Minerva Urecal
ActingA 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
Fagah (archive footage)
Halloween Monster Bash
1991
Woman at Phone Booth
That Funny Feeling
1965
Kate Lindquist
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
Brenda
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
Mrs. Kelly
Sudden Danger
1955
Mrs. Maule (uncredited)
A Man Alone
1955
Mrs. Kreesy
Double Jeopardy
1955
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Marty
1955
Mama Antonelli
Two Gun Marshal
1953
Mrs. Stuart
Woman They Almost Lynched
1953
Cleaning Lady
She's Back on Broadway
1953
Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
Niagara
1953
Mrs. McGillicuddy
Lost in Alaska
1952
Mrs. Pursell
Gobs and Gals
1952
Mrs. Peabody
Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick
1952
Lottie Fling
Oklahoma Annie
1952
Aniseh
Harem Girl
1952
Johnnie Mae Swanson
The Raging Tide
1951
Neighbor (uncredited)
Dear Brat
1951
Bert's Mother-In-Law
The Awful Sleuth
1951
TV Shows
Martha Winslow
Petticoat Junction
1963
Martha Griffin
Petticoat Junction
1963
Angel
1960
Mother
Peter Gunn
1958
The Adventures of Tugboat Annie
1958
Landlady
Perry Mason
1957
Martha Glenhorn
Perry Mason
1957
Ma Bowie
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
1956
Busybody
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955
Mrs. Enright
The Danny Thomas Show
1953
Indian Woman
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Singing Student
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
The Abbott and Costello Show
1952
Cavalcade of America
1952
The Roy Rogers Show
1951
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Gene Autry Show
1950