Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Acting

Birthday

1903/12/10

Day of death

1986/01/02 (82 years old)

Gender

Female

Place of Birth

Covington, Kentucky, USA

Also know as

Una Kohnfelder

Biography

Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.

Acting
The Bank Dick
6.5

(1940) The Bank Dick

as Myrtle Sousé

42nd Street
6.9

(1933) 42nd Street

as Lorraine Fleming

Road to Zanzibar
6.3

(1941) Road to Zanzibar

as Julia Quimby

The Bat Whispers
6.4

(1930) The Bat Whispers

as Dale Van Gorder

The Maltese Falcon
6.4

(1931) The Maltese Falcon

as Effie Perrine

On Borrowed Time
7.5

(1939) On Borrowed Time

as Marcia Giles

The Cat's-Paw
6.2

(1934) The Cat's-Paw

as Petunia Pratt / Cobb

The Mad Doctor of Market Street
5.2

(1942) The Mad Doctor of Market Street

as Aunt Margaret Wentworth

Bundle of Joy
6.4

(1956) Bundle of Joy

as Mrs. Dugan

The Mating Game
5.9

(1959) The Mating Game

as Ma Larkin

This Is the Army
5.7

(1943) This Is the Army

as Rose Dibble

Destry Rides Again
7.2

(1939) Destry Rides Again

as Lily Belle

Bombshell
6.5

(1933) Bombshell

as Mac

Born to Dance
6.1

(1936) Born to Dance

as Jenny Saks

The Merry Widow
6.7

(1934) The Merry Widow

as Queen Dolores

Broadway Melody of 1936
6.4

(1935) Broadway Melody of 1936

as Kitty Corbett

Saratoga
6.3

(1937) Saratoga

as Fritzi Kiffmeyer

The Kentuckian
5.7

(1955) The Kentuckian

as Sophie Wakefield

With a Song in My Heart
5.9

(1952) With a Song in My Heart

as Sister Marie

I Love Melvin
6.2

(1953) I Love Melvin

as Mom Schneider

The Parent Trap
7.0

(1961) The Parent Trap

as Verbena

Midnight Mary
6.9

(1933) Midnight Mary

as Bunny

Evelyn Prentice
6.6

(1934) Evelyn Prentice

as Amy Drexel

The Kettles in the Ozarks
6.4

(1956) The Kettles in the Ozarks

as Miss Bedelia Baines

Man Wanted
5.5

(1932) Man Wanted

as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman

Summer and Smoke
6.7

(1961) Summer and Smoke

as Mrs. Winemiller

The Women in His Life
4.0

(1933) The Women in His Life

as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons

The Secret of Madame Blanche
4.0

(1933) The Secret of Madame Blanche

as Ella

Red-Headed Woman
6.7

(1932) Red-Headed Woman

as Sally

They Call It Sin
5.8

(1932) They Call It Sin

as Dixie Dare

Riffraff
5.0

(1936) Riffraff

as Lil

Don't Tell the Wife
0.0

(1937) Don't Tell the Wife

as Nancy Dorsey

Private Lives
6.3

(1931) Private Lives

as Sibyl Chase

The Bride Goes Wild
6.0

(1948) The Bride Goes Wild

as Miss Doberly

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

(1972) Hollywood: The Dream Factory

as Self (archive footage)

Four Girls in White
6.3

(1939) Four Girls in White

as Gertie Robbins

Rich, Young and Pretty
5.6

(1951) Rich, Young and Pretty

as Glynnie

True Confession
5.8

(1937) True Confession

as Daisy McClure

The Man from Texas
6.0

(1948) The Man from Texas

as Widow Weeks

Abraham Lincoln
5.4

(1930) Abraham Lincoln

as Ann Rutledge

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
6.0

(1957) The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

as Bertha

Some Like It Hot
7.2

(1939) Some Like It Hot

as Flo Saunders

The Impatient Maiden
0.0

(1932) The Impatient Maiden

as Betty Merrick

Clear All Wires!
6.5

(1933) Clear All Wires!

as Dolly Winslow

It's a Joke, Son!
6.9

(1947) It's a Joke, Son!

as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
6.3

(1935) Biography of a Bachelor Girl

as Slade Kinnicott

Menu
4.9

(1933) Menu

as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)

