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
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.
(1945) Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
(1945) State Fair
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
(1945) Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mama Rafferty
(1942) The Corpse Vanishes
as Fagah
(1942) The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips
(1941) Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Cleaning Lady
(1942) Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
(1955) Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. Kreesy
(1964) 7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Kate Lindquist
(1941) A Man Betrayed
as Librarian (uncredited)
(1943) The Ape Man
as Agatha Brewster
(1946) Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
(1941) Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
(1946) The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
(1936) Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited)
(1946) Sioux City Sue
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
(1953) Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand
(1949) The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
(1947) The Lost Moment
as Maria
(1950) The Jackpot
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
(1955) Sudden Danger
as Mrs. Kelly
(1944) The Bridge of San Luis Rey
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
(1943) Pitchin' in the Kitchen
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
(1938) Frontier Scout
as Helen
(1941) Murder Among Friends
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
(1950) The Arizona Cowboy
as Cactus Kate Millican
(1951) The Raging Tide
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
(1942) A Tragedy at Midnight
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1943) They Stooge to Conga
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1951) Dear Brat
as Neighbor (uncredited)
(1936) Love on a Bet
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
(1941) Accent on Love
as Teresa Lombroso
(1952) Harem Girl
as Aniseh
(1945) The Kid Sister
as Mrs. Wiggins
(1939) No Place to Go
as Miss Rice
(1935) Man on the Flying Trapeze
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
(1946) Wake Up and Dream
as Edna Lucash
(1952) Oklahoma Annie
as Lottie Fling
(1942) Sweater Girl
as Melinda
(1937) Exiled to Shanghai
as Claire
(1948) Family Honeymoon
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
(1950) Side Street
as Landlady
(1938) Dramatic School
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
(1945) Mr. Muggs Rides Again
as Nora Brown
(1947) Cynthia
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
(1942) My Favorite Blonde
as Stone-Faced Woman
(1944) Louisiana Hayride
as Ma Crocker
(1935) His Night Out
as Wife (uncredited)
(1938) Prison Nurse
as Sutherland
(1938) Air Devils
as Margaret Price
(1938) The Lady in the Morgue
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
(1953) She's Back on Broadway
as Cleaning Lady
(1942) That Other Woman
as Mrs. MacReady
(1946) Andy Plays Hookey
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
(1951) Stop That Cab
as Lucy's Mother
(1941) The Cowboy and the Blonde
as Murphy
(1944) Bachelor Daze
as Abigail O'Rourke
(1943) The Powers Girl
as Maggie (uncredited)
(1951) The Awful Sleuth
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
(1941) Arkansas Judge
as Miranda Wolfson
(1937) Ever Since Eve
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
(1942) The Daring Young Man
as Nurse
(1943) So This Is Washington
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
(1939) Four Girls in White
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
(1945) A Medal for Benny
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
(1946) The Virginian
as ---
(1938) Start Cheering
as Miss Grimley
(1935) Here Comes the Band
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
(1937) Mountain Justice
as Ella Crippen
(1942) Henry and Dizzy
as Mrs. Kilmer
(1953) Woman They Almost Lynched
as Mrs. Stuart
(1939) You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
(1939) Second Fiddle
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
(1939) Golden Boy
as Grocery Customer
(1937) Her Husband's Secretary
as Miss Baldwin
(1948) Sitting Pretty
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
(1933) Bombshell
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
(1939) Destry Rides Again
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
(1939) Missing Evidence
as Amy, Housewife
(1939) Dancing Co-Ed
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
(1947) Apache Rose
as Felicia
(1940) San Francisco Docks
as Landlady
(1936) Fury
as Fanny (uncredited)
(1937) She Loved a Fireman
as Nurse Purdy
(1955) Marty
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
(1953) Two Gun Marshal
as Mama Antonelli
(1952) Gobs and Gals
as Mrs. Pursell
(1945) The Bells of St. Mary's
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1945) Sensation Hunters
as Edna Rogers
