Minerva Urecal
An image from Peter Gunn, one of the productions that also features Minerva Urecal.
Minerva Urecal

Minerva Urecal

September 20, 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.

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

7 Faces of Dr. Lao

1964

The Corpse Vanishes

The Corpse Vanishes

1942

The Ape Man

The Ape Man

1943

The Lost Moment

The Lost Moment

1947

Woman They Almost Lynched

Woman They Almost Lynched

1953

Peter Gunn

Peter Gunn

1958

Good Sam

Good Sam

1948

Lost in Alaska

Lost in Alaska

1952