Minerva Urecal

1894-09-20 – 1966-02-26 (age 71) Eureka, California, USA

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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.

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Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Known For

Shadow of a Doubt

Shadow of a Doubt

1943

as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

Niagara

Niagara

1953

as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)

Marty

Marty

1955

as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

1939

as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

The Dark Corner

The Dark Corner

1946

as Client Wife (uncredited)

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

Night Has a Thousand Eyes

1948

as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

They Died with Their Boots On

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

as Nurse (uncredited)

Mr. Skeffington

Mr. Skeffington

1944

as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

as Brenda

The Bells of St. Mary's

The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

as Landlady (uncredited)

Golden Boy

Golden Boy

1939

as Grocery Customer

Good Sam

Good Sam

1948

as Mrs. Nelson

Sitting Pretty

Sitting Pretty

1948

as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

State Fair

State Fair

1945

as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

A Bell for Adano

A Bell for Adano

1945

as Italian Woman (uncredited)

Three Godfathers

Three Godfathers

1936

as Parishioner (uncredited)

Fury

Fury

1936

as Fanny (uncredited)

A Man Alone

A Man Alone

1955

as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

as The Cleaning Lady