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Minerva Urecal

Acting Born Sep 20, 1894 Eureka, California, USA 24 credits

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.

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Known for

Perry Mason

as Landlady

Perry Mason

as Martha Glenhorn

Peter Gunn

as Mother
Film

Niagara

as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)

Full filmography

  • Perry Mason (1957) as Landlady
  • Perry Mason (1957) as Martha Glenhorn
  • Petticoat Junction (1963) as Martha Winslow
  • Petticoat Junction (1963) as Martha Griffin
  • Peter Gunn (1958) as Mother
  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955) as Busybody
  • The Gene Autry Show (1950)
  • 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
  • The Danny Thomas Show (1953) as Mrs. Enright
  • The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956) as Ma Bowie
  • The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok (1951)
  • Cavalcade of America (1952)
  • The Roy Rogers Show (1951)
  • Angel (1960)
  • Niagara (1953) as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
  • Shadow of a Doubt (1943) as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
  • Marty (1955) as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
  • Mr. Skeffington (1944) as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
  • They Died with Their Boots On (1941) as Nurse (uncredited)
  • A Man Alone (1955) as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
  • Fury (1936) as Fanny (uncredited)
  • Meet Mr. McNutley (1953)