Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1894-09-20
- Day of Death1966-02-26 (71 years)
- Place of BirthEureka, California, USA
- Also Known AsFlorence Minerva Dunnuck
Minerva Urecal
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,...Read More
Acting Career
- 1965
That Funny Feeling
As: Woman at Phone Booth
- 1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
As: Kate Lindquist
- 1963
Petticoat Junction
As: Martha Winslow
- 1963
Petticoat Junction
As: Martha Griffin
- 1962
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
As: Brenda
- 1958
Peter Gunn
As: Mother
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Landlady
- 1957
Perry Mason
As: Martha Glenhorn
1956The Adventures of Jim Bowie
As: Ma Bowie
1955Sudden Danger
As: Mrs. Kelly
1955A Man Alone
As: Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
1955Alfred Hitchcock Presents
As: Busybody
1955Double Jeopardy
As: Mrs. Kreesy
- 1955
Marty
As: Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
1953Two Gun Marshal
As: Mama Antonelli
1953Woman They Almost Lynched
As: Mrs. Stuart
1953She's Back on Broadway
As: Cleaning Lady
- 1953
Niagara
As: Mrs. McGrand
1952The 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
1952Lost in Alaska
As: Mrs. McGillicuddy
1952Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
As: Mrs. Peabody
1952Oklahoma Annie
As: Lottie Fling
1952Harem Girl
As: Aniseh
1951The Raging Tide
As: Johnnie Mae Swanson
1951Dear Brat
As: Neighbor (uncredited)
1951The Awful Sleuth
As: Bert's Mother-In-Law
1951Stop That Cab
As: Lucy's Mother
1950The Jackpot
As: Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
1950The Arizona Cowboy
As: Cactus Kate Millican
1950Quicksand
As: Landlady
1950Side Street
As: Landlady
1950His Baiting Beauty
As: Harry's Mother-in-Law
1949Master Minds
As: Mrs. Hoskins
1949Holiday in Havana
As: Mama Valdez
1949Take One False Step
As: Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1949Outcasts of the Trail
As: Abbie Rysen
1949The Doolins of Oklahoma
As: Train Passenger (uncredited)
1949The Lovable Cheat
As: Virginie
1948Family Honeymoon
As: Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
1948Sundown in Santa Fe
As: Ella Mae Watson
1948The Strange Mrs. Crane
As: Nellie Carter
1948Good Sam
As: Mrs. Nelson
1948Night Has a Thousand Eyes
As: Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
1948Marshal of Amarillo
As: Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
1948Secret Service Investigator
As: Mrs McGiven
1948The Noose Hangs High
As: Husky Woman (uncredited)
1948April Showers
As: Landlady (uncredited)
1948Sitting Pretty
As: Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
1947Bowery Buckaroos
As: Kate T. Barlow
1947The Lost Moment
As: Maria
1947Cynthia
As: Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
1947Heartaches
As: Charwoman (uncredited)
1947Hired Husband
As: Aunt Jessie
1947Undercover Maisie
As: Cafe Cook
- 1947
Undercover Maisie
As: Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
1947California
As: Emma (uncredited)
1947Apache Rose
As: Felicia
1946Wake Up and Dream
As: Edna Lucash
1946The Trap
As: Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
1946Sioux City Sue
As: Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1946The Well Groomed Bride
As: Woman in Ticket Line
1946Without Reservations
As: Sue (uncredited)
1946Rainbow Over Texas
As: Mama Lolita
1946The Dark Corner
As: Client Wife (uncredited)
1946Partners in Time
As: Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
1946Breakfast in Hollywood
As: Miss Mullins (uncredited)
1945The Bells of St. Mary's
As: Landlady (uncredited)
1945Voice of the Whistler
As: Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
1945Sensation Hunters
As: Edna Rogers
1945Men in Her Diary
As: Mrs. Braun
1945State Fair
As: Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
1945Mr. Muggs Rides Again
As: Nora Brown
1945A Bell for Adano
As: Italian Woman
1945Wanderer of the Wasteland
As: Mama Rafferty
1945A Medal for Benny
As: Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
1945Salty O'Rourke
As: Saleslady (uncredited)
1945The Kid Sister
As: Mrs. Wiggins
1944Crazy Knights
As: Mrs. Benson
1944One Mysterious Night
As: Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
1944The Mark of the Whistler
As: Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
1944Moonlight and Cactus
As: Abigail
1944When Strangers Marry
As: Landlady (uncredited)
1944Block Busters
As: Amelia Rogiet
1944Louisiana Hayride
As: Ma Crocker
1944Man from Frisco
As: Mrs. Allison
