Minerva Urecal

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.

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Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Landlady

Perry Mason

Perry Mason

1957 • as Martha Glenhorn

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963 • as Martha Winslow

Petticoat Junction

Petticoat Junction

1963 • as Martha Griffin

The Roy Rogers Show

The Roy Rogers Show

1951

The Gene Autry Show

The Gene Autry Show

1950

Filmography

1965

That Funny Feeling
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
Movie - Released: 8/14/1965

1964

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Kate Lindquist
Movie - Released: 3/18/1964

1963

Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Winslow
TV - Released: 9/24/1963
Petticoat Junction
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Griffin
TV - Released: 9/24/1963

1962

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Brenda
Movie - Released: 6/15/1962

1960

Angel
Angel
TV - Released: 10/6/1960

1958

TV
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
TV - Released: 6/30/1958
Peter Gunn
Peter Gunn
as Mother
TV - Released: 9/22/1958

1957

Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Landlady
TV - Released: 9/21/1957
Perry Mason
Perry Mason
as Martha Glenhorn
TV - Released: 9/21/1957

1956

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Ma Bowie
TV - Released: 9/7/1956

1955

Double Jeopardy
Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. Kreesy
Movie - Released: 6/23/1955
Sudden Danger
Sudden Danger
as Mrs. Kelly
Movie - Released: 12/14/1955
Marty
Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/11/1955
A Man Alone
A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/17/1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Busybody
TV - Released: 10/2/1955

1953

Niagara
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand
Movie - Released: 1/26/1953
She's Back on Broadway
She's Back on Broadway
as Cleaning Lady
Movie - Released: 3/14/1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
Woman They Almost Lynched
as Mrs. Stuart
Movie - Released: 3/20/1953
Two Gun Marshal
Two Gun Marshal
as Mama Antonelli
Movie - Released: 11/15/1953
TV
Meet Mr. McNutley
TV - Released: 9/17/1953

1952

Harem Girl
Harem Girl
as Aniseh
Movie - Released: 1/22/1952
Oklahoma Annie
Oklahoma Annie
as Lottie Fling
Movie - Released: 3/24/1952
Movie
Gobs and Gals
as Mrs. Pursell
Movie - Released: 5/1/1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Mrs. Peabody
Movie - Released: 4/1/1952
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Movie - Released: 8/13/1952
Cavalcade of America
Cavalcade of America
TV - Released: 10/1/1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Indian Woman
TV - Released: 12/5/1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Singing Student
TV - Released: 12/5/1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
TV - Released: 12/5/1952

1951

The Raging Tide
The Raging Tide
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
Movie - Released: 11/1/1951
Dear Brat
Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/30/1951
Stop That Cab
Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Mother
Movie - Released: 3/30/1951
The Awful Sleuth
The Awful Sleuth
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
Movie - Released: 4/18/1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
TV - Released: 4/15/1951
The Roy Rogers Show
The Roy Rogers Show
TV - Released: 12/30/1951

1950

The Jackpot
The Jackpot
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/1/1950
The Arizona Cowboy
The Arizona Cowboy
as Cactus Kate Millican
Movie - Released: 4/1/1950
Side Street
Side Street
as Landlady
Movie - Released: 3/23/1950
Quicksand
Quicksand
as Landlady
Movie - Released: 3/24/1950
His Baiting Beauty
His Baiting Beauty
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
Movie - Released: 1/12/1950
The Gene Autry Show
The Gene Autry Show
TV - Released: 7/23/1950

1949

The Lovable Cheat
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
Movie - Released: 5/11/1949
Holiday in Havana
Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez
Movie - Released: 10/1/1949
Master Minds
Master Minds
as Mrs. Hoskins
Movie - Released: 11/27/1949
Outcasts of the Trail
Outcasts of the Trail
as Abbie Rysen
Movie - Released: 6/8/1949
Take One False Step
Take One False Step
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/14/1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/27/1949

1948

Family Honeymoon
Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/6/1948
Sitting Pretty
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/10/1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/20/1948
April Showers
April Showers
as Landlady (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/27/1948
Sundown in Santa Fe
Sundown in Santa Fe
as Ella Mae Watson
Movie - Released: 11/5/1948
Marshal of Amarillo
Marshal of Amarillo
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Movie - Released: 7/15/1948
Good Sam
Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson
Movie - Released: 9/1/1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter
Movie - Released: 10/7/1948
Variety Time
Variety Time
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
Movie - Released: 8/21/1948
The Noose Hangs High
The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/5/1948
Secret Service Investigator
Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven
Movie - Released: 5/31/1948

