Minerva Urecal
Age: 71 | From: Eureka, California, USA
Person Details
Birthday: 1894-09-22 15:35:14
Death: 1966-02-26 15:35:14
Aliases: No known aliases
Gender: Female
Place of birth: Eureka, California, USA
Homepage:
Movie Involvements: 79
TV Involvements: 5
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Peter Gunn
(1958) Mother
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
(1955) Busybody
Perry Mason
(1957) Martha Glenhorn
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
(1956) Ma Bowie
Shadow of a Doubt
(1943) Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Niagara
(1953) Mrs. McGrand
Marty
(1955) Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
(1941) Nurse (uncredited)Acting
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Woman at Phone Booth | |
| 1964 | Kate Lindquist | |
| 1963 | Martha Winslow | |
| Martha Griffin | ||
| 1962 | Brenda | |
| 1960 | N/A | |
| 1958 | Mother | |
| N/A | ||
| 1957 | Landlady | |
| Martha Glenhorn | ||
| 1956 | Ma Bowie | |
| 1955 | Mrs. Kelly | |
| Mrs. Maule (uncredited) | ||
| Busybody | ||
| Mrs. Kreesy | ||
| Mrs. Rosari (uncredited) | ||
| 1953 | Mama Antonelli | |
| N/A | ||
| Mrs. Stuart | ||
| Cleaning Lady | ||
| Mrs. McGrand | ||
| 1952 | N/A | |
| Mrs. McGillicuddy | ||
| Mrs. Peabody | ||
| Lottie Fling | ||
| Aniseh | ||
| 1951 | N/A | |
| Johnnie Mae Swanson | ||
| Neighbor (uncredited) | ||
| N/A | ||
| N/A | ||
| Lucy's Mother | ||
| 1950 | Woman Trying On Hats | |
| N/A | ||
| Cactus Kate Millican | ||
| Landlady | ||
| Landlady | ||
| Harry's Mother-in-Law | ||
| 1949 | Mrs. Hoskins | |
| Mama Valdez | ||
| Gas Station Attendant (uncredited) | ||
| Abbie Rysen | ||
| Virginie | ||
| 1948 | Mrs. Webb (uncredited) | |
| Ella Mae Watson | ||
| Nellie Carter | ||
| Mrs. Nelson | ||
| Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) | ||
| Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Henry Pettigrew | ||
| Mrs McGiven | ||
| Husky Woman (uncredited) | ||
| Landlady (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Maypole (uncredited) | ||
| 1947 | Kate T. Barlow | |
| Maria | ||
| Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited) | ||
| Aunt Jessie | ||
| Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited) | ||
| Cafe Cook | ||
| Emma | ||
| N/A | ||
| Felicia | ||
| 1946 | Andy's Mother-in-Law | |
| Edna Lucash | ||
| Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper | ||
| Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited) | ||
| Woman in Ticket Line | ||
| Sue (uncredited) | ||
| Mama Lolita | ||
| Client Wife (uncredited) | ||
| Miss Abernathy (uncredited) | ||
| Miss Mullins (uncredited) | ||
| 1945 | Landlady (uncredited) | |
| Georgie's Wife (uncredited) | ||
| Edna Rogers | ||
| Mrs. Braun | ||
| Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited) | ||
| Nora Brown | ||
| Italian Woman | ||
| Mama Rafferty | ||
| Mrs. Chavez (uncredited) | ||
| Saleslady (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Wiggins | ||
| 1944 | Mrs. Benson | |
| Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited) | ||
| Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited) | ||
| Abigail | ||
| Landlady | ||
| Amelia Rogiet | ||
| Ma Crocker | ||
| Mrs. Allison | ||
| Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited) | ||
| Abigail O'Rourke | ||
| Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited) | ||
| 1943 | Mrs. Swanson-Housekeeper | |
| Miss Clabber (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited) | ||
| Hilda | ||
| Wife at Hospital (uncredited) | ||
| Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron | ||
| Mrs. Wilson (uncredited) | ||
| Agatha Brewster | ||
| Miss Billings | ||
| Mrs. Starretton | ||
| Judge | ||
| Mrs. Henderson (uncredited) | ||
| Maggie (uncredited) | ||
| Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited) | ||
| 1942 | Mrs. MacReady | |
| Widow Humbolt | ||
| Nurse | ||
| Peggy's Landlady (uncredited) | ||
| Delia Phillips | ||
| Melinda | ||
| Ellie Bixby | ||
| Wife at Circus (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. Kilmer | ||
| Mrs. Carson | ||
| Fagah | ||
| Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited) | ||
| Housekeeper (uncredited) | ||
| Spinster in Audience (uncredited) | ||
| 1941 | Elevator Passenger | |
| Nurse (uncredited) | ||
| The Cleaning Lady | ||
| Landlady | ||
| Head of Reform School | ||
| Teresa Lombroso | ||
| Maxine Denham | ||
| Murphy | ||
| Librarian (uncredited) | ||
| Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited) | ||
| Myrt | ||
| Miranda Wolfson | ||
| 1940 | Woman in Airport | |
| Townswoman | ||
| Old Maid (uncredited) | ||
| Agnes | ||
| Mrs. Doolittle | ||
| Widow Gail | ||
| 1939 | Amy, Housewife | |
| Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited) | ||
| (uncredited) | ||
| Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited) | ||
| Mail-Order Bride | ||
| Miss Rice | ||
| Grocery Customer | ||
| Miss Bland, the School Principal | ||
| N/A | ||
| Screaming Spinster at Circus | ||
| Miss Perch - a Nurse | ||
| 1938 | Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited) | |
| Helen | ||
| Mrs. Grimley (uncredited) | ||
| Maria | ||
| Margaret Price | ||
| Mrs. Horn (uncredited) | ||
| Miss Grimley | ||
| Sutherland | ||
| 1937 | Claire | |
| Nurse Purdy | ||
| Mrs. Murphy | ||
| Mrs. Reilly | ||
| Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited) | ||
| Cappy Ricks 'secretary | ||
| Ella Crippen | ||
| Death Watch Mary Mackleforth | ||
| Miss Baldwin | ||
| 1936 | Fanny (uncredited) | |
| Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary | ||
| Parishioner (uncredited) | ||
| 1935 | Wife (uncredited) | |
| Italian Wife (uncredited) | ||
| Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited) | ||
| 1934 | Wife | |
| 1933 | Downstairs Maid (uncredited) | |
| Autograph Seeker (uncredited) | ||
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
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