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Una Merkel
Born
December 10, 1903
Died: January 2, 1986
Lived 82 years
Place of Birth
Covington, Kentucky, USA
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Career Highlights
101
Movies
10
TV Shows
Also Known As
Una Kohnfelder
IMDb Profile
Una Merkel
Acting
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.
Movies
101
TV Shows
10
7.0
That's Entertainment! III
as
(archive footage)
1994
6.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
as
Self (archive footage)
1987
7.0
That's Dancing!
as
From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
1985
6.0
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
as
Self (archive footage)
1972
5.5
Spinout
as
Violet Ranley
1966
5.7
A Tiger Walks
as
Mrs. Watkins
1964
6.6
Summer Magic
as
Mariah Popham
1963
6.5
Summer and Smoke
as
Mrs. Winemiller
1961
7.0
The Parent Trap
as
Verbena
1961
6.2
The Mating Game
as
Ma Larkin
1959
0
Aladdin
as
Aladdin's Mother
1958
2.6
The Girl Most Likely
as
Mother
1958
6.0
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
as
Bertha
1957
0
The Greer Case
as
Louise Hoagland
1957
6.2
Bundle of Joy
as
Mrs. Dugan
1956
6.4
The Kettles in the Ozarks
as
Miss Bedelia Baines
1956
5.7
The Kentuckian
as
Sophie Wakefield
1955
6.0
I Love Melvin
as
Mom Schneider
1953
6.2
The Merry Widow
as
Kitty Riley
1952
5.9
With a Song in My Heart
as
Sister Marie
1952
5.5
Golden Girl
as
Mary Ann Crabtree
1951
6.4
A Millionaire for Christy
as
Patsy Clifford
1951
5.4
Rich, Young and Pretty
as
Glynnie
1951
5.5
Emergency Wedding
as
Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
1950
7.0
My Blue Heaven
as
Miss Irma Gilbert
1950
6.3
Kill the Umpire
as
Betty Johnson
1950
6.0
The Man from Texas
as
Widow Weeks
1948
6.2
The Bride Goes Wild
as
Miss Doberly
1948
6.9
It's a Joke, Son!
as
Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
1947
4.0
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
as
Patsy Wilkins
1944
0
To Heir Is Human
as
Una
1944
0
Quack Service
as
Daffy
1943
5.6
This Is the Army
as
Rose Dibble
1943
2.8
Twin Beds
as
Lydia
1942
5.2
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
as
Aunt Margaret Wentworth
1942
0
Cracked Nuts
as
Sharon Knight
1941
6.3
Road to Zanzibar
as
Julia Quimby
1941
6.5
The Bank Dick
as
Myrtle Sousé
1940
4.0
Sandy Gets Her Man
as
Nan Clark
1940
0
Comin' Round the Mountain
as
Belinda Watters
1940
7.2
Destry Rides Again
as
Lily Belle
1939
7.5
On Borrowed Time
as
Marcia Giles
1939
7.2
Some Like It Hot
as
Flo Saunders
1939
6.3
Four Girls in White
as
Gertie Robbins
1939
7.0
Hollywood Goes to Town
as
Self
1938
5.8
True Confession
as
Daisy McClure
1937
0
Checkers
as
Mamie Appleby
1937
6.2
Saratoga
as
Fritzi Kiffmeyer
1937
0
The Good Old Soak
as
Nellie
1937
5.0
Don't Tell the Wife
as
Nancy Dorsey
1937
5.9
Born to Dance
as
Jenny Saks
1936
3.0
We Went to College
as
Susan Standish
1936
5.5
Speed
as
Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
1936
4.9
Riffraff
as
Lil
1936
5.0
It's in the Air
as
Alice Lane Churchill
1935
6.4
Broadway Melody of 1936
as
Kitty Corbett
1935
5.0
Murder in the Fleet
as
'Toots' Timmons
1935
4.8
Baby Face Harrington
as
Millicent
1935
0
One New York Night
as
Phoebe
1935
5.7
The Night Is Young
as
Fanni Kerner
1935
6.3
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
as
Slade Kinnicott
1935
6.5
Evelyn Prentice
as
Amy Drexel
1934
6.7
The Merry Widow
as
Queen Dolores
1934
7.0
Have a Heart
as
Joan O'Day
1934
5.3
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
as
Gwen
1934
6.3
The Cat's-Paw
as
Petunia Pratt / Cobb
1934
3.0
Paris Interlude
as
Cassie
1934
5.3
Murder in the Private Car
as
Georgia Latham
1934
7.0
This Side of Heaven
as
Birdie
1934
3.5
The Women in His Life
as
Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
1933
4.4
Day of Reckoning
as
Mamie
1933
6.4
Bombshell
as
Mac
1933
5.1
Menu
as
Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
1933
4.6
Broadway to Hollywood
as
Flirt in Audience
1933
7.0
Beauty for Sale
as
Carol Merrick
1933
0
Her First Mate
as
Hattie
1933
6.8
Midnight Mary
as
Bunny
1933
6.6
Reunion in Vienna
as
Ilsa Hinrich
1933
6.9
42nd Street
as
Lorraine Fleming
1933
6.5
Clear All Wires!
as
Dolly Winslow
1933
3.4
The Secret of Madame Blanche
as
Ella
1933
5.6
Whistling in the Dark
as
Toby Van Buren
1933
0
Men Are Such Fools
as
Molly
1932
5.8
They Call It Sin
as
Dixie Dare
1932
6.5
Red-Headed Woman
as
Sally
1932
6.6
Huddle
as
Coach Malcolm
1932
5.1
Man Wanted
as
Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
1932
0
The Impatient Maiden
as
Betty Merrick
1932
0
She Wanted a Millionaire
as
Mary Taylor
1932
6.3
Private Lives
as
Sibyl Chase
1931
2.3
The Secret Witness
as
Lois Martin
1931
4.7
Wicked
as
June
1931
0
The Bargain
as
Etta
1931
4.0
Daddy Long Legs
as
Sally McBride
1931
6.3
The Maltese Falcon
as
Effie Perrine
1931
0
Six Cylinder Love
as
Margaret Rogers
1931
4.1
Don't Bet on Women
as
Tallulah Hope
1931
4.1
Command Performance
as
Princess Katerina
1931
6.5
The Bat Whispers
as
Dale Van Gorder
1930
5.4
Abraham Lincoln
as
Ann Rutledge
1930
0
The Eyes of the World
as
Sybil LaGrange
1930
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