Una Merkel

Profile

Una Merkel

Acting

Born 1903-12-10 · Died 1986-01-02

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Covington, Kentucky, USA

Biography

Southerner Una Merkel was a popular American stage, screen, and television actress. In movies, while often cast as the female lead, she more typically appeared in prominent supporting roles.

Filmography

112 credits across movies and TV

The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick

1940 · Myrtle Sousé

42nd Street

42nd Street

1933 · Lorraine Fleming

Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar

1941 · Julia Quimby

The Bat Whispers

The Bat Whispers

1930 · Dale Van Gorder

The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon

1931 · Effie Perrine

On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time

1939 · Marcia Giles

The Cat's-Paw

The Cat's-Paw

1934 · Petunia Pratt / Cobb

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942 · Aunt Margaret Wentworth

Bundle of Joy

Bundle of Joy

1956 · Mrs. Dugan

The Mating Game

The Mating Game

1959 · Ma Larkin

This Is the Army

This Is the Army

1943 · Rose Dibble

Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again

1939 · Lily Belle

Bombshell

Bombshell

1933 · Mac

Born to Dance

Born to Dance

1936 · Jenny Saks

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1934 · Queen Dolores

Broadway Melody of 1936

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935 · Kitty Corbett

Saratoga

Saratoga

1937 · Fritzi Kiffmeyer

The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian

1955 · Sophie Wakefield

With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart

1952 · Sister Marie

I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin

1953 · Mom Schneider

The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap

1961 · Verbena

Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary

1933 · Bunny

Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice

1934 · Amy Drexel

The Kettles in the Ozarks

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956 · Miss Bedelia Baines

Man Wanted

Man Wanted

1932 · Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman

Summer and Smoke

Summer and Smoke

1961 · Mrs. Winemiller

The Women in His Life

The Women in His Life

1933 · Miss 'Simmy' Simmons

The Secret of Madame Blanche

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933 · Ella

Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman

1932 · Sally

They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin

1932 · Dixie Dare

Riffraff

Riffraff

1936 · Lil

Don't Tell the Wife

Don't Tell the Wife

1937 · Nancy Dorsey

Private Lives

Private Lives

1931 · Sibyl Chase

The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild

1948 · Miss Doberly

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972 · Self (archive footage)

Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White

1939 · Gertie Robbins

Rich, Young and Pretty

Rich, Young and Pretty

1951 · Glynnie

True Confession

True Confession

1937 · Daisy McClure

The Man from Texas

The Man from Texas

1948 · Widow Weeks

Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln

1930 · Ann Rutledge

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957 · Bertha

Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot

1939 · Flo Saunders

The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden

1932 · Betty Merrick

Clear All Wires!

Clear All Wires!

1933 · Dolly Winslow

It's a Joke, Son!

It's a Joke, Son!

1947 · Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935 · Slade Kinnicott

Menu

1933 · Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)

Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning

1933 · Mamie

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934 · Gwen

Wicked

Wicked

1931 · June

The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow

1952 · Kitty Riley

A Millionaire for Christy

A Millionaire for Christy

1951 · Patsy Clifford

Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark

1933 · Toby Van Buren

Beauty for Sale

Beauty for Sale

1933 · Carol Merrick

Golden Girl

Golden Girl

1951 · Mary Ann Crabtree

Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna

1933 · Ilsa Hinrich

Huddle

Huddle

1932 · Coach Malcolm

Speed

Speed

1936 · Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson

The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young

1935 · Fanni Kerner

One New York Night

One New York Night

1935 · Phoebe

Have a Heart

Have a Heart

1934 · Joan O'Day

Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs

1931 · Sally McBride

This Side of Heaven

This Side of Heaven

1934 · Birdie

Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car

1934 · Georgia Latham

Her First Mate

Her First Mate

1933 · Hattie

She Wanted a Millionaire

She Wanted a Millionaire

1932 · Mary Taylor

Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love

1931 · Margaret Rogers

Summer Magic

Summer Magic

1963 · Mariah Popham

We Went to College

We Went to College

1936 · Susan Standish

My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven

1950 · Miss Irma Gilbert

Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet

1935 · 'Toots' Timmons

The Girl Most Likely

The Girl Most Likely

1958 · Mother

Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington

1935 · Millicent

Men Are Such Fools

Men Are Such Fools

1932 · Molly

Don't Bet on Women

Don't Bet on Women

1931 · Tallulah Hope

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950 · Emma - Nurse / Receptionist

Paris Interlude

Paris Interlude

1934 · Cassie

Command Performance

Command Performance

1931 · Princess Katerina

Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts

1941 · Sharon Knight

Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood

1933 · Flirt in Audience

The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness

1931 · Lois Martin

The Greer Case

The Greer Case

1957 · Louise Hoagland

It's in the Air

It's in the Air

1935 · Alice Lane Churchill

Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire

1950 · Betty Johnson

The Good Old Soak

The Good Old Soak

1937 · Nellie

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944 · Patsy Wilkins

A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks

1964 · Mrs. Watkins

Spinout

Spinout

1966 · Violet Ranley

To Heir Is Human

To Heir Is Human

1944 · Una

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III

1994 · (archive footage)

Twin Beds

Twin Beds

1942 · Lydia

Quack Service

Quack Service

1943 · Daffy

Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town

1938 · Self

Sandy Gets Her Man

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940 · Nan Clark

Checkers

Checkers

1937 · Mamie Appleby

Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940 · Belinda Watters

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987 · Self (archive footage)

That's Dancing!

That's Dancing!

1985 · From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

The Eyes of the World

The Eyes of the World

1930 · Sybil LaGrange

The Bargain

The Bargain

1931 · Etta

Aladdin

Aladdin

1958 · Aladdin's Mother

Double Date

Double Date

1941 · Aunt Elsie Kirkland

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Miss Samantha Cartier

Studio One

Studio One

1948 · Parsis McHugh

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951 · Secretary

Climax!

Climax!

1954 · Maud

The Bill Dana Show

The Bill Dana Show

1963

The Cara Williams Show

The Cara Williams Show

1964

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Clara Lovelace

Four Star Playhouse

Four Star Playhouse

1952 · Rose Barton

Burke's Law

Burke's Law

1963 · Mrs. Thomas Barrett

DuPont Show of the Month

DuPont Show of the Month

1957 · Aladdin's Mother

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