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Minerva Urecal was an American stage and radio performer as well as a character actress in Hollywood films and on various television series from the early 1950s to 1965.
Birth Name
Minerva Holzer
Born
Saturday, 22 September 1894
Died
Saturday, 26 February 1966
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Kate | 1976 |
| That Funny Feeling | Woman at Phone Booth | 1965 |
| Tom, Dick and Mary | Grandma Fletcher | 1964 |
| 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Kate Lindquist | 1964 |
| Petticoat Junction | Martha Griffin / Martha Winslow | 1963 |
| Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Brenda | 1962 |
| Whispering Smith | Flora MacDonald | 1961 |
| Angel | Maid | 1960 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Miss Sarah Watson | 1960 |
| Peter Gunn | Mother | 1958 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch | Kate | 1976 |
| That Funny Feeling | Woman at Phone Booth | 1965 |
| Tom, Dick and Mary | Grandma Fletcher | 1964 |
| 7 Faces of Dr. Lao | Kate Lindquist | 1964 |
| Petticoat Junction | Martha Griffin / Martha Winslow | 1963 |
| Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation | Brenda | 1962 |
| Whispering Smith | Flora MacDonald | 1961 |
| Angel | Maid | 1960 |
| The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn | Miss Sarah Watson | 1960 |
| Peter Gunn | Mother | 1958 |
| The Adventures of Tugboat Annie | Tugboat Annie Brennan | 1957 |
| The Real McCoys | Bertha Spangler | 1957 |
| Perry Mason | Martha Glenhorn / Landlady | 1957 |
| Wagon Train | Mrs. Smith / Maria | 1957 |
| The O. Henry Playhouse | Mrs. Danbury | 1957 |
| The Adventures of Jim Bowie | Ma Bowie / Mrs. Bowie | 1956 |
| Crashing Las Vegas | Woman | 1956 |
| Miracle in the Rain | Mrs. Canelli | 1956 |
| Sudden Danger | Mrs. Kelly | 1955 |
| A Man Alone | Mrs. Maule | 1955 |
| Screen Directors Playhouse | Mrs. Garrity | 1955 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents | Busybody | 1955 |
| My Friend Flicka | Hannah Tully | 1955 |
| Jane Wyman Presents the Fireside Theatre | Mrs. Harrison / Mrs. Adams / Prison Matron | 1955 |
| Double Jeopardy | Mrs. Kreesy / Mrs. Krezi | 1955 |
| Marty | Mrs. Rosari | 1955 |
| Medic | Mrs. MacMullen - Landlady | 1954 |
| Two Gun Marshal | Mama Antonelli | 1953 |
| The Danny Thomas Show | Mrs. Enright / Hired Cleaning Woman | 1953 |
| The Ray Milland Show | Dean Bradley / Dean Josephine Bradley / Dean Bradey / Mrs. Bradley | 1953 |
| By the Light of the Silvery Moon | Toby Simmons | 1953 |
| Woman They Almost Lynched | Mrs. Stuart | 1953 |
| She's Back on Broadway | Cleaning Lady / Rick's Landlady | 1953 |
| Niagara | Mrs. McGrand / Mrs. McGrand, Landlady of McGrand's Boarding House | 1953 |
| The Abbott and Costello Show | Indian Woman / Singing Student / Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment | 1952 |
| I Married Joan | Farmer's wife | 1952 |
| The Ford Television Theatre | Miz Gribble | 1952 |
| Fearless Fagan | First Nurse | 1952 |
| Lost in Alaska | Mrs. McGillicuddy | 1952 |
| Footlights Theater | Miss Gribble | 1952 |
| Gobs and Gals | Mrs. Pursell | 1952 |
| Anything Can Happen | Bus Passenger wearing black | 1952 |
| Aaron Slick from Punkin Crick | Mrs. Peabody | 1952 |
| Oklahoma Annie | Lottie Fling / Mrs. Lottie Fling | 1952 |
| Death Valley Days | Mattie | 1952 |
| The Dennis Day Show | Mrs. Pratt | 1952 |
| Harem Girl | Aniseh | 1952 |
| The Roy Rogers Show | Geraldine O'Fallon / Mrs. MacGuiness | 1951 |
| The Raging Tide | Johnnie Mae Swanson | 1951 |
