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.
1991Halloween Monster BashMovieas Fagah (archive footage)
1965That Funny FeelingMovieas Woman at Phone Booth19647 Faces of Dr. LaoMovieas Kate Lindquist
1963Petticoat JunctionTV showas Martha Winslow · as Martha Griffin · 1 episodes1962Mr. Hobbs Takes a VacationMovieas Brenda
1960AngelTV show1 episodes
1958Peter GunnTV showas Mother · 76 episodes
1958The Adventures of Tugboat AnnieTV show14 episodes1957Perry MasonTV showas Landlady · as Martha Glenhorn · 1 episodes
1956The Adventures of Jim BowieTV showas Ma Bowie · 4 episodes
1955Sudden DangerMovieas Mrs. Kelly
1955A Man AloneMovieas Mrs. Maule (uncredited)1955Alfred Hitchcock PresentsTV showas Busybody · 1 episodes
1955Double JeopardyMovieas Mrs. Kreesy1955MartyMovieas Mrs. Rosari (uncredited)
1953Two Gun MarshalMovieas Mama Antonelli
1953The Danny Thomas ShowTV showas Mrs. Enright · 1 episodes
1953Woman They Almost LynchedMovieas Mrs. Stuart
1953She's Back on BroadwayMovieas Cleaning Lady1953NiagaraMovieas Mrs. McGrand (uncredited)
1952The Abbott and Costello ShowTV showas Indian Woman · as Singing Student · as Woman Checking Out Bud and Lou's Apartment · 1 episodes
1952Cavalcade of AmericaTV show1 episodes
1952Lost in AlaskaMovieas Mrs. McGillicuddy
1952Gobs and GalsMovieas Mrs. Pursell
1952Aaron Slick from Punkin CrickMovieas Mrs. Peabody
1952Oklahoma AnnieMovieas Lottie Fling
1952Harem GirlMovieas Aniseh
1951The Roy Rogers ShowTV show1 episodes
1951The Raging TideMovieas Johnnie Mae Swanson
1951Dear BratMovieas Neighbor (uncredited)
1951The Awful SleuthMovieas Bert's Mother-In-Law
1951The Adventures of Wild Bill HickokTV show1 episodes
1951Stop That CabMovieas Lucy's Mother
1950The JackpotMovieas Woman Trying On Hats (uncredited)
1950The Gene Autry ShowTV show1 episodes
1950The Arizona CowboyMovieas Cactus Kate Millican
1950QuicksandMovieas Landlady1950Side StreetMovieas Landlady
1950His Baiting BeautyMovieas Harry's Mother-in-Law
1949Master MindsMovieas Mrs. Hoskins
1949Holiday in HavanaMovieas Mama Valdez
1949Take One False StepMovieas Gas Station Attendant (uncredited)
1949Outcasts of the TrailMovieas Abbie Rysen
1949The Doolins of OklahomaMovieas Train Passenger (uncredited)
1949The Lovable CheatMovieas Virginie
1949Down to the Sea in ShipsMovieas Mother (uncredited)
1948Family HoneymoonMovieas Mrs. Webb (uncredited)
1948Sundown in Santa FeMovieas Ella Mae Watson
1948The Strange Mrs. CraneMovieas Nellie Carter
1948Good SamMovieas Mrs. Nelson
1948Variety TimeMovieas Aunt Jessie (footage from 'Hired Husband') (archive footage)1948Night Has a Thousand EyesMovieas Elderly Italian Woman (uncredited)
1948Marshal of AmarilloMovieas Mrs. Henry Pettigrew
1948Secret Service InvestigatorMovieas Mrs McGiven
1948The Noose Hangs HighMovieas Husky Woman (uncredited)
1948April ShowersMovieas Landlady (uncredited)1948Sitting PrettyMovieas Mrs. Maypole (uncredited)
1947Bowery BuckaroosMovieas Kate T. Barlow
1947The Lost MomentMovieas Maria
1947CynthiaMovieas Agnes, Jannings' Cook (Uncredited)
