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Minerva Urecal

Actress / Stage Actress / Film Actress | * 09/22/1894 († 71, 02/26/1966) | Eureka, California (United States of America (USA))
Minerva Urecal (born Florence Minerva Dunnuck; September 22, 1894 – February 26, 1966) was an American stage and radio performer as well as a character actress in Hollywood films and on various television series from the early 1950s to 1965. ()

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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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Romance / Love

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A scientist keeps his wife young by killing, stealing the bodies of, and taking the gland fluid from virgin brides. ...

The Corpse Vanishes

NR

1942 | 2.1/5 | 1h 4min
Science Fiction, Horror
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Young auto mechanic Dan Brady takes $20 from a cash register at work to go on a date with blonde femme fatale Vera Novak. Brady intends to put the money back before it is missed, but the garage's book ...

Quicksand

NR

1950 | 3.1/5 | 1h 19min
Crime, Drama, Mystery, Romance / Love
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A scientist is turned into an ape man. ...

The Ape Man

NR

1943 | 2.2/5 | 1h 4min
Horror, Science Fiction
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When a troupe of showgirls with their impresario and press agent vacation at a Malibu Beach resort, two of them are garroted. Charlie takes on the case assisted by Number Two Son Jimmy and faithful ch ...

The Trap

NR

1946 | 3.4/5 | 1h 2min
Crime, Mystery, Thriller
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Movies with Minerva Urecal as Actress(159)

