Actor
Minerva Urecal
Born 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.
Acting
Shadow of a Doubt
Mrs. Henderson (uncredited) · 1943
Marty
Mrs. Rosari (uncredited) · 1955
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
Busybody · 1955
Fury
Fanny (uncredited) · 1936
Niagara
Mrs. McGrand · 1953
Perry Mason
Landlady · 1957
Destry Rides Again
Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited) · 1939
The Bells of St. Mary's
Landlady (uncredited) · 1945
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
Kate Lindquist · 1964
They Died with Their Boots On
Nurse (uncredited) · 1941
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
Brenda · 1962
Mr. Skeffington
Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited) · 1944
State Fair
Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited) · 1945
The Dark Corner
Client Wife (uncredited) · 1946
Sitting Pretty
Mrs. Maypole (uncredited) · 1948
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited) · 1948
Bombshell
Autograph Seeker (uncredited) · 1933
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break
The Cleaning Lady · 1941
Side Street
Landlady · 1950
Charlie Chan at the Olympics
Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron · 1937
Golden Boy
Grocery Customer · 1939
The Abbott and Costello Show
Indian Woman · 1952
Sadie McKee
Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited) · 1934
The Noose Hangs High
Husky Woman (uncredited) · 1948