Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Acting

Birthday

1894/09/20

Day of death

1966/02/26 (71 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Eureka, California, USA

Also know as

Florence Minerva Dunnuck

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.

Acting
Salty O'Rourke
5.2

(1945) Salty O'Rourke

as Saleslady (uncredited)

State Fair
6.6

(1945) State Fair

as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)

Wanderer of the Wasteland
7.5

(1945) Wanderer of the Wasteland

as Mama Rafferty

The Corpse Vanishes
4.2

(1942) The Corpse Vanishes

as Fagah

The Living Ghost
4.3

(1942) The Living Ghost

as Delia Phillips

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
6.8

(1941) Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

as The Cleaning Lady

Lady for a Night
5.3

(1942) Lady for a Night

as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)

Double Jeopardy
5.3

(1955) Double Jeopardy

as Mrs. Kreesy

7 Faces of Dr. Lao
6.9

(1964) 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as Kate Lindquist

A Man Betrayed
5.5

(1941) A Man Betrayed

as Librarian (uncredited)

The Ape Man
4.2

(1943) The Ape Man

as Agatha Brewster

Without Reservations
6.3

(1946) Without Reservations

as Sue (uncredited)

Bowery Blitzkrieg
6.1

(1941) Bowery Blitzkrieg

as Head of Reform School (uncredited)

The Trap
6.7

(1946) The Trap

as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper

Three Godfathers
6.8

(1936) Three Godfathers

as Parishioner (uncredited)

Sioux City Sue
0.0

(1946) Sioux City Sue

as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)

Niagara
6.8

(1953) Niagara

as Mrs. McGrand

The Lovable Cheat
3.0

(1949) The Lovable Cheat

as Virginie

The Lost Moment
6.5

(1947) The Lost Moment

as Maria

The Jackpot
6.9

(1950) The Jackpot

as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)

Sudden Danger
5.3

(1955) Sudden Danger

as Mrs. Kelly

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
6.0

(1944) The Bridge of San Luis Rey

as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
0.0

(1943) Pitchin' in the Kitchen

as Miss Clabber (uncredited)

Frontier Scout
4.5

(1938) Frontier Scout

as Helen

Murder Among Friends
0.0

(1941) Murder Among Friends

as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)

The Arizona Cowboy
0.0

(1950) The Arizona Cowboy

as Cactus Kate Millican

The Raging Tide
5.2

(1951) The Raging Tide

as Johnnie Mae Swanson

A Tragedy at Midnight
4.0

(1942) A Tragedy at Midnight

as Housekeeper (uncredited)

They Stooge to Conga
7.0

(1943) They Stooge to Conga

as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)

Dear Brat
4.0

(1951) Dear Brat

as Neighbor (uncredited)

Love on a Bet
7.0

(1936) Love on a Bet

as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary

Accent on Love
6.0

(1941) Accent on Love

as Teresa Lombroso

Harem Girl
5.0

(1952) Harem Girl

as Aniseh

The Kid Sister
6.0

(1945) The Kid Sister

as Mrs. Wiggins

No Place to Go
6.0

(1939) No Place to Go

as Miss Rice

Man on the Flying Trapeze
5.9

(1935) Man on the Flying Trapeze

as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)

Wake Up and Dream
6.5

(1946) Wake Up and Dream

as Edna Lucash

Oklahoma Annie
8.0

(1952) Oklahoma Annie

as Lottie Fling

Sweater Girl
4.0

(1942) Sweater Girl

as Melinda

4.9

(1937) Exiled to Shanghai

as Claire

Family Honeymoon
5.7

(1948) Family Honeymoon

as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)

Side Street
6.6

(1950) Side Street

as Landlady

Dramatic School
6.2

(1938) Dramatic School

as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)

Mr. Muggs Rides Again
5.0

(1945) Mr. Muggs Rides Again

as Nora Brown

Cynthia
5.9

(1947) Cynthia

as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)

My Favorite Blonde
6.4

(1942) My Favorite Blonde

as Stone-Faced Woman

Louisiana Hayride
6.0

(1944) Louisiana Hayride

as Ma Crocker

His Night Out
0.0

(1935) His Night Out

as Wife (uncredited)

Prison Nurse
5.1

(1938) Prison Nurse

as Sutherland

Air Devils
3.0

(1938) Air Devils

as Margaret Price

The Lady in the Morgue
6.0

(1938) The Lady in the Morgue

as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)

She's Back on Broadway
5.7

(1953) She's Back on Broadway

as Cleaning Lady

That Other Woman
5.5

(1942) That Other Woman

as Mrs. MacReady

0.0

(1946) Andy Plays Hookey

as Andy's Mother-in-Law

Stop That Cab
0.0

(1951) Stop That Cab

as Lucy's Mother

The Cowboy and the Blonde
0.0

(1941) The Cowboy and the Blonde

as Murphy

0.0

(1944) Bachelor Daze

as Abigail O'Rourke

The Powers Girl
6.5

(1943) The Powers Girl

as Maggie (uncredited)

