Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Date of Birth:

Sep 20, 1894

Place of Birth:

Eureka, California, USA

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:

Mr. Skeffington Mr. Skeffington

1944

Master Minds Master Minds

1949

Wildcat Bus Wildcat Bus

1940

Meet the Baron Meet the Baron

1933

No, No, Nanette No, No, Nanette

1940

The Ape The Ape

1940

Moonlight and Cactus Moonlight and Cactus

1944

Student Tour Student Tour

1934

Man from Frisco Man from Frisco

1944

That Funny Feeling That Funny Feeling

1965

Sabotage Sabotage

1939

Sundown in Santa Fe Sundown in Santa Fe

1948

Marshal of Amarillo Marshal of Amarillo

1948

You Can't Fool Your Wife You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

In Old California In Old California

1942

Rainbow Over Texas Rainbow Over Texas

1946

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

1952

Keep 'Em Slugging Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

Riding Through Nevada Riding Through Nevada

1942

Sons of the Pioneers Sons of the Pioneers

1942

The Sagebrush Family Trails West The Sagebrush Family Trails West

1940

Oh, Doctor Oh, Doctor

1937

Shadow of a Doubt Shadow of a Doubt

1943

Crazy Knights Crazy Knights

1944

Breakfast in Hollywood Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

Partners in Time Partners in Time

1946

Night Has a Thousand Eyes Night Has a Thousand Eyes

1948

The Man in the Trunk The Man in the Trunk

1942

Gobs and Gals Gobs and Gals

1952

The Bells of St. Mary's The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

Sensation Hunters Sensation Hunters

1945

Dixie Dugan Dixie Dugan

1943

Beyond the Blue Horizon Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

Bowery Buckaroos Bowery Buckaroos

1947

The Mark of the Whistler The Mark of the Whistler

1944

Voice of the Whistler Voice of the Whistler

1945

Holiday in Havana Holiday in Havana

1949

City Streets City Streets

1938

Boys of the City Boys of the City

1940

Dressed to Kill Dressed to Kill

1941

April Showers April Showers

1948

Outcasts of the Trail Outcasts of the Trail

1949

Undercover Maisie Undercover Maisie

1947

Take One False Step Take One False Step

1949

A Bell for Adano A Bell for Adano

1945

The Noose Hangs High The Noose Hangs High

1948

His Baiting Beauty His Baiting Beauty

1950

The Devil Thumbs a Ride The Devil Thumbs a Ride

1947

Hit the Ice Hit the Ice

1943

Ghosts on the Loose Ghosts on the Loose

1943

Behind the Mike Behind the Mike

1937

Maid to Order Maid to Order

1939

California California

1947

When Strangers Marry When Strangers Marry

1944

Marry the Boss's Daughter Marry the Boss's Daughter

1941

The Doolins of Oklahoma The Doolins of Oklahoma

1949

Heartaches Heartaches

1947

Sadie McKee Sadie McKee

1934

Hired Husband Hired Husband

1947

The Dark Corner The Dark Corner

1946

Undercover Maisie Undercover Maisie

1947

A Man Alone A Man Alone

1955

Secret Service Investigator Secret Service Investigator

1948

Something to Shout About Something to Shout About

1943

Block Busters Block Busters

1944

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

The Strange Mrs. Crane The Strange Mrs. Crane

1948

Golden Hoofs Golden Hoofs

1941

S.O.S Tidal Wave S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

Good Sam Good Sam

1948

One Mysterious Night One Mysterious Night

1944

Lost in Alaska Lost in Alaska

1952

They Died with Their Boots On They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Murder by Invitation Murder by Invitation

