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
Acting
Covington, Kentucky, USA
Born · Died
Movies
Hollywood: The Dream Factory· 1972
Self (archive footage)
Summer and Smoke· 1961
Mrs. Winemiller
The Parent Trap· 1961
Verbena
The Mating Game· 1959
Ma Larkin
The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown· 1957
Bertha
Bundle of Joy· 1956
Mrs. Dugan
The Kettles in the Ozarks· 1956
Miss Bedelia Baines
The Kentuckian· 1955
Sophie Wakefield
I Love Melvin· 1953
Mom Schneider
The Merry Widow· 1952
Kitty Riley
With a Song in My Heart· 1952
Sister Marie
A Millionaire for Christy· 1951
Patsy Clifford
Golden Girl· 1951
Mary Ann Crabtree
Rich, Young and Pretty· 1951
Glynnie
The Bride Goes Wild· 1948
Miss Doberly
The Man from Texas· 1948
Widow Weeks
It's a Joke, Son!· 1947
Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
This Is the Army· 1943
Rose Dibble
The Mad Doctor of Market Street· 1942
Aunt Margaret Wentworth
Road to Zanzibar· 1941
Julia Quimby
The Bank Dick· 1940
Myrtle Sousé
Destry Rides Again· 1939
Lily Belle
Four Girls in White· 1939
Gertie Robbins
On Borrowed Time· 1939
Marcia Giles
Some Like It Hot· 1939
Flo Saunders
Don't Tell the Wife· 1937
Nancy Dorsey
Saratoga· 1937
Fritzi Kiffmeyer
True Confession· 1937
Daisy McClure
Born to Dance· 1936
Jenny Saks
Riffraff· 1936
Lil
Speed· 1936
Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
Biography of a Bachelor Girl· 1935
Slade Kinnicott
Broadway Melody of 1936· 1935
Kitty Corbett
One New York Night· 1935
Phoebe
The Night Is Young· 1935
Fanni Kerner
Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back· 1934
Gwen
Evelyn Prentice· 1934
Amy Drexel
The Cat's-Paw· 1934
Petunia Pratt / Cobb
The Merry Widow· 1934
Queen Dolores
42nd Street· 1933
Lorraine Fleming
Beauty for Sale· 1933
Carol Merrick
Bombshell· 1933
Mac
Clear All Wires!· 1933
Dolly Winslow
Day of Reckoning· 1933
Mamie
Menu· 1933
Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
Midnight Mary· 1933
Bunny
Reunion in Vienna· 1933
Ilsa Hinrich
The Secret of Madame Blanche· 1933
Ella