The Awful Sleuth
0.0

(1951) The Awful Sleuth

as Bert's Mother-In-Law

Arkansas Judge
0.0

(1941) Arkansas Judge

as Miranda Wolfson

Ever Since Eve
5.8

(1937) Ever Since Eve

as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)

The Daring Young Man
4.3

(1942) The Daring Young Man

as Nurse

So This Is Washington
4.8

(1943) So This Is Washington

as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)

Four Girls in White
6.3

(1939) Four Girls in White

as Miss Perch - a Nurse

A Medal for Benny
4.5

(1945) A Medal for Benny

as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)

The Virginian
6.1

(1946) The Virginian

as ---

Start Cheering
7.0

(1938) Start Cheering

as Miss Grimley

Here Comes the Band
5.0

(1935) Here Comes the Band

as Italian Wife (uncredited)

Mountain Justice
5.5

(1937) Mountain Justice

as Ella Crippen

Henry and Dizzy
0.0

(1942) Henry and Dizzy

as Mrs. Kilmer

Woman They Almost Lynched
6.2

(1953) Woman They Almost Lynched

as Mrs. Stuart

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
6.7

(1939) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)

Second Fiddle
5.0

(1939) Second Fiddle

as Miss Bland, the School Principal

Golden Boy
6.4

(1939) Golden Boy

as Grocery Customer

Her Husband's Secretary
5.0

(1937) Her Husband's Secretary

as Miss Baldwin

Sitting Pretty
7.1

(1948) Sitting Pretty

as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)

Bombshell
6.5

(1933) Bombshell

as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)

Destry Rides Again
7.2

(1939) Destry Rides Again

as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

Missing Evidence
0.0

(1939) Missing Evidence

as Amy, Housewife

Dancing Co-Ed
6.2

(1939) Dancing Co-Ed

as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)

Apache Rose
6.2

(1947) Apache Rose

as Felicia

San Francisco Docks
6.0

(1940) San Francisco Docks

as Landlady

Fury
7.5

(1936) Fury

as Fanny (uncredited)

She Loved a Fireman
6.0

(1937) She Loved a Fireman

as Nurse Purdy

Marty
7.4

(1955) Marty

as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)

Two Gun Marshal
0.0

(1953) Two Gun Marshal

as Mama Antonelli

0.0

(1952) Gobs and Gals

as Mrs. Pursell

The Bells of St. Mary's
6.8

(1945) The Bells of St. Mary's

as Landlady (uncredited)

Sensation Hunters
4.7

(1945) Sensation Hunters

as Edna Rogers

Night Has a Thousand Eyes
6.7

(1948) Night Has a Thousand Eyes

as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)

The Man in the Trunk
0.0

(1942) The Man in the Trunk

as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

(1943) Shadow of a Doubt

as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)

Crazy Knights
4.7

(1944) Crazy Knights

as Mrs. Benson

Breakfast in Hollywood
5.0

(1946) Breakfast in Hollywood

as Miss Mullins (uncredited)

Partners in Time
6.0

(1946) Partners in Time

as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)

Dixie Dugan
5.0

(1943) Dixie Dugan

as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)

Beyond the Blue Horizon
0.0

(1942) Beyond the Blue Horizon

as Wife at Circus (uncredited)

Boys of the City
5.4

(1940) Boys of the City

as Agnes

Dressed to Kill
6.4

(1941) Dressed to Kill

as Landlady

April Showers
6.0

(1948) April Showers

as Landlady (uncredited)

City Streets
0.0

(1938) City Streets

as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)

Holiday in Havana
5.0

(1949) Holiday in Havana

as Mama Valdez

Bowery Buckaroos
6.5

(1947) Bowery Buckaroos

as Kate T. Barlow

Voice of the Whistler
5.7

(1945) Voice of the Whistler

as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)

The Mark of the Whistler
5.9

(1944) The Mark of the Whistler

as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)

Oh, Doctor
0.0

(1937) Oh, Doctor

as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth

The Sagebrush Family Trails West
0.0

(1940) The Sagebrush Family Trails West

as Widow Gail

Moonlight and Cactus
4.0

(1944) Moonlight and Cactus

as Abigail

Student Tour
5.0

(1934) Student Tour

as Wife

Man from Frisco
6.0

(1944) Man from Frisco

as Mrs. Allison

The Ape
4.9

(1940) The Ape

as Townswoman

No, No, Nanette
6.0

(1940) No, No, Nanette

as Woman in Airport

Master Minds
5.8

(1949) Master Minds

as Mrs. Hoskins

Mr. Skeffington
6.7

(1944) Mr. Skeffington

as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)

Wildcat Bus
4.6

(1940) Wildcat Bus

as Old Maid (uncredited)

Meet the Baron
4.3

(1933) Meet the Baron

as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)

That Funny Feeling
5.9

(1965) That Funny Feeling

as Woman at Phone Booth

Sabotage
7.0

(1939) Sabotage

as (uncredited)

