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.
Filmography
Halloween Monster Bash
as Fagah (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
as Fagah (archive footage)
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
Happy Go Wacky
Happy Go Wacky
Harem Girl
as Aniseh
Harem Girl
as Aniseh
Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited)
Quicksand
as Landlady
Quicksand
as Landlady
Side Street
as Landlady
Side Street
as Landlady
Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez
Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter
The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter
Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson
Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson
Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven
Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven
The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Apache Rose
as Felicia
Apache Rose
as Felicia
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
The Virginian
The Virginian
The Dark Corner
as Client Wife (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
Breakfast in Hollywood
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
Sensation Hunters
as Edna Rogers
Sensation Hunters
as Edna Rogers
A Medal for Benny
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
A Medal for Benny
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Wiggins
The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Wiggins
Crazy Knights
as Mrs. Benson
Crazy Knights
as Mrs. Benson
One Mysterious Night
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
One Mysterious Night
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
The Mark of the Whistler
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
Music in Manhattan
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
Moonlight and Cactus
as Abigail
Moonlight and Cactus
as Abigail
Louisiana Hayride
as Ma Crocker
Louisiana Hayride
as Ma Crocker
Mr. Skeffington
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Dangerous Blondes
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
Ghosts on the Loose
as Hilda
Ghosts on the Loose
as Hilda
Quiet Please, Murder
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Quiet Please, Murder
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
Something to Shout About
as Mrs. Starretton
Something to Shout About
as Mrs. Starretton
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
That Other Woman
as Mrs. MacReady
That Other Woman
as Mrs. MacReady
The Man in the Trunk
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
The Man in the Trunk
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips
The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips
Sweater Girl
as Melinda
Sweater Girl
as Melinda
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
In Old California
as Mrs. Carson
In Old California
as Mrs. Carson
The Corpse Vanishes
as Fagah
The Corpse Vanishes
as Fagah
My Favorite Blonde
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
My Favorite Blonde
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
Dressed to Kill
as Landlady
Dressed to Kill
as Landlady
Accent on Love
as Teresa Lombroso
Accent on Love
as Teresa Lombroso
Murder Among Friends
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Murder Among Friends
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
Golden Hoofs
as Myrt
Golden Hoofs
as Myrt
Dancing Co-Ed
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Dancing Co-Ed
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
No Place to Go
as Miss Rice
No Place to Go
as Miss Rice
Second Fiddle
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
Second Fiddle
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
City Streets
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
City Streets
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
Air Devils
as Margaret Price
Air Devils
as Margaret Price
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
Oh, Doctor
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Oh, Doctor
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
Fury
as Fanny (uncredited)
Fury
as Fanny (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited)
Love on a Bet
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
Love on a Bet
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
His Night Out
as Wife (uncredited)
His Night Out
as Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
Here Comes the Band
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
Meet the Baron
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
Bombshell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Bombshell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)