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Minerva Urecal

Acting Born Sep 20, 1894 Died Feb 26, 1966 Eureka, California, USA 193 credits
193
Total Credits
1933–1991
59 Years Career Span
31
Vault Titles
10
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Minerva Urecal works in acting. Born September 20, 1894 in Eureka, California, USA. Died February 26, 1966. Archytele tracks 193 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Kate Lindquist

Petticoat Junction

as Martha Winslow

Petticoat Junction

as Martha Griffin
Film

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as Brenda

Angel

1960

Peter Gunn

as Mother
Film

The Brothers Lionheart

1977

Perry Mason

as Landlady

Perry Mason

as Martha Glenhorn

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as Ma Bowie

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Busybody
Film

Marty

as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Frequent co-stars

Robert Gist 2 shared titles
Denver Pyle 2 shared titles
Lyle Talbot 2 shared titles
John Gallaudet 2 shared titles
Craig Stevens 1 shared title
Lola Albright 1 shared title
Herschel Bernardi 1 shared title
Hope Emerson 1 shared title
Billy Barty 1 shared title
Ned Glass 1 shared title

Career timeline

Halloween Monster Bash
That Funny Feeling
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Petticoat JunctionPetticoat Junction
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Angel
Peter GunnThe Adventures of Tugboat Annie
Perry MasonPerry Mason
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Alfred Hitchcock PresentsMartyDouble JeopardyA Man AloneSudden Danger
The Danny Thomas ShowMeet Mr. McNutleyNiagaraWoman They Almost LynchedShe's Back on Broadway
The Abbott and Costello ShowThe Abbott and Costello ShowThe Abbott and Costello ShowCavalcade of AmericaGobs and Gals
The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokThe Roy Rogers ShowThe Raging TideDear BratStop That Cab
The Gene Autry ShowQuicksandSide StreetThe Arizona CowboyThe Jackpot
The Doolins of OklahomaOutcasts of the TrailTake One False StepMaster MindsHoliday in Havana
Family HoneymoonGood SamNight Has a Thousand EyesThe Noose Hangs HighSitting Pretty
Undercover MaisieUndercover MaisieCaliforniaThe Lost MomentThe Devil Thumbs a Ride
The VirginianWithout ReservationsThe Dark CornerThe TrapBreakfast in Hollywood
The Bells of St. Mary'sSalty O'RourkeMen in Her DiaryState FairThe Kid Sister
Mr. SkeffingtonBachelor DazeThe Mark of the WhistlerWhen Strangers MarryMan from Frisco
Shadow of a DoubtHit the IceGhosts on the LooseThey Stooge to CongaKeep 'Em Slugging
Sweater GirlIn Old CaliforniaThe Sons of the PioneersThe Corpse VanishesThat Other Woman
They Died with Their Boots OnA Man BetrayedDressed to KillNever Give a Sucker an Even BreakThe Cowboy and the Blonde
No, No, NanetteThe ApeSan Francisco DocksYou Can't Fool Your WifeWildcat Bus
Destry Rides AgainYou Can't Cheat an Honest ManGolden BoySecond FiddleFour Girls in White
Start CheeringCity StreetsThe Devil's PartyPrison NurseDramatic School
The Go-GetterOh, DoctorHer Husband's SecretaryExiled to ShanghaiShe Loved a Fireman
FuryThree GodfathersLove on a Bet
His Night OutMan on the Flying TrapezeHere Comes the Band
Sadie McKeeStudent Tour

