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Minerva Urecal

Acting · Born September 20, 1894 · 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.

Movies with Minerva Urecal

• Shadow of a Doubt (1943) — Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
• Marty (1955) — Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
• Niagara (1953) — Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
• The Bells of St. Mary's (1945) — Landlady (uncredited)
• Mr. Skeffington (1944) — Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
• They Died with Their Boots On (1941) — Nurse (uncredited)
• 7 Faces of Dr. Lao (1964) — Kate Lindquist
• Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962) — Brenda
• Fury (1936) — Fanny (uncredited)
• The Dark Corner (1946) — Client Wife (uncredited)
• Good Sam (1948) — Mrs. Nelson
• Destry Rides Again (1939) — Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)

TV shows with Minerva Urecal

• Peter Gunn (1958) — Mother