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Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Acting·1903–1986·100 films

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

The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap (1961)Verbena
42nd Street
42nd Street (1933)Lorraine Fleming
Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again (1939)Lily Belle
The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick (1940)Myrtle Sousé
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow (1934)Queen Dolores
Bombshell
Bombshell (1933)Mac
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian (1955)Sophie Wakefield
The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon (1931)Effie Perrine
Summer Magic
Summer Magic (1963)Mariah Popham
Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman (1932)Sally
Spinout
Spinout (1966)Violet Ranley
Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln (1930)Ann Rutledge
That's Entertainment! III
That's Entertainment! III (1994)(archive footage)
Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar (1941)Julia
The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers (1930)Dale Van Gorder
Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice (1934)Amy Drexel
Born to Dance
Born to Dance (1936)Jenny Saks
On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time (1939)Marcia Giles
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke (1961)Mrs. Winemiller
I Love Melvin
I Love Melvin (1953)Mom Schneider
This Is the Army
This Is the Army (1943)Rose Dibble
Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary (1933)Bunny
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)Kitty Corbett
True Confession
True Confession (1937)Daisy McClure
That's Dancing!
That's Dancing! (1985)From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Saratoga
Saratoga (1937)Fritzi Kiffmeyer
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)Aunt Margaret Wentworth
The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw (1934)Petunia Pratt / Cobb
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy (1956)Mrs. Dugan
Private Lives
Private Lives (1931)Sibyl Chase
Riffraff
Riffraff (1936)Lil
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart (1952)Sister Marie
Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car (1934)Georgia Latham
A Tiger Walks
A Tiger Walks (1964)Mrs. Watkins
Menu
Menu (1933)Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
The Mating Game
The Mating Game (1959)Ma Larkin
Man Wanted
Man Wanted (1932)Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow (1952)Kitty Riley
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)Gwen
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)Bertha
They Call It Sin
They Call It Sin (1932)Dixie Dare
Rich, Young and Pretty
Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)Glynnie
Speed
Speed (1936)Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
It's a Joke, Son!
It's a Joke, Son! (1947)Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
Don't Bet on Women
Don't Bet on Women (1931)Tallulah Hope
Day of Reckoning
Day of Reckoning (1933)Mamie
Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire (1950)Betty Johnson
The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild (1948)Miss Doberly
A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy (1951)Patsy Clifford
The Women in His Life
The Women in His Life (1933)Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot (1939)Flo Saunders
Whistling in the Dark
Whistling in the Dark (1933)Toby Van Buren
Broadway to Hollywood
Broadway to Hollywood (1933)Flirt in Audience
The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)Miss Bedelia Baines
Reunion in Vienna
Reunion in Vienna (1933)Ilsa Hinrich
The Secret of Madame Blanche
The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)Ella
Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington (1935)Millicent
Huddle
Huddle (1932)Coach Malcolm
The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely (1958)Mother
This Side of Heaven
This Side of Heaven (1934)Birdie
Beauty for Sale
Beauty for Sale (1933)Carol Merrick
Twin Beds
Twin Beds (1942)Lydia
Paris Interlude
Paris Interlude (1934)Cassie
Golden Girl
Golden Girl (1951)Mary Ann Crabtree
Murder in the Fleet
Murder in the Fleet (1935)'Toots' Timmons
Command Performance
Command Performance (1931)Princess Katerina
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven (1950)Miss Irma Gilbert
Hollywood Goes to Town
Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)Self
The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness (1931)Lois Martin
Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs (1931)Sally McBride
Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White (1939)Gertie Robbins
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)Slade Kinnicott
Wicked
Wicked (1931)June
The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young (1935)Fanni Kerner
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)Self (archive footage)
It's in the Air
It's in the Air (1935)Alice Lane Churchill
Emergency Wedding
Emergency Wedding (1950)Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
Have a Heart
Have a Heart (1934)Joan O'Day
Clear All Wires!
Clear All Wires! (1933)Dolly Winslow
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. (1944)Patsy Wilkins
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)Self (archive footage)
One New York Night
One New York Night (1935)Phoebe
Don't Tell the Wife
Don't Tell the Wife (1937)Nancy Dorsey
Sandy Gets Her Man
Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)Nan Clark
The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas (1948)Widow Weeks
The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden (1932)Betty Merrick
Six Cylinder Love
Six Cylinder Love (1931)Margaret Rogers
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts (1941)Sharon Knight
Aladdin
Aladdin (1958)Aladdin's Mother
Checkers
Checkers (1937)Mamie Appleby
The Bargain
The Bargain (1931)Etta
Her First Mate
Her First Mate (1933)Hattie
The Good Old Soak
The Good Old Soak (1937)Nellie
To Heir Is Human
To Heir Is Human (1944)Una
Double Date
Double Date (1941)Aunt Elsie Kirkland
Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)Belinda Watters
Men Are Such Fools
Men Are Such Fools (1932)Molly
She Wanted a Millionaire
She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)Mary Taylor
The Eyes of the World
The Eyes of the World (1930)Sybil LaGrange
The Greer Case
The Greer Case (1957)Louise Hoagland