Acting
Minerva Urecal
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.
Filmography
Halloween Monster Bash
Film · 1991
That Funny Feeling
Film · 1965
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Film · 1964
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Petticoat Junction
Series · 1963
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Film · 1962
Angel
Series · 1960
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
Series · 1958
Peter Gunn
Series · 1958
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
Perry Mason
Series · 1957
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
Series · 1956
Double Jeopardy
Film · 1955
Sudden Danger
Film · 1955
Marty
Film · 1955
A Man Alone
Film · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Series · 1955
Niagara
Film · 1953
She's Back on Broadway
Film · 1953
Woman They Almost Lynched
Film · 1953
Two Gun Marshal
Film · 1953
Meet Mr. McNutley
Series · 1953
The Danny Thomas Show
Series · 1953
Harem Girl
Film · 1952
Oklahoma Annie
Film · 1952
Gobs and Gals
Film · 1952
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
Film · 1952
Lost in Alaska
Film · 1952
Happy Go Wacky
Film · 1952
Cavalcade of America
Series · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
Series · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
Series · 1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
Series · 1952
The Raging Tide
Film · 1951
Dear Brat
Film · 1951
Stop That Cab
Film · 1951
The Awful Sleuth
Film · 1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
Series · 1951
The Roy Rogers Show
Series · 1951
The Jackpot
Film · 1950
The Arizona Cowboy
Film · 1950
Side Street
Film · 1950
Quicksand
Film · 1950
His Baiting Beauty
Film · 1950
The Gene Autry Show
Series · 1950
The Lovable Cheat
Film · 1949
Holiday in Havana
Film · 1949
Master Minds
Film · 1949
Outcasts of the Trail
Film · 1949
Take One False Step
Film · 1949
The Doolins of Oklahoma
Film · 1949
Down to the Sea in Ships
Film · 1949
Family Honeymoon
Film · 1948
Sitting Pretty
Film · 1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Film · 1948
April Showers
Film · 1948
Sundown in Santa Fe
Film · 1948
Marshal of Amarillo
Film · 1948
Good Sam
Film · 1948
The Strange Mrs. Crane
Film · 1948
Variety Time
Film · 1948
The Noose Hangs High
Film · 1948
Secret Service Investigator
Film · 1948
The Lost Moment
Film · 1947
Cynthia
Film · 1947
Apache Rose
Film · 1947
Bowery Buckaroos
Film · 1947
Undercover Maisie
Film · 1947
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
Film · 1947
California
Film · 1947
Undercover Maisie
Film · 1947
Hired Husband
Film · 1947
Heartaches
Film · 1947
Without Reservations
Film · 1946
The Trap
Film · 1946
Sioux City Sue
Film · 1946
Wake Up and Dream
Film · 1946
Andy Plays Hookey
Film · 1946
The Virginian
Film · 1946
Breakfast in Hollywood
Film · 1946
Partners in Time
Film · 1946
Rainbow Over Texas
Film · 1946
The Well Groomed Bride
Film · 1946
The Dark Corner
Film · 1946
Salty O'Rourke
Film · 1945
State Fair
Film · 1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
Film · 1945
The Kid Sister
Film · 1945
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
Film · 1945
A Medal for Benny
Film · 1945
The Bells of St. Mary's
Film · 1945
Sensation Hunters
Film · 1945
Voice of the Whistler
Film · 1945
Men in Her Diary
Film · 1945
A Bell for Adano
Film · 1945
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
Film · 1944
Louisiana Hayride
Film · 1944
Bachelor Daze
Film · 1944
Crazy Knights
Film · 1944
The Mark of the Whistler
Film · 1944
Moonlight and Cactus
Film · 1944
Man from Frisco
Film · 1944
Mr. Skeffington
Film · 1944
One Mysterious Night
Film · 1944
Block Busters
Film · 1944
When Strangers Marry
Film · 1944
Music in Manhattan
Film · 1944
The Ape Man
Film · 1943
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
Film · 1943
They Stooge to Conga
Film · 1943
The Powers Girl
Film · 1943
So This Is Washington
Film · 1943
Shadow of a Doubt
Film · 1943
Dixie Dugan
Film · 1943
Keep 'Em Slugging
Film · 1943
Dangerous Blondes
Film · 1943
Quiet Please, Murder
Film · 1943
Kid Dynamite
Film · 1943
Something to Shout About
Film · 1943
Ghosts on the Loose
Film · 1943
Hit the Ice
Film · 1943
The Corpse Vanishes
Film · 1942
The Living Ghost
Film · 1942
Lady for a Night
Film · 1942
A Tragedy at Midnight
Film · 1942
Sweater Girl
Film · 1942
My Favorite Blonde
Film · 1942
That Other Woman
Film · 1942
The Daring Young Man
Film · 1942
Henry and Dizzy
Film · 1942
The Man in the Trunk
Film · 1942
Beyond the Blue Horizon
Film · 1942
Riding Through Nevada
Film · 1942
The Sons of the Pioneers
Film · 1942
In Old California
Film · 1942
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
Film · 1941
A Man Betrayed
Film · 1941
Bowery Blitzkrieg
Film · 1941
Murder Among Friends
Film · 1941
Accent on Love
Film · 1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde
Film · 1941
Arkansas Judge
Film · 1941
Dressed to Kill
Film · 1941
They Died with Their Boots On
Film · 1941
Murder by Invitation
Film · 1941
Golden Hoofs
Film · 1941
Marry the Boss's Daughter
Film · 1941
San Francisco Docks
Film · 1940
Boys of the City
Film · 1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
Film · 1940
The Ape
Film · 1940
No, No, Nanette
Film · 1940
Wildcat Bus
Film · 1940
You Can't Fool Your Wife
Film · 1940
No Place to Go
Film · 1939
Four Girls in White
Film · 1939
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
Film · 1939
Second Fiddle
Film · 1939
Golden Boy
Film · 1939
Destry Rides Again
Film · 1939
Missing Evidence
Film · 1939
Dancing Co-Ed
Film · 1939
Sabotage
Film · 1939
S.O.S Tidal Wave
Film · 1939
Maid to Order
Film · 1939
Frontier Scout
Film · 1938
Dramatic School
Film · 1938
Prison Nurse
Film · 1938
Air Devils
Film · 1938
The Lady in the Morgue
Film · 1938
Start Cheering
Film · 1938
City Streets
Film · 1938
The Devil's Party
Film · 1938
Exiled to Shanghai
Film · 1937
Ever Since Eve
Film · 1937
Mountain Justice
Film · 1937
Her Husband's Secretary
Film · 1937
She Loved a Fireman
Film · 1937
Oh, Doctor
Film · 1937
Life Begins with Love
Film · 1937
The Go-Getter
Film · 1937
Behind the Mike
Film · 1937
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Film · 1937
Love in a Bungalow
Film · 1937
Three Godfathers
Film · 1936
Love on a Bet
Film · 1936
Fury
Film · 1936
Man on the Flying Trapeze
Film · 1935
His Night Out
Film · 1935
Here Comes the Band
Film · 1935
Student Tour
Film · 1934
Sadie McKee
Film · 1934
Bombshell
Film · 1933
Meet the Baron
Film · 1933