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Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

Birthday: 1894-09-22 | 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

1964
7 Faces of Dr. Lao

as    Kate Lindquist

1958
Peter Gunn

as    Mother

1955
Sudden Danger

as    Mrs. Kelly

1955
Double Jeopardy

as    Mrs. Kreesy

1953
She's Back on Broadway

as    Cleaning Lady

1953
Woman They Almost Lynched

as    Mrs. Stuart

1952
Harem Girl

as    Aniseh

1952
Oklahoma Annie

as    Lottie Fling

1952
Lost in Alaska

as    Mrs. McGillicuddy

1951
The Raging Tide

as    Johnnie Mae Swanson

1950
The Arizona Cowboy

as    Cactus Kate Millican

1949
Holiday in Havana

as    Mama Valdez

1948
Marshal of Amarillo

as    Mrs. Henry Pettigrew

1948
Good Sam

as    Mrs. Nelson