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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

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

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

1947
The Lost Moment

as    Maria

1946
Rainbow Over Texas

as    Mama Lolita

1945
The Kid Sister

as    Mrs. Wiggins

1943
The Ape Man

as    Agatha Brewster

1942
The Living Ghost

as    Delia Phillips

1942
The Corpse Vanishes

as    Fagah

1941
Murder by Invitation

as    Maxine Denham

1941
The Cowboy and the Blonde

as    Murphy

1941
Accent on Love

as    Teresa Lombroso

1940
Boys of the City

as    Agnes

1940
The Sagebrush Family Trails West

as    Widow Gail

1938
The Devil's Party

as    Maria