Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Acting

1903-12-10

Covington, Kentucky, USA

Died: 1986-01-02

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.

Appears In

Climax!
⭐ 3.3
Climax!
1954

as Maud

Studio One
⭐ 5.0
Studio One
1948

as Parsis McHugh

Burke's Law
⭐ 6.0
Burke's Law
1963

as Miss Samantha Cartier

Burke's Law
⭐ 6.0
Burke's Law
1963

as Clara Lovelace

Burke's Law
⭐ 6.0
Burke's Law
1963

as Mrs. Thomas Barrett

DuPont Show of the Month
⭐ 6.8
DuPont Show of the Month
1957

as Aladdin's Mother

With a Song in My Heart
⭐ 5.9
With a Song in My Heart
1952

as Sister Marie

The Kentuckian
⭐ 5.7
The Kentuckian
1955

as Sophie Wakefield

Emergency Wedding
⭐ 5.5
Emergency Wedding
1950

as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist

The Bargain
⭐ 0.0
The Bargain
1931

as Etta

Spinout
⭐ 5.5
Spinout
1966

as Violet Ranley

That's Dancing!
⭐ 7.0
That's Dancing!
1985

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
⭐ 6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987

as Self (archive footage)

Summer and Smoke
⭐ 6.5
Summer and Smoke
1961

as Mrs. Winemiller

Speed
⭐ 5.5
Speed
1936

as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson

Comin' Round the Mountain
⭐ 0.0
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940

as Belinda Watters

Men Are Such Fools
⭐ 0.0
Men Are Such Fools
1932

as Molly

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
⭐ 6.0
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957

as Bertha

The Parent Trap
⭐ 7.0
The Parent Trap
1961

as Verbena

Man Wanted
⭐ 5.1
Man Wanted
1932

as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman

This Is the Army
⭐ 5.6
This Is the Army
1943

as Rose Dibble

The Mating Game
⭐ 6.2
The Mating Game
1959

as Ma Larkin

The Bank Dick
⭐ 6.5
The Bank Dick
1940

as Myrtle Sousé

Cracked Nuts
⭐ 0.0
Cracked Nuts
1941

as Sharon Knight

They Call It Sin
⭐ 5.8
They Call It Sin
1932

as Dixie Dare

It's a Joke, Son!
⭐ 6.9
It's a Joke, Son!
1947

as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn

True Confession
⭐ 5.8
True Confession
1937

as Daisy McClure

The Eyes of the World
⭐ 0.0
The Eyes of the World
1930

as Sybil LaGrange

This Side of Heaven
⭐ 7.0
This Side of Heaven
1934

as Birdie

Six Cylinder Love
⭐ 0.0
Six Cylinder Love
1931

as Margaret Rogers

Sandy Gets Her Man
⭐ 4.0
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940

as Nan Clark

The Bride Goes Wild
⭐ 6.2
The Bride Goes Wild
1948

as Miss Doberly

Midnight Mary
⭐ 6.8
Midnight Mary
1933

as Bunny

42nd Street
⭐ 6.9
42nd Street
1933

as Lorraine Fleming

The Man from Texas
⭐ 6.0
The Man from Texas
1948

as Widow Weeks

The Secret Witness
⭐ 2.3
The Secret Witness
1931

as Lois Martin

Red-Headed Woman
⭐ 6.5
Red-Headed Woman
1932

as Sally

The Secret of Madame Blanche
⭐ 3.4
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933

as Ella

The Maltese Falcon
⭐ 6.3
The Maltese Falcon
1931

as Effie Perrine

The Merry Widow
⭐ 6.2
The Merry Widow
1952

as Kitty Riley

She Wanted a Millionaire
⭐ 0.0
She Wanted a Millionaire
1932

as Mary Taylor

Four Girls in White
⭐ 6.3
Four Girls in White
1939

as Gertie Robbins

One New York Night
⭐ 0.0
One New York Night
1935

as Phoebe

Aladdin
⭐ 0.0
Aladdin
1958

as Aladdin's Mother

The Bill Dana Show
⭐ 6.0
The Bill Dana Show
1963
Bundle of Joy
⭐ 6.2
Bundle of Joy
1956

as Mrs. Dugan

Wicked
⭐ 4.7
Wicked
1931

as June

The Cara Williams Show
⭐ 5.0
The Cara Williams Show
1964
Reunion in Vienna
⭐ 6.6
Reunion in Vienna
1933

as Ilsa Hinrich

Bombshell
⭐ 6.5
Bombshell
1933

as Mac

That's Entertainment! III
⭐ 7.0
That's Entertainment! III
1994

as (archive footage)