1947HeartachesMovieas Charwoman (uncredited)
1947Hired HusbandMovieas Aunt Jessie
1947Undercover MaisieMovieas Cafe Cook · as Delicatessen Woman (uncredited)
1947CaliforniaMovieas Emma (uncredited)
1947The Devil Thumbs a RideMovie
1947Apache RoseMovieas Felicia
1946Wake Up and DreamMovieas Edna Lucash
1946The TrapMovieas Miss Weebles, the Housekeeper
1946Sioux City SueMovieas Mrs. Abercrombie - Elite Hotel Manager (uncredited)
1946The Well Groomed BrideMovieas Woman in Ticket Line
1946Without ReservationsMovieas Sue (uncredited)
1946Rainbow Over TexasMovieas Mama Lolita
1946The VirginianMovie1946The Dark CornerMovieas Client Wife (uncredited)
1946Partners in TimeMovieas Miss Abernathy (uncredited)
1946Breakfast in HollywoodMovieas Miss Mullins (uncredited)1945The Bells of St. Mary'sMovieas Landlady (uncredited)
1945Voice of the WhistlerMovieas Georgie's Wife (uncredited)
1945Sensation HuntersMovieas Edna Rogers
1945Men in Her DiaryMovieas Mrs. Braun1945State FairMovieas Woman Congratulating Mrs. Metcalf (uncredited)
1945Mr. Muggs Rides AgainMovieas Nora Brown
1945A Bell for AdanoMovieas Italian Woman (uncredited)
1945Wanderer of the WastelandMovieas Mama Rafferty
1945A Medal for BennyMovieas Mrs. Chavez (uncredited)
1945Salty O'RourkeMovieas Saleslady (uncredited)
1945The Kid SisterMovieas Mrs. Wiggins
1944Crazy KnightsMovieas Mrs. Benson
1944One Mysterious NightMovieas Miss Wilkinson (Uncredited)
1944The Mark of the WhistlerMovieas Woman Sweeping Front Stoop (uncredited)
1944Music in ManhattanMovieas Mrs. Smith, the Landlady (uncredited)
1944Moonlight and CactusMovieas Abigail
1944When Strangers MarryMovieas Landlady (uncredited)
1944Block BustersMovieas Amelia Rogiet
1944Louisiana HayrideMovieas Ma Crocker
1944Man from FriscoMovieas Mrs. Allison1944Mr. SkeffingtonMovieas Woman in Beauty Shop (uncredited)
1944The Bridge of San Luis ReyMovieas Uncle Pio's Servant (uncredited)
1943Dangerous BlondesMovieas Mrs. Swanson, Housekeeper (uncredited)
1943Pitchin' in the KitchenMovieas Miss Clabber (uncredited)
1943So This Is WashingtonMovieas Mrs. Pomeroy (uncredited)
1943Ghosts on the LooseMovieas Hilda
1943Hit the IceMovieas Wife at Hospital (uncredited)
1943Quiet Please, MurderMovieas Cookbook-Seeking Library Patron
1943Dixie DuganMovieas Mrs. Wilson (uncredited)
1943The Ape ManMovieas Agatha Brewster
1943Keep 'Em SluggingMovieas Miss Billings
1943Something to Shout AboutMovieas Mrs. Starretton
1943Kid DynamiteMovieas Judge1943Shadow of a DoubtMovieas Mrs. Henderson (uncredited)
1943The Powers GirlMovieas Maggie (uncredited)
1943They Stooge to CongaMovieas Marsha - the Nazi Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942That Other WomanMovieas Mrs. MacReady
1942Riding Through NevadaMovieas Widow Humbolt
1942The Daring Young ManMovieas Nurse
1942The Man in the TrunkMovieas Peggy's Landlady (uncredited)
1942The Living GhostMovieas Delia Phillips
1942Sweater GirlMovieas Melinda
1942The Sons of the PioneersMovieas Ellie Bixby
1942Beyond the Blue HorizonMovieas Wife at Circus (uncredited)
