Minerva Urecal
Biography
Minerva Urecal was an American stage and radio performer and a character actress in Hollywood films and television. Born Florence Minerva Dunnuck in Eureka, California, in 1894, she began in vaudeville before moving into radio and the stage and made her film debut in 1933. Her early movie roles were largely uncredited, including secretaries, laundresses, and frontierswomen. On radio she portrayed Mrs. Pasquale on Sunday Night Hi-Jinks from 1932 to 1937. She moved into television in the 1950s, often in Westerns. She played Maw Bowie, the title character's mother, on The Adventures of Jim Bowie from 1956 to 1958, and Josephine Bradley on Meet Mr. McNutley in 1953 and 1954. In 1957 she had her only starring television role, as the title character of The Adventures of Tugboat Annie. She also appeared on My Friend Flicka, The Roy Rogers Show, The Lone Ranger, and The Range Rider, and later on Perry Mason and Peter Gunn.
71years old at death
- Born Eureka
- Died Glendale
- Star sign: VirgoLast day of the sign, on the Libra cusp
- Also credited as Minerva Holzer
Movie Career
- Films
- 17
- Career span
- 25 years1940 to 1965
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A first
In 1957, Urecal played the title character in the syndicated television show The Adventures of Tugboat Annie, her only starring television role. Marie Dressler had played that part in the film Tugboat Annie in 1933.
A change of course
Before she worked in radio and on the stage, Urecal had begun as a vaudeville performer. Her first film role came in 1933.
Minerva Urecal movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
William Beaudine directed three of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
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William BeaudineDirector, 3 films, 1942 to 1943
All films by William Beaudine
Also two films together7 more actors
- Emory ParnellLost in Alaska (1952) and Oklahoma Annie (1952)
- George EldredgeThe Corpse Vanishes (1942) and The Living Ghost (1942)
- Jack MulhallGhosts on the Loose (1943) and The Ape Man (1943)
- Wheeler OakmanGhosts on the Loose (1943) and The Ape Man (1943)
- Charlie HallThe Ape Man (1943) and You Can't Fool Your Wife (1940)
- Harry DeppGhosts on the Loose (1943) and The Living Ghost (1942)
- Joan LorringGood Sam (1948) and The Lost Moment (1947)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
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Official profiles and reference pages.