Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Date of Birth:

Sep 20, 1894

Place of Birth:

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.

filmography:

Life Begins with Love Life Begins with Love

1937

Dangerous Blondes Dangerous Blondes

1943

The Go-Getter The Go-Getter

1937

Quiet Please, Murder Quiet Please, Murder

1943

Golden Hoofs Golden Hoofs

1941

S.O.S Tidal Wave S.O.S Tidal Wave

1939

One Mysterious Night One Mysterious Night

1944

Good Sam Good Sam

1948

The Strange Mrs. Crane The Strange Mrs. Crane

1948

Variety Time Variety Time

1948

Quicksand Quicksand

1950

Something to Shout About Something to Shout About

1943

Ghosts on the Loose Ghosts on the Loose

1943

Behind the Mike Behind the Mike

1937

Kid Dynamite Kid Dynamite

1943

Block Busters Block Busters

1944

The Devil's Party The Devil's Party

1938

Men in Her Diary Men in Her Diary

1945

The Well Groomed Bride The Well Groomed Bride

1946

Murder by Invitation Murder by Invitation

1941

Lost in Alaska Lost in Alaska

1952

That Funny Feeling That Funny Feeling

1965

Keep 'Em Slugging Keep 'Em Slugging

1943

Sabotage Sabotage

1939

Riding Through Nevada Riding Through Nevada

1942

Meet the Baron Meet the Baron

1933

Mr. Skeffington Mr. Skeffington

1944

No, No, Nanette No, No, Nanette

1940

Wildcat Bus Wildcat Bus

1940

Master Minds Master Minds

1949

Sons of the Pioneers Sons of the Pioneers

1942

Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick

1952

In Old California In Old California

1942

Undercover Maisie Undercover Maisie

1947

They Died with Their Boots On They Died with Their Boots On

1941

Outcasts of the Trail Outcasts of the Trail

1949

Sundown in Santa Fe Sundown in Santa Fe

1948

Rainbow Over Texas Rainbow Over Texas

1946

Marshal of Amarillo Marshal of Amarillo

1948

You Can't Fool Your Wife You Can't Fool Your Wife

1940

Maid to Order Maid to Order

1939

Hit the Ice Hit the Ice

1943

The Man in the Trunk The Man in the Trunk

1942

Partners in Time Partners in Time

1946

Breakfast in Hollywood Breakfast in Hollywood

1946

Salty O'Rourke Salty O'Rourke

1945

Crazy Knights Crazy Knights

1944

The Bells of St. Mary's The Bells of St. Mary's

1945

The Awful Sleuth The Awful Sleuth

1951

Sitting Pretty Sitting Pretty

1948

Two Gun Marshal Two Gun Marshal

1953

State Fair State Fair

1945

Wanderer of the Wasteland Wanderer of the Wasteland

1945

The Virginian The Virginian

1946

San Francisco Docks San Francisco Docks

1940

Gobs and Gals Gobs and Gals

1952

So This Is Washington So This Is Washington

1943

Murder Among Friends Murder Among Friends

1941

Sioux City Sue Sioux City Sue

1946

The Bridge of San Luis Rey The Bridge of San Luis Rey

1944

Pitchin' in the Kitchen Pitchin' in the Kitchen

1943

His Night Out His Night Out

1935

Man on the Flying Trapeze Man on the Flying Trapeze

1935

California California

1947

When Strangers Marry When Strangers Marry

1944

Undercover Maisie Undercover Maisie

1947

Secret Service Investigator Secret Service Investigator

1948

His Baiting Beauty His Baiting Beauty

1950

The Noose Hangs High The Noose Hangs High

1948

The Devil Thumbs a Ride The Devil Thumbs a Ride

1947

A Bell for Adano A Bell for Adano

1945

Take One False Step Take One False Step

1949

A Man Alone A Man Alone

1955

The Dark Corner The Dark Corner

1946

The Jackpot The Jackpot

1950

The Raging Tide The Raging Tide

1951

They Stooge to Conga They Stooge to Conga

1943

Three Godfathers Three Godfathers

1936

Without Reservations Without Reservations

1946

Hired Husband Hired Husband

1947

Marry the Boss's Daughter Marry the Boss's Daughter

