Acting
Minerva Urecal
Born Sep 20, 1894 · Eureka, California, USA · Died Feb 26, 1966
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.
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Acting
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
TV Movie · Comedy · Horror
That Funny Feeling
1965
Comedy · Romance
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Fantasy · Family · Western
Petticoat Junction
1963
Comedy · Family
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Family · Comedy
Angel
1960
Comedy
Peter Gunn
1958
Crime · Drama
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Perry Mason
1957
Mystery · Drama · Crime
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Western
Sudden Danger
1955
Drama · Crime · Mystery
A Man Alone
1955
Western · Romance
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mystery · Drama · Crime
Double Jeopardy
1955
Crime
Marty
1955
Drama · Romance
Two Gun Marshal
1953
Western
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
Comedy
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
Western · Drama
She's Back on Broadway
1953
Comedy
Niagara
1953
Crime · Thriller
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Comedy
Cavalcade of America
1952
Drama
Lost in Alaska
1952
Comedy · Adventure
Gobs and Gals
1952
Comedy
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
Comedy · Music
Oklahoma Annie
1952
Comedy · Western
Harem Girl
1952
Comedy · Romance
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
Western
The Raging Tide
1951
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Dear Brat
1951
Comedy · Romance
The Awful Sleuth
1951
Comedy
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
Western
Stop That Cab
1951
Comedy
The Jackpot
1950
Comedy
The Gene Autry Show
1950
Western · Comedy
The Arizona Cowboy
1950
Action · Western
Quicksand
1950
Crime · Thriller
Side Street
1950
Thriller · Crime
His Baiting Beauty
1950
Master Minds
1949
Comedy · Horror
Holiday in Havana
1949
Comedy
Take One False Step
1949
Crime · Drama · Mystery
Outcasts of the Trail
1949
Western
The Doolins of Oklahoma
1949
Western
The Lovable Cheat
1949
Comedy
Down to the Sea in Ships
1949
Drama · Adventure · Action
Family Honeymoon
1948
Comedy
Sundown in Santa Fe
1948
Western
The Strange Mrs. Crane
1948
Drama · Crime
Good Sam
1948
Comedy · Drama · Romance
Variety Time
1948
Comedy · Music
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
Thriller · Mystery
Marshal of Amarillo
1948
Western
Secret Service Investigator
1948
Crime · Drama · Romance
The Noose Hangs High
1948
Comedy
April Showers
1948
Music
Sitting Pretty
1948
Comedy
Bowery Buckaroos
1947
Comedy · Western · Crime
The Lost Moment
1947
Drama · Thriller · Romance
Cynthia
1947
Comedy · Drama
Heartaches
1947
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Hired Husband
1947
Comedy
Undercover Maisie
1947
Crime · Mystery · Comedy
California
1947
Western
The Devil Thumbs a Ride
1947
Thriller · Crime
Apache Rose
1947
Western
Wake Up and Dream
1946
Drama
The Trap
1946
Crime · Mystery · Thriller
Sioux City Sue
1946
Music · Western
The Well Groomed Bride
1946
Comedy · Romance
Without Reservations
1946
Comedy · Romance
Rainbow Over Texas
1946
Western
The Virginian
1946
Western
The Dark Corner
1946
Crime · Drama
Partners in Time
1946
Comedy · Drama
Breakfast in Hollywood
1946
Music · Comedy
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
Drama · Comedy
Voice of the Whistler
1945
Drama · Thriller
Sensation Hunters
1945
Drama
Men in Her Diary
1945
Comedy
State Fair
1945
Comedy · Romance
Mr. Muggs Rides Again
1945
Comedy · Drama
A Bell for Adano
1945
War · Drama
Wanderer of the Wasteland
1945
Western
A Medal for Benny
1945
Drama
Salty O'Rourke
1945
Drama
The Kid Sister
1945
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Crazy Knights
1944
Comedy · Horror · Romance
One Mysterious Night
1944
Mystery · Crime