1944Mr. Skeffington
As: Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
1944The Bridge of San Luis Rey
As: Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
1943Dangerous Blondes
As: Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943Pitchin' in the Kitchen
As: Miss Clabber (uncredited)
1943So This Is Washington
As: Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
1943Ghosts on the Loose
As: Hilda
1943Hit the Ice
As: Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
1943Quiet Please, Murder
As: Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
1943Dixie Dugan
As: Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
1943The Ape Man
As: Agatha Brewster
1943Keep 'Em Slugging
As: Miss Billings
1943Something to Shout About
As: Mrs. Starretton
1943Kid Dynamite
As: Judge
1943The Powers Girl
As: Maggie (uncredited)
- 1943
Shadow of a Doubt
As: Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
1943They Stooge to Conga
As: Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942That Other Woman
As: Mrs. MacReady
1942Riding Through Nevada
As: Widow Humbolt
1942The Daring Young Man
As: Nurse
1942The Man in the Trunk
As: Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
1942The Living Ghost
As: Delia Phillips
1942Sweater Girl
As: Melinda
1942Sons of the Pioneers
As: Ellie Bixby
1942Beyond the Blue Horizon
As: Wife at Circus (uncredited)
1942Henry and Dizzy
As: Mrs. Kilmer
1942In Old California
As: Mrs. Carson
1942The Corpse Vanishes
As: Fagah
1942My Favorite Blonde
As: Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
1942A Tragedy at Midnight
As: Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942Lady for a Night
As: Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
1941They Died with Their Boots On
As: Nurse (uncredited)
1941Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
As: The Cleaning Lady
1941Dressed to Kill
As: Landlady
1941Bowery Blitzkrieg
As: Head of Reform School (uncredited)
1941Accent on Love
As: Teresa Lombroso
1941Murder by Invitation
As: Maxine Denham
1941The Cowboy and the Blonde
As: Murphy
1941A Man Betrayed
As: Librarian (uncredited)
1941Murder Among Friends
As: Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
1941Golden Hoofs
As: Myrt
1941Arkansas Judge
As: Miranda Wolfson
1940San Francisco Docks
As: Landlady
1940No, No, Nanette
As: Woman in Airport
1940The Ape
As: Townswoman
1940Wildcat Bus
As: Old Maid (uncredited)
1940Boys of the City
As: Agnes
1940You Can't Fool Your Wife
As: Mrs. Doolittle
1940The Sagebrush Family Trails West
As: Widow Gail
1939Missing Evidence
As: Amy, Housewife
- 1939
Destry Rides Again
As: Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
1939Sabotage
As: (uncredited)
1939Dancing Co-Ed
As: Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1939No Place to Go
As: Miss Rice
1939Golden Boy
As: Grocery Customer
1939Second Fiddle
As: Miss Bland, the School Principal
1939You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
As: Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
1939Four Girls in White
As: Miss Perch - a Nurse
1938Dramatic School
As: Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
1938Frontier Scout
As: Helen
1938City Streets
As: Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
1938The Devil's Party
As: Maria
1938Air Devils
As: Margaret Price
1938The Lady in the Morgue
As: Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
1938Start Cheering
As: Miss Grimley
1938Prison Nurse
As: Sutherland
1937Exiled to Shanghai
As: Claire
1937She Loved a Fireman
As: Nurse Purdy
1937Life Begins with Love
As: Mrs. Murphy
1937Behind the Mike
As: Mrs. Reilly
1937Ever Since Eve
As: Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
1937The Go-Getter
As: Cappy Ricks' Secretary
1937Charlie Chan at the Olympics
As: Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
1937Mountain Justice
As: Ella Crippen
1937Oh, Doctor
As: Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
1937Her Husband's Secretary
As: Miss Baldwin
- 1936
Fury
As: Fanny (uncredited)
1936Three Godfathers
As: Parishioner (uncredited)
1936Love on a Bet
As: Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
1935His Night Out
As: Wife (uncredited)
1935Here Comes the Band
As: Italian Wife (uncredited)
1935Man on the Flying Trapeze
As: Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
1934Student Tour
As: Wife
1934Sadie McKee
As: Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
1933Meet the Baron
As: Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
1933Bombshell
As: Autograph Seeker (uncredited)