1947

The Lost Moment
The Lost Moment
as Maria
Movie - Released: 11/21/1947
Cynthia
Cynthia
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/29/1947
Apache Rose
Apache Rose
as Felicia
Movie - Released: 2/15/1947
Bowery Buckaroos
Bowery Buckaroos
as Kate T. Barlow
Movie - Released: 11/22/1947
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
as Cafe Cook
Movie - Released: 3/1/1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Movie - Released: 2/20/1947
California
California
as Emma (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/21/1947
Undercover Maisie
Undercover Maisie
as Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/1/1947
Hired Husband
Hired Husband
as Aunt Jessie
Movie - Released: 5/9/1947
Heartaches
Heartaches
as Charwoman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/28/1947

1946

Without Reservations
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/13/1946
The Trap
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Movie - Released: 11/30/1946
Sioux City Sue
Sioux City Sue
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/21/1946
Wake Up and Dream
Wake Up and Dream
as Edna Lucash
Movie - Released: 12/2/1946
Movie
Andy Plays Hookey
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
Movie - Released: 12/19/1946
The Virginian
The Virginian
Movie - Released: 5/5/1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/26/1946
Partners in Time
Partners in Time
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/4/1946
Rainbow Over Texas
Rainbow Over Texas
as Mama Lolita
Movie - Released: 5/9/1946
The Well Groomed Bride
The Well Groomed Bride
as Woman in Ticket Line
Movie - Released: 5/17/1946
The Dark Corner
The Dark Corner
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/9/1946

1945

Salty O'Rourke
Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/22/1945
State Fair
State Fair
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/29/1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mama Rafferty
Movie - Released: 5/31/1945
The Kid Sister
The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Wiggins
Movie - Released: 2/6/1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Nora Brown
Movie - Released: 7/15/1945
A Medal for Benny
A Medal for Benny
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/16/1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
The Bells of St. Mary's
as Landlady (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/27/1945
Sensation Hunters
Sensation Hunters
as Edna Rogers
Movie - Released: 10/12/1945
Voice of the Whistler
Voice of the Whistler
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/30/1945
Men in Her Diary
Men in Her Diary
as Mrs. Braun
Movie - Released: 9/14/1945
A Bell for Adano
A Bell for Adano
as Italian Woman
Movie - Released: 6/21/1945

1944

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/11/1944
Louisiana Hayride
Louisiana Hayride
as Ma Crocker
Movie - Released: 7/13/1944
Movie
Bachelor Daze
as Abigail O'Rourke
Movie - Released: 2/17/1944
Crazy Knights
Crazy Knights
as Mrs. Benson
Movie - Released: 12/8/1944
The Mark of the Whistler
The Mark of the Whistler
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/9/1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Moonlight and Cactus
as Abigail
Movie - Released: 9/8/1944
Man from Frisco
Man from Frisco
as Mrs. Allison
Movie - Released: 6/15/1944
Mr. Skeffington
Mr. Skeffington
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/25/1944
One Mysterious Night
One Mysterious Night
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/21/1944
Block Busters
Block Busters
as Amelia Rogiet
Movie - Released: 7/22/1944
When Strangers Marry
When Strangers Marry
as Landlady (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/21/1944

1943

The Ape Man
The Ape Man
as Agatha Brewster
Movie - Released: 3/5/1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/10/1943
They Stooge to Conga
They Stooge to Conga
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/1/1943
The Powers Girl
The Powers Girl
as Maggie (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/15/1943
So This Is Washington
So This Is Washington
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/1/1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/15/1943
Dixie Dugan
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/12/1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Keep 'Em Slugging
as Miss Billings
Movie - Released: 3/1/1943
Dangerous Blondes
Dangerous Blondes
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/23/1943
Quiet Please, Murder
Quiet Please, Murder
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Movie - Released: 3/19/1943
Kid Dynamite
Kid Dynamite
as Judge
Movie - Released: 2/5/1943
Something to Shout About
Something to Shout About
as Mrs. Starretton
Movie - Released: 2/25/1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Ghosts on the Loose
as Hilda
Movie - Released: 7/30/1943
Hit the Ice
Hit the Ice
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/2/1943

1942

The Corpse Vanishes
The Corpse Vanishes
as Fagah
Movie - Released: 5/8/1942
The Living Ghost
The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips
Movie - Released: 8/11/1942
Lady for a Night
Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 1/5/1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
A Tragedy at Midnight
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/2/1942
Sweater Girl
Sweater Girl
as Melinda
Movie - Released: 7/13/1942
My Favorite Blonde
My Favorite Blonde
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/2/1942
That Other Woman
That Other Woman
as Mrs. MacReady
Movie - Released: 11/13/1942
The Daring Young Man
The Daring Young Man
as Nurse
Movie - Released: 10/8/1942
Henry and Dizzy
Henry and Dizzy
as Mrs. Kilmer
Movie - Released: 6/5/1942
The Man in the Trunk
The Man in the Trunk
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/19/1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/25/1942
Riding Through Nevada
Riding Through Nevada
as Widow Humbolt
Movie - Released: 11/2/1942
Sons of the Pioneers
Sons of the Pioneers
as Ellie Bixby
Movie - Released: 7/2/1942
In Old California
In Old California
as Mrs. Carson
Movie - Released: 5/31/1942

