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.

Minerva Urecal

Acting Born September 20, 1894 – Died February 26, 1966 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.

Known For

Perry Mason

Landlady

Perry Mason

Martha Glenhorn

Petticoat Junction

Martha Winslow

Petticoat Junction

Martha Griffin

Peter Gunn

Mother

Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Busybody

The Danny Thomas Show

Mrs. Enright

The Adventures of Wild Bill Hickok

The Abbott and Costello Show

Indian Woman

The Abbott and Costello Show

Singing Student

The Abbott and Costello Show

Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment

The Gene Autry Show