8.0
8.0
Undercover Maisie
1947
as Cafe Cook
Minerva Urecal
Acting
Born:September 20, 1894
Died:February 26, 1966(aged 71)
Birthplace:Eureka, California, USA
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CommunityBiography
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.
Filmography (112 movies)
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Oklahoma Annie
1952
as Lottie Fling
7.5
7.5
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
as Mama Rafferty
7.3
7.3
They Stooge to Conga
1943
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
7.0
7.0
Golden Hoofs
1941
as Myrt
6.9
6.9
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Kate Lindquist
6.9
6.9
The Jackpot
1950
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
6.9
6.9
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
as The Cleaning Lady
6.8
6.8
Niagara
1953
as Mrs. McGrand
6.8
6.8
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
6.7
6.7
The Trap
1946
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
6.6
6.6
Kid Dynamite
1943
as Judge
6.6
6.6
State Fair
1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
6.5
6.5
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
6.5
6.5
Wake Up and Dream
1946
as Edna Lucash
6.5
6.5
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
as Kate T. Barlow
6.5
6.5
The Powers Girl
1943
as Maggie (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Bombshell
1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
6.4
6.4
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Brenda
6.3
6.3
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Mrs. Stuart
6.3
6.3
Dressed to Kill
1941
as Landlady
6.2
6.2
The Lost Moment
1947
as Maria
6.2
6.2
Apache Rose
1947
as Felicia
6.1
6.1
When Strangers Marry
1944
as Landlady (uncredited)
6.1
6.1
That Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth
6.0
6.0
Quicksand
1950
as Landlady
6.0
6.0
His Baiting Beauty
1950
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
6.0
6.0
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
No Place to Go
1939
as Miss Rice
6.0
6.0
Partners in Time
1946
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
Louisiana Hayride
1944
as Ma Crocker
6.0
6.0
The Kid Sister
1945
as Mrs. Wiggins
6.0
6.0
Master Minds
1949
as Mrs. Hoskins
6.0
6.0
Lost in Alaska
1952
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
6.0
6.0
Accent on Love
1941
as Teresa Lombroso
6.0
6.0
Secret Service Investigator
1948
as Mrs McGiven
6.0
6.0
Good Sam
1948
as Mrs. Nelson
6.0
6.0
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
San Francisco Docks
1940
as Landlady
6.0
6.0
April Showers
1948
as Landlady (uncredited)
6.0
6.0
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Nellie Carter
6.0
6.0
Man from Frisco
1944
as Mrs. Allison
5.9
5.9
One Mysterious Night
1944
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
5.9
5.9
Cynthia
1947
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
5.8
5.8
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
5.8
5.8
The Go-Getter
1937
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
5.7
5.7
Murder by Invitation
1941
as Maxine Denham
5.7
5.7
She's Back on Broadway
1953
as Cleaning Lady
5.5
5.5
That Other Woman
1942
as Mrs. MacReady
5.2
5.2
Sudden Danger
1955
as Mrs. Kelly
5.1
5.1
Prison Nurse
1938
as Sutherland
5.0
5.0
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
as Miss Baldwin
5.0
5.0
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
5.0
5.0
Harem Girl
1952
as Aniseh
5.0
5.0
Boys of the City
1940
as Agnes
5.0
5.0
Double Jeopardy
1955
as Mrs. Kreesy
5.0
5.0
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
as Nora Brown
5.0
5.0
Life Begins with Love
1937
as Mrs. Murphy
5.0
5.0
Holiday in Havana
1949
as Mama Valdez
5.0
5.0
The Raging Tide
1951
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
4.9
4.9
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
as Claire
4.9
4.9
The Devil's Party
1938
as Maria
4.7
4.7
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
4.6
4.6
Crazy Knights
1944
as Mrs. Benson
4.5
4.5
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Mrs. Doolittle
4.5
4.5
Frontier Scout
1938
as Helen
4.5
4.5
Heartaches
1947
as Charwoman (uncredited)
4.4
4.4
Sensation Hunters
1945
as Edna Rogers
4.3
4.3
The Ape Man
1943
as Agatha Brewster
4.3
4.3
The Daring Young Man
1942
as Nurse
4.2
4.2
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
as Hilda
4.2
4.2
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Fagah
4.2
4.2
The Living Ghost
1942
as Delia Phillips
4.0
4.0
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
as Mrs. Peabody
4.0
4.0
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Woman in Ticket Line
4.0
4.0
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
as Mama Lolita
4.0
4.0
Sweater Girl
1942
as Melinda
4.0
4.0
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
as Abigail
4.0
4.0
The Lovable Cheat
1949
as Virginie
3.3
3.3
Dear Brat
1951
as Neighbor (uncredited)
2.3
2.3
Air Devils
1938
as Margaret Price
Gobs and Gals
1952
as Mrs. Pursell
Variety Time
1948
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
The Awful Sleuth
1951
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
Sons of the Pioneers
1942
as Ellie Bixby
Sioux City Sue
1946
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Murphy
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
as Ella Mae Watson
Stop That Cab
1951
as Lucy's Mother
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Abigail O'Rourke
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Cactus Kate Millican
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
as Elevator Passenger
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
Arkansas Judge
1941
as Miranda Wolfson
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
Oh, Doctor
1937
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940
as Widow Gail
Hired Husband
1947
as Aunt Jessie
Murder Among Friends
1941
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Henry and Dizzy
1942
as Mrs. Kilmer
Block Busters
1944
as Amelia Rogiet
Riding Through Nevada
1942
as Widow Humbolt
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
as Abbie Rysen
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
Men in Her Diary
1945
as Mrs. Braun
Maid to Order
1939
as Mail-Order Bride
Behind the Mike
1937
as Mrs. Reilly
City Streets
1938
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
His Night Out
1935
as Wife (uncredited)
Love in a Bungalow
1937
as Mrs. Kester
Two Gun Marshal
1953
as Mama Antonelli
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