Personal Info
Known Credits
171
Gender
Female
Birthdate
1894-09-20 (131 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Eureka, California, USA
Also Known For
Florence Minerva Dunnuck
Minerva Urecal
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
Acting
1965 --
That Funny Feeling
| Woman at Phone Booth
1964 --
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
| Kate Lindquist
1962 --
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
| Brenda
1955 --
Sudden Danger
| Mrs. Kelly
1955 --
A Man Alone
| Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
1955 --
Double Jeopardy
| Mrs. Kreesy
1955 --
Marty
| Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
1953 --
Two Gun Marshal
| Mama Antonelli
1953 --
Woman They Almost Lynched
| Mrs. Stuart
1953 --
She's Back on Broadway
| Cleaning Lady
1953 --
Niagara
| Mrs. McGrand
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
1951 --
The Raging Tide
| Johnnie Mae Swanson
1951 --
Dear Brat
| Neighbor (uncredited)
1951 --
The Awful Sleuth
| Bert's Mother-In-Law
1951 --
Stop That Cab
| Lucy's Mother
1950 --
The Jackpot
| Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
1950 --
The Arizona Cowboy
| Cactus Kate Millican
1950 --
Quicksand
| Landlady
1950 --
Side Street
| Landlady
1950 --
His Baiting Beauty
| Harry's Mother-in-Law
1949 --
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
1948 --
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)
1947 --
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
| Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
1947 --
Undercover Maisie
| Cafe Cook
1947 --
California
| Emma (uncredited)
1947 --
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
|
1947 --
Apache Rose
| Felicia
1946 --
Andy Plays Hookey
| Andy's Mother-in-Law
1946 --
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)
1945 --
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
1944 --
Crazy Knights
| Mrs. Benson
1944 --
One Mysterious Night
| Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
1944 --
The Mark of the Whistler
| Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (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 --
Bachelor Daze
| Abigail O'Rourke
1944 --
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
| Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
1943 --
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 --
Shadow of a Doubt
| Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
1943 --
The Powers Girl
| Maggie (uncredited)
1943 --
They Stooge to Conga
| Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942 --
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 --
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)
1941 --
Marry the Boss's Daughter
| Elevator Passenger
1941 --
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
1940 --
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
1939 --
Missing Evidence
| Amy, Housewife
1939 --
Destry Rides Again
| Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
1939 --
Sabotage
| (uncredited)
1939 --
Dancing Co-Ed
| Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1939 --
Maid to Order
| Mail-Order Bride
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
1938 --
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
1937 --
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
1936 --
Fury
| Fanny (uncredited)
1936 --
Love on a Bet
| Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
1936 --
Three Godfathers
| Parishioner (uncredited)
1935 --
His Night Out
| Wife (uncredited)
1935 --
Here Comes the Band
| Italian Wife (uncredited)
1935 --
Man on the Flying Trapeze
| Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
1934 --
Student Tour
| Wife
1934 --
Sadie McKee
| Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
1933 --
Meet the Baron
| Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
1933 --
Bombshell
| Autograph Seeker (uncredited)