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Una Merkel (1903–1986)

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Una Merkel began her movie career as stand-in for Lillian Gish in the movie The Wind. After that, she performed on Broadway before she returned to movies for the D.W. Griffith film Abraham Lincoln. In her early years, before gaining a few pounds, she looked like Lillian Gish, but after Abraham Lincoln her comic potential was discovered... See full bio »

Born:

Una Kohnfelder
in Covington, Kentucky, USA

Died:

(age 82) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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1968 I Spy (TV series)
Aunt Alta
– Home to Judgment (1968) … Aunt Alta
 
1966 Spinout
Violet Ranley
 
1963-1965 Burke's Law (TV series)
Clara Lovelace / Miss Samantha Cartier / Mrs. Thomas Barrett
– Who Killed the Rabbit's Husband? (1965) … Clara Lovelace
– Who Killed the Strangler? (1965) … Mrs. Thomas Barrett
– Who Killed Cynthia Royal? (1963) … Miss Samantha Cartier
 
1964 The Cara Williams Show (TV series)
Amelia Hofstetter
– Amelia Hofstetter, Please Go Home (1964) … Amelia Hofstetter
 
1964 A Tiger Walks
Mrs. Watkins
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Granny Farrell
– Law and Order Day (1964) … Granny Farrell
 
1963 The Bill Dana Show (TV series)
Mrs. Hatten
– The Poker Game (1963) … Mrs. Hatten
 
1963 Summer Magic
Mariah Popham
 
1961 Summer and Smoke
Mrs. Winemiller
 
1961 The Parent Trap
Verbena
 
1959 The Mating Game
Ma Larkin
 
1958 The United States Steel Hour (TV series)
– Flint and Fire (1958)
 
1958 The DuPont Show of the Month (TV series)
Aladdin's Mother
– Cole Porter's 'Aladdin' (1958) … Aladdin's Mother
 
1958 The Girl Most Likely
Mother
 
1957 Climax! (TV series)
Maud
– The Secret of the Red Room (1957) … Maud
 
1957 The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown
Bertha
 
1957 The Red Skelton Hour (TV series)
Mrs. Van Wyck
– Freddie and the Happy Helper (1957) … Mrs. Van Wyck
 
1957 Playhouse 90 (TV series)
Louise Hoagland
– The Greer Case (1957) … Louise Hoagland
 
1956 Bundle of Joy
Mrs. Dugan
 
1956 Calling Terry Conway (TV movie)
Pearl McGrath
 
1956 The Kettles in the Ozarks
Miss Bedelia Baines
 
1955 Kraft Theatre (TV series)
– Trucks Welcome (1955)
 
1955 The Kentuckian
Sophie Wakefield
 
1954 Studio One in Hollywood (TV series)
Parsis McHugh
– Two Little Minks (1954) … Parsis McHugh
 
1953 Willys Theatre Presenting Ben Hecht's Tales of the City (TV series)
– Miracle in the Rain (1953)
 
1953 Your Jeweler's Showcase (TV series)
– The Monkey's Paw (1953)
 
1953 I Love Melvin
Mom Schneider
 
1953 Schlitz Playhouse (TV series)
– Guardian of the Clock (1953)
 
1952 Four Star Playhouse (TV series)
Rose Barton
– My Wife Geraldine (1952) … Rose Barton
 
1952 The Merry Widow
Kitty Riley
 
1952 With a Song in My Heart
Sister Marie
 
1951 Golden Girl
Mary Ann Crabtree
 
1951 A Millionaire for Christy
Patsy Clifford
 
1951 Rich, Young and Pretty
Glynnie
 
1950 Emergency Wedding
Emma - Nurse/Receptionist
 
1950 My Blue Heaven
Miss Irma Gilbert
 
1950 Kill the Umpire
Betty Johnson
 
1948 Man from Texas
Widow Weeks
 
1948 The Bride Goes Wild
Miss Doberly
 
1947 It's a Joke, Son!
Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
 
1944 Sweethearts of the U.S.A.
Patsy Wilkins
 
1944 To Heir Is Human (short)
Una
 
1943 Quack Service (short)
 
1943 This Is the Army
Rose Dibble
 
1942 Twin Beds
Lydia
 
1942 The Mad Doctor of Market Street
Aunt Margaret Wentworth
 
1941 Cracked Nuts
Sharon Knight
 
1941 Road to Zanzibar
Julia Quimby
 
1941 Double Date
Aunt Elsie Kirkland
 
1940 The Bank Dick
Myrtle Sousè
 
1940 Sandy Gets Her Man
Nan Clark
 
1940 Comin' Round the Mountain
Belinda Watters
 
1939 Destry Rides Again
Lily Belle
 
1939 On Borrowed Time
Marcia Giles
 
1939 Some Like It Hot
Flo Saunders
 
1939 Four Girls in White
Gertie Robbins
 
1937 True Confession
Daisy McClure
 
1937 Checkers
Mamie Appleby
 
1937 Saratoga
Fritzi
 
1937 The Good Old Soak
Nellie
 
1937 Don't Tell the Wife
Nancy Dorsey
 
