Minerva Urecal
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.
Acted in
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Kate Lindquist
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Martha Winslow
Petticoat Junction
1963
as Martha Griffin
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Brenda
Angel
1960
Peter Gunn
1958
as Mother
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Perry Mason
1957
as Landlady
Perry Mason
1957
as Martha Glenhorn
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Ma Bowie
Sudden Danger
1955
as Mrs. Kelly
A Man Alone
1955
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Busybody
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Mrs. Kreesy
Marty
1955
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Two Gun Marshal
1953
as Mama Antonelli
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Mrs. Stuart
She's Back on Broadway
1953
as Cleaning Lady
Niagara
1953
as Mrs. McGrand
Cavalcade of America
1952
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Mrs. Pursell
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
as Mrs. Peabody
Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Lottie Fling
Harem Girl
1952
as Aniseh
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Raging Tide
1951
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
Dear Brat
1951
as Neighbor (uncredited)
The Awful Sleuth
1951
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Stop That Cab
1951
as Lucy's Mother
The Jackpot
1950
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Cactus Kate Millican
Quicksand
1950
as Landlady
Side Street
1950
as Landlady
His Baiting Beauty
1950
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
Master Minds
1949
as Mrs. Hoskins
Holiday in Havana
1949
as Mama Valdez
Take One False Step
1949
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Abbie Rysen
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Virginie
Family Honeymoon
1948
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
as Ella Mae Watson
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Nellie Carter
Good Sam
1948
as Mrs. Nelson
Variety Time
1948
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Secret Service Investigator
1948
as Mrs McGiven
The Noose Hangs High
1948
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
April Showers
1948
as Landlady (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
as Kate T. Barlow
The Lost Moment
1947
as Maria
Cynthia
1947
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Hired Husband
1947
as Aunt Jessie
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cafe Cook
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
California
1947
as Emma
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Apache Rose
1947
as Felicia
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Edna Lucash
The Trap
1946
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Sioux City Sue
1946
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Woman in Ticket Line
Without Reservations
1946
as Sue (uncredited)
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
as Mama Lolita
The Virginian
1946
The Dark Corner
1946
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Partners in Time
1946
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Landlady (uncredited)
Voice of the Whistler
1945
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
1945
as Edna Rogers
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Mrs. Braun
State Fair
1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
as Nora Brown
A Bell for Adano
1945
as Italian Woman
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
as Mama Rafferty
A Medal for Benny
1945
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
1945
as Saleslady (uncredited)
The Kid Sister
1945
as Mrs. Wiggins
Crazy Knights
1944
as Mrs. Benson
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Abigail
When Strangers Marry
1944
as Landlady (uncredited)
Block Busters
1944
as Amelia Rogiet
Louisiana Hayride
1944
as Ma Crocker
Man from Frisco
1944
as Mrs. Allison
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Abigail O'Rourke
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
1943
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
So This Is Washington
1943
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Hilda
Hit the Ice
1943
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Dixie Dugan
1943
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
The Ape Man
1943
as Agatha Brewster
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Miss Billings
Something to Shout About
1943
as Mrs. Starretton
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Judge
The Powers Girl
1943
as Maggie (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
They Stooge to Conga
1943
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
That Other Woman
1942
as Mrs. MacReady
Riding Through Nevada
1942
as Widow Humbolt
The Daring Young Man
1942
as Nurse
The Man in the Trunk
1942
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
The Living Ghost
1942
as Delia Phillips
Sweater Girl
1942
as Melinda
Sons of the Pioneers
1942
as Ellie Bixby
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Mrs. Kilmer
In Old California
1942
as Mrs. Carson
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Fagah
My Favorite Blonde
1942
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
1942
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
as Elevator Passenger
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
as The Cleaning Lady
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Landlady
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Accent on Love
1941
as Teresa Lombroso
Murder by Invitation
1941
as Maxine Denham
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Murphy
A Man Betrayed
1941
as Librarian (uncredited)
Murder Among Friends
1941
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Myrt
Arkansas Judge
1941
as Miranda Wolfson
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Landlady
No, No, Nanette
1940
as Woman in Airport
The Ape
1940
as Townswoman
Wildcat Bus
1940
as Old Maid (uncredited)
Boys of the City
1940
as Agnes
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Mrs. Doolittle
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940
as Widow Gail
Missing Evidence
1939
as Amy, Housewife
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Sabotage
1939
as (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1939
as Mail-Order Bride
No Place to Go
1939
as Miss Rice
Golden Boy
1939
as Grocery Customer
Second Fiddle
1939
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Four Girls in White
1939
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
Dramatic School
1938
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Frontier Scout
1938
as Helen
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
The Devil's Party
1938
as Maria
Air Devils
1938
as Margaret Price
The Lady in the Morgue
1938
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Start Cheering
1938
as Miss Grimley
Prison Nurse
1938
as Sutherland
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
as Claire
She Loved a Fireman
1937
as Nurse Purdy
Life Begins with Love
1937
as Mrs. Murphy
Behind the Mike
1937
as Mrs. Reilly
Ever Since Eve
1937
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
The Go-Getter
1937
as Cappy Ricks 'secretary
Mountain Justice
1937
as Ella Crippen
Oh, Doctor
1937
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
as Miss Baldwin
Fury
1936
as Fanny (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
1936
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
1936
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
His Night Out
1935
as Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
1935
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
Student Tour
1934
as Wife
Meet the Baron
1933
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
Bombshell
1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)