Acting · Eureka, California, USA · Born September 20, 1894
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.
MovieHalloween Monster Bash
1991
as Fagah (archive footage)
MovieThat Funny Feeling
1965
as Woman at Phone Booth
Movie7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Kate Lindquist
TVPetticoat Junction
1963
as Martha Winslow
MovieMr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Brenda
TVAngel
1960
TVPeter Gunn
1958
as Mother
TVThe Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
TVPerry Mason
1957
as Landlady
TVThe Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
as Ma Bowie
MovieSudden Danger
1955
as Mrs. Kelly
MovieA Man Alone
1955
as Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
TVAlfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
as Busybody
MovieDouble Jeopardy
1955
as Mrs. Kreesy
MovieMarty
1955
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
MovieTwo Gun Marshal
1953
as Mama Antonelli
TVThe Danny Thomas Show
1953
as Mrs. Enright
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
MovieWoman They Almost Lynched
1953
as Mrs. Stuart
MovieShe's Back on Broadway
1953
as Cleaning Lady
MovieNiagara
1953
as Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
TVThe Abbott and Costello Show
1952
as Indian Woman
TVCavalcade of America
1952
MovieLost in Alaska
1952
as Mrs. McGillicuddy
MovieGobs and Gals
1952
as Mrs. Pursell
MovieAaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
as Mrs. Peabody
MovieOklahoma Annie
1952
as Lottie Fling
Happy Go Wacky
1952
MovieHarem Girl
1952
as Aniseh
TVThe Roy Rogers Show
1951
MovieThe Raging Tide
1951
as Johnnie Mae Swanson
MovieDear Brat
1951
as Neighbor (uncredited)
MovieThe Awful Sleuth
1951
as Bert's Mother-In-Law
TVThe Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
MovieStop That Cab
1951
as Lucy's Mother
MovieThe Jackpot
1950
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
TVThe Gene Autry Show
1950
MovieThe Arizona Cowboy
1950
as Cactus Kate Millican
MovieQuicksand
1950
as Landlady
MovieSide Street
1950
as Landlady
MovieHis Baiting Beauty
1950
as Harry's Mother-in-Law
MovieMaster Minds
1949
as Mrs. Hoskins
MovieHoliday in Havana
1949
as Mama Valdez
MovieTake One False Step
1949
as Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
MovieOutcasts of the Trail
1949
as Abbie Rysen
MovieThe Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
as Train Passenger (uncredited)
MovieThe Lovable Cheat
1949
as Virginie
MovieFamily Honeymoon
1948
as Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
MovieSundown in Santa Fe
1948
as Ella Mae Watson
MovieThe Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
as Nellie Carter
MovieGood Sam
1948
as Mrs. Nelson
MovieVariety Time
1948
as Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)
MovieNight Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
MovieMarshal of Amarillo
1948
as Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
MovieSecret Service Investigator
1948
as Mrs McGiven
MovieThe Noose Hangs High
1948
as Husky Woman (uncredited)
MovieApril Showers
1948
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieSitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
MovieBowery Buckaroos
1947
as Kate T. Barlow
MovieThe Lost Moment
1947
as Maria
MovieCynthia
1947
as Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
MovieHeartaches
1947
as Charwoman (uncredited)
MovieHired Husband
1947
as Aunt Jessie
MovieUndercover Maisie
1947
as Cafe Cook
MovieCalifornia
1947
as Emma (uncredited)
MovieThe Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
MovieApache Rose
1947
as Felicia
Andy Plays Hookey
1946
as Andy's Mother-in-Law
MovieWake Up and Dream
1946
as Edna Lucash
MovieThe Trap
1946
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
MovieSioux City Sue
1946
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
MovieThe Well Groomed Bride
1946
as Woman in Ticket Line
MovieWithout Reservations
1946
as Sue (uncredited)
MovieRainbow Over Texas
1946
as Mama Lolita
MovieThe Virginian
1946
MovieThe Dark Corner
1946
as Client Wife (uncredited)
MoviePartners in Time
1946
as Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
MovieBreakfast in Hollywood
1946
as Miss Mullins (uncredited)
MovieThe Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieVoice of the Whistler
1945
as Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
MovieSensation Hunters
1945
as Edna Rogers
MovieMen in Her Diary
1945
as Mrs. Braun
MovieState Fair
1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
MovieMr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
as Nora Brown
MovieA Bell for Adano
1945
as Italian Woman
MovieWanderer of the Wasteland
1945
as Mama Rafferty
MovieA Medal for Benny
1945
as Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
MovieSalty O'Rourke
1945
as Saleslady (uncredited)
MovieThe Kid Sister
1945
as Mrs. Wiggins
MovieCrazy Knights
1944
as Mrs. Benson
MovieOne Mysterious Night
1944
as Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
MovieThe Mark of the Whistler
1944
as Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
MovieMusic in Manhattan
1944
as Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
MovieMoonlight and Cactus
1944
as Abigail
MovieWhen Strangers Marry
1944
as Landlady (uncredited)
MovieBlock Busters
1944
as Amelia Rogiet
MovieLouisiana Hayride
1944
as Ma Crocker
MovieMan from Frisco
