Minerva Urecal

September 20, 1894(71 at death)|Died February 26, 1966
Eureka, California, USA|Acting

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.

Movies (169)

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

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
6.5

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

Sudden Danger
5.7

Sudden Danger

1955

A Man Alone
5.8

A Man Alone

1955

Double Jeopardy
5.2

Double Jeopardy

1955

Marty
7.5

Marty

1955

Two Gun Marshal
9.0

Two Gun Marshal

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

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

Harem Girl
6.5

Harem Girl

1952

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

Stop That Cab
9.0

Stop That Cab

1951

The Jackpot
7.0

The Jackpot

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
6.5

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
6.3

Cynthia

1947

Heartaches
5.3

Heartaches

1947

Hired Husband
8.0

Hired Husband

1947

Undercover Maisie
8.0

Undercover Maisie

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

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

Sensation Hunters
4.8

Sensation Hunters

1945

Men in Her Diary
9.0

Men in Her Diary

1945

State Fair
6.6

State Fair

1945

Mr. Muggs Rides Again
7.0

Mr. Muggs Rides Again

1945

A Bell for Adano
6.0

A Bell for Adano

1945

Wanderer of the Wasteland
7.7

Wanderer of the Wasteland

1945

A Medal for Benny
5.6

A Medal for Benny

1945

Salty O'Rourke
6.0

Salty O'Rourke

1945

The Kid Sister
7.0

The Kid Sister

1945

Crazy Knights
5.2

Crazy Knights

1944

One Mysterious Night
6.2

One Mysterious Night

1944

The Mark of the Whistler
6.2

The Mark of the Whistler

1944

Music in Manhattan
6.0

Music in Manhattan

1944

Moonlight and Cactus
5.5

Moonlight and Cactus

1944

When Strangers Marry
6.2

When Strangers Marry

1944

Block Busters
8.0

Block Busters

1944

Louisiana Hayride
7.5

Louisiana Hayride

1944

Man from Frisco
6.5

Man from Frisco

1944

Mr. Skeffington
6.8

Mr. Skeffington

1944

The Bridge of San Luis Rey
6.3

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

Dangerous Blondes
6.3

Dangerous Blondes

1943

Pitchin' in the Kitchen
7.0

Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943

So This Is Washington
5.3

So This Is Washington

1943

Ghosts on the Loose
4.2

Ghosts on the Loose

1943

Hit the Ice
6.0

Hit the Ice

1943

Quiet Please, Murder
7.0

Quiet Please, Murder

1943

Dixie Dugan
6.5

Dixie Dugan

1943

The Ape Man
4.4

The Ape Man

1943

Keep 'Em Slugging
5.8

Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

Something to Shout About
6.5

Something to Shout About

1943

Kid Dynamite
6.7

Kid Dynamite

1943

The Powers Girl
7.0

The Powers Girl

1943

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5

Shadow of a Doubt

1943

They Stooge to Conga
7.4

They Stooge to Conga

1943

That Other Woman
6.7

That Other Woman

1942

Riding Through Nevada
7.0

Riding Through Nevada

1942

The Daring Young Man
5.0

The Daring Young Man

1942

The Man in the Trunk
9.0

The Man in the Trunk

1942

The Living Ghost
4.3

The Living Ghost

1942

Sweater Girl
5.3

Sweater Girl

1942

Sons of the Pioneers
9.0

Sons of the Pioneers

1942

Beyond the Blue Horizon
6.0

Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

Henry and Dizzy
9.0

Henry and Dizzy

1942

In Old California
5.3

In Old California

1942

The Corpse Vanishes
4.3

The Corpse Vanishes

1942

My Favorite Blonde
6.4

My Favorite Blonde

1942

A Tragedy at Midnight
5.2

A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

Lady for a Night
5.5

Lady for a Night

1942

They Died with Their Boots On
6.7

They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
7.0

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

Dressed to Kill
6.3

Dressed to Kill

1941

Bowery Blitzkrieg
6.1

Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

Accent on Love
7.5

Accent on Love

1941

Murder by Invitation
6.0

Murder by Invitation

1941

The Cowboy and the Blonde
7.0

The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941

A Man Betrayed
5.6

A Man Betrayed

1941

Murder Among Friends
7.0

Murder Among Friends

1941

Golden Hoofs
8.0

Golden Hoofs

1941

Arkansas Judge
8.0

Arkansas Judge

1941

San Francisco Docks
7.3

San Francisco Docks

1940

No, No, Nanette
6.2

No, No, Nanette

1940

The Ape
4.8

The Ape

1940

Wildcat Bus
5.5

Wildcat Bus

1940

Boys of the City
5.2

Boys of the City

1940

You Can't Fool Your Wife
5.6

You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

The Sagebrush Family Trails West
7.0

The Sagebrush Family Trails West

1940

Missing Evidence
6.5

Missing Evidence

1939

Destry Rides Again
7.2

Destry Rides Again

1939

Sabotage
6.6

Sabotage

1939

Dancing Co-Ed
6.6

Dancing Co-Ed

1939

No Place to Go
8.0

No Place to Go

1939

Golden Boy
6.5

Golden Boy

1939

Second Fiddle
5.1

Second Fiddle

1939

S.O.S Tidal Wave
6.8

S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
7.0

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

Four Girls in White
7.3

Four Girls in White

1939

Dramatic School
6.5

Dramatic School

1938

Frontier Scout
6.0

Frontier Scout

1938

City Streets
7.0

City Streets

1938

The Devil's Party
5.4

The Devil's Party

1938

Air Devils
4.3

Air Devils

1938

The Lady in the Morgue
7.0

The Lady in the Morgue

1938

Start Cheering
6.9

Start Cheering

1938

Prison Nurse
5.6

Prison Nurse

1938

Exiled to Shanghai
5.5

Exiled to Shanghai

1937

She Loved a Fireman
7.5

She Loved a Fireman

1937

Life Begins with Love
6.7

Life Begins with Love

1937

Behind the Mike
8.0

Behind the Mike

1937

Ever Since Eve
5.8

Ever Since Eve

1937

The Go-Getter
6.2

The Go-Getter

1937

Charlie Chan at the Olympics
6.9

Charlie Chan at the Olympics

1937

Mountain Justice
6.3

Mountain Justice

1937

Oh, Doctor
7.0

Oh, Doctor

1937

Her Husband's Secretary
6.0

Her Husband's Secretary

1937

Fury
7.5

Fury

1936

Three Godfathers
6.9

Three Godfathers

1936

Love on a Bet
7.0

Love on a Bet

1936

His Night Out
7.0

His Night Out

1935

Here Comes the Band
7.0

Here Comes the Band

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze
6.2

Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

Student Tour
6.7

Student Tour

1934

Sadie McKee
7.0

Sadie McKee

1934

Meet the Baron
5.0

Meet the Baron

1933

Bombshell
6.5

Bombshell

1933

TV Shows (17)