(1948) Night Has a Thousand Eyes
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
(1942) The Man in the Trunk
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
(1943) Shadow of a Doubt
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
(1944) Crazy Knights
as Mrs. Benson
(1946) Breakfast in Hollywood
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
(1946) Partners in Time
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
(1943) Dixie Dugan
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
(1942) Beyond the Blue Horizon
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
(1940) Boys of the City
as Agnes
(1941) Dressed to Kill
as Landlady
(1948) April Showers
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1938) City Streets
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
(1949) Holiday in Havana
as Mama Valdez
(1947) Bowery Buckaroos
as Kate T. Barlow
(1945) Voice of the Whistler
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
(1944) The Mark of the Whistler
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
(1937) Oh, Doctor
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
(1940) The Sagebrush Family Trails West
as Widow Gail
(1944) Moonlight and Cactus
as Abigail
(1934) Student Tour
as Wife
(1944) Man from Frisco
as Mrs. Allison
(1940) The Ape
as Townswoman
(1940) No, No, Nanette
as Woman in Airport
(1949) Master Minds
as Mrs. Hoskins
(1944) Mr. Skeffington
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
(1940) Wildcat Bus
as Old Maid (uncredited)
(1933) Meet the Baron
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
(1965) That Funny Feeling
as Woman at Phone Booth
(1939) Sabotage
as (uncredited)
(1943) Keep 'Em Slugging
as Miss Billings
(1942) Riding Through Nevada
as Widow Humbolt
(1942) Sons of the Pioneers
as Ellie Bixby
(1952) Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
as Mrs. Peabody
(1946) Rainbow Over Texas
as Mama Lolita
(1948) Sundown in Santa Fe
as Ella Mae Watson
(1948) Marshal of Amarillo
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
(1940) You Can't Fool Your Wife
as Mrs. Doolittle
(1942) In Old California
as Mrs. Carson
(1949) Outcasts of the Trail
as Abbie Rysen
(1947) Undercover Maisie
as Cafe Cook
(1952) Lost in Alaska
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
(1941) They Died with Their Boots On
as Nurse (uncredited)
(1941) Murder by Invitation
as Maxine Denham
(1944) One Mysterious Night
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
(1948) Good Sam
as Mrs. Nelson
(1962) Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
as Brenda
(1948) The Strange Mrs. Crane
as Nellie Carter
(1941) Golden Hoofs
as Myrt
(1939) S.O.S Tidal Wave
as ---
(1937) Life Begins with Love
as Mrs. Murphy
(1943) Dangerous Blondes
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
(1937) The Go-Getter
as Cappy Ricks 'secretary
(1943) Quiet Please, Murder
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
(1948) Variety Time
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
(1950) Quicksand
as Landlady
(1938) The Devil's Party
as Maria
(1945) Men in Her Diary
as Mrs. Braun
(1946) The Well Groomed Bride
as Woman in Ticket Line
(1943) Kid Dynamite
as Judge
(1944) Block Busters
as Amelia Rogiet
(1943) Something to Shout About
as Mrs. Starretton
(1943) Ghosts on the Loose
as Hilda
(1937) Behind the Mike
as Mrs. Reilly
(1939) Maid to Order
as Mail-Order Bride
(1943) Hit the Ice
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
(1947) The Devil Thumbs a Ride
as ---
(1949) Take One False Step
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
(1945) A Bell for Adano
as Italian Woman
(1948) The Noose Hangs High
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
(1950) His Baiting Beauty
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
(1947) California
as Emma (uncredited)
(1944) When Strangers Marry
as Landlady (uncredited)
(1947) Undercover Maisie
as Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited)
(1955) A Man Alone
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
(1948) Secret Service Investigator
as Mrs McGiven
(1946) The Dark Corner
as Client Wife (uncredited)
(1947) Hired Husband
as Aunt Jessie
(1941) Marry the Boss's Daughter
as Elevator Passenger
(1949) The Doolins of Oklahoma
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
(1947) Heartaches
as Charwoman (uncredited)
(1934) Sadie McKee
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
(1963) Petticoat Junction
as Martha Winslow
(1957) Perry Mason
as Landlady
(1960) Angel
as ---
(1958) The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
as ---
(1950) The Gene Autry Show
as ---
(1956) The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Ma Bowie
(1951) The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
as ---
(1952) Cavalcade of America
as ---
(1951) The Roy Rogers Show
as ---
(1953) Meet Mr. McNutley
as ---
(1958) Peter Gunn
as Mother
(1963) Petticoat Junction
as Martha Griffin
(1957) Perry Mason
as Martha Glenhorn
(1955) Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Busybody