Minerva Urecal
Acting • AGE 71
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 ...
Acting
Halloween Monster Bash
Fagah (archive footage)
1991
That Funny Feeling
Woman at Phone Booth
1965
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Kate Lindquist
1964
Petticoat Junction
Martha Winslow
1963
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Brenda
1962
Angel
1960
Peter Gunn
Mother
1958
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Perry Mason
Landlady
1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Ma Bowie
1956
Sudden Danger
Mrs. Kelly
1955
A Man Alone
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Busybody
1955
Double Jeopardy
Mrs. Kreesy
1955
Marty
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
1955
Two Gun Marshal
Mama Antonelli
1953
The Danny Thomas Show
Mrs. Enright
1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
Mrs. Stuart
1953
She's Back on Broadway
Cleaning Lady
1953
Niagara
Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
1953
The Abbott and Costello Show
Indian Woman
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
Lost in Alaska
Mrs. McGillicuddy
1952
Gobs and Gals
Mrs. Pursell
1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Mrs. Peabody
1952
Oklahoma Annie
Lottie Fling
1952
Harem Girl
Aniseh
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Raging Tide
Johnnie Mae Swanson
1951
Dear Brat
Neighbor (uncredited)
1951
The Awful Sleuth
Bert's Mother-In-Law
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Stop That Cab
Lucy's Mother
1951
The Jackpot
Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
1950
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Arizona Cowboy
Cactus Kate Millican
1950
Quicksand
Landlady
1950
Side Street
Landlady
1950
His Baiting Beauty
Harry's Mother-in-Law
1950
Master Minds
Mrs. Hoskins
1949
Holiday in Havana
Mama Valdez
1949
Take One False Step
Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1949
Outcasts of the Trail
Abbie Rysen
1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Train Passenger (uncredited)
1949
The Lovable Cheat
Virginie
1949
Family Honeymoon
Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
1948
Sundown in Santa Fe
Ella Mae Watson
1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Nellie Carter
1948
Good Sam
Mrs. Nelson
1948
Variety Time
Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
1948
Marshal of Amarillo
Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
1948
Secret Service Investigator
Mrs McGiven
1948
The Noose Hangs High
Husky Woman (uncredited)
1948
April Showers
Landlady (uncredited)
1948
Sitting Pretty
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
1948
Bowery Buckaroos
Kate T. Barlow
1947
The Lost Moment
Maria
1947
Cynthia
Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
1947
Heartaches
Charwoman (uncredited)
1947
Hired Husband
Aunt Jessie
1947
Undercover Maisie
Cafe Cook
1947
California
Emma (uncredited)
1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Apache Rose
Felicia
1947
Wake Up and Dream
Edna Lucash
1946
The Trap
Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
1946
Sioux City Sue
Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1946
The Well Groomed Bride
Woman in Ticket Line
1946
Without Reservations
Sue (uncredited)
1946
Rainbow Over Texas
Mama Lolita
1946
The Virginian
1946
The Dark Corner
Client Wife (uncredited)
1946
Partners in Time
Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
Miss Mullins (uncredited)
1946
The Bells of St. Mary's
Landlady (uncredited)
1945
Voice of the Whistler
Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
1945
Sensation Hunters
Edna Rogers
1945
Men in Her Diary
Mrs. Braun
1945
State Fair
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Nora Brown
1945
A Bell for Adano
Italian Woman
1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Mama Rafferty
1945
A Medal for Benny
Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
1945
Salty O'Rourke
Saleslady (uncredited)
1945
The Kid Sister
Mrs. Wiggins
1945
Crazy Knights
Mrs. Benson
1944
One Mysterious Night
Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
1944
The Mark of the Whistler
Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
1944
Music in Manhattan
Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Abigail
1944
When Strangers Marry
Landlady (uncredited)
1944
Block Busters
Amelia Rogiet
1944
Louisiana Hayride
Ma Crocker
1944
Man from Frisco
Mrs. Allison
1944
Mr. Skeffington
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
1944
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
1944
Dangerous Blondes
Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Miss Clabber (uncredited)
1943
So This Is Washington
Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Hilda
1943
Hit the Ice
Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
1943
Quiet Please, Murder
Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
1943
Dixie Dugan
Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
1943
The Ape Man
Agatha Brewster
1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Miss Billings
1943
Something to Shout About
Mrs. Starretton
1943
Kid Dynamite
Judge
1943
The Powers Girl
Maggie (uncredited)
1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
1943
They Stooge to Conga
Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943
That Other Woman
Mrs. MacReady
1942
Riding Through Nevada
Widow Humbolt
1942
The Daring Young Man
Nurse
1942
The Man in the Trunk
Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
1942
The Living Ghost
Delia Phillips
1942
Sweater Girl
Melinda
1942
The Sons of the Pioneers
Ellie Bixby
1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Wife at Circus (uncredited)
1942
Henry and Dizzy
Mrs. Kilmer
1942
In Old California
Mrs. Carson
1942
The Corpse Vanishes
Fagah
1942
My Favorite Blonde
Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942
Lady for a Night
Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
1942
They Died with Their Boots On
Nurse (uncredited)
1941
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
The Cleaning Lady
1941
Dressed to Kill
Landlady
1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Head of Reform School (uncredited)
1941
Accent on Love
Teresa Lombroso
1941
Murder by Invitation
Maxine Denham
1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Murphy
1941
A Man Betrayed
Librarian (uncredited)
1941
Murder Among Friends
Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
1941
Golden Hoofs
Myrt
1941
Arkansas Judge
Miranda Wolfson
1941
San Francisco Docks
Landlady
1940
No, No, Nanette
Woman in Airport
1940
The Ape
Townswoman
1940
Wildcat Bus
Old Maid (uncredited)
1940
Boys of the City
Agnes
1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Mrs. Doolittle
1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Widow Gail
1940
Missing Evidence
Amy, Housewife
1939
Destry Rides Again
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
1939
Sabotage
(uncredited)
1939
Dancing Co-Ed
Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1939
No Place to Go
Miss Rice
1939
Golden Boy
Grocery Customer
1939
Second Fiddle
Miss Bland, the School Principal
1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
1939
Four Girls in White
Miss Perch - a Nurse
1939
Dramatic School
Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
1938
Frontier Scout
Helen
1938
City Streets
Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
1938
The Devil's Party
Maria
1938
Air Devils
Margaret Price
1938
The Lady in the Morgue
Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
1938
Start Cheering
Miss Grimley
1938
Prison Nurse
Sutherland
1938
Exiled to Shanghai
Claire
1937
She Loved a Fireman
Nurse Purdy
1937
Life Begins with Love
Mrs. Murphy
1937
Behind the Mike
Mrs. Reilly
1937
Ever Since Eve
Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
1937
The Go-Getter
Cappy Ricks' Secretary
1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
1937
Mountain Justice
Ella Crippen
1937
Oh, Doctor
Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
1937
Her Husband's Secretary
Miss Baldwin
1937
Fury
Fanny (uncredited)
1936
Three Godfathers
Parishioner (uncredited)
1936
Love on a Bet
Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
1936
His Night Out
Wife (uncredited)
1935
Here Comes the Band
Italian Wife (uncredited)
1935
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
1935
Student Tour
Wife
1934
Sadie McKee
Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
1934
Meet the Baron
Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
1933
Bombshell
Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
1933