1942Henry and DizzyMovieas Mrs. Kilmer
1942In Old CaliforniaMovieas Mrs. Carson1942The Corpse VanishesMovieas Fagah
1942My Favorite BlondeMovieas Stone-Faced Woman (uncredited)
1942A Tragedy at MidnightMovieas Housekeeper (uncredited)
1942Lady for a NightMovieas Spinster in Audience (uncredited)1941They Died with Their Boots OnMovieas Nurse (uncredited)
1941Never Give a Sucker an Even BreakMovieas The Cleaning Lady
1941Dressed to KillMovieas Landlady
1941Bowery BlitzkriegMovieas Head of Reform School (uncredited)
1941Accent on LoveMovieas Teresa Lombroso
1941Murder by InvitationMovieas Maxine Denham
1941The Cowboy and the BlondeMovieas Murphy
1941A Man BetrayedMovieas Librarian (uncredited)
1941Murder Among FriendsMovieas Mrs. O'Heaney (uncredited)
1941Golden HoofsMovieas Myrt
1941Arkansas JudgeMovieas Miranda Wolfson
1940San Francisco DocksMovieas Landlady
1940No, No, NanetteMovieas Woman in Airport1940The ApeMovieas Townswoman
1940Wildcat BusMovieas Old Maid (uncredited)
1940Boys of the CityMovieas Agnes
1940You Can't Fool Your WifeMovieas Mrs. Doolittle
1940The Sagebrush Family Trails WestMovieas Widow Gail
1939Missing EvidenceMovieas Amy, Housewife1939Destry Rides AgainMovieas Mrs. DeWitt (uncredited)
1939SabotageMovieas (uncredited)
1939Dancing Co-EdMovieas Woman on Radio (voice) (uncredited)
1939No Place to GoMovieas Miss Rice
1939Golden BoyMovieas Grocery Customer
1939Second FiddleMovieas Miss Bland, the School Principal
1939S.O.S Tidal WaveMovie
1939You Can't Cheat an Honest ManMovieas Screaming Spinster at Circus (uncredited)
1939Four Girls in WhiteMovieas Miss Perch - a Nurse
1938Dramatic SchoolMovieas Rose - Boulin's Secretary (uncredited)
1938Frontier ScoutMovieas Helen
1938City StreetsMovieas Mrs. Grimley (uncredited)
1938The Devil's PartyMovieas Maria
1938Air DevilsMovieas Margaret Price
1938The Lady in the MorgueMovieas Mrs. Horn (uncredited)
1938Start CheeringMovieas Miss Grimley
1938Prison NurseMovieas Sutherland
1937Exiled to ShanghaiMovieas Claire
1937She Loved a FiremanMovieas Nurse Purdy
1937Life Begins with LoveMovieas Mrs. Murphy
1937Behind the MikeMovieas Mrs. Reilly
1937Ever Since EveMovieas Bellden's Receptionist (uncredited)
1937Love in a BungalowMovieas Mrs. Kester
1937The Go-GetterMovieas Cappy Ricks' Secretary
1937Charlie Chan at the OlympicsMovieas Gang Member Posing as Olympics Matron
1937Mountain JusticeMovieas Ella Crippen
1937Oh, DoctorMovieas Death Watch Mary Mackleforth
1937Her Husband's SecretaryMovieas Miss Baldwin1936FuryMovieas Fanny (uncredited)
1936Three GodfathersMovieas Parishioner (uncredited)
1936Love on a BetMovieas Miss Jones, MacCreigh's Secretary
1935His Night OutMovieas Wife (uncredited)
1935Here Comes the BandMovieas Italian Wife (uncredited)
1935Man on the Flying TrapezeMovieas Italian Woman in Ambulance (uncredited)
1934Student TourMovieas Wife
1934Sadie McKeeMovieas Brennan’s Cook’s Assistant (uncredited)
1933Meet the BaronMovieas Downstairs Maid (uncredited)1933BombshellMovieas Autograph Seeker (uncredited)