1936 Born to Dance
Jenny Saks
 
1936 We Went to College
Susan Standish
 
1936 Speed
Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
 
1936 Riffraff
Lil
 
1935 It's in the Air
Alice Lane Churchill
 
1935 Broadway Melody of 1936
Kitty Corbett
 
1935 Murder in the Fleet
'Toots' Timmons
 
1935 Baby Face Harrington
Millicent
 
1935 One New York Night
Phoebe
 
1935 The Night Is Young
Fanni Kerner
 
1935 Biography of a Bachelor Girl
Slade Kinnicott
 
1934 Evelyn Prentice
Amy Drexel
 
1934 The Merry Widow
Queen
 
1934 Have a Heart
Joan O'Day
 
1934 Bulldog Drummond Strikes Back
Gwen
 
1934 The Cat's-Paw
Pat Pratt
 
1934 Paris Interlude
Cassie
 
1934 Murder in the Private Car
Georgia
 
1934 This Side of Heaven
Birdie
 
1933 The Women in His Life
Simmons
 
1933 Day of Reckoning
Mamie
 
1933 Bombshell
Mac
 
1933 Menu (short)
Mrs. Omsk (uncredited)
 
1933 Broadway to Hollywood
Flirt in Audience (uncredited)
 
1933 Beauty for Sale
Carol Merrick
 
1933 Her First Mate
Hattie
 
1933 Midnight Mary
Bunny
 
1933 Reunion in Vienna
Ilsa Hinrich
 
1933 42nd Street
Lorraine Fleming
 
1933 Clear All Wires!
Dolly
 
1933 The Secret of Madame Blanche
Ella
 
1933 Whistling in the Dark
Toby Van Buren
 
1932 Men Are Such Fools
Molly
 
1932 They Call It Sin
Dixie Dare
 
1932 Red-Headed Woman
Sally
 
1932 Huddle
Thelma
 
1932 Man Wanted
Ruth 'Ruthie' Holman
 
1932 The Impatient Maiden
Betty Merrick
 
1932 She Wanted a Millionaire
Mary Taylor
 
1931 The Secret Witness
Lois Martin
 
1931 Private Lives
Sibyl Chase
 
1931 Wicked
June
 
1931 The Bargain
Etta
 
1931 Daddy Long Legs
Sally McBride
 
1931 The Maltese Falcon
Effie Perine
 
1931 Six Cylinder Love
Margaret Rogers
 
1931 All Women are Bad
Tallulah Hope
 
1931 Command Performance
Princess Katerina
 
1930 The Bat Whispers
Dale Van Gorder
 
1930 The Eyes of the World
Sybil
 
1930 Abraham Lincoln
Ann Rutledge
 
1924 The Fifth Horseman
Dorothy
 
1923 Love's Old Sweet Song (short)
 
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1937 Saratoga (performer: "The Horse with the Dreamy Eyes" 1937 - uncredited)
 
1936 Born to Dance (performer: "Hey, Babe, Hey" 1936 / "Hey, Babe, Hey" 1936)
 
1935 The Night Is Young (performer: "My Old Mare" 1935 - uncredited, "The Noble Duchess" 1935 - uncredited)
 
1933 42nd Street (performer: "Shuffle Off to Buffalo" 1932 - uncredited)
 
1932 They Call It Sin (performer: "Comin' Thro' the Rye" - uncredited)
 
1932 Man Wanted (performer: "Dancing with Tears in My Eyes" 1930 - uncredited)
 
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1928 The Wind (stand-in: Lillian Gish - uncredited)
 
1923 The White Rose (stand-in)
 
1920 Way Down East (stand-in: Lillian Gish - uncredited)
 
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1980 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to James Stewart (TV special)
Herself
 
1962 The 34th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Herself - Nominee: Best Actress in a Supporting Role
 
1956 The 10th Annual Tony Awards (TV movie)
Herself - Winner: Best Featured Actress in a Play
 
1938 Hollywood Goes to Town (documentary short)
Herself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (4 titles)
1994 That's Entertainment! III (documentary)
Performer in Film Clip (uncredited)
 
1985 That's Dancing! (documentary)
Herself, film clip
 
1965-1976 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series)
 
1975 Hooray for Hollywood (documentary)
Herself
 

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(1929). Stage Play: Salt Water. Comedy. Written by Daniel Jarrett. Directed by John Golden. John Golden Theatre: 26 Nov 1929- Feb 1930 (closing date unknown/87 performances). Cast included: Robert Burton, Claude Cooper, Frank Craven, William Edmunds, Edythe Elliott, Alan Goode, James C. Lane, Henry Lawrence... See more »

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Height:

5' 4" (1.63 m)
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Trivia:

She almost died in 1946 when her mother committed suicide by turning on the gas. See more »

Star Sign:

Sagittarius