss Irma Gilbert

Huddle
1932
as Coach Malcolm

Broadway Melody of 1936
1935
as Kitty Corbett

They Call It Sin
1932
as Dixie Dare

The Merry Widow
1952
as Kitty Riley

Reunion in Vienna
1933
as Ilsa Hinrich

The Bride Goes Wild
1948
as Miss Doberly

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935
as Slade Kinnicott

Born to Dance
1936
as Jenny Saks

Private Lives
1931
as Sibyl Chase

Murder in the Private Car
1934
as Georgia Latham

I Love Melvin
1953
as Mom Schneider

Murder in the Fleet
1935
as 'Toots' Timmons

Speed
1936
as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson

It's a Joke, Son!
1947
as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn

This Side of Heaven
1934
as Birdie

The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933
as Ella

Some Like It Hot
1939
as Flo Saunders

It's in the Air
1935
as Alice Lane Churchill

The Bank Dick
1940
as Myrtle Sousé

Beauty for Sale
1933
as Carol Merrick

On Borrowed Time
1939
as Marcia Giles

The Bat Whispers
1930
as Dale Van Gorder

Broadway to Hollywood
1933
as Flirt in Audience

Four Girls in White
1939
as Gertie Robbins

Man Wanted
1932
as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman

Kill the Umpire
1950
as Betty Johnson

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957
as Bertha

A Millionaire for Christy
1951
as Patsy Clifford

Don't Tell the Wife
1937
as Nancy Dorsey

Men Are Such Fools
1932
as Molly

With a Song in My Heart
1952
as Sister Marie

The Bargain
1931
as Etta

The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942
as Aunt Margaret Wentworth

The Girl Most Likely
1958
as Mother

Hollywood Goes to Town
1938
as Self

Aladdin
1958
as Aladdin's Mother

True Confession
1937
as Daisy McClure

The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956
as Miss Bedelia Baines

Whistling in the Dark
1933
as Toby Van Buren

Sandy Gets Her Man
1940
as Nan Clark

Paris Interlude
1934
as Cassie

Riffraff
1936
as Lil

Day of Reckoning
1933
as Mamie

Menu
1933
as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)

Rich, Young and Pretty
1951
as Glynnie

The Good Old Soak
1937
as Nellie

One New York Night
1935
as Phoebe

Her First Mate
1933
as Hattie

The Secret Witness
1931
as Lois Martin

Have a Heart
1934
as Joan O'Day

The Eyes of the World
1930
as Sybil LaGrange

Comin' Round the Mountain
1940
as Belinda Watters

The Greer Case
1957
as Louise Hoagland

The Night Is Young
1935
as Fanni Kerner

Twin Beds
1942
as Lydia

Daddy Long Legs
1931
as Sally McBride

Six Cylinder Love
1931
as Margaret Rogers

The Cat's-Paw
1934
as Petunia Pratt / Cobb

The Impatient Maiden
1932
as Betty Merrick

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944
as Patsy Wilkins

Baby Face Harrington
1935
as Millicent

She Wanted a Millionaire
1932
as Mary Taylor

Double Date
1941
as Aunt Elsie Kirkland
We Went to College
1936
as Susan Standish

Don't Bet on Women
1931
as Tallulah Hope

To Heir Is Human
1944
as Una
Quack Service
1943
as Daffy
About Una Merkel
Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles. With 110 credits spanning from 1930 to 1994, Una Merkel has appeared in 102 films and 8 TV shows.
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Most Popular Una Merkel Movies
- The Parent Trap (1961) — as Verbena
- Spinout (1966) — as Violet Ranley
- That's Entertainment! III (1994) — as (archive footage)
- The Kentuckian (1955) — as Sophie Wakefield
- 42nd Street (1933) — as Lorraine Fleming
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