Keep 'Em Slugging
5.5

(1943) Keep 'Em Slugging

as Miss Billings

Riding Through Nevada
0.0

(1942) Riding Through Nevada

as Widow Humbolt

Sons of the Pioneers
0.0

(1942) Sons of the Pioneers

as Ellie Bixby

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
4.0

(1952) Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

as Mrs. Peabody

Rainbow Over Texas
4.0

(1946) Rainbow Over Texas

as Mama Lolita

Sundown in Santa Fe
0.0

(1948) Sundown in Santa Fe

as Ella Mae Watson

Marshal of Amarillo
0.0

(1948) Marshal of Amarillo

as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

You Can't Fool Your Wife
4.5

(1940) You Can't Fool Your Wife

as Mrs. Doolittle

In Old California
5.0

(1942) In Old California

as Mrs. Carson

Outcasts of the Trail
0.0

(1949) Outcasts of the Trail

as Abbie Rysen

Undercover Maisie
8.0

(1947) Undercover Maisie

as Cafe Cook

Lost in Alaska
6.0

(1952) Lost in Alaska

as Mrs. McGillicuddy

They Died with Their Boots On
6.6

(1941) They Died with Their Boots On

as Nurse (uncredited)

Murder by Invitation
5.6

(1941) Murder by Invitation

as Maxine Denham

One Mysterious Night
6.0

(1944) One Mysterious Night

as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)

Good Sam
6.0

(1948) Good Sam

as Mrs. Nelson

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
6.3

(1962) Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

as Brenda

The Strange Mrs. Crane
6.0

(1948) The Strange Mrs. Crane

as Nellie Carter

Golden Hoofs
7.0

(1941) Golden Hoofs

as Myrt

S.O.S Tidal Wave
5.7

(1939) S.O.S Tidal Wave

as ---

Life Begins with Love
5.0

(1937) Life Begins with Love

as Mrs. Murphy

Dangerous Blondes
6.0

(1943) Dangerous Blondes

as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)

The Go-Getter
5.3

(1937) The Go-Getter

as Cappy Ricks 'secretary

Quiet Please, Murder
6.6

(1943) Quiet Please, Murder

as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron

Variety Time
0.0

(1948) Variety Time

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

Quicksand
6.1

(1950) Quicksand

as Landlady

The Devil's Party
5.5

(1938) The Devil's Party

as Maria

Men in Her Diary
0.0

(1945) Men in Her Diary

as Mrs. Braun

The Well Groomed Bride
4.0

(1946) The Well Groomed Bride

as Woman in Ticket Line

Kid Dynamite
6.6

(1943) Kid Dynamite

as Judge

Block Busters
0.0

(1944) Block Busters

as Amelia Rogiet

Something to Shout About
5.8

(1943) Something to Shout About

as Mrs. Starretton

Ghosts on the Loose
4.2

(1943) Ghosts on the Loose

as Hilda

Behind the Mike
0.0

(1937) Behind the Mike

as Mrs. Reilly

0.0

(1939) Maid to Order

as Mail-Order Bride

Hit the Ice
5.9

(1943) Hit the Ice

as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)

The Devil Thumbs a Ride
6.5

(1947) The Devil Thumbs a Ride

as ---

Take One False Step
5.5

(1949) Take One False Step

as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)

A Bell for Adano
5.6

(1945) A Bell for Adano

as Italian Woman

The Noose Hangs High
6.8

(1948) The Noose Hangs High

as Husky Woman (uncredited)

His Baiting Beauty
6.0

(1950) His Baiting Beauty

as Harry's Mother-in-Law

California
6.5

(1947) California

as Emma (uncredited)

When Strangers Marry
6.1

(1944) When Strangers Marry

as Landlady (uncredited)

Undercover Maisie
8.0

(1947) Undercover Maisie

as Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)

A Man Alone
5.6

(1955) A Man Alone

as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)

Secret Service Investigator
6.0

(1948) Secret Service Investigator

as Mrs McGiven

The Dark Corner
6.5

(1946) The Dark Corner

as Client Wife (uncredited)

Hired Husband
0.0

(1947) Hired Husband

as Aunt Jessie

0.0

(1941) Marry the Boss's Daughter

as Elevator Passenger

The Doolins of Oklahoma
6.8

(1949) The Doolins of Oklahoma

as Train Passenger (uncredited)

Heartaches
5.2

(1947) Heartaches

as Charwoman (uncredited)

Sadie McKee
7.0

(1934) Sadie McKee

as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)

Petticoat Junction
5.9

(1963) Petticoat Junction

as Martha Winslow

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Landlady

Angel
2.8

(1960) Angel

as ---

0.0

(1958) The Adventures of Tugboat Annie

as ---

The Gene Autry Show
4.8

(1950) The Gene Autry Show

as ---

The Adventures of Jim Bowie
3.7

(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie

as Ma Bowie

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
4.5

(1951) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

as ---

Cavalcade of America
3.5

(1952) Cavalcade of America

as ---

The Roy Rogers Show
6.4

(1951) The Roy Rogers Show

as ---

7.0

(1953) Meet Mr. McNutley

as ---

Peter Gunn
6.5

(1958) Peter Gunn

as Mother

Petticoat Junction
5.9

(1963) Petticoat Junction

as Martha Griffin

Perry Mason
7.7

(1957) Perry Mason

as Martha Glenhorn

Alfred Hitchcock Presents
7.7

(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Busybody