ACTOR
Una Merkel
Known for That's Entertainment! III · Born to Dance · Broadway Melody of 1936
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.
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- Born
- Dec 10, 1903
- Died
- Jan 2, 1986
- Birthplace
- Covington, Kentucky, USA
- Known For
- 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.
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Known For
MOVIE
That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited) · 1994
★ 7.1
★ 7.1
MOVIE
Born to DanceJenny Saks · 1936
★ 6.1
★ 6.1
MOVIE
Broadway Melody of 1936Kitty Corbett · 1935
★ 6.5
★ 6.5
MOVIE
That's Dancing!From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage) · 1985
★ 6.9
★ 6.9
TV
Studio OneParsis McHugh · 1948
★ 5.4
★ 5.4
TV
Climax!Maud · 1954
★ 3.8
★ 3.8
TV
Burke's LawMiss Samantha Cartier · 1963
★ 6.2
★ 6.2
TV
Four Star PlayhouseRose Barton · 1952
★ 6.8
★ 6.8
Filmography
Movies
LO
Love's Old Sweet Song
1924
Abraham LincolnAnn Rutledge
1930
The Bat WhispersDale Van Gorder
1930
The Eyes of the WorldSybil LaGrange
1930
Command PerformancePrincess Katerina
1931
Daddy Long LegsSally McBride
1931
Don't Bet on WomenTallulah Hope
1931
Private LivesSibyl Chase
1931
Six Cylinder LoveMargaret Rogers
1931
The BargainEtta
1931
The Maltese FalconEffie Perrine
1931
The Secret WitnessLois Martin
1931
WickedJune
1931
HuddleCoach Malcolm
1932
Man WantedRuth 'Ruthie' Holman
1932
Men Are Such FoolsMolly
1932
Red-Headed WomanSally
1932
She Wanted a MillionaireMary Taylor
1932
The Impatient MaidenBetty Merrick
1932
They Call It SinDixie Dare
1932
42nd StreetLorraine Fleming
1933
Beauty for SaleCarol Merrick
1933
BombshellMac
1933
Broadway to HollywoodFlirt in Audience
1933
Clear All Wires!Dolly Winslow
1933
Day of ReckoningMamie
1933
Her First MateHattie
1933
MenuMrs. Omsk (uncredited)
1933
Midnight MaryBunny
1933
Reunion in ViennaIlsa Hinrich
1933
The Secret of Madame BlancheElla
1933
The Women in His LifeMiss 'Simmy' Simmons
1933
Whistling in the DarkToby Van Buren
1933
Bulldog Drummond Strikes BackGwen
1934
Evelyn PrenticeAmy Drexel
1934
Have a HeartJoan O'Day
1934
Murder in the Private CarGeorgia Latham
1934
Paris InterludeCassie
1934
The Cat's-PawPetunia Pratt / Cobb
1934
The Merry WidowQueen Dolores
1934
This Side of HeavenBirdie
1934
Baby Face HarringtonMillicent
1935
Biography of a Bachelor GirlSlade Kinnicott
1935
Broadway Melody of 1936Kitty Corbett
1935
It's in the AirAlice Lane Churchill
1935
Murder in the Fleet'Toots' Timmons
1935
One New York NightPhoebe
1935
The Night Is YoungFanni Kerner
1935
Born to DanceJenny Saks
1936
RiffraffLil
1936
SpeedJosephine 'Jo' Sanderson
1936WW
We Went to CollegeSusan Standish
1936
CheckersMamie Appleby
1937
Don't Tell the WifeNancy Dorsey
1937
SaratogaFritzi Kiffmeyer
1937
The Good Old SoakNellie
1937
True ConfessionDaisy McClure
1937
Hollywood Goes to TownSelf
1938
Destry Rides AgainLily Belle
1939
Four Girls in WhiteGertie Robbins
1939
On Borrowed TimeMarcia Giles
1939
Some Like It HotFlo Saunders
1939
Comin' Round the MountainBelinda Watters
1940
Sandy Gets Her ManNan Clark
1940
The Bank DickMyrtle Sousé
1940
Cracked NutsSharon Knight
1941
Double DateAunt Elsie Kirkland
1941
Road to ZanzibarJulia
1941
The Mad Doctor of Market StreetAunt Margaret Wentworth
1942
Twin BedsLydia
1942QS
Quack ServiceDaffy
1943
This Is the ArmyRose Dibble
1943
Sweethearts of the U.S.A.Patsy Wilkins
1944
To Heir Is HumanUna
1944
It's a Joke, Son!Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
1947
The Bride Goes WildMiss Doberly
1948
The Man from TexasWidow Weeks
1948
Emergency WeddingEmma - Nurse / Receptionist
1950
Kill the UmpireBetty Johnson
1950
My Blue HeavenMiss Irma Gilbert
1950
A Millionaire for ChristyPatsy Clifford
1951
Golden GirlMary Ann Crabtree
1951
Rich, Young and PrettyGlynnie
1951
The Merry WidowKitty Riley
1952
With a Song in My HeartSister Marie
1952
I Love MelvinMom Schneider
1953
The KentuckianSophie Wakefield
1955
Bundle of JoyMrs. Dugan
1956
The Kettles in the OzarksMiss Bedelia Baines
1956
The Fuzzy Pink NightgownBertha
1957
The Greer CaseLouise Hoagland
1957
AladdinAladdin's Mother
1958
The Girl Most LikelyMother
1958
The Mating GameMa Larkin
1959
Summer and SmokeMrs. Winemiller
1961
The Parent TrapVerbena
1961
Summer MagicMariah Popham
1963
A Tiger WalksMrs. Watkins
1964
SpinoutViolet Ranley
1966
Hollywood: The Dream FactorySelf (archive footage)
1972
That's Dancing!From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
1985
James Stewart: A Wonderful LifeSelf (archive footage)
1987
That's Entertainment! III(archive footage) (uncredited)
1994Television
Studio OneParsis McHugh · 1 eps
1948
Schlitz Playhouse of StarsSecretary · 1 eps
1951
Four Star PlayhouseRose Barton · 1 eps
1952
Climax!Maud · 1 eps
1954
DuPont Show of the MonthAladdin's Mother · 1 eps
1957
Burke's LawMiss Samantha Cartier · 1 eps
1963Burke's LawClara Lovelace · 1 eps
1963Burke's LawMrs. Thomas Barrett · 1 eps
1963
The Bill Dana Show1 eps
1963
The Cara Williams Show1 eps
1964Photos
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