Una Merkel

Person

Una Merkel

Born 10 December 1903 Died 2 January 1986, aged 82 Covington, Kentucky, USA TMDB ↗

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.

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The numbers

Computed from the record
26age in their first credit on record (1930)
55years on screen and counting
13credits in 1933, their busiest year
108dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
That's Dancing! poster Age: 81

That's Dancing!

1985
as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Spinout poster Age: 62

Spinout

1966
as Violet Ranley
A Tiger Walks poster Age: 60

A Tiger Walks

1964
as Mrs. Watkins
Summer Magic poster Age: 59

Summer Magic

1963
as Mariah Popham
Summer and Smoke poster Age: 57

Summer and Smoke

1961
as Mrs. Winemiller
The Parent Trap poster Age: 57

The Parent Trap

1961
as Verbena
The Mating Game poster Age: 55

The Mating Game

1959
as Ma Larkin
Aladdin poster Age: 54

Aladdin

1958
as Aladdin's Mother
The Girl Most Likely poster Age: 54

The Girl Most Likely

1958
as Mother
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown poster Age: 53

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

1957
as Bertha
The Greer Case poster Age: 53

The Greer Case

1957
as Louise Hoagland
Bundle of Joy poster Age: 53

Bundle of Joy

1956
as Mrs. Dugan
The Kettles in the Ozarks poster Age: 52

The Kettles in the Ozarks

1956
as Miss Bedelia Baines
The Kentuckian poster Age: 51

The Kentuckian

1955
as Sophie Wakefield
I Love Melvin poster Age: 49

I Love Melvin

1953
as Mom Schneider
The Merry Widow poster Age: 48

The Merry Widow

1952
as Kitty Riley
With a Song in My Heart poster Age: 48

With a Song in My Heart

1952
as Sister Marie
Golden Girl poster Age: 47

Golden Girl

1951
as Mary Ann Crabtree
A Millionaire for Christy poster Age: 47

A Millionaire for Christy

1951
as Patsy Clifford
Rich, Young and Pretty poster Age: 47

Rich, Young and Pretty

1951
as Glynnie
Emergency Wedding poster Age: 46

Emergency Wedding

1950
as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
My Blue Heaven poster Age: 46

My Blue Heaven

1950
as Miss Irma Gilbert
Kill the Umpire poster Age: 46

Kill the Umpire

1950
as Betty Johnson
The Man from Texas poster Age: 44

The Man from Texas

1948
as Widow Weeks
The Bride Goes Wild poster Age: 44

The Bride Goes Wild

1948
as Miss Doberly
It's a Joke, Son! poster Age: 43

It's a Joke, Son!

1947
as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. poster Age: 40

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

1944
as Patsy Wilkins
To Heir Is Human poster Age: 40

To Heir Is Human

1944
as Una
No poster
Age: 39

Quack Service

1943
as Daffy
This Is the Army poster Age: 39

This Is the Army

1943
as Rose Dibble
Twin Beds poster Age: 38

Twin Beds

1942
as Lydia
The Mad Doctor of Market Street poster Age: 38

The Mad Doctor of Market Street

1942
as Aunt Margaret Wentworth
Cracked Nuts poster Age: 37

Cracked Nuts

1941
as Sharon Knight
Road to Zanzibar poster Age: 37

Road to Zanzibar

1941
as Julia
Double Date poster Age: 37

Double Date

1941
as Aunt Elsie Kirkland
The Bank Dick poster Age: 36

The Bank Dick

1940
as Myrtle Sousé
Sandy Gets Her Man poster Age: 36

Sandy Gets Her Man

1940
as Nan Clark
Comin' Round the Mountain poster Age: 36

Comin' Round the Mountain

1940
as Belinda Watters
Destry Rides Again poster Age: 35

Destry Rides Again

1939
as Lily Belle
On Borrowed Time poster Age: 35

On Borrowed Time

1939
as Marcia Giles
Some Like It Hot poster Age: 35

Some Like It Hot

1939
as Flo Saunders
Four Girls in White poster Age: 35

Four Girls in White

1939
as Gertie Robbins
True Confession poster Age: 34

True Confession

1937
as Daisy McClure
Checkers poster Age: 33

Checkers

1937
as Mamie Appleby
Saratoga poster Age: 33

Saratoga

1937
as Fritzi Kiffmeyer
The Good Old Soak poster Age: 33

The Good Old Soak

1937
as Nellie
Don't Tell the Wife poster Age: 33

Don't Tell the Wife

1937
as Nancy Dorsey
Born to Dance poster Age: 32

Born to Dance

1936
as Jenny Saks
No poster
Age: 32

We Went to College

1936
as Susan Standish
Speed poster Age: 32

Speed

1936
as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
Riffraff poster Age: 32

