Acting
Minerva Urecal
EN, NL cinema · 175 credits
Born
20 September 1894
Died
26 February 1966 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Eureka, California, USA
Also known as Florence Minerva Dunnuck
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
Filmography
Halloween Monster Bash
as Fagah (archive footage)
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Kate Lindquist
Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. Kreesy
Sudden Danger
as Mrs. Kelly
Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
She's Back on Broadway
as Cleaning Lady
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Mrs. Stuart
Two Gun Marshal
as Mama Antonelli
Harem Girl
as Aniseh
Oklahoma Annie
as Lottie Fling
Gobs and Gals
as Mrs. Pursell
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Mrs. Peabody
Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
The Raging Tide
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Mother
The Awful Sleuth
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
The Jackpot
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
The Arizona Cowboy
as Cactus Kate Millican
Side Street
as Landlady
Quicksand
as Landlady
His Baiting Beauty
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez
Master Minds
as Mrs. Hoskins
Outcasts of the Trail
as Abbie Rysen
Take One False Step
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Down to the Sea in Ships
as Mother (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
April Showers
as Landlady (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Ella Mae Watson
Marshal of Amarillo
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter
Variety Time
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven
The Lost Moment
as Maria
Cynthia
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Apache Rose
as Felicia
Bowery Buckaroos
as Kate T. Barlow
Undercover Maisie
as Cafe Cook, as Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
California
as Emma (uncredited)
Hired Husband
as Aunt Jessie
Heartaches
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Sioux City Sue
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Wake Up and Dream
as Edna Lucash
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
Andy Plays Hookey
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
Partners in Time
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas
as Mama Lolita
The Well Groomed Bride
as Woman in Ticket Line
The Dark Corner
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
State Fair
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mama Rafferty
The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Wiggins
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Nora Brown
A Medal for Benny
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Landlady (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
as Edna Rogers
Voice of the Whistler
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Men in Her Diary
as Mrs. Braun
A Bell for Adano
as Italian Woman (uncredited)
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Louisiana Hayride
as Ma Crocker
Bachelor Daze
1944
Bachelor Daze
as Abigail O'Rourke
Crazy Knights
as Mrs. Benson
The Mark of the Whistler
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
as Abigail
Man from Frisco
as Mrs. Allison
Mr. Skeffington
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Block Busters
as Amelia Rogiet
When Strangers Marry
as Landlady (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
The Ape Man
as Agatha Brewster
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
The Powers Girl
as Maggie (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Miss Billings
Dangerous Blondes
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Kid Dynamite
as Judge
Something to Shout About
as Mrs. Starretton
Ghosts on the Loose
as Hilda
Hit the Ice
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
The Corpse Vanishes
as Fagah
The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips
Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Sweater Girl
as Melinda
My Favorite Blonde
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
That Other Woman
as Mrs. MacReady
The Daring Young Man
as Nurse
Henry and Dizzy
as Mrs. Kilmer
The Man in the Trunk
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Riding Through Nevada
as Widow Humbolt
The Sons of the Pioneers
as Ellie Bixby
In Old California
as Mrs. Carson
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Cleaning Lady
A Man Betrayed
as Librarian (uncredited)
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Murder Among Friends
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Accent on Love
as Teresa Lombroso
Arkansas Judge
as Miranda Wolfson
Dressed to Kill
as Landlady
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
Murder by Invitation
as Maxine Denham
Golden Hoofs
as Myrt
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Elevator Passenger
San Francisco Docks
as Landlady
Boys of the City
as Agnes
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
as Widow Gail
The Ape
as Townswoman
No, No, Nanette
as Woman in Airport
Wildcat Bus
as Old Maid (uncredited)
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Mrs. Doolittle
No Place to Go
as Miss Rice
Four Girls in White
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Second Fiddle
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
Golden Boy
as Grocery Customer
Destry Rides Again
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Missing Evidence
as Amy, Housewife
Dancing Co-Ed
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Sabotage
as (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1939
Maid to Order
as Mail-Order Bride
Frontier Scout
as Helen
Dramatic School
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Prison Nurse
as Sutherland
Air Devils
as Margaret Price
The Lady in the Morgue
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Start Cheering
as Miss Grimley
City Streets
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
as Maria
Exiled to Shanghai
as Claire
Ever Since Eve
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
Mountain Justice
as Ella Crippen
Her Husband's Secretary
as Miss Baldwin
She Loved a Fireman
as Nurse Purdy
Oh, Doctor
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Life Begins with Love
as Mrs. Murphy
The Go-Getter
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Behind the Mike
as Mrs. Reilly
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Love in a Bungalow
as Mrs. Kester
Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Fury
as Fanny (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
His Night Out
as Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
Student Tour
as Wife
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Bombshell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)