Una Merkel

Acting • 1903-12-10 • Covington, Kentucky, USA

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

7.0

The Parent Trap

1961

6.6

The Bank Dick

1940

7.0

42nd Street

1933

6.8

The Merry Widow

1934

5.6

Abraham Lincoln

1930

6.4

The Maltese Falcon

1931

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Filmography

1994
That's Entertainment! IIIFilm
(archive footage) (uncredited)
★ 7.1
1987
James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 6.5
1985
That's Dancing!Film
From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
★ 6.8
1972
Hollywood: The Dream FactoryFilm
Self (archive footage)
★ 7.4
1966
SpinoutFilm
Violet Ranley
★ 5.6
1964
A Tiger WalksFilm
Mrs. Watkins
★ 5.8
1964
The Cara Williams ShowTV
★ 6.5
1963
Burke's LawTV
Miss Samantha Cartier • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Burke's LawTV
Clara Lovelace • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Burke's LawTV
Mrs. Thomas Barrett • 1 episodes
★ 6.2
1963
Summer MagicFilm
Mariah Popham
★ 6.6
1963
The Bill Dana ShowTV
★ 6.2
1961
The Parent TrapFilm
Verbena
★ 7.0
1961
Summer and SmokeFilm
Mrs. Winemiller
★ 6.6
1959
The Mating GameFilm
Ma Larkin
★ 6.4
1958
The Girl Most LikelyFilm
Mother
★ 3.3
1958
AladdinFilm
Aladdin's Mother
★ 10.0
1957
The Fuzzy Pink NightgownFilm
Bertha
★ 6.0
1957
DuPont Show of the MonthTV
Aladdin's Mother • 1 episodes
★ 7.4
1957
The Greer CaseFilm
Louise Hoagland
1956
Bundle of JoyFilm
Mrs. Dugan
★ 6.4
1956
Tony AwardsTV
Self - Winner • 1 episodes
1956
The Kettles in the OzarksFilm
Miss Bedelia Baines
★ 6.4
1955
The KentuckianFilm
Sophie Wakefield
★ 5.8
1954
Climax!TV
Maud • 1 episodes
★ 3.8
1953
I Love MelvinFilm
Mom Schneider
★ 6.2
1952
Four Star PlayhouseTV
Rose Barton • 1 episodes
★ 6.8
1952
With a Song in My HeartFilm
Sister Marie
★ 6.1
1952
The Merry WidowFilm
Kitty Riley
★ 6.3
1951
Rich, Young and PrettyFilm
Glynnie
★ 5.6
1951
A Millionaire for ChristyFilm
Patsy Clifford
★ 7.0
1951
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsTV
Secretary • 1 episodes
★ 7.2
1951
Golden GirlFilm
Mary Ann Crabtree
★ 6.4
1950
Kill the UmpireFilm
Betty Johnson
★ 6.9
1950
My Blue HeavenFilm
Miss Irma Gilbert
★ 7.5
1950
Emergency WeddingFilm
Emma - Nurse / Receptionist
★ 6.0
1948
Studio OneTV
Parsis McHugh • 1 episodes
★ 5.4
1948
The Bride Goes WildFilm
Miss Doberly
★ 6.7
1948
The Man from TexasFilm
Widow Weeks
★ 8.0
1947
It's a Joke, Son!Film
Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
★ 6.6
1944
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.Film
Patsy Wilkins
★ 5.7
1944
To Heir Is HumanFilm
Una
★ 7.0
1943
This Is the ArmyFilm
Rose Dibble
★ 5.7
1943
Quack ServiceFilm
Daffy
★ 8.0
1942
The Mad Doctor of Market StreetFilm
Aunt Margaret Wentworth
★ 5.5
1942
Twin BedsFilm
Lydia
★ 3.8
1941
Road to ZanzibarFilm
Julia
★ 6.4
1941
Double DateFilm
Aunt Elsie Kirkland
★ 7.0
1941
Cracked NutsFilm
Sharon Knight
★ 7.0
1940
The Bank DickFilm
Myrtle Sousé
★ 6.6
1940
Comin' Round the MountainFilm
