Minerva Urecal
Acting
Born September 20, 1894 ยท Eureka, California, USA
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.
Films (172)
That Funny Feeling
1965
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Sudden Danger
1955
A Man Alone
1955
Double Jeopardy
1955
Marty
1955
Two Gun Marshal
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
She's Back on Broadway
1953
Niagara
1953
Lost in Alaska
1952
Gobs and Gals
1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
Oklahoma Annie
1952
Harem Girl
1952
The Raging Tide
1951
Dear Brat
1951
The Awful Sleuth
1951
Stop That Cab
1951
The Jackpot
1950
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
Quicksand
1950
Side Street
1950
His Baiting Beauty
1950
Master Minds
1949
Holiday in Havana
1949
Take One False Step
1949
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
The Lovable Cheat
1949
Family Honeymoon
1948
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
Good Sam
1948
Variety Time
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
Secret Service Investigator
1948
The Noose Hangs High
1948
April Showers
1948
Sitting Pretty
1948
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
The Lost Moment
1947
Cynthia
1947
Heartaches
1947
Hired Husband
1947
Undercover Maisie
1947
California
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Apache Rose
1947
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
Wake Up and Dream
1946
The Trap
1946
Sioux City Sue
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
Without Reservations
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
The Virginian
1946
The Dark Corner
1946
Partners in Time
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Voice of the Whistler
1945
Sensation Hunters
1945
Men in Her Diary
1945
State Fair
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
A Bell for Adano
1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
A Medal for Benny
1945
Salty O'Rourke
1945
The Kid Sister
1945
Crazy Knights
1944
One Mysterious Night
1944
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
Music in Manhattan
1944
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
When Strangers Marry
1944
Block Busters
1944
Louisiana Hayride
1944
Man from Frisco
1944
Mr. Skeffington
1944
Bachelor Daze
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
Dangerous Blondes
1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
So This Is Washington
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
Hit the Ice
1943
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
Dixie Dugan
1943
The Ape Man
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
Something to Shout About
1943
Kid Dynamite
1943
The Powers Girl
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
They Stooge to Conga
1943
That Other Woman
1942
Riding Through Nevada
1942
The Daring Young Man
1942
The Man in the Trunk
1942
The Living Ghost
1942
Sweater Girl
1942
Sons of the Pioneers
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
Henry and Dizzy
1942
In Old California
1942
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
My Favorite Blonde
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
Lady for a Night
1942
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
Dressed to Kill
1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
Accent on Love
1941
Murder by Invitation
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
A Man Betrayed
1941
Murder Among Friends
1941
Golden Hoofs
1941
Arkansas Judge
1941
San Francisco Docks
1940
No, No, Nanette
1940
The Ape
1940
Wildcat Bus
1940
Boys of the City
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940
Missing Evidence
1939
Destry Rides Again
1939
Sabotage
1939
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
Maid to Order
1939
No Place to Go
1939
Golden Boy
1939
Second Fiddle
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
Four Girls in White
1939
Dramatic School
1938
Frontier Scout
1938
City Streets
1938
The Devil's Party
1938
Air Devils
1938
The Lady in the Morgue
1938
Start Cheering
1938
Prison Nurse
1938
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
She Loved a Fireman
1937
Life Begins with Love
1937
Behind the Mike
1937
Ever Since Eve
1937
Love in a Bungalow
1937
The Go-Getter
1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
Mountain Justice
1937
Oh, Doctor
1937
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
Fury
1936
Three Godfathers
1936
Love on a Bet
1936
His Night Out
1935
Here Comes the Band
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Student Tour
1934
Sadie McKee
1934
Meet the Baron
1933
Bombshell
1933