Her First Mate
⭐ 0.0
Her First Mate
1933

as Hattie

Daddy Long Legs
⭐ 4.0
Daddy Long Legs
1931

as Sally McBride

Riffraff
⭐ 4.9
Riffraff
1936

as Lil

My Blue Heaven
⭐ 7.0
My Blue Heaven
1950

as Miss Irma Gilbert

Twin Beds
⭐ 2.8
Twin Beds
1942

as Lydia

Rich, Young and Pretty
⭐ 5.4
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951

as Glynnie

Golden Girl
⭐ 5.5
Golden Girl
1951

as Mary Ann Crabtree

Huddle
⭐ 6.6
Huddle
1932

as Coach Malcolm

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
⭐ 7.2
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951

as Secretary

Menu
⭐ 5.1
Menu
1933

as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)

Evelyn Prentice
⭐ 6.5
Evelyn Prentice
1934

as Amy Drexel

Whistling in the Dark
⭐ 5.6
Whistling in the Dark
1933

as Toby Van Buren

The Cat's-Paw
⭐ 6.3
The Cat's-Paw
1934

as Petunia Pratt / Cobb

I Love Melvin
⭐ 6.0
I Love Melvin
1953

as Mom Schneider

Checkers
⭐ 0.0
Checkers
1937

as Mamie Appleby

Clear All Wires!
⭐ 6.5
Clear All Wires!
1933

as Dolly Winslow

On Borrowed Time
⭐ 7.5
On Borrowed Time
1939

as Marcia Giles

Destry Rides Again
⭐ 7.2
Destry Rides Again
1939

as Lily Belle

Hollywood Goes to Town
⭐ 7.0
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938

as Self

The Merry Widow
⭐ 6.8
The Merry Widow
1934

as Queen Dolores

Some Like It Hot
⭐ 7.2
Some Like It Hot
1939

as Flo Saunders

Saratoga
⭐ 6.2
Saratoga
1937

as Fritzi Kiffmeyer

The Impatient Maiden
⭐ 10.0
The Impatient Maiden
1932

as Betty Merrick

Broadway Melody of 1936
⭐ 6.4
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935

as Kitty Corbett

Private Lives
⭐ 6.3
Private Lives
1931

as Sibyl Chase

The Bat Whispers
⭐ 6.5
The Bat Whispers
1930

as Dale Van Gorder

The Kettles in the Ozarks
⭐ 7.1
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956

as Miss Bedelia Baines

Abraham Lincoln
⭐ 5.4
Abraham Lincoln
1930

as Ann Rutledge

Summer Magic
⭐ 6.6
Summer Magic
1963

as Mariah Popham

Broadway to Hollywood
⭐ 4.6
Broadway to Hollywood
1933

as Flirt in Audience

Born to Dance
⭐ 6.0
Born to Dance
1936

as Jenny Saks

The Night Is Young
⭐ 5.7
The Night Is Young
1935

as Fanni Kerner

Road to Zanzibar
⭐ 6.3
Road to Zanzibar
1941

as Julia Quimby

Don't Tell the Wife
⭐ 5.0
Don't Tell the Wife
1937

as Nancy Dorsey

A Millionaire for Christy
⭐ 6.4
A Millionaire for Christy
1951

as Patsy Clifford

Biography of a Bachelor Girl
⭐ 6.3
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935

as Slade Kinnicott

A Tiger Walks
⭐ 5.7
A Tiger Walks
1964

as Mrs. Watkins

Murder in the Fleet
⭐ 5.0
Murder in the Fleet
1935

as 'Toots' Timmons

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
⭐ 6.0
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972

as Self (archive footage)

Paris Interlude
⭐ 3.0
Paris Interlude
1934

as Cassie

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
⭐ 5.3
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934

as Gwen

Day of Reckoning
⭐ 4.4
Day of Reckoning
1933

as Mamie

Beauty for Sale
⭐ 7.0
Beauty for Sale
1933

as Carol Merrick

Baby Face Harrington
⭐ 4.8
Baby Face Harrington
1935

as Millicent

It's in the Air
⭐ 5.0
It's in the Air
1935

as Alice Lane Churchill

Don't Bet on Women
⭐ 4.1
Don't Bet on Women
1931

as Tallulah Hope

Murder in the Private Car
⭐ 5.3
Murder in the Private Car
1934

as Georgia Latham

Kill the Umpire
⭐ 6.3
Kill the Umpire
1950

as Betty Johnson

The Greer Case
⭐ 0.0
The Greer Case
1957

as Louise Hoagland

The Mad Doctor of Market Street
⭐ 5.3
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942

as Aunt Margaret Wentworth

To Heir Is Human
⭐ 0.0
To Heir Is Human
1944

as Una

Have a Heart
⭐ 7.0
Have a Heart
1934

as Joan O'Day

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
⭐ 4.0
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944

as Patsy Wilkins

The Women in His Life
⭐ 3.5
The Women in His Life
1933

as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons

The Good Old Soak
⭐ 0.0
The Good Old Soak
1937

as Nellie

The Girl Most Likely
⭐ 2.6
The Girl Most Likely
1958

as Mother

Command Performance
⭐ 4.1
Command Performance
1931

as Princess Katerina