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, Eureka, California.

Known For

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

Peter Gunn

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

The Gene Autry Show

The Abbott and Costello Show

All Movies (175)

• Halloween Monster Bash1991 · as Fagah (archive footage)
• That Funny Feeling1965 · as Woman at Phone Booth
• 7 Faces of Dr. Lao1964 · as Kate Lindquist
• Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation1962 · as Brenda
• Sudden Danger1955 · as Mrs. Kelly
• A Man Alone1955 · as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
• Double Jeopardy1955 · as Mrs. Kreesy
• Marty1955 · as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
• Two Gun Marshal1953 · as Mama Antonelli
• Woman They Almost Lynched1953 · as Mrs. Stuart
• She's Back on Broadway1953 · as Cleaning Lady
• Niagara1953 · as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
• Lost in Alaska1952 · as Mrs. McGillicuddy
• Gobs and Gals1952 · as Mrs. Pursell
• Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick1952 · as Mrs. Peabody
• Oklahoma Annie1952 · as Lottie Fling
• Happy Go Wacky1952
• Harem Girl1952 · as Aniseh
• The Raging Tide1951 · as Johnnie Mae Swanson
• Dear Brat1951 · as Neighbor (uncredited)
• The Awful Sleuth1951 · as Bert's Mother-In-Law
• Stop That Cab1951 · as Lucy's Mother
• The Jackpot1950 · as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
• The Arizona Cowboy1950 · as Cactus Kate Millican
• Quicksand1950 · as Landlady
• Side Street1950 · as Landlady
• His Baiting Beauty1950 · as Harry's Mother-in-Law
• Master Minds1949 · as Mrs. Hoskins
• Holiday in Havana1949 · as Mama Valdez
• Take One False Step1949 · as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
• Outcasts of the Trail1949 · as Abbie Rysen
• The Doolins of Oklahoma1949 · as Train Passenger (uncredited)
• The Lovable Cheat1949 · as Virginie
• Family Honeymoon1948 · as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
• Sundown in Santa Fe1948 · as Ella Mae Watson
• The Strange Mrs. Crane1948 · as Nellie Carter
• Good Sam1948 · as Mrs. Nelson
• Variety Time1948 · as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
• Night Has a Thousand Eyes1948 · as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
• Marshal of Amarillo1948 · as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
• Secret Service Investigator1948 · as Mrs McGiven
• The Noose Hangs High1948 · as Husky Woman (uncredited)
• April Showers1948 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Sitting Pretty1948 · as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
• Bowery Buckaroos1947 · as Kate T. Barlow
• The Lost Moment1947 · as Maria
• Cynthia1947 · as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
• Heartaches1947 · as Charwoman (uncredited)
• Hired Husband1947 · as Aunt Jessie
• Undercover Maisie1947 · as Cafe Cook
• Undercover Maisie1947 · as Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
• California1947 · as Emma (uncredited)
• The Devil Thumbs a Ride1947
• Apache Rose1947 · as Felicia
• Andy Plays Hookey1946 · as Andy's Mother-in-Law
• Wake Up and Dream1946 · as Edna Lucash
• The Trap1946 · as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
• Sioux City Sue1946 · as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
• The Well Groomed Bride1946 · as Woman in Ticket Line
• Without Reservations1946 · as Sue (uncredited)
• Rainbow Over Texas1946 · as Mama Lolita
• The Virginian1946
• The Dark Corner1946 · as Client Wife (uncredited)
• Partners in Time1946 · as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
• Breakfast in Hollywood1946 · as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
• The Bells of St. Mary's1945 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Voice of the Whistler1945 · as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
• Sensation Hunters1945 · as Edna Rogers
• Men in Her Diary1945 · as Mrs. Braun
• State Fair1945 · as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
• Mr. Muggs Rides Again1945 · as Nora Brown
• A Bell for Adano1945 · as Italian Woman
• Wanderer of the Wasteland1945 · as Mama Rafferty
• A Medal for Benny1945 · as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
• Salty O'Rourke1945 · as Saleslady (uncredited)
• The Kid Sister1945 · as Mrs. Wiggins
• Crazy Knights1944 · as Mrs. Benson
• One Mysterious Night1944 · as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
• The Mark of the Whistler1944 · as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
• Music in Manhattan1944 · as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
• Moonlight and Cactus1944 · as Abigail
• When Strangers Marry1944 · as Landlady (uncredited)
• Block Busters1944 · as Amelia Rogiet
• Louisiana Hayride1944 · as Ma Crocker
• Man from Frisco1944 · as Mrs. Allison
• Mr. Skeffington1944 · as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
• Bachelor Daze1944 · as Abigail O'Rourke
• The Bridge of San Luis Rey1944 · as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
• Dangerous Blondes1943 · as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
• Pitchin' in the Kitchen1943 · as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
• So This Is Washington1943 · as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
• Ghosts on the Loose1943 · as Hilda