as Woman at Phone Booth1965 That Funny Feeling
as Kate Lindquist1964 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Brenda1962 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)1955 Marty
as Mrs. Kelly1955 Sudden Danger
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)1955 A Man Alone
as Mrs. Kreesy1955 Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. McGrand1953 Niagara
as Mama Antonelli1953 Two Gun Marshal
as Mrs. Stuart1953 Woman They Almost Lynched
as Cleaning Lady1953 She's Back on Broadway
as Lottie Fling1952 Oklahoma Annie
as Aniseh1952 Harem Girl
as Mrs. McGillicuddy1952 Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. Peabody1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Johnnie Mae Swanson1951 The Raging Tide
as Neighbor (uncredited)1951 Dear Brat
1951 The Awful Sleuth
as Lucy's Mother1951 Stop That Cab
as Harry's Mother-in-Law1950 His Baiting Beauty
as Woman Trying On Hats1950 The Jackpot
as Landlady1950 Side Street
as Cactus Kate Millican1950 The Arizona Cowboy
as Landlady1950 Quicksand
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)1949 Take One False Step
as Virginie1949 The Lovable Cheat
as Abbie Rysen1949 Outcasts of the Trail
as Mrs. Hoskins1949 Master Minds
as Mama Valdez1949 Holiday in Havana
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew1948 Marshal of Amarillo
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Ella Mae Watson1948 Sundown in Santa Fe
as Nellie Carter1948 The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)1948 Variety Time
as Husky Woman (uncredited)1948 The Noose Hangs High
as Mrs McGiven1948 Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)1948 Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Nelson1948 Good Sam
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)1948 Sitting Pretty
as Landlady (uncredited)1948 April Showers
as Maria1947 The Lost Moment
as Kate T. Barlow1947 Bowery Buckaroos
as Aunt Jessie1947 Hired Husband
1947 The Devil Thumbs a Ride
as Cafe Cook1947 Undercover Maisie
as Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)1947 Undercover Maisie
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)1947 Cynthia
as Felicia1947 Apache Rose
as Emma1947 California
as Mama Lolita1946 Rainbow Over Texas
as Edna Lucash1946 Wake Up and Dream
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper1946 The Trap
as Andy's Mother-in-Law1946 Andy Plays Hookey
as Sue (uncredited)1946 Without Reservations
as Woman in Ticket Line1946 The Well Groomed Bride
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)1946 Partners in Time
as Client Wife (uncredited)1946 The Dark Corner
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)1946 Breakfast in Hollywood
as Mrs. Braun1945 Men in Her Diary
as Mama Rafferty1945 Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)1945 State Fair
as Saleslady (uncredited)1945 Salty O'Rourke
as Edna Rogers1945 Sensation Hunters
as Landlady (uncredited)1945 The Bells of St. Mary's
as Italian Woman1945 A Bell for Adano
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)1945 Voice of the Whistler
as Mrs. Wiggins1945 The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)1945 A Medal for Benny
as Nora Brown1945 Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Ma Crocker1944 Louisiana Hayride
as Mrs. Allison1944 Man from Frisco
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)1944 One Mysterious Night
as Abigail O'Rourke1944 Bachelor Daze
as Landlady1944 When Strangers Marry
as Abigail1944 Moonlight and Cactus
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)1944 Mr. Skeffington
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)1944 The Mark of the Whistler
as Amelia Rogiet1944 Block Busters
as Mrs. Benson1944 Crazy Knights
as Agatha Brewster1943 The Ape Man
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron1943 Quiet Please, Murder
as Mrs. Starretton1943 Something to Shout About
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)1943 Hit the Ice
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)1943 Shadow of a Doubt
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)1943 They Stooge to Conga
as Judge1943 Kid Dynamite
as Hilda1943 Ghosts on the Loose
as Maggie (uncredited)1943 The Powers Girl
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)1943 Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Swanson-Housekeeper1943 Dangerous Blondes
as Miss Billings1943 Keep 'Em Slugging
as Ellie Bixby1942 Sons of the Pioneers
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)1942 Lady for a Night
as Mrs. Carson1942 In Old California
as Housekeeper1942 A Tragedy at Midnight
as Melinda1942 Sweater Girl
as Nurse1942 The Daring Young Man
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)1942 My Favorite Blonde
as Mrs. MacReady1942 That Other Woman
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)1942 Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)1942 The Man in the Trunk
as Mrs. Kilmer1942 Henry and Dizzy
as Delia Phillips1942 The Living Ghost
as Fagah1942 The Corpse Vanishes
as Widow Humbolt1942 Riding Through Nevada
as Teresa Lombroso1941 Accent on Love
as The Cleaning Lady1941 Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as Maxine Denham1941 Murder by Invitation
as Librarian (uncredited)1941 A Man Betrayed
as Nurse (uncredited)1941 They Died with Their Boots On
as Murphy1941 The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Elevator Passenger1941 Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Myrt1941 Golden Hoofs
as Miranda Wolfson1941 Arkansas Judge
as Head of Reform School1941 Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Landlady1941 Dressed to Kill
as Widow Gail1940 The Sagebrush Family Trails West
as Agnes1940 Boys of the City
as Old Maid1940 Wildcat Bus
as Mrs. Doolittle1940 You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Woman in Airport1940 No, No, Nanette
as Townswoman1940 The Ape
1939 S.O.S Tidal Wave
as Screaming Spinster at Circus1939 You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Miss Rice1939 No Place to Go
as Miss Perch - a Nurse1939 Four Girls in White
as Amy, Housewife1939 Missing Evidence
as (uncredited)1939 Sabotage
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)1939 Dancing Co-Ed
as Grocery Customer1939 Golden Boy
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)1939 Destry Rides Again
as Miss Bland, the School Principal1939 Second Fiddle
as Mail-Order Bride1939 Maid to Order
as Miss Grimley1938 Start Cheering
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)1938 City Streets
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)1938 The Lady in the Morgue
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)1938 Dramatic School
as Helen1938 Frontier Scout
as Margaret Price1938 Air Devils
as Maria1938 The Devil's Party
as Sutherland1938 Prison Nurse
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)1937 Ever Since Eve
as Mrs. Reilly1937 Behind the Mike
as Miss Baldwin1937 Her Husband's Secretary
as Nurse Purdy1937 She Loved a Fireman
as Cappy Ricks 'secretary1937 The Go-Getter
as Claire1937 Exiled to Shanghai
as Mrs. Murphy1937 Life Begins with Love
as Ella Crippen1937 Mountain Justice
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth1937 Oh, Doctor
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary1936 Love on a Bet
as Parishioner (uncredited)1936 Three Godfathers
as Fanny (uncredited)1936 Fury
as Wife (uncredited)1935 His Night Out
as Italian Wife (uncredited)1935 Here Comes the Band
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)1935 Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Wife1934 Student Tour
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)1933 Bombshell
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)1933 Meet the Baron

TV Shows/Series with Minerva Urecal as Actress(13)

1963 Petticoat Junction
1960 Angel
1958 The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
as Mother1958 Peter Gunn
as Landlady1957 Perry Mason
as Martha Glenhorn1957 Perry Mason
as Ma Bowie1956 The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Busybody1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1953 Meet Mr. McNutley
1952 Cavalcade of America
1951 The Roy Rogers Show
1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1950 The Gene Autry Show

Born: Saturday, 09/22 1894 (September) in Eureka, California (United States of America (USA))
Died: Saturday, 02/26 1966 (February) in Glendale (aged: 71)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Horse)
Languages: English (EN, native language)
Minerva Urecal frequently works together with these people:
Robert H. Harris (16x, Actor)
Harry Tyler (15x, Actor)
Sam Flint (14x, Actor)
Bartlett Robinson (14x, Actor)
Bess Flowers (13x, Actress)
Dabbs Greer (13x, Actor)
Raymond Bailey (13x, Actor)
Percy Helton (13x, Actor)
John Hoyt (12x, Actor)
Irving Bacon (12x, Actor)
Joseph Crehan (11x, Actor)
Ray Teal (11x, Actor)
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