Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Acting

Born 1894-09-20

Eureka, California, USA

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

Popular credits

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

Shadow of a Doubt

Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

Marty
7.5

Marty

Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Niagara
6.8

Niagara

Mrs. McGrand

Fury
7.5

Fury

Fanny (uncredited)

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.8

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Busybody

Destry Rides Again
7.2

Destry Rides Again

Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

The Bells of St. Mary's
6.8

The Bells of St. Mary's

Landlady (uncredited)

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

Landlady

Perry Mason
7.7

Perry Mason

Martha Glenhorn

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

They Died with Their Boots On

Nurse (uncredited)

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
6.9

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

Kate Lindquist

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
6.5

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Brenda

The Corpse Vanishes
4.2

The Corpse Vanishes

Fagah

State Fair
6.6

State Fair

Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington
6.8

Mr. Skeffington

Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

The Dark Corner
6.6

The Dark Corner

Client Wife (uncredited)

Bombshell
6.4

Bombshell

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Sitting Pretty
7.1

Sitting Pretty

Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes
6.8

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

Side Street
6.5

Side Street

Landlady

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