The Mark of the Whistler
1944
Thriller · Crime · Mystery
Music in Manhattan
1944
Music · Romance
Moonlight and Cactus
1944
Western · Comedy · Music
When Strangers Marry
1944
Mystery · Crime · Drama
Block Busters
1944
Comedy
Louisiana Hayride
1944
Comedy · Music
Man from Frisco
1944
Drama · Romance
Mr. Skeffington
1944
Drama · Romance
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
1944
Drama
Dangerous Blondes
1943
Comedy · Crime · Drama
Pitchin' in the Kitchen
1943
Comedy
So This Is Washington
1943
Comedy
Ghosts on the Loose
1943
Comedy · Mystery · Horror
Hit the Ice
1943
Comedy
Quiet Please, Murder
1943
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Dixie Dugan
1943
Comedy
The Ape Man
1943
Horror · Science Fiction · Crime
Keep 'Em Slugging
1943
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Something to Shout About
1943
Music
Kid Dynamite
1943
Comedy
The Powers Girl
1943
Comedy · Music
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
Thriller · Mystery · Crime
They Stooge to Conga
1943
Comedy · War
That Other Woman
1942
Romance · Comedy
Riding Through Nevada
1942
Western
The Daring Young Man
1942
Comedy
The Man in the Trunk
1942
Crime · Comedy
The Living Ghost
1942
Thriller · Horror · Mystery
Sweater Girl
1942
Comedy · Music · Mystery
The Sons of the Pioneers
1942
Western · Music
Beyond the Blue Horizon
1942
Action · Adventure · Comedy
Henry and Dizzy
1942
Comedy
In Old California
1942
Action · Romance · Western
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
Science Fiction · Horror
My Favorite Blonde
1942
Comedy
A Tragedy at Midnight
1942
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
Lady for a Night
1942
Drama · Romance
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
Western · War · Drama
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
1941
Comedy
Dressed to Kill
1941
Mystery · Thriller
Bowery Blitzkrieg
1941
Comedy · Crime
Accent on Love
1941
Drama
Murder by Invitation
1941
Comedy · Crime · Mystery
The Cowboy and the Blonde
1941
Western · Comedy
A Man Betrayed
1941
Drama · Crime · Romance
Murder Among Friends
1941
Mystery
Golden Hoofs
1941
Comedy
Arkansas Judge
1941
Action · Romance · Music
San Francisco Docks
1940
Crime · Drama · Romance
No, No, Nanette
1940
Music · Comedy
The Ape
1940
Horror · Mystery · Science Fiction
Wildcat Bus
1940
Crime · Drama
Boys of the City
1940
Comedy · Mystery · Thriller
You Can't Fool Your Wife
1940
Comedy
The Sagebrush Family Trails West
1940
Western
Missing Evidence
1939
Crime
Destry Rides Again
1939
Western · Comedy
Sabotage
1939
Action · Drama
Dancing Co-Ed
1939
Comedy · Romance
No Place to Go
1939
Drama
Golden Boy
1939
Drama · Romance
Second Fiddle
1939
Comedy
S.O.S Tidal Wave
1939
Crime
You Can't Cheat an Honest Man
1939
Comedy
Four Girls in White
1939
Comedy · Drama
Dramatic School
1938
Drama · Romance
Frontier Scout
1938
Action · Western
City Streets
1938
Drama
The Devil's Party
1938
Crime · Drama
Air Devils
1938
Action · Adventure · Romance
The Lady in the Morgue
1938
Mystery · Crime
Start Cheering
1938
Comedy · Music · Romance
Prison Nurse
1938
Drama
Exiled to Shanghai
1937
Drama
She Loved a Fireman
1937
Drama · Action
Life Begins with Love
1937
Comedy · Drama
Behind the Mike
1937
Comedy · Romance
Ever Since Eve
1937
Comedy · Romance
Love in a Bungalow
1937
Comedy · Romance
The Go-Getter
1937
Comedy · Romance
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
1937
Mystery · Crime · Thriller
Mountain Justice
1937
Drama · Romance
Oh, Doctor
1937
Comedy
Her Husband's Secretary
1937
Drama
Fury
1936
Crime · Drama · Thriller
Three Godfathers
1936
Action · Drama · Western
Love on a Bet
1936
Comedy · Romance
His Night Out
1935
Adventure · Comedy · Crime
Here Comes the Band
1935
Romance · Comedy
Man on the Flying Trapeze
1935
Comedy
Student Tour
1934
Music
Sadie McKee
1934
Drama · Romance
Meet the Baron
1933
Comedy
Bombshell
1933
Comedy · Romance