Una Merkel

Acting

Una Merkel

Born 10 December 1903 · Covington, Kentucky, USA · Died 2 January 1986 at 82

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.

Known for

Highlights

The Parent Trap1961 · Film · Verbena
Destry Rides Again1939 · Film · Lily Belle
42nd Street1933 · Film · Lorraine Fleming
The Bank Dick1940 · Film · Myrtle Sousé
The Merry Widow1934 · Film · Queen Dolores
On Borrowed Time1939 · Film · Marcia Giles

Filmography

Movies

95 films

Spinout1966 · Film · Violet Ranley
A Tiger Walks1964 · Film · Mrs. Watkins
Summer Magic1963 · Film · Mariah Popham
Summer and Smoke1961 · Film · Mrs. Winemiller
The Parent Trap1961 · Film · Verbena
The Mating Game1959 · Film · Ma Larkin
Aladdin1958 · Film · Aladdin's Mother
The Girl Most Likely1958 · Film · Mother
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown1957 · Film · Bertha
The Greer Case1957 · Film · Louise Hoagland
Bundle of Joy1956 · Film · Mrs. Dugan
The Kettles in the Ozarks1956 · Film · Miss Bedelia Baines
The Kentuckian1955 · Film · Sophie Wakefield
I Love Melvin1953 · Film · Mom Schneider
The Merry Widow1952 · Film · Kitty Riley
With a Song in My Heart1952 · Film · Sister Marie
Golden Girl1951 · Film · Mary Ann Crabtree
A Millionaire for Christy1951 · Film · Patsy Clifford
Rich, Young and Pretty1951 · Film · Glynnie
Emergency Wedding1950 · Film · Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
My Blue Heaven1950 · Film · Miss Irma Gilbert
Kill the Umpire1950 · Film · Betty Johnson
The Man from Texas1948 · Film · Widow Weeks
The Bride Goes Wild1948 · Film · Miss Doberly
It's a Joke, Son!1947 · Film · Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.1944 · Film · Patsy Wilkins
To Heir Is Human1944 · Film · Una
This Is the Army1943 · Film · Rose Dibble
Twin Beds1942 · Film · Lydia
The Mad Doctor of Market Street1942 · Film · Aunt Margaret Wentworth
Cracked Nuts1941 · Film · Sharon Knight
Road to Zanzibar1941 · Film · Julia
Double Date1941 · Film · Aunt Elsie Kirkland
The Bank Dick1940 · Film · Myrtle Sousé
Sandy Gets Her Man1940 · Film · Nan Clark
Comin' Round the Mountain1940 · Film · Belinda Watters
Destry Rides Again1939 · Film · Lily Belle
On Borrowed Time1939 · Film · Marcia Giles
Some Like It Hot1939 · Film · Flo Saunders
Four Girls in White1939 · Film · Gertie Robbins
True Confession1937 · Film · Daisy McClure
Checkers1937 · Film · Mamie Appleby
Saratoga1937 · Film · Fritzi Kiffmeyer
The Good Old Soak1937 · Film · Nellie
Don't Tell the Wife1937 · Film · Nancy Dorsey
Born to Dance1936 · Film · Jenny Saks
Speed1936 · Film · Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
Riffraff1936 · Film · Lil
It's in the Air1935 · Film · Alice Lane Churchill
Broadway Melody of 19361935 · Film · Kitty Corbett
Murder in the Fleet1935 · Film · 'Toots' Timmons
Baby Face Harrington1935 · Film · Millicent
One New York Night1935 · Film · Phoebe
The Night Is Young1935 · Film · Fanni Kerner
Biography of a Bachelor Girl1935 · Film · Slade Kinnicott
Evelyn Prentice1934 · Film · Amy Drexel
The Merry Widow1934 · Film · Queen Dolores
Have a Heart1934 · Film · Joan O'Day
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back1934 · Film · Gwen
The Cat's-Paw1934 · Film · Petunia Pratt / Cobb
Paris Interlude1934 · Film · Cassie
Murder in the Private Car1934 · Film · Georgia Latham
This Side of Heaven1934 · Film · Birdie
The Women in His Life1933 · Film · Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
Day of Reckoning1933 · Film · Mamie
Bombshell1933 · Film · Mac
Menu1933 · Film · Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood1933 · Film · Flirt in Audience
Beauty for Sale1933 · Film · Carol Merrick
Her First Mate1933 · Film · Hattie
Midnight Mary1933 · Film · Bunny
Reunion in Vienna1933 · Film · Ilsa Hinrich
42nd Street1933 · Film · Lorraine Fleming
Clear All Wires!1933 · Film · Dolly Winslow
The Secret of Madame Blanche1933 · Film · Ella
Whistling in the Dark1933 · Film · Toby Van Buren
Men Are Such Fools1932 · Film · Molly
They Call It Sin1932 · Film · Dixie Dare
Red-Headed Woman1932 · Film · Sally
Huddle1932 · Film · Coach Malcolm
Man Wanted1932 · Film · Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
The Impatient Maiden1932 · Film · Betty Merrick
She Wanted a Millionaire1932 · Film · Mary Taylor
Private Lives1931 · Film · Sibyl Chase
The Secret Witness1931 · Film · Lois Martin
Wicked1931 · Film · June
The Bargain1931 · Film · Etta
Daddy Long Legs1931 · Film · Sally McBride
The Maltese Falcon1931 · Film · Effie Perrine
Six Cylinder Love1931 · Film · Margaret Rogers
Don't Bet on Women1931 · Film · Tallulah Hope
Command Performance1931 · Film · Princess Katerina
The Bat Whispers1930 · Film · Dale Van Gorder
Abraham Lincoln1930 · Film · Ann Rutledge
The Eyes of the World1930 · Film · Sybil LaGrange

Filmography

Series

8 shows

The Cara Williams Show1964 · Series
The Bill Dana Show1963 · Series
Burke's Law1963 · Series · Miss Samantha Cartier
DuPont Show of the Month1957 · Series · Aladdin's Mother
Climax!1954 · Series · Maud
Four Star Playhouse1952 · Series · Rose Barton
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars1951 · Series · Secretary
Studio One1948 · Series · Parsis McHugh