Day of Reckoning
5.0

(1933) Day of Reckoning

as Mamie

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
5.3

(1934) Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

as Gwen

Wicked
4.7

(1931) Wicked

as June

The Merry Widow
5.8

(1952) The Merry Widow

as Kitty Riley

A Millionaire for Christy
6.4

(1951) A Millionaire for Christy

as Patsy Clifford

Whistling in the Dark
5.6

(1933) Whistling in the Dark

as Toby Van Buren

Beauty for Sale
7.0

(1933) Beauty for Sale

as Carol Merrick

Golden Girl
5.5

(1951) Golden Girl

as Mary Ann Crabtree

Reunion in Vienna
6.8

(1933) Reunion in Vienna

as Ilsa Hinrich

Huddle
6.6

(1932) Huddle

as Coach Malcolm

Speed
5.8

(1936) Speed

as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson

The Night Is Young
5.0

(1935) The Night Is Young

as Fanni Kerner

One New York Night
0.0

(1935) One New York Night

as Phoebe

Have a Heart
7.0

(1934) Have a Heart

as Joan O'Day

Daddy Long Legs
4.0

(1931) Daddy Long Legs

as Sally McBride

This Side of Heaven
7.0

(1934) This Side of Heaven

as Birdie

Murder in the Private Car
5.4

(1934) Murder in the Private Car

as Georgia Latham

Her First Mate
0.0

(1933) Her First Mate

as Hattie

She Wanted a Millionaire
0.0

(1932) She Wanted a Millionaire

as Mary Taylor

Six Cylinder Love
0.0

(1931) Six Cylinder Love

as Margaret Rogers

Summer Magic
6.7

(1963) Summer Magic

as Mariah Popham

3.0

(1936) We Went to College

as Susan Standish

My Blue Heaven
7.0

(1950) My Blue Heaven

as Miss Irma Gilbert

Murder in the Fleet
5.0

(1935) Murder in the Fleet

as 'Toots' Timmons

The Girl Most Likely
3.7

(1958) The Girl Most Likely

as Mother

Baby Face Harrington
4.8

(1935) Baby Face Harrington

as Millicent

Men Are Such Fools
0.0

(1932) Men Are Such Fools

as Molly

Don't Bet on Women
4.2

(1931) Don't Bet on Women

as Tallulah Hope

Emergency Wedding
5.5

(1950) Emergency Wedding

as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist

Paris Interlude
3.5

(1934) Paris Interlude

as Cassie

Command Performance
4.1

(1931) Command Performance

as Princess Katerina

Cracked Nuts
0.0

(1941) Cracked Nuts

as Sharon Knight

Broadway to Hollywood
4.6

(1933) Broadway to Hollywood

as Flirt in Audience

The Secret Witness
3.0

(1931) The Secret Witness

as Lois Martin

The Greer Case
0.0

(1957) The Greer Case

as Louise Hoagland

It's in the Air
5.0

(1935) It's in the Air

as Alice Lane Churchill

Kill the Umpire
6.3

(1950) Kill the Umpire

as Betty Johnson

The Good Old Soak
0.0

(1937) The Good Old Soak

as Nellie

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
4.0

(1944) Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

as Patsy Wilkins

A Tiger Walks
5.7

(1964) A Tiger Walks

as Mrs. Watkins

Spinout
5.6

(1966) Spinout

as Violet Ranley

To Heir Is Human
0.0

(1944) To Heir Is Human

as Una

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

(1994) That's Entertainment! III

as (archive footage)

Twin Beds
2.7

(1942) Twin Beds

as Lydia

0.0

(1943) Quack Service

as Daffy

Hollywood Goes to Town
7.0

(1938) Hollywood Goes to Town

as Self

Sandy Gets Her Man
4.0

(1940) Sandy Gets Her Man

as Nan Clark

Checkers
0.0

(1937) Checkers

as Mamie Appleby

Comin' Round the Mountain
0.0

(1940) Comin' Round the Mountain

as Belinda Watters

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

(1988) James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

as Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!
7.0

(1985) That's Dancing!

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

The Eyes of the World
0.0

(1930) The Eyes of the World

as Sybil LaGrange

The Bargain
0.0

(1931) The Bargain

as Etta

Aladdin
0.0

(1958) Aladdin

as Aladdin's Mother

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Miss Samantha Cartier

Studio One
4.7

(1948) Studio One

as Parsis McHugh

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
7.0

(1951) Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

as Secretary

Climax!
3.0

(1954) Climax!

as Maud

The Bill Dana Show
6.0

(1963) The Bill Dana Show

as ---

The Cara Williams Show
5.0

(1964) The Cara Williams Show

as ---

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Clara Lovelace

6.1

(1952) Four Star Playhouse

as Rose Barton

Burke's Law
6.0

(1963) Burke's Law

as Mrs. Thomas Barrett

DuPont Show of the Month
6.7

(1957) DuPont Show of the Month

as Aladdin's Mother