1941

A Man Betrayed A Man Betrayed

1941

Man from Frisco Man from Frisco

1944

Student Tour Student Tour

1934

Family Honeymoon Family Honeymoon

1948

Dramatic School Dramatic School

1938

Cynthia Cynthia

1947

Side Street Side Street

1950

Exiled to Shanghai Exiled to Shanghai

1937

Sweater Girl Sweater Girl

1942

No Place to Go No Place to Go

1939

Wake Up and Dream Wake Up and Dream

1946

Oklahoma Annie Oklahoma Annie

1952

The Ape The Ape

1940

Mr. Muggs Rides Again Mr. Muggs Rides Again

1945

She's Back on Broadway She's Back on Broadway

1953

That Other Woman That Other Woman

1942

Andy Plays Hookey Andy Plays Hookey

1946

The Lady in the Morgue The Lady in the Morgue

1938

Air Devils Air Devils

1938

My Favorite Blonde My Favorite Blonde

1942

Louisiana Hayride Louisiana Hayride

1944

Prison Nurse Prison Nurse

1938

The Kid Sister The Kid Sister

1945

Harem Girl Harem Girl

1952

The Ape Man The Ape Man

1943

Bombshell Bombshell

1933

Bowery Blitzkrieg Bowery Blitzkrieg

1941

The Trap The Trap

1946

Double Jeopardy Double Jeopardy

1955

7 Faces of Dr. Lao 7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964

Lady for a Night Lady for a Night

1942

The Living Ghost The Living Ghost

1942

Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Never Give a Sucker an Even Break

1941

Niagara Niagara

1953

The Lost Moment The Lost Moment

1947

A Tragedy at Midnight A Tragedy at Midnight

1942

Love on a Bet Love on a Bet

1936

Accent on Love Accent on Love

1941

The Arizona Cowboy The Arizona Cowboy

1950

Frontier Scout Frontier Scout

1938

The Lovable Cheat The Lovable Cheat

1949

Sudden Danger Sudden Danger

1955

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation

1962

The Cowboy and the Blonde The Cowboy and the Blonde

1941

Stop That Cab Stop That Cab

1951

Beyond the Blue Horizon Beyond the Blue Horizon

1942

Dressed to Kill Dressed to Kill

1941

April Showers April Showers

1948

City Streets City Streets

1938

Dixie Dugan Dixie Dugan

1943

Shadow of a Doubt Shadow of a Doubt

1943

Marty Marty

1955

Sensation Hunters Sensation Hunters

1945

Night Has a Thousand Eyes Night Has a Thousand Eyes

1948

Holiday in Havana Holiday in Havana

1949

Boys of the City Boys of the City

1940

Apache Rose Apache Rose

1947

Dear Brat Dear Brat

1951

Moonlight and Cactus Moonlight and Cactus

1944

Voice of the Whistler Voice of the Whistler

1945

The Mark of the Whistler The Mark of the Whistler

1944

Oh, Doctor Oh, Doctor

1937

The Sagebrush Family Trails West The Sagebrush Family Trails West

1940

Bowery Buckaroos Bowery Buckaroos

1947

Fury Fury

1936

She Loved a Fireman She Loved a Fireman

1937

Four Girls in White Four Girls in White

1939

A Medal for Benny A Medal for Benny

1945

Start Cheering Start Cheering

1938

Mountain Justice Mountain Justice

1937

The Daring Young Man The Daring Young Man

1942

Ever Since Eve Ever Since Eve

1937

The Powers Girl The Powers Girl

1943

Bachelor Daze Bachelor Daze

1944

Arkansas Judge Arkansas Judge

1941

Here Comes the Band Here Comes the Band

1935

Henry and Dizzy Henry and Dizzy

1942

Dancing Co-Ed Dancing Co-Ed

1939

Destry Rides Again Destry Rides Again

1939

Missing Evidence Missing Evidence

1939

Her Husband's Secretary Her Husband's Secretary

1937

Golden Boy Golden Boy

1939

Woman They Almost Lynched Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

You Can't Cheat an Honest Man You Can't Cheat an Honest Man

1939

Second Fiddle Second Fiddle

1939

The Corpse Vanishes The Corpse Vanishes

1942

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