1941

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Cleaning Lady
Movie - Released: 10/10/1941
A Man Betrayed
A Man Betrayed
as Librarian (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/7/1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/1/1941
Murder Among Friends
Murder Among Friends
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/28/1941
Accent on Love
Accent on Love
as Teresa Lombroso
Movie - Released: 7/11/1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Murphy
Movie - Released: 5/16/1941
Arkansas Judge
Arkansas Judge
as Miranda Wolfson
Movie - Released: 1/28/1941
Dressed to Kill
Dressed to Kill
as Landlady
Movie - Released: 8/8/1941
They Died with Their Boots On
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/20/1941
Murder by Invitation
Murder by Invitation
as Maxine Denham
Movie - Released: 6/30/1941
Golden Hoofs
Golden Hoofs
as Myrt
Movie - Released: 2/14/1941
Movie
Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Elevator Passenger
Movie - Released: 11/28/1941

1940

San Francisco Docks
San Francisco Docks
as Landlady
Movie - Released: 12/25/1940
Boys of the City
Boys of the City
as Agnes
Movie - Released: 7/15/1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
as Widow Gail
Movie - Released: 1/17/1940
The Ape
The Ape
as Townswoman
Movie - Released: 9/30/1940
No, No, Nanette
No, No, Nanette
as Woman in Airport
Movie - Released: 12/19/1940
Wildcat Bus
Wildcat Bus
as Old Maid (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/23/1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Mrs. Doolittle
Movie - Released: 5/21/1940

1939

No Place to Go
No Place to Go
as Miss Rice
Movie - Released: 9/23/1939
Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
Movie - Released: 1/27/1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 2/17/1939
Second Fiddle
Second Fiddle
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
Movie - Released: 6/30/1939
Golden Boy
Golden Boy
as Grocery Customer
Movie - Released: 9/5/1939
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 11/30/1939
Missing Evidence
Missing Evidence
as Amy, Housewife
Movie - Released: 12/15/1939
Dancing Co-Ed
Dancing Co-Ed
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 9/29/1939
Sabotage
Sabotage
as (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/13/1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Movie - Released: 6/2/1939
Movie
Maid to Order
as Mail-Order Bride
Movie - Released: 9/27/1939

1938

Frontier Scout
Frontier Scout
as Helen
Movie - Released: 9/16/1938
Dramatic School
Dramatic School
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 12/9/1938
Prison Nurse
Prison Nurse
as Sutherland
Movie - Released: 3/2/1938
Air Devils
Air Devils
as Margaret Price
Movie - Released: 5/13/1938
The Lady in the Morgue
The Lady in the Morgue
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 4/22/1938
Start Cheering
Start Cheering
as Miss Grimley
Movie - Released: 3/3/1938
City Streets
City Streets
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/1/1938
The Devil's Party
The Devil's Party
as Maria
Movie - Released: 6/2/1938

1937

Movie
Exiled to Shanghai
as Claire
Movie - Released: 12/20/1937
Ever Since Eve
Ever Since Eve
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 7/15/1937
Mountain Justice
Mountain Justice
as Ella Crippen
Movie - Released: 4/24/1937
Her Husband's Secretary
Her Husband's Secretary
as Miss Baldwin
Movie - Released: 2/26/1937
She Loved a Fireman
She Loved a Fireman
as Nurse Purdy
Movie - Released: 12/18/1937
Oh, Doctor
Oh, Doctor
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Movie - Released: 3/31/1937
Life Begins with Love
Life Begins with Love
as Mrs. Murphy
Movie - Released: 10/6/1937
The Go-Getter
The Go-Getter
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
Movie - Released: 5/22/1937
Behind the Mike
Behind the Mike
as Mrs. Reilly
Movie - Released: 9/26/1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Movie - Released: 5/21/1937

1936

Three Godfathers
Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 3/6/1936
Love on a Bet
Love on a Bet
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Movie - Released: 3/6/1936
Fury
Fury
as Fanny (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 6/5/1936

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/3/1935
His Night Out
His Night Out
as Wife (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/1/1935
Here Comes the Band
Here Comes the Band
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 8/30/1935

1934

Student Tour
Student Tour
as Wife
Movie - Released: 10/5/1934
Sadie McKee
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 5/9/1934

1933

Bombshell
Bombshell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/13/1933
Meet the Baron
Meet the Baron
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
Movie - Released: 10/20/1933