Una Merkel
Acting
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.
Notable Works
Prominent titles featuring Una Merkel
42nd Street
1933
Bombshell
1933
Filmography
Acting (102)
1994
That's Entertainment! IIIas (archive footage) (uncredited)
7.1
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful Lifeas Self (archive footage)
6.5
1985
That's Dancing!as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
6.9
1972
Hollywood: The Dream Factoryas Self (archive footage)
7.2
1966
Spinoutas Violet Ranley
5.6
1964
A Tiger Walksas Mrs. Watkins
5.8
1963
Summer Magicas Mariah Popham
6.6
1961
Summer and Smokeas Mrs. Winemiller
6.6
1961
The Parent Trapas Verbena
7.0
1959
The Mating Gameas Ma Larkin
6.4
1958
Aladdinas Aladdin's Mother
10.0
1958
The Girl Most Likelyas Mother
3.3
1957
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgownas Bertha
6.0
1957
The Greer Caseas Louise Hoagland
1956
Bundle of Joyas Mrs. Dugan
6.4
1956
The Kettles in the Ozarksas Miss Bedelia Baines
6.4
1955
The Kentuckianas Sophie Wakefield
5.8
1953
I Love Melvinas Mom Schneider
6.2
1952
The Merry Widowas Kitty Riley
6.3
1952
With a Song in My Heartas Sister Marie
6.1
1951
Golden Girlas Mary Ann Crabtree
6.4
1951
A Millionaire for Christyas Patsy Clifford
7.0
1951
Rich, Young and Prettyas Glynnie
5.6
1950
Emergency Weddingas Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
6.0
1950
My Blue Heavenas Miss Irma Gilbert
7.5
1950
Kill the Umpireas Betty Johnson
6.9
1948
The Man from Texasas Widow Weeks
8.0
1948
The Bride Goes Wildas Miss Doberly
6.7
1947
It's a Joke, Son!as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
6.6
1944
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.as Patsy Wilkins
5.7
1944
To Heir Is Humanas Una
7.0
1943
Quack Serviceas Daffy
8.0
1943
This Is the Armyas Rose Dibble
5.7
1942
Twin Bedsas Lydia
3.8
1942
The Mad Doctor of Market Streetas Aunt Margaret Wentworth
5.5
1941
Cracked Nutsas Sharon Knight
7.0
1941
Road to Zanzibaras Julia
6.4
1941
Double Dateas Aunt Elsie Kirkland
7.0
1940
The Bank Dickas Myrtle Sousé
6.5
1940
Sandy Gets Her Manas Nan Clark
6.5
1940
Comin' Round the Mountainas Belinda Watters
9.0
1939
Destry Rides Againas Lily Belle
7.2
1939
On Borrowed Timeas Marcia Giles
7.6
1939
Some Like It Hotas Flo Saunders
7.6
1939
Four Girls in Whiteas Gertie Robbins
7.2
1938
Hollywood Goes to Townas Self
7.0
1937
True Confessionas Daisy McClure
6.1
1937
Checkersas Mamie Appleby
10.0
1937
Saratogaas Fritzi Kiffmeyer
6.5
1937
The Good Old Soakas Nellie
9.0
1937
Don't Tell the Wifeas Nancy Dorsey
6.0
1936
Born to Danceas Jenny Saks
6.1
1936
We Went to Collegeas Susan Standish
6.0
1936
Speedas Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
5.9
1936
Riffraffas Lil
5.4
1935
It's in the Airas Alice Lane Churchill
6.3
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936as Kitty Corbett
6.5
1935
Murder in the Fleetas 'Toots' Timmons
6.6
1935
Baby Face Harringtonas Millicent
5.4
1935
One New York Nightas Phoebe
7.5
1935
The Night Is Youngas Fanni Kerner
6.0
1935
Biography of a Bachelor Girlas Slade Kinnicott
6.8
1934
Evelyn Prenticeas Amy Drexel
6.5
1934
The Ugly Windowas Queen Dolores
6.8
1934
Have a Heartas Joan O'Day
7.3
1934
5.6
1934
The Cat's-Pawas Petunia Pratt / Cobb
6.3
1934
Paris Interludeas Cassie
4.0
1934
Murder in the Private Caras Georgia Latham
5.6
1934
This Side of Heavenas Birdie
7.5
1933
The Women in His Lifeas Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
4.3
1933
Day of Reckoningas Mamie
5.1
1933
Bombshellas Mac
6.5
1933
Menuas Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
5.4
1933
Broadway to Hollywoodas Flirt in Audience
5.0
1933
Beauty for Saleas Carol Merrick
7.2
1933
Her First Mateas Hattie
10.0
1933
Midnight Maryas Bunny
6.8
1933
Reunion in Viennaas Ilsa Hinrich
7.2
1933
42nd Streetas Lorraine Fleming
6.9
1933
Clear All Wires!as Dolly Winslow
6.7
1933
The Secret of Madame Blancheas Ella
4.2
1933
Whistling in the Darkas Toby Van Buren
6.0
1932
Men Are Such Foolsas Molly
7.0
1932
They Call It Sinas Dixie Dare
6.0
1932
Red-Headed Womanas Sally
6.6
1932
Huddleas Coach Malcolm
7.0
1932
Man Wantedas Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
5.5
1932
The Impatient Maidenas Betty Merrick
9.0
1932
She Wanted a Millionaireas Mary Taylor
10.0
1931
Private Livesas Sibyl Chase
6.5
1931
The Secret Witnessas Lois Martin
4.3
1931
Wickedas June
5.5
1931
The Bargainas Etta
9.0
1931
Daddy Long Legsas Sally McBride
4.7
1931
The Maltese Falconas Effie Perrine
6.4
1931
Six Cylinder Loveas Margaret Rogers
9.0
1931
Don't Bet on Womenas Tallulah Hope
4.9
1931
Command Performanceas Princess Katerina
5.1
1930
The Bat Whispersas Dale Van Gorder
6.6
1930
Abraham Lincolnas Ann Rutledge
5.5
1930
The Eyes of the Worldas Sybil LaGrange
9.0