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Una Merkel

ACTING

1903-12-10

1986-01-02

Covington, Kentucky, USA

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.

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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.

Best known for:

Filmography:

The Bat Whispers poster

The Bat Whispers(1930)

Dale Van Gorder

Abraham Lincoln poster

Abraham Lincoln(1930)

Ann Rutledge

The Eyes of the World poster

The Eyes of the World(1930)

Sybil LaGrange

The Maltese Falcon poster

The Maltese Falcon(1931)

Effie Perrine

Private Lives poster

Private Lives(1931)

Sibyl Chase

Wicked poster

Wicked(1931)

June

Daddy Long Legs poster

Daddy Long Legs(1931)

Sally McBride

Don't Bet on Women poster

Don't Bet on Women(1931)

Tallulah Hope

Six Cylinder Love poster

Six Cylinder Love(1931)

Margaret Rogers

Command Performance poster

Command Performance(1931)

Princess Katerina

The Secret Witness poster

The Secret Witness(1931)

Lois Martin

The Bargain poster

The Bargain(1931)

Etta

Red-Headed Woman poster

Red-Headed Woman(1932)

Sally

They Call It Sin poster

They Call It Sin(1932)

Dixie Dare

Man Wanted poster

Man Wanted(1932)

Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman

The Impatient Maiden poster

The Impatient Maiden(1932)

Betty Merrick

Huddle poster

Huddle(1932)

Coach Malcolm

She Wanted a Millionaire poster

She Wanted a Millionaire(1932)

Mary Taylor

Men Are Such Fools poster

Men Are Such Fools(1932)

Molly

42nd Street poster

42nd Street(1933)

Lorraine Fleming

Bombshell poster

Bombshell(1933)

Mac

Midnight Mary poster

Midnight Mary(1933)

Bunny

Broadway to Hollywood poster

Broadway to Hollywood(1933)

Flirt in Audience

The Women in His Life poster

The Women in His Life(1933)

Miss 'Simmy' Simmons

The Secret of Madame Blanche poster

The Secret of Madame Blanche(1933)

Ella

Clear All Wires! poster

Clear All Wires!(1933)

Dolly Winslow

Menu(1933)

Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)

Day of Reckoning poster

Day of Reckoning(1933)

Mamie

Whistling in the Dark poster

Whistling in the Dark(1933)

Toby Van Buren

Reunion in Vienna poster

Reunion in Vienna(1933)

Ilsa Hinrich

Beauty for Sale poster

Beauty for Sale(1933)

Carol Merrick

Her First Mate poster

Her First Mate(1933)

Hattie

The Cat's-Paw poster

The Cat's-Paw(1934)

Petunia Pratt / Cobb

The Merry Widow poster

The Merry Widow(1934)

Queen Dolores

Evelyn Prentice poster

Evelyn Prentice(1934)

Amy Drexel

Murder in the Private Car poster

Murder in the Private Car(1934)

Georgia Latham

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back poster

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back(1934)

Gwen

Have a Heart poster

Have a Heart(1934)

Joan O'Day

This Side of Heaven poster

This Side of Heaven(1934)

Birdie

Paris Interlude poster

Paris Interlude(1934)

Cassie

Broadway Melody of 1936 poster

Broadway Melody of 1936(1935)

Kitty Corbett

Biography of a Bachelor Girl poster

Biography of a Bachelor Girl(1935)

Slade Kinnicott

The Night Is Young poster

The Night Is Young(1935)

Fanni Kerner

One New York Night poster

One New York Night(1935)

Phoebe

Murder in the Fleet poster

Murder in the Fleet(1935)

'Toots' Timmons

Baby Face Harrington poster

Baby Face Harrington(1935)

Millicent

It's in the Air poster

It's in the Air(1935)

Alice Lane Churchill

Born to Dance poster

Born to Dance(1936)

Jenny Saks

Riffraff poster

Riffraff(1936)

Lil

Speed poster

Speed(1936)

Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson

Saratoga poster

Saratoga(1937)

Fritzi Kiffmeyer

Don't Tell the Wife poster

Don't Tell the Wife(1937)

