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.
Top Movie Cast
The Bank Dick- Myrtle Sousé
1940-11-29
6.4
42nd Street- Lorraine Fleming
1933-03-11
6.9
Road to Zanzibar- Julia Quimby
1941-04-11
6.3
The Bat Whispers- Dale Van Gorder
1930-11-13
6.2
The Maltese Falcon- Effie Perrine
1931-05-23
6.4
On Borrowed Time- Marcia Giles
1939-07-07
7.5
The Cat's-Paw- Petunia Pratt / Cobb
1934-08-07
6.2
The Mad Doctor of Market Street- Aunt Margaret Wentworth
1942-02-27
5.4
Bundle of Joy- Mrs. Dugan
1956-12-12
6.4
The Mating Game- Ma Larkin
1959-04-29
5.8
This Is the Army- Rose Dibble
1943-08-14
5.7
Bombshell- Mac
1933-10-13
6.5
Destry Rides Again- Lily Belle
1939-11-30
7.1
Born to Dance- Jenny Saks
1936-11-27
6.0
The Merry Widow- Queen Dolores
1934-11-02
6.7
Broadway Melody of 1936- Kitty Corbett
1935-09-18
6.3
Saratoga- Fritzi Kiffmeyer
1937-07-23
6.3
The Kentuckian- Sophie Wakefield
1955-07-22
5.7
With a Song in My Heart- Sister Marie
1952-04-03
5.9
I Love Melvin- Mom Schneider
1953-03-20
6.2
The Parent Trap- Verbena
1961-05-13
7.0
Midnight Mary- Bunny 'Bun'
1933-06-30
6.8
Evelyn Prentice- Amy Drexel
1934-11-09
6.6
The Kettles in the Ozarks- Miss Bedelia Baines
1956-04-01
6.4
Man Wanted- Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
1932-04-23
5.5
The Women in His Life- Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
1933-12-08
4.0
Summer and Smoke- Mrs. Winemiller
1961-11-16
6.7
The Secret of Madame Blanche- Ella
1933-02-03
4.0
Red-Headed Woman- Sally
1932-06-25
6.6
They Call It Sin- Dixie Dare
1932-11-05
5.8
Riffraff- Lil
1936-01-03
5.0
Don't Tell the Wife- Nancy Dorsey
1937-03-05
0.0
Private Lives- Sibyl Chase
1931-12-12
6.3
The Bride Goes Wild- Miss Doberly
1948-03-03
6.0
Hollywood: The Dream Factory- Self (archive footage)
1972-01-10
6.0
Four Girls in White- Gertie Robbins
1939-01-27
6.3
Rich, Young and Pretty- Glynnie
1951-07-09
5.6
True Confession- Daisy McClure
1937-12-24
5.8
The Man from Texas- Widow Weeks
1948-03-06
6.0
Abraham Lincoln- Ann Rutledge
1930-11-08
5.4
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown- Bertha
1957-05-09
6.0
Some Like It Hot- Flo Saunders
1939-05-19
7.2
The Impatient Maiden- Betty Merrick
1932-03-01
0.0
Clear All Wires!- Dolly Winslow
1933-02-24
6.5
It's a Joke, Son!- Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
1947-01-15
6.9
Biography of a Bachelor Girl- Slade Kinnicott
1935-01-04
6.3
Menu- Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
1933-09-23
5.1
Day of Reckoning- Mamie
1933-10-26
5.0
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back- Gwen
1934-08-15
5.3
Wicked- June
1931-10-04
0.0
The Merry Widow- Kitty Riley
1952-09-05
5.8
A Millionaire for Christy- Patsy Clifford
1951-09-02
6.4
Whistling in the Dark- Toby Van Buren
1933-01-21
5.2
Beauty for Sale- Carol Merrick
1933-09-01
7.0
Golden Girl- Mary Ann Crabtree
1951-11-01
5.5
Reunion in Vienna- Ilsa Hinrich
1933-06-16
7.0
Huddle- Coach Malcolm
1932-05-14
6.6
Speed- Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
1936-05-08
5.8
The Night Is Young- Fanni Kerner
1935-01-11
5.0
One New York Night- Phoebe
1935-03-08
0.0
Have a Heart- Joan O'Day
1934-09-07
7.0
Daddy Long Legs- Sally McBride
1931-06-05
4.0
This Side of Heaven- Birdie
1934-02-02
7.0
Murder in the Private Car- Georgia Latham
1934-06-29
5.4
Her First Mate- Hattie
1933-08-03
0.0
Six Cylinder Love- Margaret Rogers
1931-05-10
0.0
She Wanted a Millionaire- Mary Taylor
1932-02-21
0.0
Summer Magic- Mariah Popham
1963-07-07
6.6
My Blue Heaven- Miss Irma Gilbert
1950-09-15
7.0
Murder in the Fleet- 'Toots' Timmons
1935-05-24
5.0
The Girl Most Likely- Mother
1958-02-05
3.7
Baby Face Harrington- Millicent Harrington
1935-04-12
4.8
Men Are Such Fools- Molly
1932-11-18
0.0
Don't Bet on Women- Tallulah Hope
1931-02-15
4.2
Emergency Wedding- Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
1950-11-15
5.5
Paris Interlude- Cassie
1934-07-27
3.5
Command Performance- Princess Katerina
1931-01-19
4.1
Cracked Nuts- Sharon Knight
1941-07-02
0.0
Broadway to Hollywood- Flirt in Audience
1933-09-15
4.6
The Secret Witness- Lois Martin
1931-12-12
3.0
The Greer Case- Louise Hoagland
1957-01-31
0.0
It's in the Air- Alice Lane Churchill
1935-10-10
5.0
Kill the Umpire- Betty Johnson
1950-04-27
6.2
The Good Old Soak- Nellie
1937-04-23
0.0
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.- Patsy Wilkins
1944-03-07
4.0
A Tiger Walks- Mrs. Watkins
1964-04-12
5.7
Spinout- Violet Ranley
1966-10-06
5.5
To Heir Is Human- Una
1944-01-14
0.0
That's Entertainment! III- (archive footage)
1994-07-01
6.9
Twin Beds- Lydia
1942-04-30
2.7
Checkers- Mamie Appleby
1937-12-08
0.0
Sandy Gets Her Man- Nan Clark
1940-11-08
4.0
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940-08-16
0.0
Hollywood Goes to Town- Self
1938-07-07
7.0
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life- Self (archive footage)
1988-11-22
6.0
That's Dancing!- From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)