• Hit the Ice1943 · as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
• Quiet Please, Murder1943 · as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
• Dixie Dugan1943 · as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
• The Ape Man1943 · as Agatha Brewster
• Keep 'Em Slugging1943 · as Miss Billings
• Something to Shout About1943 · as Mrs. Starretton
• Kid Dynamite1943 · as Judge
• The Powers Girl1943 · as Maggie (uncredited)
• Shadow of a Doubt1943 · as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
• They Stooge to Conga1943 · as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
• That Other Woman1942 · as Mrs. MacReady
• Riding Through Nevada1942 · as Widow Humbolt
• The Daring Young Man1942 · as Nurse
• The Man in the Trunk1942 · as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
• The Living Ghost1942 · as Delia Phillips
• Sweater Girl1942 · as Melinda
• The Sons of the Pioneers1942 · as Ellie Bixby
• Beyond the Blue Horizon1942 · as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
• Henry and Dizzy1942 · as Mrs. Kilmer
• In Old California1942 · as Mrs. Carson
• The Corpse Vanishes1942 · as Fagah
• My Favorite Blonde1942 · as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
• A Tragedy at Midnight1942 · as Housekeeper (uncredited)
• Lady for a Night1942 · as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
• Marry the Boss's Daughter1941 · as Elevator Passenger
• They Died with Their Boots On1941 · as Nurse (uncredited)
• Never Give a Sucker an Even Break1941 · as The Cleaning Lady
• Dressed to Kill1941 · as Landlady
• Bowery Blitzkrieg1941 · as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
• Accent on Love1941 · as Teresa Lombroso
• Murder by Invitation1941 · as Maxine Denham
• The Cowboy and the Blonde1941 · as Murphy
• A Man Betrayed1941 · as Librarian (uncredited)
• Murder Among Friends1941 · as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
• Golden Hoofs1941 · as Myrt
• Arkansas Judge1941 · as Miranda Wolfson
• San Francisco Docks1940 · as Landlady
• No, No, Nanette1940 · as Woman in Airport
• The Ape1940 · as Townswoman
• Wildcat Bus1940 · as Old Maid (uncredited)
• Boys of the City1940 · as Agnes
• You Can't Fool Your Wife1940 · as Mrs. Doolittle
• The Sagebrush Family Trails West1940 · as Widow Gail
• Missing Evidence1939 · as Amy, Housewife
• Destry Rides Again1939 · as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
• Sabotage1939 · as (uncredited)
• Dancing Co-Ed1939 · as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
• Maid to Order1939 · as Mail-Order Bride
• No Place to Go1939 · as Miss Rice
• Golden Boy1939 · as Grocery Customer
• Second Fiddle1939 · as Miss Bland, the School Principal
• S.O.S Tidal Wave1939
• You Can't Cheat an Honest Man1939 · as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
• Four Girls in White1939 · as Miss Perch - a Nurse
• Dramatic School1938 · as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
• Frontier Scout1938 · as Helen
• City Streets1938 · as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
• The Devil's Party1938 · as Maria
• Air Devils1938 · as Margaret Price
• The Lady in the Morgue1938 · as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
• Start Cheering1938 · as Miss Grimley
• Prison Nurse1938 · as Sutherland
• Exiled to Shanghai1937 · as Claire
• She Loved a Fireman1937 · as Nurse Purdy
• Life Begins with Love1937 · as Mrs. Murphy
• Behind the Mike1937 · as Mrs. Reilly
• Ever Since Eve1937 · as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
• Love in a Bungalow1937 · as Mrs. Kester
• The Go-Getter1937 · as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
• Charlie Chan at the Olympics1937 · as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
• Mountain Justice1937 · as Ella Crippen
• Oh, Doctor1937 · as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
• Her Husband's Secretary1937 · as Miss Baldwin
• Fury1936 · as Fanny (uncredited)
• Three Godfathers1936 · as Parishioner (uncredited)
• Love on a Bet1936 · as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
• His Night Out1935 · as Wife (uncredited)
• Here Comes the Band1935 · as Italian Wife (uncredited)
• Man on the Flying Trapeze1935 · as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
• Student Tour1934 · as Wife
• Sadie McKee1934 · as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
• Meet the Baron1933 · as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
• Bombshell1933 · as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

All TV Shows (18)

• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Martha Winslow
• Petticoat Junction1963 · as Martha Griffin
• Angel1960
• Peter Gunn1958 · as Mother
• The Adventures of Tugboat Annie1958
• Perry Mason1957 · as Landlady
• Perry Mason1957 · as Martha Glenhorn
• The Adventures of Jim Bowie1956 · as Ma Bowie
• Alfred Hitchcock Presents1955 · as Busybody
• The Danny Thomas Show1953 · as Mrs. Enright
• Meet Mr. McNutley1953
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Indian Woman
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Singing Student
• The Abbott and Costello Show1952 · as Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
• Cavalcade of America1952
• The Roy Rogers Show1951
• The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok1951
• The Gene Autry Show1950