Minerva Urecal

actress

Minerva Urecal was born on Sep 22, 1894 in USA. Minerva Urecal's big-screen debut came with Her Bodyguard directed by William Beaudine in 1933. Minerva Urecal is known for 7 Faces of Dr. Lao directed by George Pal, Tony Randall stars as Dr. Lao and Barbara Eden as Angela Benedict. The upcoming new movie Minerva Urecal plays is That Funny Feeling which will be released on Aug 25, 1965.

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 anagram of her hometown, Eureka, California.

Birthday
Sep 22, 1894
Place of Birth
Eureka, California, USA

Known For

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

19647.1

Whispering Smith

Whispering Smith

19617.4

19588.1

The Abbott and Costello Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

19578.1

The Adventures of Tugboat Annie

The Adventures of Tugboat Annie

19577.9

19557.7

The Ray Milland Show

The Ray Milland Show

19537.8

The Dennis Day Show

The Dennis Day Show

19527.3

19507.9

19507.1

Movies & TV Shows

2023
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie - Season 1
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie - Season 1
actress
as Tugboat Annie Brennan
7.9
1965
That Funny Feeling
That Funny Feeling
actress
as Woman at Phone Booth
6.6
1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
actress
as Kate Lindquist
7.1
1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
actress
as Brenda
6.8
1961
Whispering Smith - Season 1
Whispering Smith - Season 1
actress
as Flora MacDonald
7.4
1960
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
actress
as Miss Sarah Watson (uncredited)
6.2
1959
Peter Gunn - Season 2
Peter Gunn - Season 2
actress
as Mother
8.1
1956
Crashing Las Vegas
Crashing Las Vegas
actress
as Woman (uncredited)
5.7
1956
The Adventures of Jim Bowie - Season 1
The Adventures of Jim Bowie - Season 1
actress
as Ma Bowie / Mrs. Bowie
6.8
1955
Sudden Danger
Sudden Danger
actress
as Mrs. Kelly
6.2
1955
A Man Alone
A Man Alone
actress
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
6.4
1955
Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
actress
as Mrs. Krezi
6.3
1955
Marty
Marty
actress
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
7.7
1953
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
actress
as Toby Simmons (uncredited)
7.0
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched
actress
as Mrs. Stuart
6.5
1953
Niagara
Niagara
actress
as Mrs. McGrand, Landlady of McGrand's Boarding House (uncredited)
7.0
1953
The Ray Milland Show - Season 1
The Ray Milland Show - Season 1
actress
as Dean Bradley / Dean Josephine Bradley / Dean Bradey / ...
7.8
1953
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 2
The Abbott and Costello Show - Season 2
actress
as Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment / Singing Student / Indian Woman
8.1
1952
Fearless Fagan
Fearless Fagan
actress
as First Nurse (uncredited)
5.9
1952
Anything Can Happen
Anything Can Happen
actress
as Bus Passenger wearing black (uncredited)
6.3
1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
actress
as Mrs. Peabody
5.1
1952
Oklahoma Annie
Oklahoma Annie
actress
as Mrs. Fling
5.2
1952
Harem Girl
Harem Girl
actress
as Aniseh
6.0
1952
The Dennis Day Show - Season 1
The Dennis Day Show - Season 1
actress
as Mrs. Pratt
7.3
1951
The Raging Tide
The Raging Tide
actress
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
6.3
1951
Mask of the Avenger
Mask of the Avenger
actress
as Market Woman (uncredited)
5.4
1951
Dear Brat
Dear Brat
actress
as Woman (uncredited)
5.9
1951
The Great Caruso
The Great Caruso
actress
as Carmelita Toscano (uncredited)
6.5
1951
Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab
actress
as Lucy's Mother
4.9
1951
Texans Never Cry
Texans Never Cry
actress
as Martha Carter (uncredited)
6.1
1950
Harvey
Harvey
actress
as Nurse Dunphy (uncredited)
7.9
1950
The Milkman
The Milkman
actress
as Mrs. Dillon (uncredited)
6.6
1950
Mister 880
Mister 880
actress
as Rosie (uncredited)
7.0
1950
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven
actress
as Mrs. 'Old Mule Face' Bates (uncredited)
6.2
1950
Quicksand
Quicksand
actress
as Landlady
6.6
1950
Side Street
Side Street
actress
as Garsell's Landlady (uncredited)
7.1
1950
His Baiting Beauty
His Baiting Beauty
actress
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
5.9
1950
The Traveling Saleswoman
The Traveling Saleswoman
actress
as Mrs. Owen (uncredited)