Riffraff

1936
as Lil
It's in the Air poster Age: 31

It's in the Air

1935
as Alice Lane Churchill
Broadway Melody of 1936 poster Age: 31

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935
as Kitty Corbett
Murder in the Fleet poster Age: 31

Murder in the Fleet

1935
as 'Toots' Timmons
Baby Face Harrington poster Age: 31

Baby Face Harrington

1935
as Millicent
One New York Night poster Age: 31

One New York Night

1935
as Phoebe
The Night Is Young poster Age: 31

The Night Is Young

1935
as Fanni Kerner
Biography of a Bachelor Girl poster Age: 31

Biography of a Bachelor Girl

1935
as Slade Kinnicott
Evelyn Prentice poster Age: 30

Evelyn Prentice

1934
as Amy Drexel
The Merry Widow poster Age: 30

The Merry Widow

1934
as Queen Dolores
Have a Heart poster Age: 30

Have a Heart

1934
as Joan O'Day
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back poster Age: 30

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

1934
as Gwen
The Cat's-Paw poster Age: 30

The Cat's-Paw

1934
as Petunia Pratt / Cobb
Paris Interlude poster Age: 30

Paris Interlude

1934
as Cassie
Murder in the Private Car poster Age: 30

Murder in the Private Car

1934
as Georgia Latham
This Side of Heaven poster Age: 30

This Side of Heaven

1934
as Birdie
The Women in His Life poster Age: 29

The Women in His Life

1933
as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
Day of Reckoning poster Age: 29

Day of Reckoning

1933
as Mamie
Bombshell poster Age: 29

Bombshell

1933
as Mac
Menu poster Age: 29

Menu

1933
as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood poster Age: 29

Broadway to Hollywood

1933
as Flirt in Audience
Beauty for Sale poster Age: 29

Beauty for Sale

1933
as Carol Merrick
Her First Mate poster Age: 29

Her First Mate

1933
as Hattie
Midnight Mary poster Age: 29

Midnight Mary

1933
as Bunny
Reunion in Vienna poster Age: 29

Reunion in Vienna

1933
as Ilsa Hinrich
42nd Street poster Age: 29

42nd Street

1933
as Lorraine Fleming
Clear All Wires! poster Age: 29

Clear All Wires!

1933
as Dolly Winslow
The Secret of Madame Blanche poster Age: 29

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933
as Ella
Whistling in the Dark poster Age: 29

Whistling in the Dark

1933
as Toby Van Buren
Men Are Such Fools poster Age: 28

Men Are Such Fools

1932
as Molly
They Call It Sin poster Age: 28

They Call It Sin

1932
as Dixie Dare
Red-Headed Woman poster Age: 28

Red-Headed Woman

1932
as Sally
Huddle poster Age: 28

Huddle

1932
as Coach Malcolm
Man Wanted poster Age: 28

Man Wanted

1932
as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
The Impatient Maiden poster Age: 28

The Impatient Maiden

1932
as Betty Merrick
She Wanted a Millionaire poster Age: 28

She Wanted a Millionaire

1932
as Mary Taylor
Private Lives poster Age: 28

Private Lives

1931
as Sibyl Chase
The Secret Witness poster Age: 28

The Secret Witness

1931
as Lois Martin
Wicked poster Age: 27

Wicked

1931
as June
The Bargain poster Age: 27

The Bargain

1931
as Etta
Daddy Long Legs poster Age: 27

Daddy Long Legs

1931
as Sally McBride
The Maltese Falcon poster Age: 27

The Maltese Falcon

1931
as Effie Perrine
Six Cylinder Love poster Age: 27

Six Cylinder Love

1931
as Margaret Rogers
Don't Bet on Women poster Age: 27

Don't Bet on Women

1931
as Tallulah Hope
Command Performance poster Age: 27

Command Performance

1931
as Princess Katerina
The Bat Whispers poster Age: 26

The Bat Whispers

1930
as Dale Van Gorder
Abraham Lincoln poster Age: 26

Abraham Lincoln

1930
as Ann Rutledge
The Eyes of the World poster Age: 26

The Eyes of the World

1930
as Sybil LaGrange
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TV credits

Newest first
The Cara Williams Show poster Age: 60

The Cara Williams Show

1964
The Bill Dana Show poster Age: 59

The Bill Dana Show

1963
Burke's Law poster Age: 59

Burke's Law

1963
as Miss Samantha Cartier
Burke's Law poster Age: 59

Burke's Law

1963
as Clara Lovelace
Burke's Law poster Age: 59

Burke's Law

1963
as Mrs. Thomas Barrett
DuPont Show of the Month poster Age: 53

DuPont Show of the Month

1957
as Aladdin's Mother
Climax! poster Age: 50

Climax!

1954
as Maud
Four Star Playhouse poster Age: 48

Four Star Playhouse

1952
as Rose Barton
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster Age: 47

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

1951
as Secretary
Studio One poster Age: 44

Studio One

1948
as Parsis McHugh
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