Nancy Dorsey

True Confession poster

True Confession(1937)

Daisy McClure

The Good Old Soak poster

The Good Old Soak(1937)

Nellie

Checkers poster

Checkers(1937)

Mamie Appleby

On Borrowed Time poster

On Borrowed Time(1939)

Marcia Giles

Destry Rides Again poster

Destry Rides Again(1939)

Lily Belle

Four Girls in White poster

Four Girls in White(1939)

Gertie Robbins

Some Like It Hot poster

Some Like It Hot(1939)

Flo Saunders

The Bank Dick poster

The Bank Dick(1940)

Myrtle Sousé

Sandy Gets Her Man poster

Sandy Gets Her Man(1940)

Nan Clark

Comin' Round the Mountain poster

Comin' Round the Mountain(1940)

Belinda Watters

Road to Zanzibar poster

Road to Zanzibar(1941)

Julia Quimby

Double Date poster

Double Date(1941)

Aunt Elsie Kirkland

Cracked Nuts poster

Cracked Nuts(1941)

Sharon Knight

The Mad Doctor of Market Street poster

The Mad Doctor of Market Street(1942)

Aunt Margaret Wentworth

Twin Beds poster

Twin Beds(1942)

Lydia

This Is the Army poster

This Is the Army(1943)

Rose Dibble

Sweethearts of the U.S.A. poster

Sweethearts of the U.S.A.(1944)

Patsy Wilkins

To Heir Is Human poster

To Heir Is Human(1944)

Una

It's a Joke, Son! poster

It's a Joke, Son!(1947)

Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn

Studio One poster

Studio One(1948)

Parsis McHugh

The Bride Goes Wild poster

The Bride Goes Wild(1948)

Miss Doberly

The Man from Texas poster

The Man from Texas(1948)

Widow Weeks

My Blue Heaven poster

My Blue Heaven(1950)

Miss Irma Gilbert

Kill the Umpire poster

Kill the Umpire(1950)

Betty Johnson

Emergency Wedding poster

Emergency Wedding(1950)

Emma - Nurse / Receptionist

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars poster

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars(1951)

Secretary

Rich, Young and Pretty poster

Rich, Young and Pretty(1951)

Glynnie

Golden Girl poster

Golden Girl(1951)

Mary Ann Crabtree

A Millionaire for Christy poster

A Millionaire for Christy(1951)

Patsy Clifford

With a Song in My Heart poster

With a Song in My Heart(1952)

Sister Marie

The Merry Widow poster

The Merry Widow(1952)

Kitty Riley

I Love Melvin poster

I Love Melvin(1953)

Mom Schneider

Climax! poster

Climax!(1954)

Maud

The Kentuckian poster

The Kentuckian(1955)

Sophie Wakefield

Bundle of Joy poster

Bundle of Joy(1956)

Mrs. Dugan

The Kettles in the Ozarks poster

The Kettles in the Ozarks(1956)

Miss Bedelia Baines

DuPont Show of the Month poster

DuPont Show of the Month(1957)

Aladdin's Mother

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown poster

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown(1957)

Bertha

The Greer Case poster

The Greer Case(1957)

Louise Hoagland

The Girl Most Likely poster

The Girl Most Likely(1958)

Mother

Aladdin poster

Aladdin(1958)

Aladdin's Mother

The Mating Game poster

The Mating Game(1959)

Ma Larkin

The Parent Trap poster

The Parent Trap(1961)

Verbena

Summer and Smoke poster

Summer and Smoke(1961)

Mrs. Winemiller

Burke's Law poster

Burke's Law(1963)

Miss Samantha Cartier, Clara Lovelace, Mrs. Thomas Barrett

Summer Magic poster

Summer Magic(1963)

Mariah Popham

A Tiger Walks poster

A Tiger Walks(1964)

Mrs. Watkins

Spinout poster

Spinout(1966)

Violet Ranley

That's Dancing! poster

That's Dancing!(1985)

From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)

That's Entertainment! III poster

That's Entertainment! III(1994)

(archive footage)