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Una Merkel

Film Actress / Stage Actress / Television Actress | * 12/10/1903 († 82, 01/02/1986) | Covington, Kentucky (United States of America (USA))
Una Merkel (December 10, 1903 – January 2, 1986) was an American stage, film, radio, and television actress. Merkel was born in Kentucky and acted on stage in New York in the 1920s. She went to Hollywood in 1930 and became a popular film actress. Two of her best-known performances are in the films 42nd Street and Destry Rides Again. She won a Tony Award in 1956 and was nominated for an Oscar in 1961. ()

Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.

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

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Una Merkel

Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
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Movies with Una Merkel as Actress(99)

as (archive footage)1994 That's Entertainment! III
as Self (archive footage)1988 James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)1985 That's Dancing!
as Violet Ranley1966 Spinout
as Mrs. Watkins1964 A Tiger Walks
as Mariah Popham1963 Summer Magic
as Mrs. Winemiller1961 Summer and Smoke
as Verbena1961 The Parent Trap
as Ma Larkin1959 The Mating Game
as Mother1958 The Girl Most Likely
as Aladdin's Mother1958 Cole Porter's Aladdin
as Mrs. Dugan1956 Bundle of Joy
as Miss Bedelia Baines1956 The Kettles in the Ozarks
as Sophie Wakefield1955 The Kentuckian
as Mom Schneider1953 I Love Melvin
as Kitty Riley1952 The Merry Widow
as Sister Marie1952 With a Song in My Heart
as Glynnie1951 Rich, Young and Pretty
as Patsy Clifford1951 A Millionaire for Christy
as Mary Ann Crabtree1951 Golden Girl
as Betty Johnson1950 Kill the Umpire
as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist1950 Emergency Wedding
as Miss Irma Gilbert1950 My Blue Heaven
as Widow Weeks1948 Man from Texas
as Miss Doberly1948 The Bride Goes Wild
as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn1947 It's a Joke, Son!
as Patsy Wilkins1944 Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as Una1944 To Heir Is Human
as Daffy1943 Quack Service
as Rose Dibble1943 This Is the Army
as Aunt Margaret Wentworth1942 The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as Lydia1942 Twin Beds
as Sharon Knight1941 Cracked Nuts
as Julia Quimby1941 Road to Zanzibar
as Myrtle Sousé1940 The Bank Dick
as Nan Clark1940 Sandy Gets Her Man
as Gertie Robbins1939 Four Girls in White
as Marcia Giles1939 On Borrowed Time
as Flo Saunders1939 Some Like It Hot
as Lily Belle1939 Destry Rides Again
as herself1938 Hollywood Goes to Town
as Nellie1937 The Good Old Soak
as Daisy McClure1937 True Confession
as Mamie Appleby1937 Checkers
as Fritzi Kiffmeyer1937 Saratoga
as Nancy Dorsey1937 Don't Tell the Wife
as Susan Standish1936 We Went to College
as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson1936 Speed
as Lil1936 Riffraff
as Jenny Saks1936 Born to Dance
as Fanni Kerner1935 The Night Is Young
as Phoebe1935 One New York Night
as Slade Kinnicott1935 Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as Millicent Harrington1935 Baby Face Harrington
as Alice Lane Churchill1935 It's in the Air
as 'Toots' Timmons1935 Murder in the Fleet
as Kitty Corbett1935 Broadway Melody of 1936
as Joan O'Day1934 Have a Heart
as Amy Drexel1934 Evelyn Prentice
as Petunia Pratt / Cobb1934 The Cat's-Paw
as Cassie1934 Paris Interlude
as Queen Dolores1934 The Merry Widow
as Birdie1934 This Side of Heaven
as Dolly Winslow1933 Clear All Wires!
as Mac1933 Bombshell
as Carol Merrick1933 Beauty for Sale
as Toby Van Buren1933 Whistling in the Dark
as Lorraine Fleming1933 42nd Street
as Mamie1933 Day of Reckoning
as Flirt in Audience1933 Broadway to Hollywood
as Bunny 'Bun'1933 Midnight Mary
as Hattie1933 Her First Mate
as Ilsa Hinrich1933 Reunion in Vienna
as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)1933 Menu
as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons1933 The Women in His Life
as Mary Taylor1932 She Wanted a Millionaire
as Molly1932 Men Are Such Fools
as Sally1932 Red-Headed Woman
as Dixie Dare1932 They Call It Sin
as Coach Malcolm1932 Huddle
as Betty Merrick1932 The Impatient Maiden
as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman1932 Man Wanted
as Sibyl Chase1931 Private Lives
as June1931 Wicked
as Princess Katerina1931 Command Performance
as Sally McBride1931 Daddy Long Legs
as Lois Martin1931 The Secret Witness
as Effie Perrine1931 The Maltese Falcon
as Margaret Rogers1931 Six Cylinder Love
as Etta1931 The Bargain
as Tallulah Hope1931 Don't Bet on Women
as Dale Van Gorder1930 The Bat Whispers
as Sybil LaGrange1930 The Eyes of the World
as Ann Rutledge1930 Abraham Lincoln

TV Shows/Series with Una Merkel as Actress(10)

as Miss Samantha Cartier1963 Burke's Law
as Mrs. Thomas Barrett1963 Burke's Law
as Clara Lovelace1963 Burke's Law
as Aladdin's Mother1957 DuPont Show of the Month
as Maud1954 Climax!
as Rose Barton1952 Four Star Playhouse
as Parsis McHugh1948 Studio One

Full Name: Una Merkel
Born: Thursday, 12/10 1903 (December) in Covington, Kentucky (United States of America (USA))
Died: Thursday, 01/02 1986 (January) in Los Angeles (aged: 82)
Zodiac sign: Sagittarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Una Merkel frequently works together with these people:
David Niven (35x, Actor)
Charles Boyer (27x, Actor)
Dick Powell (25x, Actor)
Ida Lupino (23x, Actress)
Cedric Gibbons (21x, Crew)
Douglas Shearer (21x, Crew)
Skip Homeier (17x, Actor)
John Forsythe (16x, Actor)
Everett Sloane (16x, Actor)
Kevin McCarthy (15x, Actor)
Harry Townes (15x, Actor)
Adrian (15x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:32978, Added: 05/13/2018, Last updated: 03/13/2024