Minerva Urecal

Sep 20, 1894 - Feb 26, 1966 (71 years old) in Eureka, California, USA

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

poster

Perry Mason

Landlady

poster

Petticoat Junction

Martha Winslow

poster

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

poster

The Roy Rogers Show

poster

The Abbott and Costello Show

Indian Woman

poster

Cavalcade of America

poster

The Gene Autry Show

poster

The Adventures of Jim Bowie

Ma Bowie

poster

Peter Gunn

Mother

poster

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Busybody

Credits

That Funny Feeling 1965

Woman at Phone Booth

★ 5.9
7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964

Kate Lindquist

★ 6.9
Petticoat Junction 1963

Martha Winslow

★ 5.8
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962

Brenda

★ 6.4
Angel 1960

★ 2.8
Peter Gunn 1958

Mother

★ 6.5
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie 1958

★ NR
Perry Mason 1957

Landlady

★ 7.7
The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1956

Ma Bowie

★ 3.7
Sudden Danger 1955

Mrs. Kelly

★ 5.3
A Man Alone 1955

Mrs. Maule (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955

Busybody

★ 7.7
Double Jeopardy 1955

Mrs. Kreesy

★ 5.4
Marty 1955

Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Two Gun Marshal 1953

Mama Antonelli

★ NR
Meet Mr. McNutley 1953

★ 7
Woman They Almost Lynched 1953

Mrs. Stuart

★ 6.2
She's Back on Broadway 1953

Cleaning Lady

★ 5.7
Niagara 1953

Mrs. McGrand

★ 6.8
The Abbott and Costello Show 1952

Indian Woman

★ 7.1
Cavalcade of America 1952

★ 3.5
Lost in Alaska 1952

Mrs. McGillicuddy

★ 6
Gobs and Gals 1952

Mrs. Pursell

★ NR
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick 1952

Mrs. Peabody

★ 4
Oklahoma Annie 1952

Lottie Fling

★ 8
Harem Girl 1952

Aniseh

★ 5
The Roy Rogers Show 1951

★ 6.4
The Raging Tide 1951

Johnnie Mae Swanson

★ 5.2
Dear Brat 1951

Neighbor (uncredited)

★ 4
The Awful Sleuth 1951

Bert's Mother-In-Law

★ NR
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951

★ 4.5
Stop That Cab 1951

Lucy's Mother

★ NR
The Jackpot 1950

Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

★ 6.9
The Gene Autry Show 1950

★ 4.2
The Arizona Cowboy 1950

Cactus Kate Millican

★ NR
Quicksand 1950

Landlady

★ 6.1
Side Street 1950

Landlady

★ 6.6
His Baiting Beauty 1950

Harry's Mother-in-Law

★ 6
Master Minds 1949

Mrs. Hoskins

★ 5.8
Holiday in Havana 1949

Mama Valdez

★ 5
Take One False Step 1949

Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

★ 5.5
Outcasts of the Trail 1949

Abbie Rysen

★ NR
The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949

Train Passenger (uncredited)

★ 6.8
The Lovable Cheat 1949

Virginie

★ 3
Family Honeymoon 1948

Mrs. Webb (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Sundown in Santa Fe 1948

Ella Mae Watson

★ NR
The Strange Mrs. Crane 1948

Nellie Carter

★ 6
Good Sam 1948

Mrs. Nelson

★ 6
Variety Time 1948

Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)

★ NR
Night Has a Thousand Eyes 1948

Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Marshal of Amarillo 1948

Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

★ NR
Secret Service Investigator 1948

Mrs McGiven

★ 6
The Noose Hangs High 1948

Husky Woman (uncredited)

★ 6.8
April Showers 1948

Landlady (uncredited)

★ 6
Sitting Pretty 1948

Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Bowery Buckaroos 1947

Kate T. Barlow

★ 6.5
The Lost Moment 1947

Maria

★ 6.5
Cynthia 1947

Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)

