Una Merkel

Biography

Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.

Known For

Burke's Law

Climax!

Studio One

The Parent Trap

DuPont Show of the Month

The Cara Williams Show

All Movies (102)

That's Entertainment! III1994 · as (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life1987 · as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!1985 · as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory1972 · as Self (archive footage)
Spinout1966 · as Violet Ranley
A Tiger Walks1964 · as Mrs. Watkins
Summer Magic1963 · as Mariah Popham
Summer and Smoke1961 · as Mrs. Winemiller
The Parent Trap1961 · as Verbena
The Mating Game1959 · as Ma Larkin
Aladdin1958 · as Aladdin's Mother
The Girl Most Likely1958 · as Mother
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown1957 · as Bertha
The Greer Case1957 · as Louise Hoagland
Bundle of Joy1956 · as Mrs. Dugan
The Kettles in the Ozarks1956 · as Miss Bedelia Baines
The Kentuckian1955 · as Sophie Wakefield
I Love Melvin1953 · as Mom Schneider
The Merry Widow1952 · as Kitty Riley
With a Song in My Heart1952 · as Sister Marie
Golden Girl1951 · as Mary Ann Crabtree
A Millionaire for Christy1951 · as Patsy Clifford
Rich, Young and Pretty1951 · as Glynnie
Emergency Wedding1950 · as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
My Blue Heaven1950 · as Miss Irma Gilbert
Kill the Umpire1950 · as Betty Johnson
The Man from Texas1948 · as Widow Weeks
The Bride Goes Wild1948 · as Miss Doberly
It's a Joke, Son!1947 · as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.1944 · as Patsy Wilkins
To Heir Is Human1944 · as Una
Quack Service1943 · as Daffy
This Is the Army1943 · as Rose Dibble
Twin Beds1942 · as Lydia
The Mad Doctor of Market Street1942 · as Aunt Margaret Wentworth
Cracked Nuts1941 · as Sharon Knight
Road to Zanzibar1941 · as Julia
Double Date1941 · as Aunt Elsie Kirkland
The Bank Dick1940 · as Myrtle Sousé
Sandy Gets Her Man1940 · as Nan Clark
Comin' Round the Mountain1940 · as Belinda Watters
Destry Rides Again1939 · as Lily Belle
On Borrowed Time1939 · as Marcia Giles
Some Like It Hot1939 · as Flo Saunders
Four Girls in White1939 · as Gertie Robbins
Hollywood Goes to Town1938 · as Self
True Confession1937 · as Daisy McClure
Checkers1937 · as Mamie Appleby
Saratoga1937 · as Fritzi Kiffmeyer
The Good Old Soak1937 · as Nellie
Don't Tell the Wife1937 · as Nancy Dorsey
Born to Dance1936 · as Jenny Saks
We Went to College1936 · as Susan Standish
Speed1936 · as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
Riffraff1936 · as Lil
It's in the Air1935 · as Alice Lane Churchill
Broadway Melody of 19361935 · as Kitty Corbett
Murder in the Fleet1935 · as 'Toots' Timmons
Baby Face Harrington1935 · as Millicent
One New York Night1935 · as Phoebe
The Night Is Young1935 · as Fanni Kerner
Biography of a Bachelor Girl1935 · as Slade Kinnicott
Evelyn Prentice1934 · as Amy Drexel
The Merry Widow1934 · as Queen Dolores
Have a Heart1934 · as Joan O'Day
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back1934 · as Gwen
The Cat's-Paw1934 · as Petunia Pratt / Cobb
Paris Interlude1934 · as Cassie
Murder in the Private Car1934 · as Georgia Latham
This Side of Heaven1934 · as Birdie
The Women in His Life1933 · as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
Day of Reckoning1933 · as Mamie
Bombshell1933 · as Mac
Menu1933 · as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood1933 · as Flirt in Audience
Beauty for Sale1933 · as Carol Merrick
Her First Mate1933 · as Hattie
Midnight Mary1933 · as Bunny
Reunion in Vienna1933 · as Ilsa Hinrich
42nd Street1933 · as Lorraine Fleming
Clear All Wires!1933 · as Dolly Winslow
The Secret of Madame Blanche1933 · as Ella
Whistling in the Dark1933 · as Toby Van Buren
Men Are Such Fools1932 · as Molly
They Call It Sin1932 · as Dixie Dare
Red-Headed Woman1932 · as Sally
Huddle1932 · as Coach Malcolm
Man Wanted1932 · as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
The Impatient Maiden1932 · as Betty Merrick
She Wanted a Millionaire1932 · as Mary Taylor
Private Lives1931 · as Sibyl Chase
The Secret Witness1931 · as Lois Martin
Wicked1931 · as June
The Bargain1931 · as Etta
Daddy Long Legs1931 · as Sally McBride
The Maltese Falcon1931 · as Effie Perrine
Six Cylinder Love1931 · as Margaret Rogers
Don't Bet on Women1931 · as Tallulah Hope
Command Performance1931 · as Princess Katerina
The Bat Whispers1930 · as Dale Van Gorder
Abraham Lincoln1930 · as Ann Rutledge
The Eyes of the World1930 · as Sybil LaGrange

All TV Shows (10)

The Cara Williams Show1964
The Bill Dana Show1963
Burke's Law1963 · as Miss Samantha Cartier
Burke's Law1963 · as Clara Lovelace
Burke's Law1963 · as Mrs. Thomas Barrett
DuPont Show of the Month1957 · as Aladdin's Mother
Climax!1954 · as Maud
Four Star Playhouse1952 · as Rose Barton
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · as Secretary
Studio One1948 · as Parsis McHugh