Una Merkel

Acting

Una Merkel

Born December 10, 1903Covington, Kentucky, USA110 credits

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

That's Entertainment! III
7.0

That's Entertainment! III

Movie

1994

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.0

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

Movie

1987

That's Dancing!
7.0

That's Dancing!

Movie

1985

Hollywood: The Dream Factory
6.0

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Movie

1972

Spinout
5.5

Spinout

Movie

1966

The Cara Williams Show
5.0

The Cara Williams Show

TV

1964

Filmography

That's Entertainment! III
1994That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage)Movie
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
1987James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)Movie
That's Dancing!
1985That's Dancing!as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)Movie
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
1972Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)Movie
Spinout
1966Spinoutas Violet RanleyMovie
The Cara Williams Show
1964The Cara Williams ShowTV
A Tiger Walks
1964A Tiger Walksas Mrs. WatkinsMovie
The Bill Dana Show
1963The Bill Dana ShowTV
Burke's Law
1963Burke's Lawas Miss Samantha CartierTV
Summer Magic
1963Summer Magicas Mariah PophamMovie
Summer and Smoke
1961Summer and Smokeas Mrs. WinemillerMovie
The Parent Trap
1961The Parent Trapas VerbenaMovie
The Mating Game
1959The Mating Gameas Ma LarkinMovie
Aladdin
1958Aladdinas Aladdin's MotherMovie
The Girl Most Likely
1958The Girl Most Likelyas MotherMovie
DuPont Show of the Month
1957DuPont Show of the Monthas Aladdin's MotherTV
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
1957The Fuzzy Pink Nightgownas BerthaMovie
The Greer Case
1957The Greer Caseas Louise HoaglandMovie
Bundle of Joy
1956Bundle of Joyas Mrs. DuganMovie
The Kettles in the Ozarks
1956The Kettles in the Ozarksas Miss Bedelia BainesMovie
The Kentuckian
1955The Kentuckianas Sophie WakefieldMovie
Climax!
1954Climax!as MaudTV
I Love Melvin
1953I Love Melvinas Mom SchneiderMovie
F
1952Four Star Playhouseas Rose BartonTV
The Merry Widow
1952The Merry Widowas Kitty RileyMovie
With a Song in My Heart
1952With a Song in My Heartas Sister MarieMovie
Golden Girl
1951Golden Girlas Mary Ann CrabtreeMovie
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
1951Schlitz Playhouse of Starsas SecretaryTV
A Millionaire for Christy
1951A Millionaire for Christyas Patsy CliffordMovie
Rich, Young and Pretty
1951Rich, Young and Prettyas GlynnieMovie
Emergency Wedding
1950Emergency Weddingas Emma - Nurse / ReceptionistMovie
My Blue Heaven
1950My Blue Heavenas Miss Irma GilbertMovie
Kill the Umpire
1950Kill the Umpireas Betty JohnsonMovie
Studio One
1948Studio Oneas Parsis McHughTV
The Man from Texas
1948The Man from Texasas Widow WeeksMovie
The Bride Goes Wild
1948The Bride Goes Wildas Miss DoberlyMovie
It's a Joke, Son!
1947It's a Joke, Son!as Mrs.Magnolia ClaghornMovie
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
1944Sweethearts of the U.S.A.as Patsy WilkinsMovie
To Heir Is Human
1944To Heir Is Humanas UnaMovie
Q
1943Quack Serviceas DaffyMovie
This Is the Army
1943This Is the Armyas Rose DibbleMovie
Twin Beds
1942Twin Bedsas LydiaMovie
The Mad Doctor of Market Street
1942The Mad Doctor of Market Streetas Aunt Margaret WentworthMovie
Cracked Nuts
1941Cracked Nutsas Sharon KnightMovie
Road to Zanzibar
1941Road to Zanzibaras Julia QuimbyMovie
Double Date
1941Double Dateas Aunt Elsie KirklandMovie
The Bank Dick
1940The Bank Dickas Myrtle SouséMovie
Sandy Gets Her Man
1940Sandy Gets Her Manas Nan ClarkMovie