6.0
1949
Master Minds
Master Minds
actress
as Mrs. Hoskins
6.1
1949
Song of Surrender
Song of Surrender
actress
as Bidder (uncredited)
6.6
1949
Scene of the Crime
Scene of the Crime
actress
as Woman at Crime Scene (uncredited)
6.6
1949
Outcasts of the Trail
Outcasts of the Trail
actress
as Abbie Rysen
6.5
1949
Take One False Step
Take One False Step
actress
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
6.4
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma
actress
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
6.4
1949
The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat
actress
as Virginie
6.2
1949
Big Jack
Big Jack
actress
as Mrs. Summers (uncredited)
6.1
1949
Down to the Sea in Ships
Down to the Sea in Ships
actress
as Mother (uncredited)
7.3
1948
Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon
actress
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
6.3
1948
Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc
actress
as Old Woman (uncredited)
6.4
1948
The Snake Pit
The Snake Pit
actress
as Ward 33 Inmate (uncredited)
7.6
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane
actress
as Nellie Carter - Juror (uncredited)
6.3
1948
Good Sam
Good Sam
actress
as Mrs. Nelson
6.3
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
actress
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
7.1
1948
Fury at Furnace Creek
Fury at Furnace Creek
actress
as Mrs. Crum (uncredited)
6.7
1948
The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High
actress
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
6.6
1948
April Showers
April Showers
actress
as Landlady (uncredited)
6.1
1948
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
actress
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
7.4
1947
The Lost Moment
The Lost Moment
actress
as Maria
6.9
1947
Bowery Buckaroos
Bowery Buckaroos
actress
as Kate T. Barlow
6.0
1947
Cynthia
Cynthia
actress
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (uncredited)
6.2
1947
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
actress
as Woman with Hat (uncredited)
6.9
1947
High Conquest
High Conquest
actress
as Miss Woodley - replaced by Mary Field (scenes deleted)
7.1
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
actress
as Mrs. Barnaby (uncredited)
6.8
1947
Apache Rose
Apache Rose
actress
as Felicia
5.7
1947
California
California
actress
as Emma (uncredited)
6.1
1947
Ladies' Man
Ladies' Man
actress
as Mrs. Ryan (uncredited)
6.4
1946
Andy Plays Hookey
Andy Plays Hookey
actress
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
5.3
1946
Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream
actress
as Mrs. Edna Lucash (uncredited)
6.2
1946
The Trap
The Trap
actress
as Mrs. Weebles
6.0
1946
Little Miss Big
Little Miss Big
actress
as Woman (uncredited)
6.0
1946
Without Reservations
Without Reservations
actress
as Sue (uncredited)
6.5
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride
actress
as Woman (uncredited)
5.5
1946
The Bride Wore Boots
The Bride Wore Boots
actress
as Minor Role (uncredited)
6.0
1946
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
actress
as Client Wife (uncredited)
7.1
1946
The Virginian
The Virginian
actress
as Christopher's Mother (uncredited)
6.4
1946
Partners in Time
Partners in Time
actress
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
7.4
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood
actress
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
5.6
1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's
actress
as Landlady (uncredited)
7.2
1945
Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler
actress
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
6.3
1945
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters
actress
as Edna Rogers
5.4
1945
George White's Scandals
George White's Scandals
actress
as Teacher (scenes deleted)
5.7
1945
Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary
actress
as Mrs. Braun
6.6
1945
State Fair
State Fair
actress
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
7.0
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
actress
as Nora 'Ma' Brown
6.1
1945
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
actress
as Italian Woman (uncredited)
6.7
1945
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny
actress
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
6.3
1945
Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke
actress
as Saleslady (uncredited)
6.3
1945
The Kid Sister
The Kid Sister
actress
as Mrs. Wiggins
5.8
1944
One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night
actress
as Miss Wilkinson (uncredited)
6.1
1944
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
Irish Eyes Are Smiling
actress
as Militant Wife (uncredited)
6.0
1944
The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler
actress
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
6.6
1944
Music in Manhattan
Music in Manhattan
actress
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
5.9
1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Moonlight and Cactus
actress
as Abigail
6.9
1944
The Doughgirls
The Doughgirls
actress
as Hatchet-Faced Woman (uncredited)
6.2
1944
Kismet
Kismet
actress
as Retainer (uncredited)
6.1
1944
When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry
actress
as Landlady (uncredited)
6.5
1944
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride
actress
as Ma Crocker
6.0
1944
Block Busters
Block Busters
actress
as Amelia Rogiet
6.1
1944
Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco
actress
as Widow Allison (uncredited)
6.2
1944
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
actress
as Woman in Beauty Shop / Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
7.6
1943
The Song of Bernadette
The Song of Bernadette
actress
as Woman Describing Baby's Recovery (uncredited)
7.6
1943
Klondike Kate
Klondike Kate
actress
as Sarah (uncredited)
5.8
1943
You Dear Boy!
You Dear Boy!
actress
as Mrs. Baker
6.4
1943
My Kingdom for a Cook
My Kingdom for a Cook
actress
as Woman in Employment Office (uncredited)
5.6
1943
Dangerous Blondes
Dangerous Blondes
actress
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
6.6
1943
Wagon Tracks West
Wagon Tracks West
actress
as Landlady (uncredited)
6.8
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose
actress
as Hilda
5.0
1943
The Ape Man
The Ape Man
actress
as Agatha Brewster
4.3
1943
Something to Shout About
Something to Shout About
actress
as Mrs. Starretton (uncredited)
5.4
1943
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl
actress
as Maggie (uncredited)
6.5
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
actress
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
7.8
1942
Quiet Please: Murder
Quiet Please: Murder
actress
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron (uncredited)
6.4
1942
The Living Ghost
The Living Ghost
actress
as Delia Phillips
5.3
1942
That Other Woman
That Other Woman
actress
as Mrs. MacReady
6.2
1942
The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man
actress
as Nurse (uncredited)
6.0
1942
The Man in the Trunk
The Man in the Trunk
actress
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
6.7
1942
Careful, Soft Shoulders
Careful, Soft Shoulders
actress
as Woman waiting at the phone booth (uncredited)
6.0
1942
Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl
actress
as Melinda
6.8
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon
actress
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
6.6
1942
Henry and Dizzy
Henry and Dizzy
actress
as Mrs. Kilmer (uncredited)
7.2
1942
In Old California
In Old California
actress
as Mrs. Carson (uncredited)
6.3
1942
The Corpse Vanishes
The Corpse Vanishes
actress
as Fagah
4.5
1942
Lady for a Night
Lady for a Night
actress
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
6.0
1941
Skylark
Skylark
actress
as Woman in Subway Car (uncredited)
6.2
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
actress
as Nurse (uncredited)
7.2
1941
Moon Over Her Shoulder
Moon Over Her Shoulder
actress
as Mrs. Duggins - Scoutmistress (uncredited)
7.2
1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
actress
as The Cleaning Woman
7.1
1941
Sailors on Leave
Sailors on Leave
actress
as Crusty Woman (uncredited)
6.0
1941
Man at Large
Man at Large
actress
as Mrs. Jones, Nervous Man's Wife
6.5
1941
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
actress
as Landlady (uncredited)
6.4
1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Bowery Blitzkrieg
actress
as 'Picklepuss' - Reform School Matron (uncredited)
6.0
1941
Accent on Love
Accent on Love
actress
as Teresa Lombroso
5.6
1941
Murder by Invitation
Murder by Invitation
actress
as Maxine Denham
5.9
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde
actress
as Murphy
6.0
1941
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed
