Minerva Urecal
Acting
Born: 1894-09-20 in Eureka, California, USA
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.
Known For
Perry Mason
Landlady
Perry Mason
Martha Glenhorn
Peter Gunn
Mother
Petticoat Junction
Martha Winslow
Petticoat Junction
Martha Griffin
The Danny Thomas Show
Mrs. Enright
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Busybody
The Abbott and Costello Show
Indian Woman
The Abbott and Costello Show
Singing Student
The Abbott and Costello Show
Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
The Gene Autry Show
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Ma Bowie
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Cavalcade of America
The Roy Rogers Show
Angel
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Niagara
Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Start Cheering
Miss Grimley
Good Sam
Mrs. Nelson
Stop That Cab
Lucy's Mother
Meet Mr. McNutley
Marty
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Double Jeopardy
Mrs. Kreesy
Undercover Maisie
Cafe Cook
Undercover Maisie
Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
Hit the Ice
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Kate Lindquist
Destry Rides Again
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
A Man Alone
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Fury
Fanny (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
Nurse (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
Landlady (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
The Trap
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
The Dark Corner
Client Wife (uncredited)
State Fair
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
The Lost Moment
Maria