| Mask of the Avenger | Market Woman | 1951 |
| Dear Brat | Woman | 1951 |
| The Awful Sleuth | Bert's Mother-in-Law | 1951 |
| The Great Caruso | Carmelita Toscano | 1951 |
| Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok | Mama Antonelli | 1951 |
| The Range Rider | Leslie Pinckert / Kate Dawson / Febe Simms | 1951 |
| Stop That Cab | Lucy's Mother | 1951 |
| Texans Never Cry | Martha Carter | 1951 |
| Harvey | Nurse Dunphy | 1950 |
| The Jackpot | Woman Trying on Hats | 1950 |
| The Milkman | Mrs. Dillon | 1950 |
| Lux Video Theatre | Mrs. Thorston | 1950 |
| Mister 880 | Rosie | 1950 |
| My Blue Heaven | Mrs. 'Old Mule Face' Bates | 1950 |
| The Gene Autry Show | Mrs. Wilhelmina Wilkins | 1950 |
| Side Street | Garsell's Landlady / Landlady | 1950 |
| The Arizona Cowboy | Cactus Kate Millican | 1950 |
| Quicksand | Landlady | 1950 |
| The Traveling Saleswoman | Mrs. Owen | 1950 |
| Master Minds | Mrs. Hoskins | 1949 |
| Song of Surrender | Bidder | 1949 |
| Holiday in Havana | Mama Valdez | 1949 |
| The Lone Ranger | Billie Bannion / Ma Hank / Nell Martin | 1949 |
| Scene of the Crime | Woman at Crime Scene | 1949 |
| Outcasts of the Trail | Abbie Rysen | 1949 |
| Take One False Step | Gas Station Attendant | 1949 |
| The Doolins of Oklahoma | Train Passenger | 1949 |
| The Lovable Cheat | Virginie | 1949 |
| Big Jack | Mrs. Summers | 1949 |
| Down to the Sea in Ships | Mother | 1949 |
| Family Honeymoon | Mrs. Webb | 1948 |
| The Snake Pit | Ward 33 Inmate | 1948 |
| Joan of Arc | Old Woman | 1948 |
| Sundown in Santa Fe | Ella Mae Watson | 1948 |
| The Strange Mrs. Crane | Nellie Carter - Juror / Nellie Carter | 1948 |
| Good Sam | Mrs. Nelson | 1948 |
| Variety Time | Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage) / Aunt Jessie - clip from 'Hired Husband' | 1948 |
| Night Has a Thousand Eyes | Elderly Italian Woman | 1948 |
| Marshal of Amarillo | Mrs. Henry Pettigrew / Mrs. Pettigrew | 1948 |
| Secret Service Investigator | Mrs. McGiven- Landlady / Mrs McGiven | 1948 |
| Fury at Furnace Creek | Mrs. Crum | 1948 |
| The Noose Hangs High | Husky Woman | 1948 |
| April Showers | Landlady | 1948 |
| Sitting Pretty | Mrs. Maypole | 1948 |
| Bowery Buckaroos | Kate T. Barlow | 1947 |
| The Lost Moment | Maria | 1947 |
| Cynthia | Agnes, Jannings' Cook | 1947 |
| The Secret Life of Walter Mitty | Woman with Hat | 1947 |
| Heartaches | Charwoman | 1947 |
| High Conquest | Miss Woodley - replaced by Mary Field | 1947 |
| Saddle Pals | Cora Downey | 1947 |
| Blaze of Noon | Woman in Church | 1947 |
| Undercover Maisie | Cafe Cook / Delicatessen Woman / Delicatessen Woman (Uncredited) | 1947 |
| The Devil Thumbs a Ride | Mrs. Barnaby | 1947 |
| Apache Rose | Felicia | 1947 |
| California | Emma | 1947 |
| Ladies' Man | Mrs. Ryan | 1947 |
| Andy Plays Hookey | Andy's Mother-in-Law | 1946 |
| Wake Up and Dream | Edna Lucash / Mrs. Edna Lucash | 1946 |
| The Trap | Mrs. Weebles / Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper | 1946 |
| Sioux City Sue | Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager | 1946 |
| Crime Doctor's Man Hunt | Second Landlady | 1946 |
| No Leave, No Love | Mrs. Hanlon's Friend | 1946 |
| Little Miss Big | Woman | 1946 |
| The Bride Wore Boots | Minor Role | 1946 |
| Without Reservations | Sue | 1946 |
| The Well Groomed Bride | Woman in Ticket Line / Woman | 1946 |
| Rainbow Over Texas | Mama Lolita | 1946 |
| The Dark Corner | Client Wife | 1946 |
| The Virginian | Christopher's Mother | 1946 |
| Partners in Time | Miss Abernathy | 1946 |
| Breakfast in Hollywood | Miss Mullins | 1946 |