Full Filmography

193 titles
  • Halloween Monster Bash (1991) as Fagah (archive footage)
  • That Funny Feeling (1965) as Woman at Phone Booth
  • 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) as Kate Lindquist
  • Petticoat Junction (1963) as Martha Winslow
  • Petticoat Junction (1963) as Martha Griffin
  • Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) as Brenda
  • Angel (1960)
  • Peter Gunn (1958) as Mother
  • The Adventures of Tugboat Annie (1958)
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Landlady
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Martha Glenhorn
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) as Ma Bowie
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Busybody
  • Marty (1955) as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
  • Double Jeopardy (1955) as Mrs. Kreesy
  • A Man Alone (1955) as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
  • Sudden Danger (1955) as Mrs. Kelly
  • The Danny Thomas Show (1953) as Mrs. Enright
  • Meet Mr. McNutley (1953)
  • Niagara (1953) as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
  • Woman They Almost Lynched (1953) as Mrs. Stuart
  • She's Back on Broadway (1953) as Cleaning Lady
  • Two Gun Marshal (1953) as Mama Antonelli
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Indian Woman
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Singing Student
  • The Abbott and Costello Show (1952) as Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
  • Cavalcade of America (1952)
  • Gobs and Gals (1952) as Mrs. Pursell
  • Lost in Alaska (1952) as Mrs. McGillicuddy
  • Oklahoma Annie (1952) as Lottie Fling
  • Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick (1952) as Mrs. Peabody
  • Happy Go Wacky (1952)
  • Harem Girl (1952) as Aniseh
  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
  • The Roy Rogers Show (1951)
  • The Raging Tide (1951) as Johnnie Mae Swanson
  • Dear Brat (1951) as Neighbor (uncredited)
  • Stop That Cab (1951) as Lucy's Mother
  • The Awful Sleuth (1951) as Bert's Mother-In-Law
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950)
  • Quicksand (1950) as Landlady
  • Side Street (1950) as Landlady
  • The Arizona Cowboy (1950) as Cactus Kate Millican
  • The Jackpot (1950) as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
  • His Baiting Beauty (1950) as Harry's Mother-in-Law
  • The Doolins of Oklahoma (1949) as Train Passenger (uncredited)
  • Outcasts of the Trail (1949) as Abbie Rysen
  • Take One False Step (1949) as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
  • Master Minds (1949) as Mrs. Hoskins
  • Holiday in Havana (1949) as Mama Valdez
  • The Lovable Cheat (1949) as Virginie
  • Family Honeymoon (1948) as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
  • Good Sam (1948) as Mrs. Nelson
  • Night Has a Thousand Eyes (1948) as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
  • The Noose Hangs High (1948) as Husky Woman (uncredited)
  • Sitting Pretty (1948) as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
  • April Showers (1948) as Landlady (uncredited)
  • Secret Service Investigator (1948) as Mrs McGiven
  • Sundown in Santa Fe (1948) as Ella Mae Watson
  • Marshal of Amarillo (1948) as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
  • Variety Time (1948) as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
  • The Strange Mrs. Crane (1948) as Nellie Carter
  • Undercover Maisie (1947) as Cafe Cook
  • Undercover Maisie (1947) as Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
  • California (1947) as Emma (uncredited)
  • The Lost Moment (1947) as Maria
  • The Devil Thumbs a Ride (1947)
  • Cynthia (1947) as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
  • Heartaches (1947) as Charwoman (uncredited)
  • Apache Rose (1947) as Felicia
  • Bowery Buckaroos (1947) as Kate T. Barlow
  • Hired Husband (1947) as Aunt Jessie
  • The Virginian (1946)
  • Without Reservations (1946) as Sue (uncredited)
  • The Dark Corner (1946) as Client Wife (uncredited)
  • The Trap (1946) as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
  • Breakfast in Hollywood (1946) as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
  • The Well Groomed Bride (1946) as Woman in Ticket Line
  • Wake Up and Dream (1946) as Edna Lucash
  • Sioux City Sue (1946) as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
  • Rainbow Over Texas (1946) as Mama Lolita
  • Partners in Time (1946) as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
  • Andy Plays Hookey (1946) as Andy's Mother-in-Law
  • The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) as Landlady (uncredited)
  • Salty O'Rourke (1945) as Saleslady (uncredited)
  • Men in Her Diary (1945) as Mrs. Braun
  • State Fair (1945) as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
  • The Kid Sister (1945) as Mrs. Wiggins
  • Voice of the Whistler (1945) as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
  • A Bell for Adano (1945) as Italian Woman
  • A Medal for Benny (1945) as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
  • Wanderer of the Wasteland (1945) as Mama Rafferty
  • Sensation Hunters (1945) as Edna Rogers
  • Mr. Muggs Rides Again (1945) as Nora Brown
  • Mr. Skeffington (1944) as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
  • Bachelor Daze (1944) as Abigail O'Rourke
  • The Mark of the Whistler (1944) as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
  • When Strangers Marry (1944) as Landlady (uncredited)
  • Man from Frisco (1944) as Mrs. Allison
  • Block Busters (1944) as Amelia Rogiet
  • One Mysterious Night (1944) as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
  • Music in Manhattan (1944) as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
  • The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1944) as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
