Born 1894 (age 71) · Eureka, California, USA
Appears in 188 titles

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.

Filmography

Shadow of a Doubt
7.5
Shadow of a Doubt
1943
as Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
Marty
7.5
Marty
1955
as Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
Niagara
6.8
Niagara
1953
as Mrs. McGrand
Fury
7.5
Fury
1936
as Fanny (uncredited)
Destry Rides Again
7.2
Destry Rides Again
1939
as Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
The Bells of St. Mary's
6.8
The Bells of St. Mary's
1945
as Landlady (uncredited)
They Died with Their Boots On
6.7
They Died with Their Boots On
1941
as Nurse (uncredited)
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
6.9
7 Faces of Dr. Lao
1964
as Kate Lindquist
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
6.5
Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation
1962
as Brenda
The Corpse Vanishes
4.3
The Corpse Vanishes
1942
as Fagah
State Fair
6.6
State Fair
1945
as Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
Mr. Skeffington
6.8
Mr. Skeffington
1944
as Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
The Dark Corner
6.7
The Dark Corner
1946
as Client Wife (uncredited)
Bombshell
6.5
Bombshell
1933
as Autograph Seeker (uncredited)
Sitting Pretty
7.1
Sitting Pretty
1948
as Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
6.8
Night Has a Thousand Eyes
1948
as Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
Side Street
6.5
Side Street
1950
as Landlady
The Ape Man
4.4
The Ape Man
1943
as Agatha Brewster
The Ape
4.8
The Ape
1940
as Townswoman
Quicksand
6.1
Quicksand
1950
as Landlady