Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Acting

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

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Halloween Monster Bash Halloween Monster Bash 1991 That Funny Feeling ★ 6.3 That Funny Feeling 1965 7 Faces of Dr. Lao ★ 6.9 7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964 Petticoat Junction ★ 5.8 Petticoat Junction 1963 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation ★ 6.5 Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation 1962 Angel ★ 4.2 Angel 1960 Peter Gunn ★ 6.6 Peter Gunn 1958 The Adventures of Tugboat Annie ★ 9.0 The Adventures of Tugboat Annie 1958 Perry Mason ★ 7.7 Perry Mason 1957 The Adventures of Jim Bowie ★ 5.3 The Adventures of Jim Bowie 1956 Sudden Danger ★ 5.5 Sudden Danger 1955 A Man Alone ★ 5.8 A Man Alone 1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents ★ 7.8 Alfred Hitchcock Presents 1955 Double Jeopardy ★ 5.2 Double Jeopardy 1955 Marty ★ 7.5 Marty 1955 Two Gun Marshal ★ 9.0 Two Gun Marshal 1953 The Danny Thomas Show ★ 6.2 The Danny Thomas Show 1953 Meet Mr. McNutley ★ 8.5 Meet Mr. McNutley 1953 Woman They Almost Lynched ★ 6.6 Woman They Almost Lynched 1953 She's Back on Broadway ★ 6.0 She's Back on Broadway 1953 Niagara ★ 6.8 Niagara 1953 The Abbott and Costello Show ★ 7.2 The Abbott and Costello Show 1952 Cavalcade of America ★ 4.6 Cavalcade of America 1952 Lost in Alaska ★ 6.1 Lost in Alaska 1952 Gobs and Gals ★ 7.0 Gobs and Gals 1952 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick ★ 7.0 Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick 1952 Oklahoma Annie ★ 8.7 Oklahoma Annie 1952 Happy Go Wacky ★ 9.0 Happy Go Wacky 1952 Harem Girl ★ 6.5 Harem Girl 1952 The Roy Rogers Show ★ 6.8 The Roy Rogers Show 1951 The Raging Tide ★ 5.1 The Raging Tide 1951 Dear Brat ★ 4.5 Dear Brat 1951 The Awful Sleuth ★ 10.0 The Awful Sleuth 1951 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok ★ 5.3 The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok 1951 Stop That Cab ★ 9.0 Stop That Cab 1951 The Jackpot ★ 7.1 The Jackpot 1950 The Gene Autry Show ★ 4.7 The Gene Autry Show 1950 The Arizona Cowboy ★ 10.0 The Arizona Cowboy 1950 Quicksand ★ 6.1 Quicksand 1950 Side Street ★ 6.5 Side Street 1950 His Baiting Beauty ★ 7.5 His Baiting Beauty 1950 Master Minds ★ 6.4 Master Minds 1949 Holiday in Havana ★ 5.6 Holiday in Havana 1949 Take One False Step ★ 5.4 Take One False Step 1949 Outcasts of the Trail ★ 9.0 Outcasts of the Trail 1949 The Doolins of Oklahoma ★ 6.8 The Doolins of Oklahoma 1949 The Lovable Cheat ★ 6.0 The Lovable Cheat 1949 Family Honeymoon ★ 6.3 Family Honeymoon 1948 Sundown in Santa Fe ★ 10.0 Sundown in Santa Fe 1948 The Strange Mrs. Crane ★ 6.3 The Strange Mrs. Crane 1948 Good Sam ★ 6.3 Good Sam 1948 Variety Time ★ 10.0 Variety Time 1948 Night Has a Thousand Eyes ★ 6.8 Night Has a Thousand Eyes 1948 Marshal of Amarillo ★ 9.0 Marshal of Amarillo 1948 Secret Service Investigator ★ 7.5 Secret Service Investigator 1948 The Noose Hangs High ★ 6.9 The Noose Hangs High 1948 April Showers ★ 6.5 April Showers 1948 Sitting Pretty ★ 7.1 Sitting Pretty 1948 Bowery Buckaroos ★ 6.6 Bowery Buckaroos 1947 The Lost Moment ★ 6.2 The Lost Moment 1947 Cynthia ★ 6.2 Cynthia 1947 Heartaches ★ 5.3 Heartaches 1947 Hired Husband ★ 8.0 Hired Husband 1947 Undercover Maisie ★ 8.0 Undercover Maisie 1947 California ★ 6.8 California 1947 The Devil Thumbs a Ride ★ 6.6 The Devil Thumbs a Ride 1947 Apache Rose ★ 6.4 Apache Rose 1947 Andy Plays Hookey ★ 10.0 Andy Plays Hookey 1946 Wake Up and Dream ★ 7.4 Wake Up and Dream 1946 The Trap ★ 6.8 The Trap 1946 Sioux City Sue ★ 10.0 Sioux City Sue 1946 The Well Groomed Bride ★ 5.7 The Well Groomed Bride 1946 Without Reservations ★ 6.2 Without Reservations 1946 Rainbow Over Texas ★ 7.3 Rainbow Over Texas 1946 The Virginian ★ 6.2 The Virginian 1946 The Dark Corner ★ 6.7 The Dark Corner 1946 Partners in Time ★ 7.0 Partners in Time 1946 Breakfast in Hollywood ★ 6.0 Breakfast in Hollywood 1946 The Bells of St. Mary's ★ 6.8 The Bells of St. Mary's 1945 Voice of the Whistler ★ 5.8 Voice of the Whistler 1945