1944
as Mrs. Allison
MovieMr. Skeffington
1944
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
Bachelor Daze
1944
as Abigail O'Rourke
MovieThe Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
as Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
MovieDangerous Blondes
1943
as Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
MoviePitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
as Miss Clabber (uncredited)
MovieSo This Is Washington
1943
as Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
MovieGhosts on the Loose
1943
as Hilda
MovieHit the Ice
1943
as Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
MovieQuiet Please, Murder
1943
as Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
MovieDixie Dugan
1943
as Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
MovieThe Ape Man
1943
as Agatha Brewster
MovieKeep 'Em Slugging
1943
as Miss Billings
MovieSomething to Shout About
1943
as Mrs. Starretton
MovieKid Dynamite
1943
as Judge
MovieThe Powers Girl
1943
as Maggie (uncredited)
MovieShadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
MovieThey Stooge to Conga
1943
as Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
MovieThat Other Woman
1942
as Mrs. MacReady
MovieRiding Through Nevada
1942
as Widow Humbolt
MovieThe Daring Young Man
1942
as Nurse
MovieThe Man in the Trunk
1942
as Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
MovieThe Living Ghost
1942
as Delia Phillips
MovieSweater Girl
1942
as Melinda
MovieThe Sons of the Pioneers
1942
as Ellie Bixby
MovieBeyond the Blue Horizon
1942
as Wife at Circus (uncredited)
MovieHenry and Dizzy
1942
as Mrs. Kilmer
MovieIn Old California
1942
as Mrs. Carson
MovieThe Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Fagah
MovieMy Favorite Blonde
1942
as Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
MovieA Tragedy at Midnight
1942
as Housekeeper (uncredited)
MovieLady for a Night
1942
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
Marry the Boss's Daughter
1941
as Elevator Passenger
MovieThey Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
MovieNever Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
as The Cleaning Lady
MovieDressed to Kill
1941
as Landlady
MovieBowery Blitzkrieg
1941
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
MovieAccent on Love
1941
as Teresa Lombroso
MovieMurder by Invitation
1941
as Maxine Denham
MovieThe Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
as Murphy
MovieA Man Betrayed
1941
as Librarian (uncredited)
MovieMurder Among Friends
1941
as Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
MovieGolden Hoofs
1941
as Myrt
MovieArkansas Judge
1941
as Miranda Wolfson
MovieSan Francisco Docks
1940
as Landlady
MovieNo, No, Nanette
1940
as Woman in Airport
MovieThe Ape
1940
as Townswoman
MovieWildcat Bus
1940
as Old Maid (uncredited)
MovieBoys of the City
1940
as Agnes
MovieYou Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
as Mrs. Doolittle
MovieThe Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940
as Widow Gail
MovieMissing Evidence
1939
as Amy, Housewife
MovieDestry Rides Again
1939
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
MovieSabotage
1939
as (uncredited)
MovieDancing Co-Ed
1939
as Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
Maid to Order
1939
as Mail-Order Bride
MovieNo Place to Go
1939
as Miss Rice
MovieGolden Boy
1939
as Grocery Customer
MovieSecond Fiddle
1939
as Miss Bland, the School Principal
MovieS.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
MovieYou Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
as Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
MovieFour Girls in White
1939
as Miss Perch - a Nurse
MovieDramatic School
1938
as Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
MovieFrontier Scout
1938
as Helen
MovieCity Streets
1938
as Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
MovieThe Devil's Party
1938
as Maria
MovieAir Devils
1938
as Margaret Price
MovieThe Lady in the Morgue
1938
as Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
MovieStart Cheering
1938
as Miss Grimley
MoviePrison Nurse
1938
as Sutherland
MovieExiled to Shanghai
1937
as Claire
MovieShe Loved a Fireman
1937
as Nurse Purdy
MovieLife Begins with Love
1937
as Mrs. Murphy
MovieBehind the Mike
1937
as Mrs. Reilly
MovieEver Since Eve
1937
as Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
MovieLove in a Bungalow
1937
as Mrs. Kester
MovieThe Go-Getter
1937
as Cappy Ricks' Secretary
MovieCharlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
as Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
MovieMountain Justice
1937
as Ella Crippen
MovieOh, Doctor
1937
as Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
MovieHer Husband's Secretary
1937
as Miss Baldwin
MovieFury
1936
as Fanny (uncredited)
MovieThree Godfathers
1936
as Parishioner (uncredited)
MovieLove on a Bet
1936
as Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
MovieHis Night Out
1935
as Wife (uncredited)
MovieHere Comes the Band
1935
as Italian Wife (uncredited)
MovieMan on the Flying Trapeze
1935
as Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
MovieStudent Tour
1934
as Wife
MovieSadie McKee
1934
as Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
MovieMeet the Baron
1933
as Downstairs Maid (uncredited)
MovieBombshell
1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
