Una Merkel

Una Merkel

Deceased · Born: Dec 10, 1903 · Died: Jan 2, 1986

Known For

The Parent TrapThe Parent Trap
42nd Street42nd Street
Summer and SmokeSummer and Smoke
The Maltese FalconThe Maltese Falcon

Personal Details

BornDec 10, 1903 Covington, Kentucky, USA
Parents
  • Arno
  • Bess Merkel

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.

Career

1964
A Tiger Walks
A Tiger Walks as Mrs. Watkins
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1963
Summer Magic
Summer Magic as Mariah Popham
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1961
Summer and Smoke
Summer and Smoke as Mrs. Winemiller
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The Parent Trap
The Parent Trap as Verbena
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1959
The Mating Game
The Mating Game as Ma Larkin
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1958
The Girl Most Likely
The Girl Most Likely as Mother
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The DuPont Show of the Month
The DuPont Show of the Month as Aladdin's Mother
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1957
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown as Bertha
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Climax!
Climax! as Maud
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1956
Bundle of Joy
Bundle of Joy as Mrs. Dugan
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The Kettles in the Ozarks
The Kettles in the Ozarks as Miss Bedelia Baines
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1955
The Kentuckian
The Kentuckian as Sophie Wakefield
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1953
I Love Melvin
I Love Melvin as Mom Schneider
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1952
With a Song in My Heart
With a Song in My Heart as Sister Marie
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The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow as Kitty Riley
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1951
Rich, Young and Pretty
Rich, Young and Pretty as Glynnie
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A Millionaire for Christy
A Millionaire for Christy as Patsy Clifford
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Golden Girl
Golden Girl as Mary Ann Crabtree
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1950
My Blue Heaven
My Blue Heaven as Miss Irma Gilbert
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Kill the Umpire
Kill the Umpire as Betty Johnson
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Emergency Wedding
Emergency Wedding as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
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1948
The Man from Texas
The Man from Texas as Widow Weeks
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The Bride Goes Wild
The Bride Goes Wild as Miss Doberly
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1947
It's a Joke, Son!
It's a Joke, Son! as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
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1944
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Sweethearts of the U.S.A. as Patsy Wilkins
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1943
This Is the Army
This Is the Army as Rose Dibble
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1942
Twin Beds
Twin Beds as Lydia
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The Mad Doctor of Market Street
The Mad Doctor of Market Street as Aunt Margaret Wentworth
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1941
Cracked Nuts
Cracked Nuts as Sharon Knight
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Road to Zanzibar
Road to Zanzibar as Julia Quimby
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Double Date
Double Date as Aunt Elsie Kirkland
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1940
Sandy Gets Her Man
Sandy Gets Her Man as Nan Clark
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The Bank Dick
The Bank Dick as Myrtle Sousé
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Comin' Round the Mountain
Comin' Round the Mountain
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1939
Four Girls in White
Four Girls in White as Gertie Robbins
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Destry Rides Again
Destry Rides Again as Lily Belle
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On Borrowed Time
On Borrowed Time as Marcia Giles
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Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot as Flo Saunders
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1937
Don't Tell the Wife
Don't Tell the Wife as Nancy Dorsey
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Saratoga
Saratoga as Fritzi Kiffmeyer
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True Confession
True Confession as Daisy McClure
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1936
Born to Dance
Born to Dance as Jenny Saks
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Speed
Speed as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
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Riffraff
Riffraff as Lil
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1935
Broadway Melody of 1936
Broadway Melody of 1936 as Kitty Corbett
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It's in the Air
It's in the Air as Alice Lane Churchill
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Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Biography of a Bachelor Girl as Slade Kinnicott
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The Night Is Young
The Night Is Young as Fanni Kerner
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Baby Face Harrington
Baby Face Harrington as Millicent Harrington
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1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back as Gwen
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The Merry Widow
The Merry Widow as Queen Dolores
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Murder in the Private Car
Murder in the Private Car as Georgia
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This Side of Heaven
This Side of Heaven as Birdie
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Evelyn Prentice
Evelyn Prentice as Amy Drexel
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The Cat's-Paw
The Cat's-Paw as Petunia Pratt / Cobb
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1933
Beauty for Sale
Beauty for Sale as Carol Merrick
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42nd Street
42nd Street as Lorraine Fleming
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Her First Mate
Her First Mate as Hattie
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Clear All Wires!
Clear All Wires! as Dolly Winslow
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The Secret of Madame Blanche
The Secret of Madame Blanche as Ella
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Midnight Mary
Midnight Mary as Bunny 'Bun'
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Reunion in Vienna
Reunion in Vienna as Ilsa Hinrich
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Bombshell
Bombshell as Mac
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1932
She Wanted a Millionaire
She Wanted a Millionaire as Mary Taylor
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Man Wanted
Man Wanted as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
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Huddle
Huddle as Coach Malcolm
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Red-Headed Woman
Red-Headed Woman as Sally
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They Call It Sin
They Call It Sin as Dixie Dare
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The Impatient Maiden
The Impatient Maiden as Betty Merrick
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1931
Private Lives
Private Lives as Sibyl Chase
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The Secret Witness
The Secret Witness as Lois Martin
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6 Cylinder Love
6 Cylinder Love as Margaret Rogers
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Don't Bet on Women
Don't Bet on Women as Tallulah Hope
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The Maltese Falcon
The Maltese Falcon as Effie Perrine
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Daddy Long Legs
Daddy Long Legs as Sally McBride
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1930
The Bat Whispers
The Bat Whispers as Dale Van Gorder
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Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln as Ann Rutledge
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