Acting
Minerva Urecal
Eureka, California, USABorn 1894
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.
168
Films
16
TV Shows
Known For
184 Credits
Perry Mason
as Landlady
1957
Perry Mason
as Martha Glenhorn
1957
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Winslow
1963
Petticoat Junction
as Martha Griffin
1963
Peter Gunn
as Mother
1958
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Busybody
1955
The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok
1951
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Indian Woman
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Singing Student
1952
The Abbott and Costello Show
as Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment
1952
The Gene Autry Show
1950
The Adventures of Jim Bowie
as Ma Bowie
1956