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Minerva Urecal

Acting

Minerva Urecal

Born September 20, 1894 · Eureka, California, USA · Died February 26, 1966

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

Shadow of a Doubt

IMDb 7.8

Shadow of a Doubt

Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

Marty

7.5 TMDB

Marty

Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Niagara

6.8 TMDB

Niagara

Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

7.8 TMDB

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Busybody

Fury

7.5 TMDB

Fury

Fanny (uncredited)

Destry Rides Again

7.2 TMDB

Destry Rides Again

Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

The Bells of St. Mary's

6.9 TMDB

The Bells of St. Mary's

Landlady (uncredited)

Perry Mason

7.7 TMDB

Perry Mason

Landlady, Martha Glenhorn

They Died with Their Boots On

6.7 TMDB

They Died with Their Boots On

Nurse (uncredited)

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

6.9 TMDB

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Kate Lindquist

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

6.5 TMDB

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Brenda

Mr. Skeffington

6.8 TMDB

Mr. Skeffington

Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

The Corpse Vanishes

4.3 TMDB

The Corpse Vanishes

Fagah

The Dark Corner

6.6 TMDB

The Dark Corner

Client Wife (uncredited)

State Fair

6.6 TMDB

State Fair

Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

Bombshell

6.5 TMDB

Bombshell

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Sitting Pretty

7.1 TMDB

Sitting Pretty

Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

6.8 TMDB

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

Side Street

6.5 TMDB

Side Street

Landlady

The Ape

4.9 TMDB

The Ape

Townswoman

Filmography