actress
as Librarian (uncredited)
5.9
1941
Golden Hoofs
Golden Hoofs
actress
as Myrt (uncredited)
6.6
1941
The Trial of Mary Dugan
The Trial of Mary Dugan
actress
as Landlady (uncredited)
6.5
1941
Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge
actress
as Miranda Wolfson
6.4
1941
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga
actress
as Irate Woman (uncredited)
5.7
1940
San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks
actress
as Landlady (uncredited)
7.2
1940
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
actress
as Woman in Airport (uncredited)
5.2
1940
The Ape
The Ape
actress
as Townswoman (uncredited)
4.6
1940
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus
actress
as Old Maid (uncredited)
5.1
1940
Boys of the City
Boys of the City
actress
as Agnes
5.6
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife
actress
as Mrs. Doolittle
5.6
1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
actress
as Widow Gail
1939
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
actress
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
7.6
1939
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed
actress
as Woman on Radio (voice, uncredited)
6.4
1939
No Place to Go
No Place to Go
actress
as Miss Rice (uncredited)
6.0
1939
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
actress
as Grocery Customer (uncredited)
6.8
1939
Should Husbands Work?
Should Husbands Work?
actress
as Noisy Neighbor (uncredited)
7.8
1939
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
actress
as Miss Bland, the School Principal (uncredited)
6.4
1939
Unexpected Father
Unexpected Father
actress
as Neighbor (uncredited)
4.9
1939
S.O.S. Tidal Wave
S.O.S. Tidal Wave
actress
5.8
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
actress
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
6.9
1938
Frontier Scout
Frontier Scout
actress
as Helen
5.6
1938
Wives Under Suspicion
Wives Under Suspicion
actress
as Lady in Courtroom (uncredited)
6.1
1938
The Lady in the Morgue
The Lady in the Morgue
actress
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
6.0
1938
Start Cheering
Start Cheering
actress
as Miss Grimley
6.0
1938
Prison Nurse
Prison Nurse
actress
as Sutherland
5.6
1938
Paradise for Three
Paradise for Three
actress
as Hotel Guest Reading in Bed (uncredited)
7.0
1937
Exiled to Shanghai
Exiled to Shanghai
actress
as Claire
5.7
1937
She Loved a Fireman
She Loved a Fireman
actress
as Nurse Purdy (uncredited)
5.2
1937
Life Begins with Love
Life Begins with Love
actress
as Mrs. Murphy
5.5
1937
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
actress
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
6.6
1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
actress
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron (uncredited)
7.0
1937
Oh, Doctor
Oh, Doctor
actress
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
1937
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice
actress
as Ella Crippen (uncredited)
6.3
1937
Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary
actress
as Miss Baldwin
5.6
1936
Bulldog Edition
Bulldog Edition
actress
as Mrs. George Poppupoppalas (uncredited)
5.5
1936
Fury
Fury
actress
as Fanny (uncredited)
7.9
1936
Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
actress
as Parishoner (uncredited)
7.3
1936
Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet
actress
as Miss Jones - MacCreigh's Secretary (uncredited)
6.8
1935
His Night Out
His Night Out
actress
as Wife (uncredited)
7.8
1935
Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band
actress
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
5.7
1935
Bonnie Scotland
Bonnie Scotland
actress
as Storekeeper (uncredited)
6.7
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
actress
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
7.5
1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
actress
as Ms. Bella 'Bell' Clark (uncredited)
6.1
1934
Student Tour
Student Tour
actress
as Wife (uncredited)
5.1
1934
Straight Is the Way
Straight Is the Way
actress
as Woman Assisting the Clapmans (uncredited)
5.9
1933
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
actress
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
5.5
1933
Bombshell
Bombshell
actress
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
7.1
1933
Her Bodyguard
Her Bodyguard
actress
as Lingerie Clerk (uncredited)
5.9