Minerva Urecal
Biography
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.
Also Known As
Movie Appearances
Salty O'Rourke
as Saleslady (uncredited)
1945
State Fair
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
1945
Wanderer of the Wasteland
as Mama Rafferty
1945
The Corpse Vanishes
as Fagah
1942
The Living Ghost
as Delia Phillips
1942
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
as The Cleaning Lady
1941
Lady for a Night
as Spinster in Audience (uncredited)
1942
Double Jeopardy
as Mrs. Kreesy
1955
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
as Kate Lindquist
1964
A Man Betrayed
as Librarian (uncredited)
1941
The Ape Man
as Agatha Brewster
1943
Without Reservations
as Sue (uncredited)
1946
Bowery Blitzkrieg
as Head of Reform School (uncredited)
1941
The Trap
as Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
1946
Three Godfathers
as Parishioner (uncredited)
1936
Sioux City Sue
as Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1946
Niagara
as Mrs. McGrand
1953
The Lost Moment
as Maria
1947
The Lovable Cheat
as Virginie
1949
The Jackpot
as Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
1950
TV Appearances
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Winslow
1963
Perry Mason
as Landlady
1957
Angel
1960
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Ma Bowie
1956
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
Meet Mr. McNutley
1953
Peter Gunn
as Mother
1958
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Griffin
1963