★ 5.9
Heartaches 1947

Charwoman (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Hired Husband 1947

Aunt Jessie

★ NR
Undercover Maisie 1947

Cafe Cook

★ 8
California 1947

Emma (uncredited)

★ 6.5
The Devil Thumbs a Ride 1947

★ 6.5
Apache Rose 1947

Felicia

★ 6.2
Andy Plays Hookey 1946

Andy's Mother-in-Law

★ NR
Wake Up and Dream 1946

Edna Lucash

★ 6.5
The Trap 1946

Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

★ 6.7
Sioux City Sue 1946

Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)

★ NR
The Well Groomed Bride 1946

Woman in Ticket Line

★ 4
Without Reservations 1946

Sue (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Rainbow Over Texas 1946

Mama Lolita

★ 4
The Virginian 1946

★ 6.1
The Dark Corner 1946

Client Wife (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Partners in Time 1946

Miss Abernathy (uncredited)

★ 6
Breakfast in Hollywood 1946

Miss Mullins (uncredited)

★ 5
The Bells of St. Mary's 1945

Landlady (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Voice of the Whistler 1945

Georgie's Wife (uncredited)

★ 5.7
Sensation Hunters 1945

Edna Rogers

★ 4.7
Men in Her Diary 1945

Mrs. Braun

★ NR
State Fair 1945

Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Mr. Muggs Rides Again 1945

Nora Brown

★ 5
A Bell for Adano 1945

Italian Woman

★ 5.7
Wanderer of the Wasteland 1945

Mama Rafferty

★ 7.5
A Medal for Benny 1945

Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)

★ 4.5
Salty O'Rourke 1945

Saleslady (uncredited)

★ 5.2
The Kid Sister 1945

Mrs. Wiggins

★ 6
Crazy Knights 1944

Mrs. Benson

★ 4.6
One Mysterious Night 1944

Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)

★ 6
The Mark of the Whistler 1944

Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Moonlight and Cactus 1944

Abigail

★ 4
When Strangers Marry 1944

Landlady (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Block Busters 1944

Amelia Rogiet

★ NR
Louisiana Hayride 1944

Ma Crocker

★ 6
Man from Frisco 1944

Mrs. Allison

★ 6
Mr. Skeffington 1944

Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

★ 6.7
Bachelor Daze 1944

Abigail O'Rourke

★ NR
The Bridge of San Luis Rey 1944

Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)

★ 6
Dangerous Blondes 1943

Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

★ 6
Pitchin' in the Kitchen 1943

Miss Clabber (uncredited)

★ NR
So This Is Washington 1943

Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)

★ 5
Ghosts on the Loose 1943

Hilda

★ 4.2
Hit the Ice 1943

Wife at Hospital (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Quiet Please, Murder 1943

Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron

★ 6.8
Dixie Dugan 1943

Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

★ 5
The Ape Man 1943

Agatha Brewster

★ 4.2
Keep 'Em Slugging 1943

Miss Billings

★ 5.5
Something to Shout About 1943

Mrs. Starretton

★ 5.8
Kid Dynamite 1943

Judge

★ 6.6
The Powers Girl 1943

Maggie (uncredited)

★ 6.5
Shadow of a Doubt 1943

Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

★ 7.5
They Stooge to Conga 1943

Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)

★ 7
That Other Woman 1942

Mrs. MacReady

★ 5.5
Riding Through Nevada 1942

Widow Humbolt

★ NR
The Daring Young Man 1942

Nurse

★ 4.3
The Man in the Trunk 1942

Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)

★ NR
The Living Ghost 1942

Delia Phillips

★ 4.3
Sweater Girl 1942

Melinda

★ 4
Sons of the Pioneers 1942

Ellie Bixby

★ NR
Beyond the Blue Horizon 1942

Wife at Circus (uncredited)

★ NR
Henry and Dizzy 1942

Mrs. Kilmer

★ NR
In Old California 1942

Mrs. Carson

★ 5.1
The Corpse Vanishes 1942

Fagah

★ 4.2
My Favorite Blonde 1942

Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)