Belinda Watters
★ 9.0
1940
Sandy Gets Her ManFilm
Nan Clark
★ 6.5
1939
Destry Rides AgainFilm
Lily Belle
★ 7.2
1939
On Borrowed TimeFilm
Marcia Giles
★ 7.7
1939
Some Like It HotFilm
Flo Saunders
★ 7.6
1939
Four Girls in WhiteFilm
Gertie Robbins
★ 7.2
1938
Hollywood Goes to TownFilm
Self
★ 7.0
1937
SaratogaFilm
Fritzi Kiffmeyer
★ 6.5
1937
True ConfessionFilm
Daisy McClure
★ 6.1
1937
CheckersFilm
Mamie Appleby
★ 10.0
1937
The Good Old SoakFilm
Nellie
★ 9.0
1937
Don't Tell the WifeFilm
Nancy Dorsey
★ 6.0
1936
Born to DanceFilm
Jenny Saks
★ 6.1
1936
RiffraffFilm
Lil
★ 5.4
1936
SpeedFilm
Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
★ 5.9
1936
We Went to CollegeFilm
Susan Standish
★ 6.0
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936Film
Kitty Corbett
★ 6.5
1935
Baby Face HarringtonFilm
Millicent
★ 5.4
1935
Murder in the FleetFilm
'Toots' Timmons
★ 6.6
1935
Biography of a Bachelor GirlFilm
Slade Kinnicott
★ 6.8
1935
The Night Is YoungFilm
Fanni Kerner
★ 6.0
1935
It's in the AirFilm
Alice Lane Churchill
★ 6.3
1935
One New York NightFilm
Phoebe
★ 7.5
1934
The Merry WidowFilm
Queen Dolores
★ 6.8
1934
Evelyn PrenticeFilm
Amy Drexel
★ 6.6
1934
The Cat's-PawFilm
Petunia Pratt / Cobb
★ 6.1
1934
Murder in the Private CarFilm
Georgia Latham
★ 5.6
1934
Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackFilm
Gwen
★ 5.6
1934
This Side of HeavenFilm
Birdie
★ 7.5
1934
Have a HeartFilm
Joan O'Day
★ 7.2
1934
Paris InterludeFilm
Cassie
★ 4.0
1933
42nd StreetFilm
Lorraine Fleming
★ 7.0
1933
BombshellFilm
Mac
★ 6.5
1933
Midnight MaryFilm
Bunny
★ 6.8
1933
MenuFilm
Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
★ 5.4
1933
Reunion in ViennaFilm
Ilsa Hinrich
★ 7.2
1933
Beauty for SaleFilm
Carol Merrick
★ 7.2
1933
Day of ReckoningFilm
Mamie
★ 5.1
1933
Whistling in the DarkFilm
Toby Van Buren
★ 6.0
1933
The Women in His LifeFilm
Miss 'Simmy' Simmons
★ 4.3
1933
Broadway to HollywoodFilm
Flirt in Audience
★ 5.0
1933
The Secret of Madame BlancheFilm
Ella
★ 4.2
1933
Clear All Wires!Film
Dolly Winslow
★ 6.7
1933
Her First MateFilm
Hattie
★ 10.0
1932
Red-Headed WomanFilm
Sally
★ 6.6
1932
Man WantedFilm
Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
★ 5.5
1932
They Call It SinFilm
Dixie Dare
★ 6.0
1932
HuddleFilm
Coach Malcolm
★ 7.0
1932
The Impatient MaidenFilm
Betty Merrick
★ 9.0
1932
She Wanted a MillionaireFilm
Mary Taylor
★ 10.0
1932
Men Are Such FoolsFilm
Molly
★ 7.0
1931
The Maltese FalconFilm
Effie Perrine
★ 6.4
1931
Private LivesFilm
Sibyl Chase
★ 6.5
1931
Don't Bet on WomenFilm
Tallulah Hope
★ 4.9
1931
Command PerformanceFilm
Princess Katerina
★ 5.1
1931
Daddy Long LegsFilm
Sally McBride
★ 4.7
1931
WickedFilm
June
★ 5.5
1931
The Secret WitnessFilm
Lois Martin
★ 4.3
1931
Six Cylinder LoveFilm
Margaret Rogers
★ 9.0
1931
The BargainFilm
Etta
★ 9.0
1930
Abraham LincolnFilm
Ann Rutledge
★ 5.6
1930
The Bat WhispersFilm
Dale Van Gorder
★ 6.6
1930
The Eyes of the WorldFilm
Sybil LaGrange
★ 9.0
1924
Love's Old Sweet SongFilm