Comin' Round the Mountain
1940Comin' Round the Mountainas Belinda WattersMovie
Destry Rides Again
1939Destry Rides Againas Lily BelleMovie
On Borrowed Time
1939On Borrowed Timeas Marcia GilesMovie
Some Like It Hot
1939Some Like It Hotas Flo SaundersMovie
Four Girls in White
1939Four Girls in Whiteas Gertie RobbinsMovie
Hollywood Goes to Town
1938Hollywood Goes to Townas SelfMovie
True Confession
1937True Confessionas Daisy McClureMovie
Checkers
1937Checkersas Mamie ApplebyMovie
Saratoga
1937Saratogaas Fritzi KiffmeyerMovie
The Good Old Soak
1937The Good Old Soakas NellieMovie
Don't Tell the Wife
1937Don't Tell the Wifeas Nancy DorseyMovie
Born to Dance
1936Born to Danceas Jenny SaksMovie
W
1936We Went to Collegeas Susan StandishMovie
Speed
1936Speedas Josephine 'Jo' SandersonMovie
Riffraff
1936Riffraffas LilMovie
It's in the Air
1935It's in the Airas Alice Lane ChurchillMovie
Broadway Melody of 1936
1935Broadway Melody of 1936as Kitty CorbettMovie
Murder in the Fleet
1935Murder in the Fleetas 'Toots' TimmonsMovie
Baby Face Harrington
1935Baby Face Harringtonas MillicentMovie
One New York Night
1935One New York Nightas PhoebeMovie
The Night Is Young
1935The Night Is Youngas Fanni KernerMovie
Biography of a Bachelor Girl
1935Biography of a Bachelor Girlas Slade KinnicottMovie
Evelyn Prentice
1934Evelyn Prenticeas Amy DrexelMovie
The Merry Widow
1934The Merry Widowas Queen DoloresMovie
Have a Heart
1934Have a Heartas Joan O'DayMovie
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes Backas GwenMovie
The Cat's-Paw
1934The Cat's-Pawas Petunia Pratt / CobbMovie
Paris Interlude
1934Paris Interludeas CassieMovie
Murder in the Private Car
1934Murder in the Private Caras Georgia LathamMovie
This Side of Heaven
1934This Side of Heavenas BirdieMovie
The Women in His Life
1933The Women in His Lifeas Miss 'Simmy' SimmonsMovie
Day of Reckoning
1933Day of Reckoningas MamieMovie
Bombshell
1933Bombshellas MacMovie
Menu
1933Menuas Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)Movie
Broadway to Hollywood
1933Broadway to Hollywoodas Flirt in AudienceMovie
Beauty for Sale
1933Beauty for Saleas Carol MerrickMovie
Her First Mate
1933Her First Mateas HattieMovie
Midnight Mary
1933Midnight Maryas BunnyMovie
Reunion in Vienna
1933Reunion in Viennaas Ilsa HinrichMovie
42nd Street
193342nd Streetas Lorraine FlemingMovie
Clear All Wires!
1933Clear All Wires!as Dolly WinslowMovie
The Secret of Madame Blanche
1933The Secret of Madame Blancheas EllaMovie
Whistling in the Dark
1933Whistling in the Darkas Toby Van BurenMovie
Men Are Such Fools
1932Men Are Such Foolsas MollyMovie
They Call It Sin
1932They Call It Sinas Dixie DareMovie
Red-Headed Woman
1932Red-Headed Womanas SallyMovie
Huddle
1932Huddleas Coach MalcolmMovie
Man Wanted
1932Man Wantedas Ruth 'Ruthie' HolmanMovie
The Impatient Maiden
1932The Impatient Maidenas Betty MerrickMovie
She Wanted a Millionaire
1932She Wanted a Millionaireas Mary TaylorMovie
Private Lives
1931Private Livesas Sibyl ChaseMovie
The Secret Witness
1931The Secret Witnessas Lois MartinMovie
Wicked
1931Wickedas JuneMovie
The Bargain
1931The Bargainas EttaMovie
Daddy Long Legs
1931Daddy Long Legsas Sally McBrideMovie
The Maltese Falcon
1931The Maltese Falconas Effie PerrineMovie
Six Cylinder Love
1931Six Cylinder Loveas Margaret RogersMovie
Don't Bet on Women
1931Don't Bet on Womenas Tallulah HopeMovie
Command Performance
1931Command Performanceas Princess KaterinaMovie
The Bat Whispers
1930The Bat Whispersas Dale Van GorderMovie
Abraham Lincoln
1930Abraham Lincolnas Ann RutledgeMovie
The Eyes of the World
1930The Eyes of the Worldas Sybil LaGrangeMovie