Una Merkel

Una Merkel

🎂 10th December 1903 (122 yrs) 📍 Covington, Kentucky, USA

Known For

The Parent Trap

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.

Una Merkel

Movies Featuring Una Merkel

That's Entertainment! III

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

as (archive footage)
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)

as Self (archive footage)
That's Dancing!

That's Dancing! (1985)

as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Hollywood: The Dream Factory

Hollywood: The Dream Factory (1972)

as Self (archive footage)
Spinout

Spinout (1966)

as Violet Ranley
A Tiger Walks

A Tiger Walks (1964)

as Mrs. Watkins
Summer Magic

Summer Magic (1963)

as Mariah Popham
Summer and Smoke

Summer and Smoke (1961)

as Mrs. Winemiller
The Parent Trap

The Parent Trap (1961)

as Verbena
The Mating Game

The Mating Game (1959)

as Ma Larkin
Aladdin

Aladdin (1958)

as Aladdin's Mother
The Girl Most Likely

The Girl Most Likely (1958)

as Mother
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown

The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown (1957)

as Bertha
The Greer Case

The Greer Case (1957)

as Louise Hoagland
Bundle of Joy

Bundle of Joy (1956)

as Mrs. Dugan
The Kettles in the Ozarks

The Kettles in the Ozarks (1956)

as Miss Bedelia Baines
The Kentuckian

The Kentuckian (1955)

as Sophie Wakefield
I Love Melvin

I Love Melvin (1953)

as Mom Schneider
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow (1952)

as Kitty Riley
With a Song in My Heart

With a Song in My Heart (1952)

as Sister Marie
Golden Girl

Golden Girl (1951)

as Mary Ann Crabtree
A Millionaire for Christy

A Millionaire for Christy (1951)

as Patsy Clifford
Rich, Young and Pretty

Rich, Young and Pretty (1951)

as Glynnie
Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding (1950)

as Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
My Blue Heaven

My Blue Heaven (1950)

as Miss Irma Gilbert
Kill the Umpire

Kill the Umpire (1950)

as Betty Johnson
The Man from Texas

The Man from Texas (1948)

as Widow Weeks
The Bride Goes Wild

The Bride Goes Wild (1948)

as Miss Doberly
It's a Joke, Son!

It's a Joke, Son! (1947)

as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.

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

as Patsy Wilkins
To Heir Is Human

To Heir Is Human (1944)

as Una
No Image

Quack Service (1943)

as Daffy
This Is the Army

This Is the Army (1943)

as Rose Dibble
Twin Beds

Twin Beds (1942)

as Lydia
The Mad Doctor of Market Street

The Mad Doctor of Market Street (1942)

as Aunt Margaret Wentworth
Cracked Nuts

Cracked Nuts (1941)

as Sharon Knight
Road to Zanzibar

Road to Zanzibar (1941)

as Julia
Double Date

Double Date (1941)

as Aunt Elsie Kirkland
The Bank Dick

The Bank Dick (1940)

as Myrtle Sousé
Sandy Gets Her Man

Sandy Gets Her Man (1940)

as Nan Clark
Comin' Round the Mountain

Comin' Round the Mountain (1940)

as Belinda Watters
Destry Rides Again

Destry Rides Again (1939)

as Lily Belle
On Borrowed Time

On Borrowed Time (1939)

as Marcia Giles
Some Like It Hot

Some Like It Hot (1939)

as Flo Saunders
Four Girls in White

Four Girls in White (1939)

as Gertie Robbins
Hollywood Goes to Town

Hollywood Goes to Town (1938)

as Self
True Confession

True Confession (1937)

as Daisy McClure
Checkers

Checkers (1937)

as Mamie Appleby
Saratoga

Saratoga (1937)

as Fritzi Kiffmeyer
The Good Old Soak

The Good Old Soak (1937)

as Nellie
Don't Tell the Wife

Don't Tell the Wife (1937)

as Nancy Dorsey
Born to Dance

Born to Dance (1936)

as Jenny Saks
No Image

We Went to College (1936)

as Susan Standish
Speed

Speed (1936)

as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
Riffraff

Riffraff (1936)

as Lil
It's in the Air

It's in the Air (1935)

as Alice Lane Churchill
Broadway Melody of 1936

Broadway Melody of 1936 (1935)

as Kitty Corbett
Murder in the Fleet

Murder in the Fleet (1935)

as 'Toots' Timmons
Baby Face Harrington

Baby Face Harrington (1935)

as Millicent
One New York Night

One New York Night (1935)

as Phoebe
The Night Is Young

The Night Is Young (1935)

as Fanni Kerner
Biography of a Bachelor Girl

Biography of a Bachelor Girl (1935)

as Slade Kinnicott
Evelyn Prentice

Evelyn Prentice (1934)

as Amy Drexel
The Merry Widow

The Merry Widow (1934)

as Queen Dolores
Have a Heart

Have a Heart (1934)

as Joan O'Day
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back

Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back (1934)

as Gwen
The Cat's-Paw

The Cat's-Paw (1934)

as Petunia Pratt / Cobb
Paris Interlude

Paris Interlude (1934)

as Cassie
Murder in the Private Car

Murder in the Private Car (1934)

as Georgia Latham
This Side of Heaven

This Side of Heaven (1934)

as Birdie
The Women in His Life

The Women in His Life (1933)

as Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
Day of Reckoning

Day of Reckoning (1933)

as Mamie
Bombshell

Bombshell (1933)

as Mac
Menu

Menu (1933)

as Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
Broadway to Hollywood

Broadway to Hollywood (1933)

as Flirt in Audience
Beauty for Sale

Beauty for Sale (1933)

as Carol Merrick
Her First Mate

Her First Mate (1933)

as Hattie
Midnight Mary

Midnight Mary (1933)

as Bunny
Reunion in Vienna

Reunion in Vienna (1933)

as Ilsa Hinrich
42nd Street

42nd Street (1933)

as Lorraine Fleming
Clear All Wires!

Clear All Wires! (1933)

as Dolly Winslow
The Secret of Madame Blanche

The Secret of Madame Blanche (1933)

as Ella
Whistling in the Dark

Whistling in the Dark (1933)

as Toby Van Buren
Men Are Such Fools

Men Are Such Fools (1932)

as Molly
They Call It Sin

They Call It Sin (1932)

as Dixie Dare
Red-Headed Woman

Red-Headed Woman (1932)

as Sally
Huddle

Huddle (1932)

as Coach Malcolm
Man Wanted

Man Wanted (1932)

as Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
The Impatient Maiden

The Impatient Maiden (1932)

as Betty Merrick
She Wanted a Millionaire

She Wanted a Millionaire (1932)

as Mary Taylor
Private Lives

Private Lives (1931)

as Sibyl Chase
The Secret Witness

The Secret Witness (1931)

as Lois Martin
Wicked

Wicked (1931)

as June
The Bargain

The Bargain (1931)

as Etta
Daddy Long Legs

Daddy Long Legs (1931)

as Sally McBride
The Maltese Falcon

The Maltese Falcon (1931)

as Effie Perrine
Six Cylinder Love

Six Cylinder Love (1931)

as Margaret Rogers
Don't Bet on Women

Don't Bet on Women (1931)

as Tallulah Hope
Command Performance

Command Performance (1931)

as Princess Katerina
The Bat Whispers

The Bat Whispers (1930)

as Dale Van Gorder
Abraham Lincoln

Abraham Lincoln (1930)

as Ann Rutledge
The Eyes of the World

The Eyes of the World (1930)

as Sybil LaGrange