  • Moonlight and Cactus (1944) as Abigail
  • Louisiana Hayride (1944) as Ma Crocker
  • Crazy Knights (1944) as Mrs. Benson
  • Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
  • Hit the Ice (1943) as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
  • Ghosts on the Loose (1943) as Hilda
  • They Stooge to Conga (1943) as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
  • Keep 'Em Slugging (1943) as Miss Billings
  • Pitchin' in the Kitchen (1943) as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
  • Dixie Dugan (1943) as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
  • Dangerous Blondes (1943) as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
  • The Ape Man (1943) as Agatha Brewster
  • Quiet Please, Murder (1943) as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
  • Kid Dynamite (1943) as Judge
  • Something to Shout About (1943) as Mrs. Starretton
  • The Powers Girl (1943) as Maggie (uncredited)
  • So This Is Washington (1943) as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
  • Sweater Girl (1942) as Melinda
  • In Old California (1942) as Mrs. Carson
  • The Sons of the Pioneers (1942) as Ellie Bixby
  • The Corpse Vanishes (1942) as Fagah
  • That Other Woman (1942) as Mrs. MacReady
  • A Tragedy at Midnight (1942) as Housekeeper (uncredited)
  • My Favorite Blonde (1942) as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
  • Beyond the Blue Horizon (1942) as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
  • Riding Through Nevada (1942) as Widow Humbolt
  • The Living Ghost (1942) as Delia Phillips
  • The Man in the Trunk (1942) as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
  • Lady for a Night (1942) as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
  • Henry and Dizzy (1942) as Mrs. Kilmer
  • The Daring Young Man (1942) as Nurse
  • They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Nurse (uncredited)
  • A Man Betrayed (1941) as Librarian (uncredited)
  • Dressed to Kill (1941) as Landlady
  • Never Give a Sucker an Even Break (1941) as The Cleaning Lady
  • The Cowboy and the Blonde (1941) as Murphy
  • Arkansas Judge (1941) as Miranda Wolfson
  • Murder Among Friends (1941) as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
  • Murder by Invitation (1941) as Maxine Denham
  • Accent on Love (1941) as Teresa Lombroso
  • Bowery Blitzkrieg (1941) as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
  • Marry the Boss's Daughter (1941) as Elevator Passenger
  • Golden Hoofs (1941) as Myrt
  • No, No, Nanette (1940) as Woman in Airport
  • The Ape (1940) as Townswoman
  • San Francisco Docks (1940) as Landlady
  • You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940) as Mrs. Doolittle
  • Wildcat Bus (1940) as Old Maid (uncredited)
  • The Sagebrush Family Trails West (1940) as Widow Gail
  • Boys of the City (1940) as Agnes
  • Destry Rides Again (1939) as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
  • You Can't Cheat an Honest Man (1939) as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
  • Golden Boy (1939) as Grocery Customer
  • Second Fiddle (1939) as Miss Bland, the School Principal
  • Four Girls in White (1939) as Miss Perch - a Nurse
  • Missing Evidence (1939) as Amy, Housewife
  • Dancing Co-Ed (1939) as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
  • Sabotage (1939) as (uncredited)
  • S.O.S Tidal Wave (1939)
  • No Place to Go (1939) as Miss Rice
  • Maid to Order (1939) as Mail-Order Bride
  • Start Cheering (1938) as Miss Grimley
  • City Streets (1938) as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
  • The Devil's Party (1938) as Maria
  • Prison Nurse (1938) as Sutherland
  • Dramatic School (1938) as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
  • Frontier Scout (1938) as Helen
  • Air Devils (1938) as Margaret Price
  • The Lady in the Morgue (1938) as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
  • The Go-Getter (1937) as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
  • Oh, Doctor (1937) as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
  • Her Husband's Secretary (1937) as Miss Baldwin
  • Exiled to Shanghai (1937) as Claire
  • She Loved a Fireman (1937) as Nurse Purdy
  • Charlie Chan at the Olympics (1937) as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
  • Ever Since Eve (1937) as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
  • Mountain Justice (1937) as Ella Crippen
  • Life Begins with Love (1937) as Mrs. Murphy
  • Behind the Mike (1937) as Mrs. Reilly
  • Love in a Bungalow (1937) as Mrs. Kester
  • Fury (1936) as Fanny (uncredited)
  • Three Godfathers (1936) as Parishioner (uncredited)
  • Love on a Bet (1936) as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
  • His Night Out (1935) as Wife (uncredited)
  • Man on the Flying Trapeze (1935) as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
  • Here Comes the Band (1935) as Italian Wife (uncredited)
  • Sadie McKee (1934) as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
  • Student Tour (1934) as Wife
  • Bombshell (1933) as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
  • Meet the Baron (1933) as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Minerva Urecal best known for?

Minerva Urecal is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964), Petticoat Junction (1963), Petticoat Junction (1963), Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962).

When and where was Minerva Urecal born?

Minerva Urecal was born on September 20, 1894 in Eureka, California, USA. They passed away on February 26, 1966.

How many credits does Minerva Urecal have?

Minerva Urecal has accumulated over 193 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1933 to 1991.

What is Minerva Urecal's background in cinema and television?

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 "Pet...