Una Merkel

Acting

Personal Info

gender

Female

birthday

December 10, 1903

died

January 2, 1986

place of birth

Covington, Kentucky, USA

also known as

Una Kohnfelder

total credits

50 movies

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

Filmography

50 credits · sorted by popularity · swipe or use arrows

The Parent Trap
7.0

The Parent Trap

1961as Verbena
The Mating Game
6.4

The Mating Game

1959as Ma Larkin
42nd Street
6.9

42nd Street

1933as Lorraine Fleming
Spinout
5.6

Spinout

1966as Violet Ranley
Destry Rides Again
7.2

Destry Rides Again

1939as Lily Belle
The Merry Widow
6.8

The Merry Widow

1934as Queen Dolores
Baby Face Harrington
5.3

Baby Face Harrington

1935as Millicent
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life
6.5

James Stewart: A Wonderful Life

1987as Self (archive footage)
That's Entertainment! III
7.0

That's Entertainment! III

1994as (archive footage)
Abraham Lincoln
5.5

Abraham Lincoln

1930as Ann Rutledge
Murder in the Fleet
6.6

Murder in the Fleet

1935as 'Toots' Timmons
Red-Headed Woman
6.6

Red-Headed Woman

1932as Sally
Bombshell
6.5

Bombshell

1933as Mac
Hollywood: The Dream Factory
7.3

Hollywood: The Dream Factory

1972as Self (archive footage)
The Maltese Falcon
6.4

The Maltese Falcon

1931as Effie Perrine
The Kentuckian
5.8

The Kentuckian

1955as Sophie Wakefield
The Impatient Maiden
9.0

The Impatient Maiden

1932as Betty Merrick
The Merry Widow
6.3

The Merry Widow

1952as Kitty Riley
This Is the Army
5.7

This Is the Army

1943as Rose Dibble
That's Dancing!
6.9

That's Dancing!

1985as From 'Born to Dance' (archive footage)
Summer Magic
6.7

Summer Magic

1963as Mariah Popham
Huddle
7.0

Huddle

1932as Coach Malcolm
The Greer Case

The Greer Case

1957as Louise Hoagland
I Love Melvin
6.2

I Love Melvin

1953as Mom Schneider
Summer and Smoke
6.6

Summer and Smoke

1961as Mrs. Winemiller
Road to Zanzibar
6.4

Road to Zanzibar

1941as Julia
Golden Girl
6.4

Golden Girl

1951as Mary Ann Crabtree
Bundle of Joy
6.4

Bundle of Joy

1956as Mrs. Dugan
Saratoga
6.5

Saratoga

1937as Fritzi Kiffmeyer
It's a Joke, Son!
6.6

It's a Joke, Son!

1947as Mrs.Magnolia Claghorn
Midnight Mary
6.9

Midnight Mary

1933as Bunny
Born to Dance
6.1

Born to Dance

1936as Jenny Saks
A Tiger Walks
5.8

A Tiger Walks

1964as Mrs. Watkins
Broadway Melody of 1936
6.6

Broadway Melody of 1936

1935as Kitty Corbett
Private Lives
6.5

Private Lives

1931as Sibyl Chase
The Bank Dick
6.5

The Bank Dick

1940as Myrtle Sousé
On Borrowed Time
7.6

On Borrowed Time

1939as Marcia Giles
My Blue Heaven
7.5

My Blue Heaven

1950as Miss Irma Gilbert
Rich, Young and Pretty
5.6

Rich, Young and Pretty

1951as Glynnie
Kill the Umpire
6.9

Kill the Umpire

1950as Betty Johnson
The Secret of Madame Blanche
4.2

The Secret of Madame Blanche

1933as Ella
Don't Tell the Wife
6.0

Don't Tell the Wife

1937as Nancy Dorsey
Speed
5.8

Speed

1936as Josephine 'Jo' Sanderson
True Confession
6.1

True Confession

1937as Daisy McClure
It's in the Air
6.3

It's in the Air

1935as Alice Lane Churchill
Broadway to Hollywood
5.0

Broadway to Hollywood

1933as Flirt in Audience
The Bride Goes Wild
6.7

The Bride Goes Wild

1948as Miss Doberly
This Side of Heaven
7.5

This Side of Heaven

1934as Birdie
The Night Is Young
6.0

The Night Is Young

1935as Fanni Kerner
Riffraff
5.4

Riffraff

1936as Lil