Minerva Urecal
Born September 20, 1894 (Age: 131)
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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.
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.
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Filmography
That Funny Feeling
1965
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as Woman at Phone Booth
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Age: 70
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
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as Kate Lindquist
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Age: 69
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
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as Brenda
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Age: 67
Sudden Danger
1955
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as Mrs. Kelly
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Age: 61
A Man Alone
1955
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as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
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Age: 61
Double Jeopardy
1955
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as Mrs. Kreesy
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Age: 60
Marty
1955
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as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
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Age: 60
Two Gun Marshal
1953
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as Mama Antonelli
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Age: 59
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
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as Mrs. Stuart
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Age: 58
She's Back on Broadway
1953
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as Cleaning Lady
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Age: 58
Niagara
1953
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as Mrs. McGrand
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Age: 58
The Jackpot
1950
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as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
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Age: 56
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
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as Cactus Kate Millican
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Age: 55
Quicksand
1950
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as Landlady
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Age: 55
Side Street
1950
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as Landlady
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Age: 55
His Baiting Beauty
1950
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as Harry's Mother-in-Law
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Age: 55
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
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as Landlady (uncredited)
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Age: 51
Voice of the Whistler
1945
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as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
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Age: 51
Sensation Hunters
1945
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as Edna Rogers
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Age: 51
Men in Her Diary
1945
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as Mrs. Braun
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Age: 50
State Fair
1945
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as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
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Age: 50
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
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as Nora Brown
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Age: 50
A Bell for Adano
1945
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as Italian Woman
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Age: 50
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
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as Mama Rafferty
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Age: 50
A Medal for Benny
1945
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as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
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Age: 50
Salty O'Rourke
1945
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as Saleslady (uncredited)
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Age: 50
The Kid Sister
1945
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as Mrs. Wiggins
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Age: 50
That Other Woman
1942
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as Mrs. MacReady
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Age: 48
Riding Through Nevada
1942
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as Widow Humbolt
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Age: 48
The Daring Young Man
1942
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as Nurse
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Age: 48
The Man in the Trunk
1942
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as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
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Age: 47
The Living Ghost
1942
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as Delia Phillips
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Age: 47
Sweater Girl
1942
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as Melinda
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Age: 47
Sons of the Pioneers
1942
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as Ellie Bixby
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Age: 47
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
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as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Henry and Dizzy
1942
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as Mrs. Kilmer
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Age: 47
In Old California
1942
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as Mrs. Carson
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Age: 47
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
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as Fagah
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Age: 47
My Favorite Blonde
1942
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as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
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Age: 47
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
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as Housekeeper (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Lady for a Night
1942
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as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
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Age: 47
No Image
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
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as Elevator Passenger
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Age: 47
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
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as Nurse (uncredited)
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Age: 47
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
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as The Cleaning Lady
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Age: 47
Dressed to Kill
1941
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as Landlady
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Age: 46
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
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as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Accent on Love
1941
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as Teresa Lombroso
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Age: 46
Murder by Invitation
1941
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as Maxine Denham
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Age: 46
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
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as Murphy
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Age: 46
A Man Betrayed
1941
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as Librarian (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Murder Among Friends
1941
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as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
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Age: 46
Golden Hoofs
1941
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as Myrt
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Age: 46
Arkansas Judge
1941
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as Miranda Wolfson
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Age: 46