★ 6.4
A Tragedy at Midnight 1942

Housekeeper (uncredited)

★ 4
Lady for a Night 1942

Spinster in Audience (uncredited)

★ 5.2
Marry the Boss's Daughter 1941

Elevator Passenger

★ NR
They Died with Their Boots On 1941

Nurse (uncredited)

★ 6.6
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break 1941

The Cleaning Lady

★ 6.9
Dressed to Kill 1941

Landlady

★ 6.3
Bowery Blitzkrieg 1941

Head of Reform School (uncredited)

★ 6.1
Accent on Love 1941

Teresa Lombroso

★ 6
Murder by Invitation 1941

Maxine Denham

★ 5.6
The Cowboy and the Blonde 1941

Murphy

★ NR
A Man Betrayed 1941

Librarian (uncredited)

★ 5.4
Murder Among Friends 1941

Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)

★ NR
Golden Hoofs 1941

Myrt

★ 7
Arkansas Judge 1941

Miranda Wolfson

★ NR
San Francisco Docks 1940

Landlady

★ 6
No, No, Nanette 1940

Woman in Airport

★ 6
The Ape 1940

Townswoman

★ 4.9
Wildcat Bus 1940

Old Maid (uncredited)

★ 4.6
Boys of the City 1940

Agnes

★ 5.4
You Can't Fool Your Wife 1940

Mrs. Doolittle

★ 4.5
The Sagebrush Family Trails West 1940

Widow Gail

★ NR
Missing Evidence 1939

Amy, Housewife

★ 5
Destry Rides Again 1939

Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

★ 7.2
Sabotage 1939

(uncredited)

★ 7
Dancing Co-Ed 1939

Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Maid to Order 1939

Mail-Order Bride

★ NR
No Place to Go 1939

Miss Rice

★ 6
Golden Boy 1939

Grocery Customer

★ 6.5
Second Fiddle 1939

Miss Bland, the School Principal

★ 4.9
S.O.S Tidal Wave 1939

★ 5.7
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man 1939

Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

★ 6.9
Four Girls in White 1939

Miss Perch - a Nurse

★ 6.3
Dramatic School 1938

Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)

★ 6.2
Frontier Scout 1938

Helen

★ 4.5
City Streets 1938

Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)

★ NR
The Devil's Party 1938

Maria

★ 5.5
Air Devils 1938

Margaret Price

★ 3
The Lady in the Morgue 1938

Mrs. Horn (uncredited)

★ 6.3
Start Cheering 1938

Miss Grimley

★ 7
Prison Nurse 1938

Sutherland

★ 5.1
Exiled to Shanghai 1937

Claire

★ 4.9
She Loved a Fireman 1937

Nurse Purdy

★ 6
Life Begins with Love 1937

Mrs. Murphy

★ 5
Behind the Mike 1937

Mrs. Reilly

★ NR
Ever Since Eve 1937

Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)

★ 5.8
The Go-Getter 1937

Cappy Ricks' Secretary

★ 5.8
Charlie Chan at the Olympics 1937

Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron

★ 6.7
Mountain Justice 1937

Ella Crippen

★ 5.5
Oh, Doctor 1937

Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

★ NR
Her Husband's Secretary 1937

Miss Baldwin

★ 5
Fury 1936

Fanny (uncredited)

★ 7.4
Three Godfathers 1936

Parishioner (uncredited)

★ 6.8
Love on a Bet 1936

Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary

★ 7
His Night Out 1935

Wife (uncredited)

★ NR
Here Comes the Band 1935

Italian Wife (uncredited)

★ 5
Man on the Flying Trapeze 1935

Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)

★ 5.9
Student Tour 1934

Wife

★ 5
Sadie McKee 1934

Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)

★ 7
Meet the Baron 1933

Downstairs Maid (uncredited)

★ 4.3
Bombshell 1933

Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

★ 6.5