| The Bells of St. Mary's | Landlady | 1945 |
| Who's Guilty? | Mrs. Dill | 1945 |
| Voice of the Whistler | Georgie's Wife | 1945 |
| Sensation Hunters | Edna Rogers | 1945 |
| George White's Scandals | Teacher | 1945 |
| Men in Her Diary | Mrs. Braun | 1945 |
| State Fair | Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf | 1945 |
| Mr. Muggs Rides Again | Nora 'Ma' Brown / Nora Brown | 1945 |
| A Bell for Adano | Italian Woman | 1945 |
| Wanderer of the Wasteland | Mama Rafferty | 1945 |
| A Medal for Benny | Mrs. Chavez | 1945 |
| Salty O'Rourke | Saleslady | 1945 |
| The Kid Sister | Mrs. Wiggins | 1945 |
| Crazy Knights | Mrs. Benson | 1944 |
| The Doughgirls | Hatchet-Faced Woman | 1944 |
| And Now Tomorrow | Patient | 1944 |
| One Mysterious Night | Miss Wilkinson / Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited) | 1944 |
| Irish Eyes Are Smiling | Militant Wife | 1944 |
| The Mark of the Whistler | Woman Sweeping Front Stoop | 1944 |
| Music in Manhattan | Mrs. Smith, the Landlady | 1944 |
| Moonlight and Cactus | Abigail | 1944 |
| Kismet | Retainer | 1944 |
| When Strangers Marry | Landlady | 1944 |
| Mr. Skeffington | Woman in Beauty Shop / Nightclub Patron | 1944 |
| Block Busters | Amelia Rogiet | 1944 |
| Louisiana Hayride | Ma Crocker | 1944 |
| Man from Frisco | Mrs. Allison / Widow Allison | 1944 |
| Bachelor Daze | Abigail O'Rourke | 1944 |
| The Bridge of San Luis Rey | Uncle Pio's Servant | 1944 |
| The Song of Bernadette | Woman Describing Baby's Recovery | 1943 |
| Klondike Kate | Sarah | 1943 |
| My Kingdom for a Cook | Woman in Employment Office | 1943 |
| Dangerous Blondes | Mrs. Swanson-Housekeeper / Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper | 1943 |
| Wagon Tracks West | Landlady | 1943 |
| So This Is Washington | Mrs. Pomeroy | 1943 |
| Ghosts on the Loose | Hilda | 1943 |
| Hit the Ice | Wife at Hospital | 1943 |
| White Savage | Native Woman | 1943 |
| A Stranger in Town | Lady Stepping Off Train | 1943 |
| Dixie Dugan | Mrs. Wilson | 1943 |
| The Ape Man | Agatha Brewster | 1943 |
| Keep 'Em Slugging | Miss Billings | 1943 |
| Something to Shout About | Mrs. Starretton | 1943 |
| Kid Dynamite | Judge | 1943 |
| The Powers Girl | Maggie | 1943 |
| Shadow of a Doubt | Mrs. Henderson | 1943 |
| They Stooge to Conga | Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper | 1943 |
| Quiet Please: Murder | Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron | 1942 |
| The Living Ghost | Delia Phillips | 1942 |
| That Other Woman | Mrs. MacReady | 1942 |
| Riding Through Nevada | Widow Humbolt | 1942 |
| The Daring Young Man | Nurse | 1942 |
| The Man in the Trunk | Peggy's Landlady | 1942 |
| Careful, Soft Shoulders | Woman waiting at the phone booth | 1942 |
| Henry Aldrich, Editor | Miss Schwellenhorn | 1942 |
| Sweater Girl | Melinda | 1942 |
| Sons of the Pioneers | Ellie Bixby | 1942 |
| Beyond the Blue Horizon | Wife at Circus | 1942 |
| Henry and Dizzy | Mrs. Kilmer | 1942 |
| In Old California | Mrs. Carson | 1942 |
| The Corpse Vanishes | Fagah | 1942 |
| My Favorite Blonde | Stone-Faced Woman | 1942 |
| A Tragedy at Midnight | Housekeeper / Mattie - Housekeeper | 1942 |
| Lady for a Night | Spinster in Audience | 1942 |
| Marry the Boss's Daughter | Elevator Passenger | 1941 |
| Skylark | Woman in Subway Car | 1941 |
| They Died with Their Boots On | Nurse | 1941 |
| Moon Over Her Shoulder | Mrs. Duggins - Scoutmistress | 1941 |
| Never Give a Sucker an Even Break | The Cleaning Woman / The Cleaning Lady | 1941 |
| Sailors on Leave | Crusty Woman | 1941 |
| Man at Large | Mrs. Jones, Nervous Man's Wife | 1941 |
