Acting

Minerva Urecal

Born 1894-09-20 · Eureka, California, USA

Died 1966-02-26

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

Newest first

Halloween Monster Bash
as Fagah (archive footage)
1991
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
1965
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Kate Lindquist
1964
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Winslow
1963
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Griffin
1963
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Brenda
1962
Angel
1960
Peter Gunn
as Mother
1958
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Perry Mason
as Landlady
1957
Perry Mason
as Martha Glenhorn
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Ma Bowie
1956
Sudden Danger
as Mrs. Kelly
1955
A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Busybody
1955
Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. Kreesy
1955
Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
1955
Two Gun Marshal
as Mama Antonelli
1953
The Danny Thomas Show
as Mrs. Enright
1953
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Mrs. Stuart
1953
She's Back on Broadway
as Cleaning Lady
1953
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
1953
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
Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
1952
Gobs and Gals
as Mrs. Pursell
1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Mrs. Peabody
1952
Oklahoma Annie
as Lottie Fling
1952
Happy Go Wacky
1952
Harem Girl
as Aniseh
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Raging Tide
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
1951
Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited)
1951
The Awful Sleuth
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Mother
1951
The Jackpot
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
1950
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Arizona Cowboy
as Cactus Kate Millican
1950
Quicksand
as Landlady
1950
Side Street
as Landlady
1950
His Baiting Beauty
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
1950
Master Minds
as Mrs. Hoskins
1949
Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez
1949
Take One False Step
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1949
Outcasts of the Trail
as Abbie Rysen
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
1949
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
1949
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Mother (uncredited)
1949
Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
1948
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Ella Mae Watson
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter
1948
Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson
1948
Variety Time
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
1948
Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven
1948
The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
1948
April Showers
as Landlady (uncredited)
1948
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
1948
Bowery Buckaroos
as Kate T. Barlow
1947
The Lost Moment
as Maria
1947
Cynthia
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
1947
Heartaches
as Charwoman (uncredited)
1947
Hired Husband
as Aunt Jessie
1947
Undercover Maisie
as Cafe Cook
1947
Undercover Maisie
as Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
1947
California
as Emma (uncredited)
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Apache Rose
as Felicia
1947
Andy Plays Hookey
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
1946
Wake Up and Dream
as Edna Lucash
1946
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
1946
Sioux City Sue
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
as Woman in Ticket Line
1946
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
as Mama Lolita
1946