Person
Una Merkel
Acting · 1903–1986 · 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.
Known for
Climax!
Maud
Four Star Playhouse
Rose Barton
Burke's Law
Miss Samantha Cartier
Studio One
Parsis McHugh
The Parent Trap
Verbena
DuPont Show of the Month
Aladdin's Mother
It's a Joke, Son!
Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
Speed
Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
Evelyn Prentice
Amy Drexel
Checkers
Mamie Appleby
Filmography
- 1994That's Entertainment! III(archive footage)
- 1987James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
- 1985That's Dancing!From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
- 1972Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
- 1966SpinoutViolet Ranley
- 1964The Cara Williams Show
- 1964A Tiger WalksMrs. Watkins
- 1963The Bill Dana Show
- 1963Burke's LawMiss Samantha Cartier
- 1963Summer MagicMariah Popham
- 1961Summer and SmokeMrs. Winemiller
- 1961The Parent TrapVerbena
- 1959The Mating GameMa Larkin
- 1958AladdinAladdin's Mother
- 1958The Girl Most LikelyMother
- 1957DuPont Show of the MonthAladdin's Mother
- 1957The Fuzzy Pink NightgownBertha
- 1957The Greer CaseLouise Hoagland
- 1956Bundle of JoyMrs. Dugan
- 1956The Kettles in the OzarksMiss Bedelia Baines
- 1955The KentuckianSophie Wakefield
- 1954Climax!Maud
- 1953I Love MelvinMom Schneider
- 1952Four Star PlayhouseRose Barton
- 1952The Merry WidowKitty Riley
- 1952With a Song in My HeartSister Marie
- 1951Golden GirlMary Ann Crabtree
- 1951Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSecretary
- 1951A Millionaire for ChristyPatsy Clifford
- 1951Rich, Young and PrettyGlynnie
- 1950Emergency WeddingEmma - Nurse / Receptionist
- 1950My Blue HeavenMiss Irma Gilbert
- 1950Kill the UmpireBetty Johnson
- 1948Studio OneParsis McHugh
- 1948The Man from TexasWidow Weeks
- 1948The Bride Goes WildMiss Doberly
- 1947It's a Joke, Son!Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
- 1944Sweethearts of the U.S.A.Patsy Wilkins
- 1944To Heir Is HumanUna
- 1943Quack ServiceDaffy
- 1943This Is the ArmyRose Dibble
- 1942Twin BedsLydia
- 1942The Mad Doctor of Market StreetAunt Margaret Wentworth
- 1941Cracked NutsSharon Knight
- 1941Road to ZanzibarJulia
- 1941Double DateAunt Elsie Kirkland
- 1940The Bank DickMyrtle Sousé
- 1940Sandy Gets Her ManNan Clark
- 1940Comin' Round the MountainBelinda Watters
- 1939Destry Rides AgainLily Belle
- 1939On Borrowed TimeMarcia Giles
- 1939Some Like It HotFlo Saunders
- 1939Four Girls in WhiteGertie Robbins
- 1938Hollywood Goes to TownSelf
- 1937True ConfessionDaisy McClure
- 1937CheckersMamie Appleby
- 1937SaratogaFritzi Kiffmeyer
- 1937The Good Old SoakNellie
- 1937Don't Tell the WifeNancy Dorsey
- 1936Born to DanceJenny Saks
- 1936We Went to CollegeSusan Standish
- 1936SpeedJosephine 'Jo' Sanderson
- 1936RiffraffLil
- 1935It's in the AirAlice Lane Churchill
- 1935Broadway Melody of 1936Kitty Corbett
- 1935Murder in the Fleet'Toots' Timmons
- 1935Baby Face HarringtonMillicent
- 1935One New York NightPhoebe
- 1935The Night Is YoungFanni Kerner
- 1935Biography of a Bachelor GirlSlade Kinnicott
- 1934Evelyn PrenticeAmy Drexel
- 1934The Merry WidowQueen Dolores
- 1934Have a HeartJoan O'Day
- 1934Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackGwen
- 1934The Cat's-PawPetunia Pratt / Cobb
- 1934Paris InterludeCassie
- 1934Murder in the Private CarGeorgia Latham
- 1934This Side of HeavenBirdie
- 1933The Women in His LifeMiss 'Simmy' Simmons
- 1933Day of ReckoningMamie
- 1933BombshellMac
- 1933MenuMrs. Omsk (uncredited)
- 1933Broadway to HollywoodFlirt in Audience
- 1933Beauty for SaleCarol Merrick
- 1933Her First MateHattie
- 1933Midnight MaryBunny
- 1933Reunion in ViennaIlsa Hinrich
- 193342nd StreetLorraine Fleming
- 1933Clear All Wires!Dolly Winslow
- 1933The Secret of Madame BlancheElla
- 1933Whistling in the DarkToby Van Buren
- 1932Men Are Such FoolsMolly
- 1932They Call It SinDixie Dare
- 1932Red-Headed WomanSally
- 1932HuddleCoach Malcolm
- 1932Man WantedRuth 'Ruthie' Holman
- 1932The Impatient MaidenBetty Merrick
- 1932She Wanted a MillionaireMary Taylor
- 1931Private LivesSibyl Chase
- 1931The Secret WitnessLois Martin
- 1931WickedJune
- 1931The BargainEtta
- 1931Daddy Long LegsSally McBride
- 1931The Maltese FalconEffie Perrine
- 1931Six Cylinder LoveMargaret Rogers
- 1931Don't Bet on WomenTallulah Hope
- 1931Command PerformancePrincess Katerina
- 1930The Bat WhispersDale Van Gorder
- 1930Abraham LincolnAnn Rutledge
- 1930The Eyes of the WorldSybil LaGrange
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