1941

Life Begins with Love Life Begins with Love

1937

Dangerous Blondes Dangerous Blondes

1943

Men in Her Diary Men in Her Diary

1945

The Well Groomed Bride The Well Groomed Bride

1946

Kid Dynamite Kid Dynamite

1943

The Devil's Party The Devil's Party

1938

Quicksand Quicksand

1950

The Go-Getter The Go-Getter

1937

Quiet Please, Murder Quiet Please, Murder

1943

Variety Time Variety Time

1948

Two Gun Marshal Two Gun Marshal

1953

Marty Marty

1955

A Tragedy at Midnight A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

They Stooge to Conga They Stooge to Conga

1943

Dear Brat Dear Brat

1951

Love on a Bet Love on a Bet

1936

The Raging Tide The Raging Tide

1951

The Arizona Cowboy The Arizona Cowboy

1950

Pitchin' in the Kitchen Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943

Frontier Scout Frontier Scout

1938

Murder Among Friends Murder Among Friends

1941

Accent on Love Accent on Love

1941

Harem Girl Harem Girl

1952

Sweater Girl Sweater Girl

1942

Exiled to Shanghai Exiled to Shanghai

1937

Family Honeymoon Family Honeymoon

1948

Side Street Side Street

1950

Oklahoma Annie Oklahoma Annie

1952

Wake Up and Dream Wake Up and Dream

1946

The Kid Sister The Kid Sister

1945

No Place to Go No Place to Go

1939

Man on the Flying Trapeze Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

Sudden Danger Sudden Danger

1955

Lady for a Night Lady for a Night

1942

Double Jeopardy Double Jeopardy

1955

7 Faces of Dr. Lao 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964

A Man Betrayed A Man Betrayed

1941

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

The Living Ghost The Living Ghost

1942

State Fair State Fair

1945

Wanderer of the Wasteland Wanderer of the Wasteland

1945

The Corpse Vanishes The Corpse Vanishes

1942

The Ape Man The Ape Man

1943

Without Reservations Without Reservations

1946

The Lovable Cheat The Lovable Cheat

1949

The Lost Moment The Lost Moment

1947

The Jackpot The Jackpot

1950

Niagara Niagara

1953

Sioux City Sue Sioux City Sue

1946

Bowery Blitzkrieg Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

The Trap The Trap

1946

Three Godfathers Three Godfathers

1936

Dramatic School Dramatic School

1938

Mr. Muggs Rides Again Mr. Muggs Rides Again

1945

Woman They Almost Lynched Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

Second Fiddle Second Fiddle

1939

Golden Boy Golden Boy

1939

Henry and Dizzy Henry and Dizzy

1942

Mountain Justice Mountain Justice

1937

The Virginian The Virginian

1946

Start Cheering Start Cheering

1938

Here Comes the Band Here Comes the Band

1935

Her Husband's Secretary Her Husband's Secretary

1937

Sitting Pretty Sitting Pretty

1948

San Francisco Docks San Francisco Docks

1940

Fury Fury

1936

She Loved a Fireman She Loved a Fireman

1937

Apache Rose Apache Rose

1947

Dancing Co-Ed Dancing Co-Ed

1939

Bombshell Bombshell

1933

Destry Rides Again Destry Rides Again

1939

Missing Evidence Missing Evidence

1939

A Medal for Benny A Medal for Benny

1945

Four Girls in White Four Girls in White

1939

Air Devils Air Devils

1938

The Lady in the Morgue The Lady in the Morgue

1938

She's Back on Broadway She's Back on Broadway

1953

That Other Woman That Other Woman

1942

Prison Nurse Prison Nurse

1938

His Night Out His Night Out

1935

Cynthia Cynthia

1947

My Favorite Blonde My Favorite Blonde

1942

Louisiana Hayride Louisiana Hayride

1944

Andy Plays Hookey Andy Plays Hookey

1946

Stop That Cab Stop That Cab

1951

Ever Since Eve Ever Since Eve

1937

The Daring Young Man The Daring Young Man

1942

So This Is Washington So This Is Washington

1943

Arkansas Judge Arkansas Judge

1941

The Awful Sleuth The Awful Sleuth

1951

The Cowboy and the Blonde The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941

Bachelor Daze Bachelor Daze

1944

The Powers Girl The Powers Girl

1943

Salty O'Rourke Salty O'Rourke

1945

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