| Dressed to Kill | Landlady | 1941 |
| Bowery Blitzkrieg | 'Picklepuss' - Reform School Matron / Head of Reform School | 1941 |
| Accent on Love | Teresa Lombroso | 1941 |
| Murder by Invitation | Maxine Denham | 1941 |
| The Cowboy and the Blonde | Murphy | 1941 |
| A Man Betrayed | Librarian | 1941 |
| Murder Among Friends | Mrs. O'Heaney | 1941 |
| Golden Hoofs | Myrt | 1941 |
| The Trial of Mary Dugan | Landlady | 1941 |
| Arkansas Judge | Miranda Wolfson | 1941 |
| The Wild Man of Borneo | Mother of Baby | 1941 |
| Six Lessons from Madame La Zonga | Irate Woman | 1941 |
| San Francisco Docks | Landlady | 1940 |
| No, No, Nanette | Woman in Airport | 1940 |
| The Ape | Townswoman | 1940 |
| Wildcat Bus | Old Maid | 1940 |
| Boys of the City | Agnes | 1940 |
| You Can't Fool Your Wife | Mrs. Doolittle | 1940 |
| The Sagebrush Family Trails West | Widow Gail | 1940 |
| Destry Rides Again | Mrs. DeWitt | 1939 |
| Missing Evidence | Amy, Housewife | 1939 |
| Little Accident | Woman | 1939 |
| Sabotage | Undetermined Supporting Role | 1939 |
| Dancing Co-Ed | Woman on Radio | 1939 |
| No Place to Go | Miss Rice | 1939 |
| Golden Boy | Grocery Customer | 1939 |
| Should Husbands Work? | Noisy Neighbor | 1939 |
| Second Fiddle | Miss Bland, the School Principal | 1939 |
| Unexpected Father | Neighbor | 1939 |
| S.O.S. Tidal Wave | 1939 | |
| Let Us Live | Charwoman at Theatre Hold-Up | 1939 |
| You Can't Cheat an Honest Man | Screaming Spinster at Circus | 1939 |
| Maid to Order | Mail-Order Bride / Lela - Mail-Order Bride | 1939 |
| Four Girls in White | Miss Perch - a Nurse | 1939 |
| Thanks for Everything | Hatchet-Faced Woman | 1938 |
| Dramatic School | Rose | 1938 |
| Frontier Scout | Helen | 1938 |
| City Streets | Mrs. Grimley | 1938 |
| Wives Under Suspicion | Lady in Courtroom | 1938 |
| The Devil's Party | Maria / Maria - Jerry's Housekeeper | 1938 |
| Air Devils | Margaret Price / Miss Margaret Price | 1938 |
| The Lady in the Morgue | Mrs. Horn | 1938 |
| Start Cheering | Miss Grimley | 1938 |
| Prison Nurse | Sutherland | 1938 |
| Paradise for Three | Hotel Guest Reading in Bed | 1938 |
| Exiled to Shanghai | Claire | 1937 |
| She Loved a Fireman | Nurse Purdy | 1937 |
| Life Begins with Love | Mrs. Murphy | 1937 |
| Behind the Mike | Mrs. Reilly | 1937 |
| Ever Since Eve | Bellden's Receptionist | 1937 |
| Love in a Bungalow | Mrs. Kester | 1937 |
| The Go Getter | Cappy Ricks' Secretary / Cappy Ricks 'secretary | 1937 |
| Charlie Chan at the Olympics | Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron | 1937 |
| Oh, Doctor | Death Watch Mary Mackleforth | 1937 |
| Mountain Justice | Ella Crippen | 1937 |
| Her Husband's Secretary | Miss Baldwin | 1937 |
| God's Country and the Woman | Maisie | 1937 |
| Bulldog Edition | Mrs. George Poppupoppalas | 1936 |
| Fury | Fanny | 1936 |
| Three Godfathers | Parishoner | 1936 |
| Love on a Bet | Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary / Miss Jones - MacCreigh's Secretary | 1936 |
| Here Comes the Band | Italian Wife | 1935 |
| Bonnie Scotland | Storekeeper | 1935 |
| Man on the Flying Trapeze | Italian Woman in Ambulance | 1935 |
| It Happened in New York | Spinster | 1935 |
| Biography of a Bachelor Girl | Ms. Bella 'Bell' Clark | 1935 |
| Student Tour | Wife | 1934 |
| Straight Is the Way | Woman Assisting the Clapmans | 1934 |
| Derby Decade | Bluenose Woman | 1934 |
| Sadie McKee | Brennan's Cook's Assistant | 1934 |
| Meet the Baron | Downstairs Maid | 1933 |
| Bombshell | Autograph Seeker | 1933 |
| Her Bodyguard | Lingerie Clerk | 1933 |
